When a restaurant chain announces widespread closures, customers often assume their local location is next.
That wasn’t the case for one Virginia Beach restaurant, which has been spared from permanent closure—but not from a major transformation.
One location gets a second chance
Earlier this year, Darden Restaurants announced it had completed a review of its Bahama Breeze business, resulting in the permanent closure of several restaurants across the country. Among the changes, the company’s Woodbridge, Virginia, location permanently closed in April.
The Virginia Beach restaurant, however, received a different outcome…