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Aquarium
Downtown Aquarium
Babin's Seafood House
Big Fish Seafood Bistro
BR Guest

Atlantic Grill
Bill's Bar and Burgers
Blue Water Grill
Dos Caminos
Strip House
Troy's Liquor Bar

Blue Fin Seafood=Sushi
Boardwalk Fantasea
Boardwalk Inn
The Boathouse Restaurant
Brenner's Steakhouse
Brick House Tavern & Tap
Bubba Gump
Cadillac Bar
Cameron's Steakhouse
Charley's Crab
Chart House
Claim Jumper
Columbus Fish Market
Del Frisco Grille and Double Eagle Steakhouse
Fish Tales
Fisherman’s Wharf-Galveston
The Flying Dutchman
Galveston Island Convention Center
Gandy Dancer®
Grand Concourse
Grotto Houston
Houston Rockets
Joe's Crab Shack
Kemah Boardwalk
La Griglia
Landry's Seafood
Lighthouse Buffet
Lillie's Asian Cuisine
Mai Tai Bar
Mastro's Restaurants
McCormick Schmick's
Meriwether's
Mitchell's Fish Market
Mitchell's Steakhouse
Morton's Grill
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Peohe's
Pleasure Pier
The Post Oak
Rainforest Cafe
RED Sushi
Restaurants Unlimited
- Kincaid's (4)
- Henry Taverns (2)
- Skates on the Bay
- Horatio’s
- Stanley & Seafort’s
- Scott’s, Palisade/Maggie Bluffs
- Cutters Crabhouse
- Clinkerdagger
- Portland City Grill
- Standford’s and Manzana
River Crab BlueWaterInn
Rusty Pelican
SaltGrass Steak House
Simms Steakhouse
T-Rex
Tower of the Americas
Trevi
Vic & Anthony's
The Westin Houston
Willie G's
Yak & Yeti

Landry's, Inc.

Landry's, Inc. is a diversified hospitality company based in Houston, Tx. The company is owned by Tilman Joseph Fertitta whose net worth exceeds $2.4B. Their site lists 63 branded restaurants.

Many of the brands, listed to the right, appear to have sub-brands. Fertitta has many brands listed outside the Landry's business structure.

Corporate History

The Houston Press has an article called Food Fight by Alison Cook that talks about how the Landry Brother's and friends started a company to serve Cajun cuisine. The initial investors took to in fighting. A real estate investor named Tilman Fertitta bought out the founders and became a billionaire.

1947: Alzace Landry started a meat market in Lafayette, La.
1972: The Landry brothers (Billy and Floyd Landry) began building restaurants featuring Cajun cuisine.
1980: According to the Landry's web site Tilman Fertitta helped open Landry Seafood in Katy, Tx.
1981: The company opened Willie G's
198?: The Landry's formed a holding company called Pirogue.
1986: Pirogue took on Tilman Fertitta, who had been in homebuilding, as a partner. The partners were fighting and Fertitta bought them out for $375,000 a piece.
1993: The company went public with a $30 million valuation.
1994: Landry's acquired Joe's Crab Shack
History of Joe's Crab Shack

Joe's Crab Shack serves Cajun style seafood in a casual setting.
- 1991: Joe's Crab Shack was opened in Houston, Tx.
- 1994: Landry acquired the business and expanded it to three locations.
- 2006: JCS Holdings, LLC. acquired Joe's for $192 million and assumption of of $225 million in liabilities.
- 2009: JCS, which had 130 Joes and 26 Brickhouse Tavern restaurants, changed its name to Ignite Restaurant Group.
- 2012: Ignite went public.
- 2013: Ignite acquired Romano's Macaroni Grill from Golden Gate Capital
  - 2015: Redrock Partners LLC of Scottsdale purchased Romano's for $8 million.
  - 2017: Redrock filed chapter 11.
- 2017: Ignite filed for bankruptcy and was reacquired by Landry.
2000: Landry's bought the mall-based Rainforest Cafe which had been established in 1997.
2002: Landry's acquired 39 Chart House Restaurants For $45.5 Million.
The Chart House History

The Chart House started as a single diner in a converted diner with charts on the tables and pictures on the walls. It grew into a large restaurant conglomerate. It was acquired by Pillsbury and eventually returned to its roots. It is now an upper scale restaurant found in scenic locations.
- 1961: Hawaiian surf legend Joey Cabell and former U.S. Navy frogman Buzzy Bent opened the Chart House in Aspen, Co with a $5,000 investment.
- 1963: the company added restaurants on the Pacific Coast.
- 1974: Bent retired and Cabell returned to surfing, leaving Ron Smith in charge who continued the growth.
- John Creed took over and by 1982 the company had $18.6 M in profit on sales of $383 M.
- 1983: Donald Smith, an executive from PepsiCo took charge. Chart House turned into a conglomerate with over 500 restaurants including the largest Burger King Franchise.
- 1983: Chart House acquired Godfather's Pizza. The combined company took on the name Diversifoods..
- 1985: Pillsbury acquired Diversifoods.
- I am missing this piece of the company's history. Pillsbury strips off Godfather's and adds other businesses and spins off Chart House.
- 1987: Chart House acquired Paradise Cafe.
- 1996: Java Centrale Inc. acquired The Paradise Cafe from Chart House.
2003 Landry's began an Aquarium Subsidiary that included a public aquarium and a restaurant.
Landry's Aquariums

