Step into the new Bahamas Breeze at Naples Coastland Centre
Step into the Bahamas Breeze at Naples Coastland Centre.
Caribbean food chain Bahamas Breeze suddenly closed last week or more than a third of its total bases of its casual dining chain.
Due to the closure, 29 Bahamas Breeze restaurants are operating around the US, with most locations in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions.
Darden Restaurants spokesman Kiara Buckner confirmed the closure to USA Today after reports emerged that restaurants were beginning to close in several states on Thursday afternoon, May 15th.
“We continually evaluate the performance of every restaurant,” Buckner said. “Closing a restaurant is a difficult choice because it affects team members and guests. But I think this is the right decision as Bahamas Breeze can focus on top-performing restaurants and enhance the overall performance of the brand.”
Customers were informed of the movement via signs posted on the restaurant’s front door, according to a report by USA Today Network Papers in Gainesville, Florida and Naples.
“This place is closed forever. Please visit the nearby sister location,” read the sign outside the Gainesville location, tweak your guests to visit Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse, a nearby Darden-owned restaurant. “We appreciate your business.”
Where is the Bahamas Breeze open and close?
The following map shows where the location of Bahama Breeze has been closed and opened.
Contributions: Kendall Little, Naples Daily News; Alan Fest, Gainesville Sun
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA Today. Contact him at fernando.cervantes @gannett.com and follow him at x @fern_cerv_.
