# One IHOP remains open in Puerto Rico amid Encanto Restaurants closures

An IHOP location operates while other Encanto Restaurants brands close in Puerto Rico.

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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]

## What this stands on

1. 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. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
2. On 4 November 2026, multiple IHOP restaurants operated by Encanto Restaurants were found closed. (El Nuevo Día, News)
3. At the same Santurce shopping mall, the Taco Bell and Pizza Hut locations operated by Encanto Restaurants were closed during the Thursday visit. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
4. Puerto Rico DDEC secretary Carlos Ríos Pierluisi confirmed Encanto Restaurants did not notify the government about any IHOP location closures. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
5. 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. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
6. Encanto Restaurants has not confirmed a full closure of the IHOP chain as of 4 November 2026. (El Nuevo Día, News)
7. IHOP locations in Hatillo and Montehiedra were among the closed sites on 4 November 2026. (El Nuevo Día, News)
8. Closures of KFC and Taco Bell locations on the island were announced earlier the same week as the IHOP closures. (El Nuevo Día, News)

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