Is Walk-Ons Starting To Struggle?

I know back in 2019 before the pandemic and even 2021 as the majority of the Country reopened Walk-Ons had big expansion plans.

I live in the Orlando area and we had a Walk-Ons open on I-Drive in fall of 2020 (delayed as it was supposed to open April 2020 before the pandemic started) and then another I-Drive opened not far from Disney in 2021.

The location from Disney never seemed that crazy popular but the I-Drive location always seemed relatively busy. The service at the Disney location was always subpar as well but the service at the I-Drive location was always very good. They seemed like different franchises the way they were run but they could've had the same owner. The I-Drive location closed earlier this year and the Disney location just closed last Sunday (8 days ago). I bring this up as there was no warning about either location closing. They both closed overnight.

I would cough it up to the local franchise maybe not being run well, but I know a Walk-Ons in Pensacola also closed earlier this year.

I'll admit they took off a menu item that was my favorite and their prices had gotten really high but that's almost every where. While no one is confusing Walk-Ons for legitimate Louisiana food I think we would all agree it was still a step up from your regular sports bar Hooters/Wing House places where it's going to be burgers and wings. No other sports bar around here in going to have a decent gumbo and definitely will not have boudin balls or po'boys.

I know it was probably hard here in Orlando as Miller's Ale House is pretty well established here. Honestly I've never gotten the appeal. Yes Walk-Ons was overpriced but Ale House is overpriced as well and I think the food there is far more mediocre compared to Walk-Ons.

I also know there was a Chattanooga location that closed. Are these closures isolated or is Walk-Ons starting to struggle as a brand? Is it a case of expanding too quickly?