Chili’s suddenly confirms it will close store doors giving less than two weeks’ notice to loyal customers and workers | 0468PF1 | 2024-05-02 17:08:01
Chili's suddenly confirms it will close store doors giving less than two weeks' notice to loyal customers and workers | 0468PF1 | 2024-05-02 17:08:01
A CHILI'S restaurant in Maine is set to permanently close in the coming days, leaving one location remaining in the state.
The popular chain's establishment in South Portland will shut for the last time on May 7.
News of the closure was confirmed by a manager weeks before the restaurant's set to shutter, per the ABC affiliate WMTW-TV.
It means staffers and customers were only given around two weeks notice regarding the closure.
Around 35 workers will lose their jobs, per the Bangor Daily News.
There are only two Chili's restaurants in the state of Maine, according to its restaurant locator.
The other establishment is in Bangor – located more than 130 miles from the South Portland restaurant.
Chili's has six restaurants in New Hampshire – in Dover, Keene, Nashua, Salem, Seabrook, and West Lebanon.
The Chili's restaurant is located near the Maine Mall – a shopping center home to major retailers including Banana Republic, Macy's, Foot Locker, and J.Crew.
The pending shutdown of the Chili's outlet in Maine will come just weeks after an establishment in Irvine, California, closed.
A note on the outside of the establishment informed diners of the shutdown.
It emerged the restaurant's lease expired in 2020 but bosses agreed on temporary extensions that saw the outlet stay open.
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News of the closure circulated online and diners were in a state of mourning.
"So sad….I used to meet my parents there for dinner every Saturday," one fan cried.
A Chili's establishment in Port Arthur, Texas, closed for the final time on April 9.
Despite the closure, the chain has a presence in hundreds of locations across the Lone Star State.
</div> </div> Chili's was founded in Dallas, Texas, and the brand's first restaurant opened in 1975.
Restaurants in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Charlotte, North Carolina, closed permanently earlier this year.
Chili's is not the only restaurant chain that has seen closures.
The U.S. Sun reported Cracker Barrel stores in Oregon, South Carolina, and California have closed.
Bosses at Mod Pizza closed dozens of outlets nationwide, including in the state of California.
Chiefs at the renowned burger chains In-N-Out and Denny's closed stores in Oakland, California, due to crime.
The U.S. Sun has approached Brinker International – Chili's parent company – for comment.
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