Hooter's has shut down two of its South Carolina restaurants and more than two dozen others as it works through a financial restructuring.

The Columbia and Rock Hill locations have been permanently closed, according to phone messages.

The company's website shows its five other Palmetto State restaurants remain open. They're in Anderson, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and North Charleston.

"After careful consideration of what is needed to best position our company for the future, Hooters made the difficult decision to close certain company-owned locations,” a spokesperson for the Atlanta-based chain said in a statement provided to CNN.

About 30 restaurants were shuttered across eight states, including Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, accor

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