One of Fayetteville’s newer restaurants is facing a major shift as part of a nationwide restructuring by its parent company, as Bahama Breeze will be changing brands soon.
Darden Restaurants, the Orlando-based operator of well-known chains such as Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, has announced it is winding down the Bahama Breeze brand after completing a strategic review of the concept.
As a result, 14 Bahama Breeze restaurants across the country will close permanently, and another 14 — including the one at 570 Cross Creek Mall in Fayetteville — are slated to be converted into a different restaurant under the Darden umbrella…