The Landry's Aquarium Restaurant project offers four aquarium/restaurant combinations. These are in Houston, Denver, Nashville and Kemah, Tx.
- 1999: Colorado's Ocean Journey was developed as non-profit entity with help from HUD for $93 million.
  - 2001: A recession 4 Kincaid's, 2 Henry Taverns, Skates on the Bay, Horatio’s, Stanley & Seafort’s, Scott’s, Palisade/Maggie Bluffs, Cutters Crabhouse, Clinkerdagger, Portland City Grill, Standford’s and Manzana.following the 9/11 attack forced the organization into insolvency.
  - 2003: Landry's acquired the facility for $13.6 M and changed the name to Downtown Aquarium, Denver.
- 2003: Landry won a contract to renovated Fire Station No. 1 and the Central Waterworks Building in Houston to develop Downtown Aquarium, Houston
2003: Landry's opened a 20 acre entertainment complex in Houston called The Downtown Aquarium.
2005: Landry's acquired Golden Nugget Hotel & Casinos in Nevada.
2010, Landry's acquired Bubba Gump Shrimp Company inspired by a movie.
2010: Landry's acquired The Claim Jumper for $76.6 million.
History of the Claim Jumper

The The Claim Jumper is an upscale restaurant and saloon serving a menu inspired by the California Gold Rush.
- 1977: Restaurateur Craig Nickoloff founded the restaurant in Los Alamitos, Ca.
- 2005: Leonard Green acquired the 35 restaurant chain for about $200M from the son of the founder. (ref)
- 2010: The chain had grown to 40 restaurants, but was forced into bankruptcy during the recession.
2011, Landry's acquired McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks for $136m
History of McCormick & Schmick's

McCormick and Schmick's is a chain of seafood restaurants based in Portland, Or.
- 1892 Mueller and Meier opened in Portland, Or.
- 1910: Mueller built its landmark building in Portland.
- 1920: John Romeltsch turned the restaurant into a soft-drink bar during Prohibition.
- 1920: Jacob J. Freiman and J. Rometsch acquired business and started selling crawfish creating Jake's Famous Crawfish.
- 1972: William McCormick acquired Jake's for $55,000 and hired Doug Schmick as manager.
- 1974: McCormick and Schmick created the holding company .
- 1979: Company built the first McCormick & Schmick's in Portland.
- 1994: Castle Harlan acquired the 16 restaurant chain for $24 million.
- 1997: Apple South Inc. acquired the 20 restaurant chain for $53 million.
- 1998: Apple South changed its name to Avado Brands.
- 2001: Castle Harlan and Bruckman, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. acquired the 34 restaurant chain from Avado for $123.5 million.
- 2004: Company held its IPO with symbol MSSR.
- 2006: MSSR acquired The Boathouse Restaurants of British Colummbia from The Spectra Group of Great Restaurants Inc.
  History of The Boathouse
  
  The Boathouse Restaurants is a collect of six restaurants in British Columbia, Ca.
  - 1981: First Boathouse opened in Vancouver.
- 2011: Fertitta had become majority shareholder and offered to take company private.
2011: Landry's acquired Morton's The Steakhouse.
Morton's History

Morton's the Steakhouse is a chain of steak houses with 78 restaurants around the country. Morton's Grille offers quality food in a casual setting.
- 1978: Arnold J. Morton and Klaus Fritsch opened Morton's in Chicago.
- 1987: Quantum Restaurant Group, Inc. acquired Morton's for $12 million.
- 2002: Castle Harlan acquired Mortons.
- 2012: Landry acquired Mortons.
2013: Landry's acquired Mastro's restaurants.
2016 Landry's acquired the BR Guest restaurants which included Atlantic Grill, Bill’s Bar & Burger, Blue Fin, Blue Water Grill, Dos Caminos, Metropolis, Strip House, and Troy.
B.R. Guest History

B.R. Guest was a holding company for a collection of restaurants that included Atlantic Grill, Bill’s Bar & Burger, Blue Fin, Blue Water Grill, Dos Caminos, Metropolis, Strip House, and Troy.
- 1987: Stephen Hanson founded BR Guest.
- 2007: BR formed $150+M partnership with Starwood Capital Group
- 2016: Landry acquired BR that had 25 restaurants in four states.
2014: Landry's acquired Mitchell's Fish Market from Ruth's Hospitality for $10 million.
2017: Ferrita acquired The Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets History

The Houston Rockets is an NBA franchise. This is the ownership chain reported on Wikipedia.
- 1967: The team founded as the San Diego Rockets.
- 1971: Texas Sports Investments acqired the Rockets and moved the franchise to Houston.
- 1973: Irvin Kaplan acquired the team
- 1975: James Talcott Incorporated acquired the team
- 1976: Kenneth Schnitzer acquired the team
- 1979: George J. Maloof, Sr. acquired the team
- 1980: Gavin Maloof acquired the team
- 1982: Charlie Thomas acquired the team
- 1993: Leslie Alexander acquired the team
- 2017: Tilman Fertitta acquired the team
2018: Fertitta acquired Waitr for $308 million which made an app for restaurants.
2019: Landry entered an agreement to buy Del Fricso properties including Double Eagle Steak House and Del Frisco Grill from L Catterton.
2019: Landry's acquired restaurants from bankrupt Restaurants Unlimited. The acquisition included: 4 Kincaid's, 2 Henry Taverns, Skates on the Bay, Horatio’s, Stanley & Seafort’s, Scott’s, Palisade/Maggie Bluffs, Cutters Crabhouse, Clinkerdagger, Portland City Grill, Standford’s and Manzana.