‘Forrest Gump’-inspired restaurant closes its only Colorado location
Nov 14, 2025, 4:33 PM | Updated: Nov 17, 2025, 1:59 pm
If you’re a fan of the movie “Forrest Gump” or you love a good seafood joint in Denver, I’ve got some bad news…
The doors at the Forrest Gump-inspired Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. at 1437 California Street are closed for good; a sign posted there reads: “Unfortunately, we have permanently closed. Thank you for allowing us to serve the Denver community.”
Bubba Gump was founded in Monterey, California, in 1996 and expanded to Denver in 2007. Three years later, the brand was purchased by the Texas-based Landry’s restaurant group. The Denver location was licensed by the Kelly Group, which is based in California. The closure leaves only 20 remaining Bubba Gump locations in the U.S., plus ten outside of the country.
