South Tampa's Hooters on West Gandy Boulevard is officially on the clock. The restaurant will close at the end of the day on March 22, 2026, wrapping up a long run on the corridor after the company said its lease is expiring.
According to WTSP, the Gandy location at 4420 W. Gandy Blvd. will wrap service after March 22. A Hooters spokesperson told the station the closure is tied to an expiring lease. In a statement to WTSP, the company added that “our current efforts continue to focus, revitalize and strengthen the original Hooters brand across America.”
Where the building sits and who’s marketing it
The South Tampa restaurant is listed at 4420 West Gandy Boulevard on the chain’s official location page, which also shows the site’s phone number and regular hours. Commercial real estate listings indicate the freestanding, roughly 5,779-square-foot building is being marketed for lease, suggesting the landlord is already looking for a new tenant.
According to the Hooters location page, the South Tampa spot is the company's Gandy-area outpost. A commercial listing on LoopNet shows brokers advertising the property for re-let.
Chain restructuring and recent closures
Hooters of America filed for Chapter 11 protection in April 2025, according to reporting by AP News. The chain went on to close dozens of company-owned restaurants in June 2025 as part of that restructuring, industry outlets noted. Despite those cutbacks, there remain more than 420 Hooters restaurants in roughly 29 countries, per local reporting.
Those corporate moves have focused largely on company-owned sites while many franchised locations continue to operate, industry coverage shows, helping explain why a single lease expiration can now mean a long-running local spot abruptly shutters.
What it means for staff and the Gandy corridor
Hooters did not immediately outline staffing plans for the South Tampa crew in its statement to WTSP, so it is unclear how many employees will be affected. Local commercial listings and brokers point to the building’s size and Gandy frontage as attractive to another casual dining or fast casual operator, though no replacement tenant has been announced. The property currently appears on market sites as available for re-let, which could speed tenant turnover in the months ahead.
The Hooters will serve its final customers on March 22, leaving one less late night wing option on West Gandy as the brand keeps reshaping itself nationally. We will watch local listings and company statements for any staffing updates or announcements about what comes next for the site.
