Popular sports bar chain closes California stores – Business News
Two California sports bars have earned their wings.
The NFL season is simply across the nook, however Californians can have fewer locations to watch their favourite groups this 12 months.
Sports bar giant Buffalo Wild Wings has closed two places in California in 2026. Fast Company reported that the chain has closed one location on Saratoga Avenue in San Jose and one other on East Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach.
Buffalo Wild Wings has closed two California places this 12 months. Moment Editorial/Getty Images
The closures are half of a bigger trend for the company, which has additionally closed places in Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Kansas, Virginia, and New York this 12 months.
The company’s Ann Arbor Michigan location closed in May after more than 20 years in business. The store’s supervisor pointed to prospects having much less money to dine out as one issue within the closure.
“Times are hard right now,” supervisor Paul Creely instructed MLive. “We understand that people don’t have as much money to come out and eat and it’s just the nature of the beast.”
But Buffalo Wild Wings stays the most important sports bar chain within the U.S. with over 1,400 places.
The chain has additionally shutter places throughout the nation in 2026, together with outposts in Colorado, Michigan, and New York. SOPA Images/LightRocket by way of Getty Images
Buffalo is the highest sports bar chain within the nation with over 1,400 places nationwide. Getty Images
“Despite the shuttered locations, there’s no indication Buffalo Wild Wings is retreating from these markets entirely,” FastCompany stated of their report.
“Instead, the pattern suggests a broader recalibration: the company shedding underperforming restaurants while leaning further into takeout-friendly formats and franchising as it repositions its footprint for the long term.”
Fans can nonetheless go to Buffalo Wild Wing’s many California places, together with 4 within the metropolis of Los Angeles alone.
In August, the chain introduced a new limited-time “throwback” menu that includes fan favourite objects from the 2000s. The choices embody nostalgic bites like mini corn canine, buffalo chips, garlic mushrooms, and the returning Hot BBQ Sauce.
The throwback menu launched on Aug. 19 and can run by way of Nov. 9.
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