J. Alexander’s has closed its restaurant at Annapolis Town Center in Annapolis, Maryland, and a state filing says 45 workers were affected. The location at 1906 Towne Center Blvd., Suite 155, was the chain’s only Maryland restaurant identified in available reporting and public listings.
What closed in Annapolis
The closure involves J. Alexander’s at Annapolis Town Center, a shopping center in Annapolis. Maryland’s Department of Labor lists a WARN notice from J. Alexander’s Restaurant, LLC dated October 23, 2026, for 1906 Towne Center Blvd., Suite 155, Annapolis, MD 21401, in Anne Arundel County. The state log lists 45 affected workers, an effective date of October 26, 2026, and classifies the action as a plant closure.
Eye On Annapolis reported that the restaurant had permanently closed at that address. The local outlet also reported that the Annapolis J. Alexander’s opened on October 2, 2023, replacing Gordon Biersch, another restaurant operated by the same parent company. The available source material does not include a public statement from the company giving a detailed reason for the shutdown.
For diners, the immediate change is simple. One more steak-and-seafood option is gone from the Town Center lineup, and Maryland no longer appears to have a J. Alexander’s location in the company’s current directory, based on the reporting and public listings reviewed for this article.
What the filings and reports say
The most concrete public record is the Maryland WARN listing. It names J. Alexander’s Restaurant, LLC, the Annapolis address, 45 workers, and an effective date of October 26, 2026. The public state log available online identifies the event as a closure, not a temporary reduction…