The reckoning in the chain restaurant segment continues in 2025. After 35 years they are celebrating with a special menu , the catch is finding a location still open. A once swanky gastropub has hit rock bottom for the second time in 5 years closing multiple stores and filing for bankruptcy. Many impacted restaurant chains are dealing with rising costs of labor, food, and inflation in general which is expediting changing attitudes of consumers on the value of dining out.
With at least 3 Florida locations now at risk, many of the other existing Bar Louie locations have already slammed their doors with no notice. The chain, which had restaurants in 19 states, abruptly shuttered stores in Cleveland, Michigan, Illinois and New Jersey this week. …