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Joe's Crab Shack

Ignite files for bankruptcy

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 06, 2017

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.

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Joe's Crab Shack

 Jun. 12, 2017

Parent Ignite Restaurant Group has been struggling to regain financial footing with the chain

Joe's Crab Shack closures top 40

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 16, 2017

The casual chain has quietly been cut by more than a third as it awaits a change in ownership.

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Romano's Macaroni Grill files for bankruptcy protection

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 18, 2017

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

Ignite shutters 7 Joe’s Crab Shack units

By Kelsey Squire on Nov. 06, 2015

Sales also slowed at sister brand Brick House Tavern + Tap during Q3.

Early experimenter with no tipping says it's not working

By Peter Romeo on May 05, 2016

Or at least not in 14 of the 18 restaurants that switched to a revenue-sharing model for compensating servers, revealed Ignite Restaurants, parent of the Joe's Crab Shack chain. Joe's was the first full-service restaurant chain of scale to experiment with the discontinuation of tipping.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Ah, indulgence!

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 04, 2016

This week's look at industry developments is intended for mature audiences only.

Joe’s Crab Shack said to be heading for bankruptcy

By Peter Romeo on May 04, 2017

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

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