{"id":282152,"date":"2026-05-23T17:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/282152\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T17:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:21:10","slug":"red-lobster-closing-its-oldest-continuously-operating-restaurant-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/282152\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Lobster closing its oldest continuously operating restaurant in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Red Lobster restaurant touted as the chain\u2019s oldest continuously operating location will shut after more than half a century.<\/p>\n

Red Lobster confirmed to Fox News Digital that its restaurant on North Monroe Street in Tallahassee, FL will be closing. Its last day is May 24.<\/p>\n

“This restaurant holds a special place in Red Lobster\u2019s history and has been a meaningful part of the community for decades,” Red Lobster said in a statement.<\/p>\n

RED LOBSTER’S PUSH FOR CHEAP DEALS MAY BE BACKFIRING, SAY EXPERTS, AS LOSSES PILE UP<\/a><\/p>\n

“As part of the normal course of business, Red Lobster continuously evaluates restaurant performance and lease terms and may, from time to time, choose to close or relocate select restaurants<\/a>. This decision reflects individual business circumstances specific to this location.”<\/p>\n

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The longest continuously operating Red Lobster in the country, shown here in Tallahassee, FL, is shutting its doors after 56 years. (\u00a9Mishalynn Brown\/Tallahassee Democrat\/USA TODAY NETWORK\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

“We hate to see it shut,” the acting general manager of the restaurant told Fox News, adding that they employ “a fantastic crew.”<\/p>\n

Red Lobster said that the company is grateful to the guests and team members who have supported the Tallahassee location over the years.<\/p>\n

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Red Lobster closed dozens of locations nationwide<\/a> before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2024. Many sources have cited the company\u2019s decision to make its famous Endless Shrimp promotion a permanent offering as the reason for the company\u2019s financial troubles.<\/p>\n

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The company was also dealing with “the fallout from a 2014 move that sold off ownership of the chain’s\u00a0real estate<\/a>\u00a0and saddled the company with lease payments,” Fox Business reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

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As part of an effort to attract new customers after filing for bankruptcy protection, Red Lobster has introduced new items to its menu. (\u00a9Mishalynn Brown\/Tallahassee Democrat\/USA TODAY NETWORK\/Imagn)<\/p>\n

Red Lobster itself acknowledge the $20 all-you-can-eat deal “creates a lot of chaos operationally,” Fox News reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

RL Investor Holdings LLC acquired Red Lobster in 2024 when it emerged from bankruptcy protection. Damola Adamolekun, former CEO of P.F. Chang\u2019s, became Red Lobster\u2019s new CEO.<\/p>\n

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He told the Wall Street Journal earlier this year that the seafood chain\u2019s new owners “inherited a very damaged brand” and would be streamlining operations.<\/p>\n

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This Red Lobster in Tallahassee, FL will serve its last customers on May 24 after operating continuously for 56 years. (\u00a9Mishalynn Brown\/Tallahassee Democrat\/USA TODAY NETWORK\/Imagn)<\/p>\n

Under Adamolekun\u2019s leadership, Red Lobster introduced a revamped menu<\/a>, including new dishes such as lobster pappardelle pasta, bacon-wrapped sea scallops, lobster bisque and lemon basil mahi.<\/p>\n

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Last month, Endless Shrimp returned to select<\/a> Red Lobster locations, but Adamolekun made it clear in a statement to Fox13 the promotion would be for a limited time only.<\/p>\n

Teresa Mull is a freelance writer with the Lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Red Lobster restaurant touted as the chain\u2019s oldest continuously…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[11751,2758,28,687,3396,232,234,233],"class_list":["post-282152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-american","tag-fast-food","tag-florida","tag-restaurants","tag-seafood","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}