{"id":387151,"date":"2026-09-01T12:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387151\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:50:12","slug":"report-last-bahama-breeze-stores-set-to-close-heres-whats-replacing-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387151\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Last Bahama Breeze stores set to close. Here\u2019s what\u2019s replacing them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FILE- Exterior of a Bahama Breeze location (Jim Roof 770-476-8553,  Darden Restaurants)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Fewer than a dozen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahamabreeze.com\/locations\/all-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bahamabreeze.com\/locations\/all-locations\">Bahama Breeze locations<\/a> are still in operation, though they\u2019ll soon be replaced by new restaurants, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/food\/2026\/08\/27\/bahama-breeze-closures-continue-shuttering-locations-list\/91495722007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/food\/2026\/08\/27\/bahama-breeze-closures-continue-shuttering-locations-list\/91495722007\/\">according to USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Earlier this year, Darden Restaurants \u2014 the Florida company behind the chain \u2014 revealed that Bahama Breeze was \u201cno longer a strategic priority,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/local\/2026\/03\/16\/these-bahama-breeze-locations-are-officially-closed-in-central-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/local\/2026\/03\/16\/these-bahama-breeze-locations-are-officially-closed-in-central-florida\/\">with all locations set to be either sold or converted<\/a> into other existing Darden brands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">[RELATED: Sanford Bahama Breeze restaurant shuts down permanently]<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">However, Darden Restaurants reportedly confirmed on Aug. 27 when several of these conversion locations are set to close, when they\u2019ll reopen, and what new brand they\u2019ll reopen as.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Per USA Today, that list is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Bahama Breeze LocationConverting ToEffective Close DateExpected Reopening DateKennesaw, GACheddar\u2019s Scratch KitchenAug. 30Sept. 23Fayetteville, NCChuy\u2019sSept. 7Sept. 28Orlando, FL (Grand National)Olive GardenSept. 28Oct. 19Altamonte Springs, FLYard HouseOct. 17Nov. 18Charleston, SCChuy\u2019sOct. 26Nov. 18Lutz, FL (Wesley Chapel)Yard HouseNov. 7Dec. 9Orlando, FL (Lake Buena Vista)Yard HouseFeb. 2027March 2027Tampa, FLYard HouseFeb. 2027March 2027Orlando, FL (International Drive)Chuy\u2019sApril 2027May 2027Ft. Myers, FLYard HouseMay 2027June 2027<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 kfUEDb copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorAnthony Talcott headshot<a class=\"Link-PukYsz7Y__LinkBase-sc-scvrjz-0 gQZqgJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/team\/MD8EZ7SZ4M3DA2IC1LP1S3T9LX\/\" title=\"View Anthony Talcott&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Talcott<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 duhyRF bxSMlJ\">Anthony, a graduate of the University of Florida, joined ClickOrlando.com in April 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FILE- Exterior of a Bahama Breeze location (Jim Roof 770-476-8553, Darden Restaurants) ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Fewer than a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":387152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[558,6919,28,575,2159,139,141,140],"class_list":["post-387151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-business","tag-features","tag-florida","tag-food","tag-money","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387151","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=387151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}