Brick House Tavern

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

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For sale: Joe's Crab Shack, Brick House Tavern

Parent company Ignite Restaurant Group said it is looking for a buyer for the whole company or one of the chains.

After speculation that it would do so, the parent company of Joe’s Crab Shack and Brick House Tavern + Tap is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Management says the venerable Italian chain will use the filing to renegotiate leases on 37 closed sites.

You may be surprised to learn the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has devoted a section of its website to preparing for a zombie apocalypse.

Restaurants are rolling out new recipes of whiskey sours to differentiate bar programs.

The filing could come as early as next week, according to one report.

The reported offer tops an already-inked purchase deal by almost 10%, and comes days after the Landry's owner bought 50% of Catch.

Never have sports been so intertwined with the fortunes of the sluggish casual-dining segment, for worse and decidedly better thanks to flat-screen TVs.

Breakout stars on menus range from all-American to ethnic flavors, light florals to indulgent fats.

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