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                              August 24, 2020

       Christopher Meyer
       Chief Financial Officer
       Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
       2202 North West Shore Boulevard, Suite 500
       Tampa, FL 33607

                                                        Re: Bloomin' Brands,
Inc.
                                                            Form 10-K for the
Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2019
                                                            Filed February 26,
2020
                                                            File No. 1-35625

       Dear Mr. Meyer:

              We have limited our review of your filing to the financial
statements and related
       disclosures and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we
may ask you to
       provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure.

              Please respond to these comments within ten business days by
providing the requested
       information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If
you do not believe our
       comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in
your response.

                                                        After reviewing your
response to these comments, we may have additional comments.

       Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2019

       Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
       Segments, page 41

   1.                                                   Please tell us your
consideration of identifying Restaurant-level operating margin as a
                                                        non-GAAP financial
measure and providing a reconciliation beginning with income from
                                                        operations detailing
each of the items excluded to derive restaurant-level operating
                                                        income. Refer to Item
10(e) of Regulation S-K.
       Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
       Consolidated Financial Statements
       13. Long-term Debt, Net, page 86

   2.                                                   We note you are able to
pay regular quarterly dividends subject to certain restrictions.
                                                        Please tell us your
consideration of disclosing the most significant restrictions on the
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Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
August 24, 2020
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      payment of dividends and their pertinent provisions, and the amount of
retained earnings
      or net income restricted or free of restriction. Refer to Rule 4-08(e)(1)
of Regulation S-X.
       In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are
responsible for the
accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review,
comments, action or
absence of action by the staff.

       You may contact Donna Di Silvio at (202) 551-3202 or Bill Thompson at
(202) 551-3344
with any questions.



                                                            Sincerely,
FirstName LastNameChristopher Meyer
                                                            Division of
Corporation Finance
Comapany NameBloomin' Brands, Inc.
                                                            Office of Trade &
Services
August 24, 2020 Page 2
cc:       Lori Lyn Miklavic
FirstName LastName