Updated May 21, 7:48 p.m.–
By Sara Beth Williams– Red Lobster at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane has been spared from a string of almost 90 restaurant closures across the country.
Amid national and local news reports of Red Lobster shuttering locations in 27 states, including a location in Sacramento, the Citrus Heights Red Lobster located at 6231 Sunrise Blvd. is still listed as open on their website. A phone call to the restaurant on May 21 confirmed the Citrus Heights location is still open.
Red Lobster has remained a stable fixture near the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane, in a plaza that has seen several tenants leave and new tenants take over neighboring sites throughout the past decade.
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The building housing Red Lobster on Sunrise Boulevard has also been listed for sale on LoopNet, a commercial real estate site, for $7.57 million. Glen Kunofsky with NNN Pro Group could not be reached for comment before press time regarding how long the business has been listed for sale.
Out of 38 locations in California, six are listed as temporarily closed, according to the restaurant’s website. Some news outlets have also reported that multiple Red Lobster locations are liquidating all their kitchen equipment and other restaurant contents this week.
According to the restaurant’s website, Red Lobster is known for its fresh seafood dishes and has over 700 locations operating across the country as well as several international franchises. The first Red Lobster opened in 1968 in Lakeland, Florida.
The restaurant chain was reportedly considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an attempt to restructure debts according to Bloomberg News. On Tuesday, the restaurant confirmed that news in a posting on Facebook, clarifying that bankruptcy is “often misunderstood,” noting that the company is restructuring rather than going out of business.
