{"id":179444,"date":"2026-04-29T17:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/179444\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:59:12","slug":"smokey-bones-reportedly-closes-all-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/179444\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokey Bones reportedly closes all locations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All locations of the barbecue chain show business hours as &#8220;CLOSED&#8221; every day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Smokey Bones, a casual barbecue restaurant chain, reportedly closed all of its locations this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The chain began closing restaurants in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/restaurants\/2026\/04\/a-barbecue-chain-restaurant-in-a-syracuse-suburb-has-closed-suddenly.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Syracuse.com<\/a> reported. Smokey Bones&#8217; website shows more than two dozen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/locations.smokeybones.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">locations on their map.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All the locations have &#8220;CLOSED&#8221; marked for every day of the week on their &#8220;business hours&#8221; section online.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The reported closings come months after <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.omniagentsolutions.com\/home?clientId=3773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" id=\"isPasted\">FAT Brands<\/a> and its affiliate<a href=\"https:\/\/ir.twinpeaksrestaurant.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/twin-hospitality-group-files-voluntary-chapter-11-petitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0Twin Hospitality Group Inc<\/a>., who both own Twin Peaks and Smokey Bones, announced it commenced a voluntary Chapter 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.omniagentsolutions.com\/documents\/index?clientid=3773&amp;tagid=1281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">bankruptcy\u00a0<\/a>filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In January, the company said it expects restaurants to &#8220;remain open and operating as usual&#8221; during the filing process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FAT Brands did not respond for requests for comment as of publishing. No other information is known at this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nSmokey Bones locations closed by state                    <\/p>\n<p>There were 30 locations listed on the businesses website. All show business hours as &#8220;CLOSED&#8221; every day of the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nMichigan                    <\/p>\n<p>2401 Lake Lansing Road, Lansing MI 48912                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nMassachusetts                    <\/p>\n<p>431 Middlesex Rd., Tyngsboro MA 01879                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nMaryland<\/p>\n<p>15209 Major Lansdale Blvd., Bowie MD 20715                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nRhode Island                    <\/p>\n<p>31B Universal Blvd., Warwick RI 02886                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nNew York\u00a0                    <\/p>\n<p>5012 Express Drive South, Ronkonkoma NY 117794036 State Route 31, Liverpool NY 130901557 Central Avenue, Colonie NY 12205                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nPennsylvania\u00a0                    <\/p>\n<p>2074 Interchange Rd., Erie PA 165651708 Route 228, Cranberry Township PA 160661030 Pittsburgh Mills Blvd., Tarentum PA 15084100 Power Line Drive, Greensburg PA 156011301 Kenneth Road, York PA 174042723 N. Meridian Blvd., Reading PA 19610                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nOhio                    <\/p>\n<p>7725 Reynolds Road, Mentor OH 440606744 Miller Lane, Dayton OH 454141615 Stringtown Road, Grove City OH 431232200 Baltimore Reynoldsburg Rd., Reynoldsburg OH 430689484 Civic Centere Blvd., West Chester OH 45069                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nVirginia                    <\/p>\n<p>1405 Greenbrier Parkway, Chesapeake VA 233204590 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nIndiana                    <\/p>\n<p>1203 Apple Glen Blvd., Fort Wayne IN 46804                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nIllinois                    <\/p>\n<p>2660 S. Dirksen Pkwy., Springfield IL 62703                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nKentucky                    <\/p>\n<p>2450 Scottsville Rd., Bowling Green KY 42104                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nTennessee                    <\/p>\n<p>1905 N. Roan Street, Johnson City TN 37601                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nNorth Carolina                    <\/p>\n<p>3302 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro NC 27407                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nGeorgia                    <\/p>\n<p>2930 Stonecrest Circle, Lithonia GA 300385555 Whittelsey Blvd., Columbus GA 31907                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nFlorida                    <\/p>\n<p>303 N. Alafaya Tr., Orlando FL 328281510 W. New Haven, Melbourne FL 329042693 Gulf to Bay Blvd., Clearwater FL 33759                    <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.twinpeaksrestaurant.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/twin-hospitality-group-inc-announces-new-leadership-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">September<\/a>, Twin Hospitality announced it would close 15 underperforming Smokey Bones locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All locations of the barbecue chain show business hours as &#8220;CLOSED&#8221; every day of the week. 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