I waited years for an Outback Steak House to come to my area (Rome/Utica NY). It closed last year without any notice. I had gone to it the week before to get take-out of Alice Springs Chicken, and the next week I went to stop to get a slice of cheesecake to go, and it was closed. Couldn't believe it.
The local Outback Steakhouse here was destroyed in a flash flood two years ago. The building must have sustained severe damage because they demolished it and never rebuilt.