China Coast
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China Coast was a casual dining American restaurant chain owned by Darden Restaurants Inc., specializing in American Chinese cuisine.
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Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
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Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Casual dining |
Founded | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) |
Defunct | 1995; 29 years ago (1995) |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 51 |
Area served | United States Of America |
Products | American Chinese cuisine |
Parent | Darden Restaurants Inc. |
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Founded in 1990 in Orlando, Florida,[1] China Coast was intended to join Olive Garden and Red Lobster as Darden's signature properties.[2] It had been expected by executives to become the top Chinese-style restaurant chain in the U.S. by the latter half of the 1990s, but abruptly closed in 1995 due to poor reception and mounting financial losses.[2]