A reflection of patrons at the Friendly's restaurant in Brunswick, Maine is seen on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The parent company of the Friendly's restaurant chain is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and says it has already closed 63 of its stores. The 76-year-old company known for its ice cream and hamburgers says the economic downturn coupled with higher costs and high rents drove it to file for bankruptcy protection. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)
A reflection of patrons at the Friendly's restaurant in Brunswick, Maine is seen on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The parent company of the Friendly's restaurant chain is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and says it has already closed 63 of its stores. The 76-year-old company known for its ice cream and hamburgers says the economic downturn coupled with higher costs and high rents drove it to file for bankruptcy protection. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach) Credit: Photographer Name

The two Friendly’s restaurants in Concord have survived the company’s latest round of downsizing, which is putting an end to Friendly’s in Nashua and Keene.

The Massachusetts-based company says it is shutting 23 company-owned restaurants, including the last Friendly’s in Maine and three in Massachusetts. 

That leaves 77 corporate-owned locations and 97 that are run by franchisees, a far cry from more than 800 Friendly’s that operating three decades ago.

Like many similar family-style, sit-down restaurants, Friendly’s has struggled in recent years to cope with the rise of “fast casual” dining and other options.