Denny's To Close Dozens Of Diners; See PA Locations Here

PENNSYLVANIA — After shuttering 88 restaurants in 2024, Denny's will close as many as 90 additional locations this year.

The closure plan, announced Wednesday in an earnings release, comes amid a turbulent time in the restaurant industry. Well-known chains such as TGI Fridays, Applebee's and Red Lobster have closed hundreds of locations between them, with Red Lobster filing for bankruptcy last May.

Denny's did not reveal a specific list of locations that will close. But company officials said some of the diners closing have expiring leases, are more than 30 years old and too expensive to remodel because of their age, or have become unprofitable because of their location.

“In any mature brand, when restaurants have been open that long, it is natural that trade areas can shift over time,” Robert Verostek, the company’s chief financial officer, said during a call with investors on Wednesday.

According to Denny's website, the diner chain has more than 1,500 locations across the country, including 33 in Pennsylvania:

• Allentown
  

• Altoona
  

• Bedford

• Belle Vernon

• Bloomsburg

• Brookville

• Carlisle

• Cranberry Township
  

• Essington

• Greensburg
  

• Hanover

• Hazleton

• Irwin

• Johnstown

• Latrobe
  

• Mechanicsburg

• Mill Hall

• Monroeville

• New Kensington

• New Milford

• North Versailles

• Pittsburgh (4)

• Pittston

• Scranton

• Selinsgrove

• Washington

• West Mifflin

• Wilkes-Barre

• Williamsport
  

• York