Another Red Lobster restaurant in SD County on list of closures, filing shows [Video]

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Another Red Lobster restaurant in San Diego County is on the company’s latest list of location closures as the chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process from earlier this year continues.

Citing a recent court filing, CNN reported Monday that 23 more Red Lobster restaurants across the U.S. would have their leases rejected by the company by Aug. 31.

The restaurant in La Mesa, near the Grossmont Center shopping mall (8703 Murray Dr.), was on the list, CNN reported.

Some residents told ABC 10News that the building that housed the La Mesa restaurant was demolished several weeks ago.

CNN, citing the filing, reported, “The new list of restaurants leases identified to be closed ‘are likely to continue to drive losses’ and the company does ‘not anticipate needing in order to operate their business going forward and can be rejected.’”

The closure of the La Mesa restaurant comes after Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy protection in May, …