Soul Daddy closes in LA, too

A second Soul Daddy restaurant has closed its doors. The Mall of America is the only location now for the winner of "America's Next Great Restaurant."

June 15, 2011 at 5:13PM
Jamawn Woods' winning restaurant concept Soul Daddy opened Monday in the Mall of America in Bloomington May 2, 2011. Before he landed in the competition, Woods was unemployed and selling waffles and wings from his apartment.
Jamawn Woods' winning restaurant concept Soul Daddy opened Monday in the Mall of America in Bloomington May 2, 2011. Before he landed in the competition, Woods was unemployed and selling waffles and wings from his apartment. (Dml -/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A press release went out Wednesay morning broadening the closure of the NYC Soul Daddy to include the LA restaurant as well."The realities of running a restaurant are very difficult, more so with multiple locations in multiple cities. After a careful review of the business model and the performance of the restaurants, we have decided that our best opportunity for Soul Daddy's success is to focus our efforts on establishing a solid footing in one location, building the brand, and developing the operations from there. We have decided to close our restaurants at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles and the South Street Seaport in New York, effective June 14, and focus on developing the best restaurant we can at the Mall of America restaurant in Bloomington, Minnesota. While it has certainly been a difficult decision, we believe this is the best approach as we work towards ongoing success for Soul Daddy."

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