As we recently reported, employees at some Joe’s Crab Shack and Brick House Tavern restaurants found out without warning that their locations had been shut down immediately. While the corporate owners of these brands did not provide a list of shuttered locations, we’ve been able to piece together some spots that are now closed for good. [More]
Ignite Restaurant Group
Here’s A Partial List Of Closed Joe’s Crab Shack & Brick House Tavern Locations
By 8.14.17 — Updated: 9.5.17
Several Joe’s Crab Shack Restaurants Abruptly Close With No Warning To Employees
By 8.11.17
Joe’s Crab Shack and its sibling restaurant chain, Brick House Tavern, will soon have a new owner pending approval by the bankruptcy court. Yet it’s celebrating in a surprising way: The chain is abruptly closing locations scattered across the country, sending employees home during their shifts. Update: Here’s a newer list of recently closed locations that employees and customers sent to Consumerist. [More]
Joe’s Crab Shack Owner Files For Bankruptcy, Preps For Sale Of Chain
By 6.7.17 — Updated: 6.9.17
A year after its failed no-tipping policy experiment and a month after rumors began swirling that Joe’s Crab Shack parent company Ignite Restaurants was prepping for bankruptcy, the company has done just that and revealed plans to sell itself to a private equity firm. [More]
Report: Owner Of Joe’s Crab Shack Prepping For Bankruptcy
By 5.4.17 — Updated: 5.5.17
Sure, the first part of the year has been littered with a number of retail bankruptcies, but it wasn’t long ago that several restaurant chains were dealing with similar financial issues. Now, it appears we’re revisiting that trend: A year after its failed no-tipping policy experiment at Joe’s Crab Shack, Ignite Restaurant Group is reportedly prepping for bankruptcy. [More]
Joe’s Crab Shack Backs Away From No-Tipping Policy
By 5.13.16
Six months after Joe’s Crab Shack became the first national full-service chain to test a no-tipping policy, the company is ditching the idea. [More]
Joe’s Crab Shack Tests No-Tipping Policy, Raises Server Wages To $14/Hour
By 11.10.15
Joe’s Crab Shack will become the first national full-service chain to test a no-tipping policy, following in the footsteps of several prominent New York-based restaurants that ditched gratuity last month. [More]
