Gordon Biersch, a dining staple at the Annapolis Town Center has closed permanently today.
One of the few remaining original restaurants in the Annapoilis Town Center has closed their doors for good effective Monday, February 6, 2023 leaving only two original restaurants at the Town Center – PF Chang’s and Ziki Japanese Steakhouse.
The dining scene at the Annapolis Town Center is still very robust with True Food Kitchen, Coopers Hawk, Tuscan Prime Steakhouse, Cava, PF Chang’s, Neo Pizza, and Ziki Japanese Steakhouse. Urbano Mexican Fare is scheduled to open sometime in 2023.
The closure was confirmed with Emily in the corporate sales department at SPB Hospitality, the parent company of Gordon Biersch. We asked about a possible re-branding of the restaurant (a rumor we had heard) to their Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, and she denied that and said the closure was permanent effective this morning at 9:00am. The telephone at the Annapolis location has been forwarded, and the location has been removed from the website.
There are no other Gordon Biersch locations in Maryland. Current remaining locations are in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada and South Carolina. There are smaller outposts in airport locations in San Fransisco, San Jose, Detroit, Atlanta, and Salt Lake City.
We have a call into their media relations office to see what procedures have been established to redeem or refund any unused gift cards.
UPDATED: From SPB Hospitality:
Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately, the Annapolis location of Gordon Biersch Restaurant and Brewery is closed effective on Monday, February 6th, 2023. Thanks to all our guests for their years of support and patronage! We hope our valued guests will continue to join us at one of our six locations across the country. Guests with questions about unused gift cards can email [email protected].
UPDATED: From SPB Hospitality
Good afternoon. I wanted to update you on the Gordon Biersch closing. Yes, we are going open a J Alexanders in the location. We are looking to have the conversion completed by late June or July just depends on permitting and licensing.
J Alexanders is a concept within our portfolio and the reason for the change has to do with the trade area and the fact that this location is ideal for a J Alexanders vs a brewery restaurant in Gordon Biersch. While the GB concept is near and dear to our hearts, changes in consumer trends is something we constantly review and we believe this change will better for our guests.
Please let me know if I can answer any questions or concerns.
Thanks
Josh Kern, Interim CEO, SPB Hospitality
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