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Nearly a year after Hooters closed its Orange Park restaurant in a wave of closure in the United States, the so -called Brastaurant chain, founded four decades ago in Clearwater, closed one of its other places in Jacksonville.
On June 4, Hooters Restaurant on 4521 SouthSide Blvd. Closed, completing an 18-year-old mileage near the 20-screen Kinemark Tinseltown.
By the evening, the location was removed from the chain website.
“Hutters made the difficult decision to close our location on Jacksonville SouthSide, effective June 4, 2025,” said a spokesman in a statement shared with First Coast News, a partner of Times-Union News.
Jacksonville’s restaurant was just one of the dozens of Hooters additional restaurants to close.
At least 30 other places have closed June 4, including restaurants in Florida in Talahassi, Orlando, Kisimi and Melbourne, according to the USA Today and The Tallahassee Democrat.
“Hooters will be well positioned to continue our emblematic heritage in a clean franchise business model,” the company said. “We are committed to supporting our affected team members throughout this process and we are incredibly grateful to our valuable clients for their loyalty and dedication to the Hooters brand.”
“By optimizing our business in support of our long -term goals, Hooters will be well positioned to continue our emblematic heritage in a pure franchise business model.”
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The restaurant opened in Tinseltown in April 2007 on the site of former Tony Roma.
It was one of several restaurants in the Tinseltown complex, including Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery, Brazilian Stakehaus Terra Gaucha, Culhane’s Irish Tavern, Mellow Mushrooms, Purple Rights, Senter Loco Taco.
The restaurant’s closure leaves only one place on Hooters open in Jacksonville, at 8938 San Jose Blvd.
At one point, Hooters managed several restaurants in the area, including 1137 Beacon Point in the regency area; 4106 Third St. S. in Jacksonville Beach; 1740 Wells Road in Orange Park; And the landing of Jacksonville, where it was opened for the entire 32-year life of the shopping and dining center in the city center until its closure in June 2019.
The Tinseltown restaurant was owned by a subsidiary of Atlanta -based Hooters of America, which also owns San Jose Blvd. Location.
The company applied for bankruptcy in March, USA Today reported. At that time, the chain hoped to sell 151 of its corporate restaurants in a group and expressed optimism about the future of the historic chain.