Denny’s will permanently close 150 restaurants across the United States by the end of the year, the company announced.

The closures come one month after the diner chain was taken private in a $620 million buyout by TriArtisan Capital Advisors, Treville Capital Group and Yadav Enterprises, Parade noted.

CEO Kelli F. Valade characterized the decision as “surgical and methodical,” stating the closures were “specifically designed to optimize and enhance the overall health of the franchise system with the goal of returning to net flat to positive growth by 2026.”

Denny’s has not disclosed which locations will close. However, SF Gate reported the sudden closure of a Bay Area restaurant in California.

A Denny’s spokesperson told SFGATE the company still operates “more than 1,300 restauran

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