This Iconic California Steakhouse Chain Just Shut Another Location, and Only Four Are Left in the Whole Country

National restaurant chains have continued trimming store counts as operators face high occupancy costs, uneven traffic, and a tougher casual-dining market. That pressure has now hit Claim Jumper again, with the California-founded steakhouse brand losing another location in San Bernardino. The latest closure leaves only four restaurants still operating across the country.

Claim Jumper has closed its San Bernardino restaurant, leaving four locations nationwide

Claim Jumper Steakhouse & Bar has permanently closed its San Bernardino restaurant at 1905 South Commercenter East, according to reporting by Patch that cited the chain’s removal of the restaurant from its online location list and signage posted at the site. Uber Eats also listed the restaurant as closed effective June 24, 2026, providing the clearest confirmed date attached to the shutdown.

The closure further reduced a chain that was once widespread across California and other Western states. SFGATE reported on July 6 that, after the San Bernardino closure in June and the earlier April closure of a Claim Jumper in Henderson, Nevada, the brand was down to four operating restaurants in the United States. Those remaining restaurants were identified as Buena Park, Costa Mesa, and San Diego in California, plus one Oregon location.

Claim Jumper’s own website supports that reduced footprint, showing active location pages for Buena Park and broader site activity tied to Costa Mesa, San Diego, and Tualatin, Oregon. The company has not issued a public announcement outlining the closure timeline for San Bernardino or providing a nationwide closure count of its own.

The closure ends Claim Jumper’s last Inland Empire outpost

For California diners, the San Bernardino closure carries added local significance because it removed Claim Jumper’s last confirmed Inland Empire location. Patch reported that the restaurant had served the area since 1999 and described the San Bernardino store as the final remaining unit for the chain in that region. The report also noted that Rancho Cucamonga had already lost its Claim Jumper in 2024, citing San Bernardino County public health records.

The remaining California restaurants are concentrated elsewhere in Southern California. Claim Jumper’s current web listings and event pages show operating locations in Buena Park, Costa Mesa, and San Diego, while no San Bernardino restaurant appears among active stores. That means California still has three of the chain’s four remaining restaurants, but none are left in the Inland Empire.

What is not yet known is whether Claim Jumper plans additional closures or a restructuring of its California footprint. The company has not released a comprehensive statement explaining the San Bernardino shutdown, and it has not published a full recent list of previously closed California sites as part of this latest round.

The chain’s contraction reflects a long decline in the casual steakhouse segment

Claim Jumper’s shrinking store base did not happen all at once. SFGATE described the brand’s recent losses as part of a prolonged slide following its 2010 bankruptcy sale to Landry’s, which acquired the chain when it still had dozens of restaurants. Yahoo Finance, summarizing the chain’s trajectory, similarly reported that Claim Jumper’s owners entered Chapter 11 in 2010 and that the company once operated 45 locations in eight states before the business contracted sharply.

Broader restaurant industry conditions help explain why large-format casual-dining chains have struggled. Public company filings across the sector have pointed to inflation, higher borrowing costs, labor pressures, and softer guest traffic as ongoing risks for restaurant operators, especially brands with large dining rooms and high fixed costs. Those pressures do not amount to a company-specific explanation from Claim Jumper, but they provide the broader market context for why older full-service chains have been closing units.

For customers, the practical takeaway is straightforward: Claim Jumper remains available in California only in Buena Park, Costa Mesa, and San Diego, along with one Oregon restaurant in Tualatin. As of early September 2026, the chain’s website continues to market those remaining locations for regular dining and private events, indicating that they are still operating even as the brand’s national footprint has fallen to four.