5 Restaurant Chains Closing Pennsylvania Locations in 2026

Primanti Bros. said in February that it was closing its Camp Hill and Lancaster restaurants.

It hasn’t been the only familiar name to go dark in Pennsylvania this year.

Here are the restaurant chains closing Pennsylvania locations in 2026, and where.

1. Smokey Bones

Smokey Bones shut down its Tarentum, Cranberry Township and Greensburg restaurants in late April 2026.

The Tarentum restaurant was in Pittsburgh Mills, the Cranberry Township location was on Route 228, and the Greensburg location was on Power Line Drive.

KDKA Radio reports that all three closed abruptly, with employees given little or no notice.

It happened fast.

If you live near Greensburg or Cranberry Township, you’ve lost a Smokey Bones.

The Robinson restaurant closed earlier.

Erie’s Smokey Bones is also said to have closed around the same time.

2. Primanti Bros.

Primanti Bros. said in February 2026 that it was closing its Camp Hill and Lancaster restaurants.

The same announcement covered Boardman, Ohio.

It followed a review of the company’s portfolio.

Nearby restaurants in both markets would keep operating.

If you’re a regular in either city, the nearby restaurants stay open.

Two more closures followed in April 2026, in Monroeville and North Versailles.

Four Pennsylvania restaurants in all.

The company pointed to a shift in consumer behavior over the past few years.

The closures also let it focus on its other restaurants in the Pittsburgh market.

Monroeville’s space was set to become a Thorn Hill Tap-House, and North Versailles was set to become Smash Pub.

3. Bahama Breeze

Bahama Breeze listed its King of Prussia and Pittsburgh restaurants among those closing for good, NBC10 Philadelphia reported in February 2026.

The King of Prussia restaurant was at 320 Goddard Boulevard, and the Pittsburgh restaurant was at 6100 Robinson Center Drive.

Customers could visit both through April 5, so if you wanted one last meal, you had until then.

That date has passed.

Darden Restaurants, the parent company, plans to convert 14 other Bahama Breeze restaurants nationwide into different Darden brands over the next 12 to 18 months.

If you’re wondering about those conversions, neither restaurant is on that list, and Darden hasn’t named the new brands.

4. Outback Steakhouse

Outback Steakhouse closed its restaurant at 460 Washington Road in South Strabane Township on June 22, 2026.

Bloomin' Brands, its parent company, says the lease was expiring.

The company gave one reason.

If you were a regular, a sign on the door sent you to Outback.com for the closest open location.

Employees could transfer to a nearby Outback and receive a transition bonus.

The company thanked the community for its support over the past 20 years.

The closest options were its Coraopolis and St. Clairsville, Ohio, restaurants.

5. Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday's restaurant in Lebanon County appears to have closed, abc27 reported on April 23, 2026.

It was inside Lebanon Plaza at 1351 Quentin Road in North Cornwall Township.

Google lists it as permanently closed, and the chain's website shows it as closed too.

Google and the website agree.

Ruby Tuesday had also closed its only Berks County restaurant, at 1665 State Hill Road in Wyomissing, in March 2025, about a year before the Lebanon report.

If Lebanon was your Ruby Tuesday, you won't find a closing date or a reason in the report.

Downingtown Cracker Barrel Listing

Cracker Barrel's Downingtown restaurant, at 1215 East Lancaster Avenue, is listed as permanently closed, VISTA Today reported on July 25, 2026.

It was the only Cracker Barrel in Chester County.

There was no announcement.

The company hadn't publicly explained why the restaurant closed or when it made the decision.

If Downingtown was your Cracker Barrel, you'll find the nearest ones outside Chester County.

Its active Pennsylvania locations no longer include Downingtown, though the restaurant may still appear on third-party sites.

Earlier Primanti Closures

Primanti Bros. confirmed in September 2025 that it was closing its Chambersburg and Hanover restaurants.

The Chambersburg restaurant was at 983 Norland Avenue, and the Hanover restaurant was at 100 Eisenhower Drive.

If you used either one, you were without it before this year's four closures began.

Four more Primanti Bros. restaurants in Pennsylvania closed in 2026, as covered above.

Red Robin's Portfolio Review

Red Robin hadn't named a Pennsylvania restaurant to close as of March 2026, but the chain was reviewing some of its restaurants.

The company said 20 underperforming restaurants remained targeted for a portfolio review in fiscal 2026.

It hasn't disclosed which ones could close.

Nothing is confirmed.

Red Robin has nearly two dozen restaurants in Pennsylvania, including Bensalem, Carlisle, Hershey and Homestead.

If one of those is your regular spot, nothing points to your restaurant.

Skip's Chicken Closing

Skip's Chicken was set to close its Wrightstown restaurant on September 1, 2026, according to Newtown Now.

The fried chicken brand had two restaurants before the closure, in Wrightstown and Strasburg.

Just two restaurants.

It planned to keep operating a food trailer.