US Restaurant Chain Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Has Closed Two Of Its Three Outlets In Malaysia
Only one outlet remains.
By Samantha Khor — 01 Mar 2018, 05:03 PM
In a surprise announcement today, 1 March, seafood restaurant chain Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. revealed that it has shuttered two of its three outlets in Malaysia
The US chain announced that its The Curve and Citta Mall outlets have been closed permanently today.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. @ Citta Mall, Ara Damansara.
Image via Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Malaysia Facebook
Inspired by the 1994 movie 'Forrest Gump' starring Tom Hanks, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. opened its first outlet in Monterey, California in 1996. The chain entered the Malaysian market in 2008.
The Bubba Gump restaurant is named after characters in the film - Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue (played by Mykelti Williamson) and Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks). Even the dishes are named after characters in the movie, such as Jenny's Catch and its best-selling Forrest's Seafood Feast.
Since its inception, the chain has expanded from the US to over 40 outlets worldwide, including outposts in Mexico, London, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Marianas, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
FUN FACT: Actor Chris Pratt used to work as a waiter at a Bubba Gump restaurant in Maui, Hawaii in his teens. It was in the same restaurant that he was offered an acting role in actor/director Rae Dawn Chong's directorial debut in 2000.