Metro Puerto Rico reported on a Thursday site visit that one IHOP location in Santurce, Puerto Rico remained open and operating with staff and customers. ^[1] On 4 November 2026, multiple IHOP restaurants operated by Encanto Restaurants were found closed. ^[2] At the same Santurce shopping mall, the Taco Bell and Pizza Hut locations operated by Encanto Restaurants were closed during the Thursday visit. ^[3] Puerto Rico DDEC secretary Carlos Ríos Pierluisi confirmed Encanto Restaurants did not notify the government about any IHOP location closures. ^[4] Puerto Rico Labor Secretary María del Pilar Vélez Casanova stated approximately 500 workers affected by the closures had filed for unemployment benefits as of Thursday. ^[5] Encanto Restaurants has not confirmed a full closure of the IHOP chain as of 4 November 2026. ^[6] IHOP locations in Hatillo and Montehiedra were among the closed sites on 4 November 2026. ^[7] Closures of KFC and Taco Bell locations on the island were announced earlier the same week as the IHOP closures. ^[8]