Restaurant closures have continued to reshape Florida’s dining market as operators face high occupancy, labor, and food costs. In Jacksonville, that pressure has now reached Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls, which has closed its St. Johns Town Center location less than two years after opening. The move leaves the seafood chain with a smaller footprint in Northeast Florida even as it continues operating elsewhere in the state.
Mason’s confirmed the Jacksonville closure for August 25
Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls confirmed on social media that its restaurant at St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville would close permanently on August 25, 2026. Jax Daily Record also reported the closure and identified the restaurant as the chain’s Town Center location at 4668 Town Crossing Drive, Suite 105. The company described the decision as a difficult goodbye, according to that report.
The timeline was short for a chain unit in a major retail corridor. Jax Daily Record reported in October 2024 that Mason’s was preparing to open its Jacksonville restaurant at St. Johns Town Center, giving the site a run of roughly 22 months before the shutdown. That makes this a quick exit for a location that had only re...