Jacksonville no longer has a Hooters. The chain’s last restaurant in the city, at 8938 San Jose Blvd. near Baymeadows Road, has closed permanently, with signs on the building saying it closed for good after 40 years, Action News Jax reported on Oct. 3.
The closure leaves Florida’s largest city by population without a location of a chain that began in the state. It also adds to a run of Florida closures this year that includes longtime restaurants in Panama City Beach and Boca Raton.
For Jacksonville diners and the workers who staffed the restaurant, the shutdown came without warning. The restaurant had posted about a new menu item on Instagram on Sept. 24, days before it closed, News4JAX reported.
The San Jose Boulevard Closure
The exact closing date has not been announced. News4JAX reported that an orange Public Health and Safety notice dated Sept. 29 had been posted on the building, but the station did not report what the notice concerned, and the reason for the closure has not been explained…