Restaurant Chain With Many Pittsburgh Locations To Close Dozens Of Eateries

PITTSBURGH, PA — A restaurant chain with multiple Pittsburgh locations plans to shutter dozens of its eateries nationally this year.

Noodles & Company, which closed 33 company owned restaurants and nine franchise locations in 2025, has announced it anticipates closing an additional 30 to 25 eateries this year. The company currently has 340 company-owned restaurants and 83 franchise ones.

Christina continued, “Decisions like this are made thoughtfully and with a long-term view of the business," Noodles & Company CEO Joe Christina said in a statement.

"Our fourth quarter results reinforce that when we concentrate our resources on restaurants with the strongest opportunity to perform, Noodles can drive meaningful top-line growth. That performance gives us added confidence as we continue to refine our portfolio in 2026. These actions are intended to strengthen the overall health of the brand and our financial position, helping to ensure we are well-positioned for profitable growth and long-term value creation for our shareholders.”

Noodles & Company has not yet identified which restaurants will close. The company currently has these following locations in Western Pennsylvania:

• Downtown Pittsburgh, 476 McMaster Way, Market Square

• Cranberry Township, 2030 Mackenzie Way.

• East Liberty, 5804 Penn Avenue

• Oakland, 3805 Forbes Avenue

• South Hills Village

The chain's other Pennsylvania locations are in Camp Hill, Harrisburg, Lancaster and York.