20 Noodles & Company Locations May Close – How Many in Illinois?

I saw a surprising report today after an earnings call by Noodles & Company. Underperforming locations were mentioned and the estimate is that between 15 and 20 may close. The question now is how many of the 59 current restaurants in Illinois might be affected.

This unexpected story was shared by Nation's Restaurant News which said up to 20 Noodle's & Company locations are expected to close during the fiscal year.

If you look at the Noodles & Company store locator, you'll see they are in the following Illinois cities:

• Arlington Heights(1)
• Aurora(1)
• Bloomingdale(1)
• Bloomington(1)
• Bolingbrook(2)
• Bourbonnais(1)
• Buffalo Grove(1)
• Champaign(1)
• Chicago(5)
• Crystal Lake(1)
• Deer Park(1)
• Deerfield(1)
• Dekalb(1)
• Downers Grove(1)
• East Peoria(1)
• Elgin(1)
• Evanston(1)
• Frankfort(1)
• Geneva(1)
• Glen Ellyn(1)
• Glenview(1)
• Grayslake(1)
• Gurnee(1)
• La Grange(1)
• Lake in the Hills(1)
• Lincolnshire(1)
• Lockport(1)
• Machesney Park(1)
• Morris(1)
• Naperville(2)
• Niles(1)
• Normal(1)
• Norridge(1)
• Oakbrook Terrace(1)
• Orland Park(1)
• Oswego(1)
• Peoria(1)
• Plainfield(1)
• River Forest(1)
• Rockford(1)
• Saint Charles(1)
• Schaumburg(2)
• Shiloh(1)
• Shorewood(1)
• Skokie(1)
• Springfield(1)
• Tinley Park(1)
• Vernon Hills(1)
• Wheaton(1)
• Woodridge(1)
• Yorkville(1)

The Nation's Restaurant News quotes chief financial officer Mike Hynes saying that up to 15 that close will be "“a few of the underperforming restaurants.”

Let's be clear that this was an estimate at the end of an earnings call and no specific closings were announced. However, it appears that changes are coming to at least some of the Illinois Noodles & Company locations. Whether it's just menu adjustments or store closings remains to be seen.