A popular lobster roll restaurant in Jacksonville is preparing to serve its final meals at one of its Florida locations. The closure comes less than two years after the restaurant opened, giving the location a surprisingly short run. Jacksonville location closing Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls announced that its restaurant at St. Johns Town Center would close permanently on August 25, 2026. The location opened in late [...]

A major food delivery and restaurant company is cutting hundreds of jobs in New Jersey, adding to a growing wave of layoffs affecting the food and restaurant industry. The cuts are expected to take place over the coming months and could affect more than 500 employees. Wonder is cutting 533 jobs Wonder, the food delivery and takeout company known for bringing meals from restaurants and celebrity chefs directly to [...]

A longtime Maine seafood restaurant has permanently closed its doors after three decades of serving locals and summer visitors. Bayley’s Seafood Restaurant in Scarborough ended its 30-year run this month, bringing an end to a longtime Pine Point dining tradition. Final day was Aug. 20 Bayley’s Seafood Restaurant served its final customers on August 20, according to the restaurant’s announcement and local news reports. [...]

Alabama seafood fans are about to lose another Red Lobster location, with a longtime Montgomery restaurant preparing to serve its final customers. The closure comes as the national chain continues to reduce its footprint following its 2024 bankruptcy. Montgomery restaurant closed September 6 Red Lobster’s restaurant at 300 Eastdale Circle in Montgomery permanently closed at the end of business on Sunday, September 6, [...]

A longtime Pennsylvania restaurant that helped shape the dining scene in Philadelphia’s Manayunk neighborhood is preparing to close its doors. Jake’s & Cooper’s Wine Bar will serve its final customers this fall, ending a nearly 40-year run on Main Street. Final day set for October Owner and restaurateur Bruce Cooper has set October 19, 2026, as the restaurant’s final day. Cooper opened Jake’s on Oct. 19, 1987, [...]

A San Francisco restaurant that earned critical praise for putting a modern spin on Southern cuisine is preparing to serve its final meals. Despite earning recognition from the Michelin Guide and praise as one of the Bay Area’s notable new restaurants, the restaurant’s run will come to an end this fall. Prelude will close in September Prelude, a Southern-inspired fine-dining restaurant inside San Francisco’s Jay Hotel, [...]