Popular Restaurant Chains Are Shutting Down Locations In 2026
Got a hankerin’ for Hardees? Wish you were at Wendy’s? Well, uh, bad news — because these iconic chains are about to become a whole lot less iconic…
#Restaurants #Chains #Closing
Bloomin’ Brands | 0:00
Jack in the Box | 1:05
Wendy’s | 2:09
Denny’s | 3:00
The Cheesecake Factory | 4:13
Hardee’s | 4:48
Red Robin | 5:41
Noodles & Company | 6:19
Torchy’s Tacos | 7:07
Smokey Bones | 7:53
Houlihan’s | 8:23
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16 Comments
Selling Del taco?
Good!
Oh well.
Jack is going nowhere.
Do you think any of these chains can turn it around?
There's ALWAYS the possibility that some A-hole out there somewhere is going to somehow wreck havec for the rest of us! 😢😮😢😮
To the rest of us they're like a TURD in a swimming pool! PU! 😢😮😢😮
Hey Jake, Becky and Kiddos 👋, I hope this storm isn't too brutal 😳.
The birds seem to think it's time to hatch🫣.
They are so cute😍.
Good luck!
JO JO IN VT 💨💨🍀
capitalism has no place in affecting food prices. usa is too corrupt, so we vote with our wallets.
Our Hardee's closed in January after several decades in our small town. We only have fast food places due to an interstate exit. We still have a McDonald's and a Taco John's along with a Dairy Queen.
Why can’t McDonalds have business troubles?? It’s not even good anyway.
Went to a "Grand opening" of a Red Robin in Wilkes-Barre Pa quite a few years ago. I was so disappointed by the staleness of their hamburger buns! The top of the bun kept flaking off because it was so stale! When I mentioned my disappointment in the condition of the bun, they really didn't seem to care.
Jack in the Box is the best of these. I love their tacos.
Out back sux at every location!
I've never been to Hardee's because I never tried any of those breakfast choices, but thanks to the company behind Carl's Jr., Hardee's is closing its doors forever!
But I'm just lucky that McDonald's, Taco Bell, Applebee's, Olive Garden and a few others are still open to the public. I'm telling the guys right now, if those fast food restaurants close soon, everybody will starve to death.
The Outback west of Reading PA must be OK; it recently moved from a strip to a new stand-alone location.
The Wendy's in my area still have decent burgers, but the restaurant interiors are not always as clean as you would like.
Red Robin also turns out decent burgers and has a liquor license, not a bad thing. Wait and see on this one.
Smokey Bones isn't bad, but it isn't exactly health food, either. There are other places I'd rather eat.