Jackie Chan's restaurant in Honolulu, the action star's first eatery in the U.S., abruptly closed its doors Sunday.

Jackie's Kitchen, at Ala Moana Center, opened in December 2003.

A spokesman for the Chan-themed restaurant issued a short statement, stating that the company is providing employment assistance for the staff and finalizing closing details. The company would not elaborate further.

A spokesman for Ala Moana Center also would not comment.

Chan has dozens of restaurants under various concepts across Asia, but the 5,000-square-foot Hawai'i outlet was his first in the United States.

Jackie's Kitchen at Ala Moana was a full-service, casual-dining restaurant with 152 seats including the bar, which featured trick-performing bartenders. A gift shop sold Jackie Chan merchandise and restaurant souvenirs.

The restaurant was on level three of Ala Moana, along with such venues as Bubba Gump's, California Pizza Kitchen and Mai Tai Bar.

Chan was asked about the restaurant's menu for a July 2004 story in Restaurant Hospitality magazine.

"I have to make sure it's good quality," Chan said. "Otherwise, people will say, 'Jackie's restaurant is no good.' They will blame me even 1,000 miles away."