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'''Joe's Crab Shack''' is an American chain of beach-themed seafood [[casual dining restaurant]]s. Founded in [[Houston, Texas]], the restaurant now operates locations all across the [[United States of America]].
'''Joe's Crab Shack''' is an American chain of beach-themed seafood [[casual dining restaurant]]s. Founded in [[Houston, Texas]], the restaurant now operates locations all across the United States.


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:JoesCrabShack.jpg|thumb|A Joe's Crab Shack branch in [[San Diego, California]]. The building was initially a rowing club and was later converted into the restaurant.]]
[[File:JoesCrabShack.jpg|thumb|A Joe's Crab Shack branch in [[San Diego, California]]. The building was initially a [[rowing club]] and was later converted into the restaurant.]]
Joe's Crab Shack opened its first location in Houston, Texas in 1991. [[Landry's, Inc.|Landry's Restaurants, Inc.]] purchased the original Joe's in Houston in early 1994 to convert it into a Landry's Restaurant. By 1995 the chain had grown to three locations in Houston and one in Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n24_v29/ai_17067914/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708204821/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n24_v29/ai_17067914/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2012|last=Ruggless|first=Ron|date=June 12, 1995|title=Landry's eyes Joe's Crab Shack as possible 2nd growth concept|work=[[Nation's Restaurant News]]|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref>
Joe's Crab Shack opened its first location in Houston, Texas, in 1991. [[Landry's, Inc.|Landry's Restaurants, Inc.]], purchased the original Joe's in Houston in early 1994 to convert it into a Landry's Restaurant. By 1995 the chain had grown to three locations in Houston and one in Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n24_v29/ai_17067914/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708204821/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n24_v29/ai_17067914/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2012|last=Ruggless|first=Ron|date=June 12, 1995|title=Landry's eyes Joe's Crab Shack as possible 2nd growth concept|work=[[Nation's Restaurant News]]|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref>


On November 17, 2006, Joe's was sold to [[J.H. Whitney & Company]], a privately held company, operating as JCS Holdings, LLC. The sales price was $192 million including the assumption of liabilities of $225 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/10/09/daily17.html|title=Landry's to unload Joe's Crab Shack eateries|last=Fertitta|first=Tilman |date=October 10, 2006|work=[[Houston Business Journal]]|access-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref>
On November 17, 2006, Joe's was sold to [[J.H. Whitney & Company]], a privately held company, operating as JCS Holdings, LLC. The sales price was $192 million including the assumption of liabilities of $225 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/10/09/daily17.html|title=Landry's to unload Joe's Crab Shack eateries|last=Fertitta|first=Tilman |date=October 10, 2006|work=[[Houston Business Journal]]|access-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref>


JCS Holdings changed their name to Ignite Restaurant Group in April 2009 and operated the 130 existing Joe's and 26 Brickhouse Tavern and Tap restaurants. Ignite Restaurant Group went public in 2012.
JCS Holdings changed their name to Ignite Restaurant Group in April 2009 and operated the 130 existing Joe's and 26 Brickhouse Tavern and Tap restaurants. Ignite Restaurant Group went public in 2012.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.investors.com/news/ignite-restaurant-ipo-prices-well-stock-up/|date=May 11, 2012|title=Ignite Restaurant Feasts On $81 Million IPO Raise|work=[[Investor's Business Daily]]|access-date=May 11, 2012}}</ref> The company was headquartered on Westpark Drive near the [[Westchase District]] of Houston.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.investors.com/news/ignite-restaurant-ipo-prices-well-stock-up/|date=May 11, 2012|title=Ignite Restaurant Feasts On $81 Million IPO Raise|work=[[Investor's Business Daily]]|access-date=May 11, 2012}}</ref> The company was headquartered on Westpark Drive near the [[Westchase District]] of Houston.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}


