Red Lobster set to close 23 more locations in coming days, including 1 in Colorado

WASHINGTON — Red Lobster, the seafood-themed restaurant that captured hearts around the nation with its "all you can eat shrimp" promotion, has announced 23 more of its restaurants will close in the coming weeks as part of an ongoing bankruptcy filing. 

The new closures were disclosed in a court filing on Aug. 22 in the United States Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division.  The company said it would reject the leases on the listed locations and "vacate the premises" by Aug. 31. 

According to court records, Red Lobster currently operates more than 500 restaurants, primarily in the U.S. and Canada, and employs nearly 36,000 people. In recent months, the seafood restaurant has shed more than 100 restaurants.

The latest closures come amid a proposed sale to Fortress Investment Group, which owns chains like Logan's Roadhouse and J. Alexander's

A court filing in July revealed the company intends to accept an offer from Fortress as it received no other bids, Nation's Restaurant News reported.

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Latest Red Lobster closing list:

Arizona:

1521 S. Yuma Palms Parkway, Yuma, Arizona

Arkansas:

8407 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansas

California:

8703 Murray Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942

Colorado:

4925 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Florida:

5110 N 9th Ave, Pensacola, Florida

326 Miracle Strip Pkwy S.W., Fort Walton Beach, Florida

8909 US Highway 19, Port Richey, Florida

Georgia:

6550 Tara Blvd, Jonesboro, Georgia

Illinois:

1604 N State Road Route 50, Bourbonnais, Illinois

902 Commons Drive, Geneva, Illinois

4625 N Sterling Ave, Peoria, Illinois

Indiana:

4353 Franklin Street, Michigan City, Indiana

Minnesota:

8900 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota

12515 Elm Creek Blvd., N., Maple Grove, Minnesota

Missouri:

2381 Maplewood Commons Drive, Maplewood, Missouri

New York:

925 Hunts Point Ave, Bronx, NY 10459

750 Upper Glen Street, Queensbury, New York

North Carolina:

304 A Western Blvd., Jacksonville, North Carolina

Ohio:

17227 Southpark Center, Strongsville, Ohio

South Carolina:

1270 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, South Carolina

Virginia:

555 S. Van Dorn Street, Alexandria, Virginia

709 Independence Blvd., Virginia Beach, Virginia

4415 S. Laburnum Ave, Richmond, Virginia