Outback Steakhouse, the Australian steakhouse chain known for its Bloomin’ Onion, has closed its downtown Silver Spring location less than a year and a half after opening, according to the restaurant chain.
“Closing a restaurant is never easy,” Outback representative Elizabeth Daly said in a statement to Bethesda Today on Tuesday. “This was a business decision that is not a reflection of the management or staff.”
The restaurant at 8661 Colesville Road in the Ellsworth Place mall opened in April 2024 in the former space of Not Your Average Joe’s, which closed in July 2020…