In March 2016, the Joe's location in [[Roseville, MN]], was criticized for including a photo of the Texas execution by hanging of Joseph Burleson, a black man convicted of murder, as table decor. The photo included a cartoon bubble reading "All I said was that I didn't like the gumbo." The use of the photo was condemned by the NAACP and the city of Roseville. A spokesman for Joe's Crab Shack apologized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kare11.com/news/joes-crab-shack-in-mn-under-fire-for-racist-decor/7651194|date=March 11, 2016|title=Joe's Crab Shack sorry for controversial picture|work=[[KARE (TV)|KARE]]|access-date=June 9, 2019}}{{dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This restaurant along with others has since been closed when Ignite Restaurant Group filed bankruptcy in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joes-crab-shack-criticized-displaying-picture-man-hanged/|last=Garcia |first=Arturo |date=March 22, 2018|title=Was Joe's Crab Shack Criticized for Displaying a Picture of a Man Being Hanged?
Ignite Restaurant Group filed for bankruptcy protection on June 6, 2017, and was re-acquired by Landry's, Inc. in August 2017 at bankruptcy auction for $57 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/18/court-approves-landry-s-deal-to-buy-joe-s-crab.html|title=Parent co. of Joe's Crab Shack back in hands of Tilman Fertitta|last=Witthaus|first=Jack|date=August 9, 2017|work=[[Houston Business Journal]]|access-date=August 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/18/court-approves-landry-s-deal-to-buy-joe-s-crab.html|last=Pulsinelli |first=Olivia|date=August 18, 2017|title=Court approves Landry’s deal to buy Joe’s Crab Shack parent co.|work=[[Houston Business Journal]]|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sns-dailymeal-1799498-joes-crab-shack-closes-without-warning-81917-20170819-story.html|last=Licata |first=Elizabeth |date=August 19, 2017|title=Joe's Crab Shack closes 41 restaurants without warning|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref>
|work=[[Snopes]]|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref>

Ignite Restaurant Group filed for bankruptcy protection on June 6, 2017, and was re-acquired by Landry's, Inc., in August 2017 at bankruptcy auction for $57 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/18/court-approves-landry-s-deal-to-buy-joe-s-crab.html|title=Parent co. of Joe's Crab Shack back in hands of Tilman Fertitta|last=Witthaus|first=Jack|date=August 9, 2017|work=[[Houston Business Journal]]|access-date=August 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/18/court-approves-landry-s-deal-to-buy-joe-s-crab.html|last=Pulsinelli |first=Olivia|date=August 18, 2017|title=Court approves Landry's deal to buy Joe's Crab Shack parent co.|work=[[Houston Business Journal]]|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sns-dailymeal-1799498-joes-crab-shack-closes-without-warning-81917-20170819-story.html|last=Licata |first=Elizabeth |date=August 19, 2017|title=Joe's Crab Shack closes 41 restaurants without warning|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref>


In August 2017, the chain closed 40 locations in several states amid bankruptcy proceedings as Landry's prepared to take over.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/08/20/Joes-Crab-Shack-abruptly-closes-40-locations-amid-bankruptcy-proceedings/8281503251570/|title=Joe's Crab Shack abruptly closes 40 locations amid bankruptcy proceedings|date=August 20, 2017|last=Cone|first=Allen|work=[[United Press International|UPI]]|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> Landry's has plans to re-focus the chain, and then to grow it again.
In August 2017, the chain closed 40 locations in several states amid bankruptcy proceedings as Landry's prepared to take over.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/08/20/Joes-Crab-Shack-abruptly-closes-40-locations-amid-bankruptcy-proceedings/8281503251570/|title=Joe's Crab Shack abruptly closes 40 locations amid bankruptcy proceedings|date=August 20, 2017|last=Cone|first=Allen|work=[[United Press International|UPI]]|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> Landry's has plans to re-focus the chain, and then to grow it again.


As of May 2021, the chain operates 44 locations in 18 states.
As of May 2021, the chain operated 44 locations in 18 states.


