Denny’s Will Close 150 Locations by 2025’s End (Is Yours on the List?)

Denny's may be your go-to for a Grand Slam breakfast, but the restaurant chain is experiencing a major shake-up following a $620 million buyout that will make it private. Bought out by a group consisting of TriArtisan Capital Advisors, Treville Capital Group, and Yadav Enterprises, the company is planning to close 150 locations by the end of 2025. 

Some closures have already started, with at least one Santa Rosa diner having shut its doors according to local reports, though a full list of affected restaurants has not yet been announced. With more than 1,300 U.S. locations still operating, many diners are wondering whether their neighborhood restaurant is next. 

This could be good news if you want to keep more cash in your wallet, but it's bad news if you love to eat at the restaurant. So, is your Denny's closing its doors? Check this list of confirmed closures to see if yours got the axe.

Travelers won't be able to grab a meal at Denny's before heading to the airport in Boise — the location at 2580 Airport Way has shut down.

The Denny's at 1000 W. Steele Lane in Santa Rosa's Coddingtown Mall has closed, according to a notice posted on its window. The Press Democrat reported that the message encouraged diners to visit the nearby Baker Avenue location, which is still operating. 

Nampa also saw the closure of a Denny's at 607 Northside Blvd. The phones have been disconnected and the address pulled from the Denny's website.

The Denny's location at 601 Hegenberger Road in Oakland was closed permanently earlier this year due to safety concerns.

The move came after the closure of the nearby fast-food burger restaurant In-N-Out. Another restaurant in the area, Sugarsweet Bakery, locked its doors permanently due to crime, low foot traffic, and decreased sales.

San Francisco lost its only Denny's restaurant on August 1. The 24-hour Denny's on 816 Mission Street, near Union Square, had been in operation for 25 years prior to its closure.

Lubbock said goodbye to its Denny's at 607 Ave. Q earlier this year, leaving local residents with only one Denny's.

A sign on the shuttered restaurant doors directed customers to the Denny's located on Slide Road.

New Braunfels residents were greeted with a sign on the door of their local Denny's explaining that the location had shut its doors.

The sign at 1348 I-35 N. Frontage Road invited patrons to visit Denny's in Kyle, Texas. The sign also included information about some of the staff who transferred to the Kyle restaurant, so regulars would be aware that they could get their coffee and eggs from their favorite staff members.

Residents of Ontario were greeted with a handwritten sign at the Denny's at 76 E. Goodfellow St. to inform them of the restaurant's closing. 

The Denny's at 494 Lincoln St. in Worcester was officially closed earlier this year. The location has struggled in recent years with an extended closure after pipes burst in the building and caused damage.

The last remaining Denny's in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, closed its doors this past summer. Diners will have to travel to the Lehigh Valley, Delaware County, or New Jersey to get their Moons Over My Hammy or Grand Slam fix.

The Denny's on U.S. State Route 250 in Ashland, Ohio, closed on July 20, leaving 28 other locations in Ohio for lovers of the restaurant chain.

The Denny's on 720 N. Lexington Springmill Road in Ontario, Ohio, is permanently closed. The location, which had been in operation since 1979, will be replaced by a Raising Canes.

Denny's began closing locations in 2023 with the goal of "returning to net flat to positive growth by 2026," according to Denny's CEO Kelli F. Valade. Inflation has hit Denny's hard, among many other beloved chains. 

The chain has also struggled with increasing debt, and the $620 million deal is projected to come to a close in the first quarter of next year. 

Denny's is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina. There are more than 1,600 Denny's and Keke's Breakfast Cafe restaurants in the company's corporate portfolio, according to the 2023 Denny's corporate report.

The vast majority of these restaurants are franchised/licensed.

If your favorite Denny's is closing soon, you will have to look for a new location. The Denny's mobile app or website can help you find other locations near you.

If you find one, remember that you can stretch your eating-out budget by signing up for Denny's rewards program and scoring deals, discounts, and gifts.