Here are the Popeyes restaurants that closed in Miami-based owner’s bankruptcy
There are 17 fewer places to get breaded, spicy chicken sandwiches and tenders after the bankruptcy of a Kendall-based Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchise owner closed Florida and Georgia stores in January.
That’s about 13% of the 130 stores owned by Sailormen Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Jan. 15. The stores were listed in a Jan. 26 filing.
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Sailormen said in that filing that it “believes that the closing of these underperforming locations will reduce” the company’s selling, general and administrative and restaurant level expenses annually by more than $1 million.
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The stores listed in the filing as being closed on Jan. 19, 20 or 22, in alphabetical order of city:
- 2729 S.E. Hwy. 70, Arcadia, Florida
- 3319 Altama Ave., Brunswick, Georgia
- 1124 N. Young Blvd., Chiefland, Florida
- 175 South Hwy. 17, East Palatka, Florida
- 1601 South U.S. 1, Fort Pierce, Florida
- 68 West Coffee St., Hazlehurst, Georgia
- 200 Green Wy., Keystone Heights, Florida
- 1833 Kings Rd., Jacksonville, Florida
- 649 S. McDuff Ave., Jacksonville, Florida
- 401 N. First St., Jesup, Georgia
- 2005 Ohio Ave. North, Live Oak, Florida
- 27730 U.S. 27, Leesburg, Florida
- 812 S. Sixth St., Macclenny, Florida
- 2015 North Wickham Rd., Melbourne, Florida
- 5156 S. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, Florida
- 2106 Memorial Dr., Waycross, Georgia
- 1610 S. Georgia Pkwy. West, Waycross, Georgia
Popeyes, The Sailormen and bankruptcy
“Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code generally provides for reorganization, usually involving a corporation or partnership,” the federal government’s “Bankruptcy Basics” website explains. “A Chapter 11 debtor usually proposes a plan of reorganization to keep its business alive and pay creditors over time.”
In announcing it would represent Sailormen in the bankruptcy action, Miami law firm Cole Schotz said filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy “seeks to right size the company to address the $129 million of secured debt with its senior secured lender BMO Bank N.A. and emerge as a stronger franchisee.”
Sailormen’s bankruptcy petition, filed by Cole Schotz’s Luis Salazar and Bradley Shraiberg of Boca Raton’s Shraiberg Page, said the company also had $4.07 million in unsecured debt to the 20 largest companies with claims. Many of those companies supplied food to Sailormen’s restaurants.
According to state records, Sailormen is run out of a Dadeland office by CEO David Damato; Chief Operating Officer Don Rizzie; and Chief Financial Officer Christine Borrack.
This story was originally published February 4, 2026 at 8:32 AM with the headline "Here are the Popeyes restaurants that closed in Miami-based owner’s bankruptcy."
