Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. (RUI) was an American food and beverage firm. Rich Komen founded the company in 1969, and it was headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.[1]
Brands included Skates on the Bay, Portland City Grill, Manzana Grill, Palisade, Cutters Crabhouse, Stanford's, Henry's Tavern, Kincaid's, Palomino Restaurant & Bar and Portland Seafood Company.[2]
Restaurants Unlimited filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 7, 2019. At the time of filing, there were 35 locations owned by the firm across six states.[3]
History
In 2007, Sun Capital Partners acquired Restaurants Unlimited for an unspecified amount.[1]
In July 2015, Jim Eschweiler was named president and CEO.[4]
In 2018, Unlimited began adding a 1% “Living Wage Fee” to their customer's bill.[5]
On July 7, 2019 the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[6]
In September 2019, Landry's, Inc. purchased the firm.[7]
Further reading
External links
References
- Dan Richman. Restaurants Unlimited of Seattle is sold to Florida investment firm Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 28, 2007, retrieved August 30, 2019^
- Restaurants Unlimited retrieved July 28, 2015^
- Bret Thorn. Restaurants Unlimited files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Nations Restaurant News, July 8, 2019, retrieved August 30, 2019^
- Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. Names Jim Eschweiler as New President and CEO Cision, July 17, 2015, retrieved August 30, 2019^
- Local Minnesota Restaurant Adding 'Equity' Charge to Customer's Bills 25 June 2021^
- Case 19-11509-LSS Doc 17 Filed 07/07/19 csbankruptcyblog.com, July 7, 2019, retrieved August 30, 2019^
- Megan Campbell. Landry's wins bid to buy Seattle-based restaurant co. out of bankruptcy Houston Business Journal, September 25, 2019, retrieved September 27, 2019^