As of November 2023, the chain had decreased its operations to 30 locations in 12 states.
== Photo controversy ==

In March 2016, the Joe's location in [[Roseville, MN]] was criticized for including a photo of the Texas execution by hanging of Joseph Burleson, a black man convicted of murder, as table decor. The photo included a cartoon bubble reading "All I said was that I didn't like the gumbo." The use of the photo was condemned by the NAACP and the City of Roseville. A spokesman for Joe's Crab Shack apologized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kare11.com/news/joes-crab-shack-in-mn-under-fire-for-racist-decor/7651194|date=March 11, 2016|title=Joe's Crab Shack sorry for controversial picture|work=[[KARE (TV)|KARE]]|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref> This restaurant along with others has since been closed when Ignite Restaurant Group filed bankruptcy in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joes-crab-shack-criticized-displaying-picture-man-hanged/|last=Garcia |first=Arturo |date=March 22, 2018|title=Was Joe’s Crab Shack Criticized for Displaying a Picture of a Man Being Hanged?
|work=[[Snopes]]|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref>


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[List of seafood restaurants]]
* [[List of seafood restaurants]]


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.joescrabshack.com Joe's Crab Shack official website]
*[http://www.joescrabshack.com/ Joe's Crab Shack official website]


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Latest revision as of 04:30, 24 December 2024

Joe's Crab Shack
Company typeWholly owned subsidiary
IndustryRestaurants
Founded1991; 34 years ago (1991) in Houston, Texas, U.S.
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
,
U.S.
Number of locations
23
OwnerLandry’s Restaurant, Inc.
Websitejoescrabshack.com

Joe's Crab Shack is an American chain of beach-themed seafood casual dining restaurants. Founded in Houston, Texas, the restaurant now operates locations all across the United States.

History

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A Joe's Crab Shack branch in San Diego, California. The building was initially a rowing club and was later converted into the restaurant.

Joe's Crab Shack opened its first location in Houston, Texas, in 1991. Landry's Restaurants, Inc., purchased the original Joe's in Houston in early 1994 to convert it into a Landry's Restaurant. By 1995 the chain had grown to three locations in Houston and one in Dallas.[1]

On November 17, 2006, Joe's was sold to J.H. Whitney & Company, a privately held company, operating as JCS Holdings, LLC. The sales price was $192 million including the assumption of liabilities of $225 million.[2]

JCS Holdings changed their name to Ignite Restaurant Group in April 2009 and operated the 130 existing Joe's and 26 Brickhouse Tavern and Tap restaurants. Ignite Restaurant Group went public in 2012. [3] The company was headquartered on Westpark Drive near the Westchase District of Houston.[citation needed]

In March 2016, the Joe's location in Roseville, MN, was criticized for including a photo of the Texas execution by hanging of Joseph Burleson, a black man convicted of murder, as table decor. The photo included a cartoon bubble reading "All I said was that I didn't like the gumbo." The use of the photo was condemned by the NAACP and the city of Roseville. A spokesman for Joe's Crab Shack apologized.[4] This restaurant along with others has since been closed when Ignite Restaurant Group filed bankruptcy in 2017.[5]

Ignite Restaurant Group filed for bankruptcy protection on June 6, 2017, and was re-acquired by Landry's, Inc., in August 2017 at bankruptcy auction for $57 million.[6][7][8]

In August 2017, the chain closed 40 locations in several states amid bankruptcy proceedings as Landry's prepared to take over.[9] Landry's has plans to re-focus the chain, and then to grow it again.

As of May 2021, the chain operated 44 locations in 18 states.

As of November 2023, the chain had decreased its operations to 30 locations in 12 states.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ruggless, Ron (June 12, 1995). "Landry's eyes Joe's Crab Shack as possible 2nd growth concept". Nation's Restaurant News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Fertitta, Tilman (October 10, 2006). "Landry's to unload Joe's Crab Shack eateries". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ignite Restaurant Feasts On $81 Million IPO Raise". Investor's Business Daily. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Joe's Crab Shack sorry for controversial picture". KARE. March 11, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Garcia, Arturo (March 22, 2018). "Was Joe's Crab Shack Criticized for Displaying a Picture of a Man Being Hanged?". Snopes. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Witthaus, Jack (August 9, 2017). "Parent co. of Joe's Crab Shack back in hands of Tilman Fertitta". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Pulsinelli, Olivia (August 18, 2017). "Court approves Landry's deal to buy Joe's Crab Shack parent co". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Licata, Elizabeth (August 19, 2017). "Joe's Crab Shack closes 41 restaurants without warning". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Cone, Allen (August 20, 2017). "Joe's Crab Shack abruptly closes 40 locations amid bankruptcy proceedings". UPI. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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