Landry's

Throughout the 1990s, Landry's, Inc. expanded, developing and acquiring restaurant, entertainment, hospitality, and gaming businesses. In 1994, Landry's, Inc., acquired Joe's Crab Shack.[6] In 2006, Landry's, Inc. sold Joe's Crab Shack, which had grown to more than 120 locations, to J.H. Whitney & Company.[7] During the decade, the company acquired several other restaurants, including The Crab House and Cadillac Bar.[8]

Landry's, Inc., expanded its hospitality and entertainment divisions in 1996, acquiring the San Luis Resort, a 32-acre beachfront resort on Galveston Island's historic Seawall Boulevard and built on top of the former Fort Crockett.[9] In 2004, Landry's, Inc. partnered with the City of Galveston to open a 140,000 square foot convention center, the Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis Resort. In 2003, the company acquired the adjacent Holiday Inn Resort Galveston – On the Beach. In 2004, the adjacent Hilton Galveston Island Resort was acquired. The San Luis Resort includes 700 guest rooms, ten restaurants, and 200,000 square feet of event space.[10]

In 1998, the company developed the 35-acre Kemah Boardwalk, with a hotel, a marina, more than ten restaurants, and dozens of midway games, amusement rides, and attractions.[5] The company's hospitality division also includes The Westin Houston Downtown in Downtown Houston[11] and the Boardwalk Inn on the Kemah Boardwalk.[12]

After 2000, Landry's, Inc. continued to grow. In 2000, the company acquired Rainforest Cafe, a collection of jungle-inspired restaurants and retail villages.[13] In 2002, the company acquired three national seafood restaurants: Saltgrass Steak House,[14] Chart House,[15] and Muer Restaurants,.[16]

In 2003, the company opened the Downtown Aquarium, a 20-acre entertainment complex in Houston with an aquarium, a restaurant built around a 150,000-gallon, floor-to-ceiling centerpiece aquarium, a bar, banquet facilities, amusement rides, and midway games. A train carries guests into a tunnel running through a 250,000-gallon shark tank. Other Aquarium restaurants have since opened in Denver, Nashville, and on the Kemah Boardwalk in Texas.[17]

In 2005, the company acquired Golden Nugget Hotel & Casinos, with locations in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada.[18] Landry's, Inc., has since opened three additional locations in Atlantic City, New Jersey,[19] Biloxi, Mississippi[20] and Lake Charles, Louisiana.[21]

On October 14, 2008, T-Rex Cafe, a dinosaur themed restaurant chain at Disney Springs formerly known as Downtown Disney in Orlando, Florida location was also opened to the public, and the Legends Outlets in Kansas City, Kansas location was opened in 2006 and which was closed on August 13, 2017, replaced by Michael Kors and it is themed after The Rite of Spring segment by Igor Stravinsky in the 1940 Walt Disney's animated film Fantasia (1940).

Landry acquired Bubba Gump Shrimp Company in 2010.

In 2010, Landry's, Inc., acquired three new restaurants: Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, a collection of seafood restaurants themed on the movie Forrest Gump,[22][23] The company also acquired Claim Jumper, a national chain of family restaurants.[24] The Oceanaire, a national collection of seafood restaurants,[25] is known for flying in fresh fish daily.[26]

In 2011, Landry's bought two more restaurants – McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks[27] and Morton's The Steakhouse.[28] In 2012, the company expanded its entertainment division with the opening of the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier.[29]

In 2013, Landry's acquired Mastro's restaurants.[30] The company has developed and acquired a collection of restaurants called Landry's Signature Group, which include Vic & Anthony's, Grotto, Brenner's Steakhouse, Brenner's on the Bayou, La Griglia, and Willie G's Seafood & Steaks.[31] In 2016, Landry's acquired the BR Guest restaurant brand.[32]

In August 2017, Landry's re-acquired Joe's Crab Shack restaurants from Ignite Restaurant Group, which had filed for bankruptcy protection on June 6, 2017.[33][34][35] Landry's had sold Joe's to Ignite's predecessor in 2006.[36] The Ignite group's Brick House Tavern, and Tap restaurants were also included in the deal.

In September 2019, Landry's bought Seattle-based Restaurants Unlimited Inc,[37] adding 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 to its portfolio.

Also in September 2019, Landry's acquired Del Frisco's Grille and Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak Houses for around $650 million.[38]

Golden Nugget Lake Charles in Lake Charles.

• Golden Nugget Atlantic City
• Golden Nugget Biloxi
• Golden Nugget Danville
• Golden Nugget Lake Charles[39]
• Golden Nugget Las Vegas[40][41]
• Golden Nugget Laughlin[42][43][44][45]

• Blue Water Inn - St. Clair, Michigan
• Huntting Inn - East Hampton, New York
• Boardwalk Inn - Kemah, Texas
• The Post Oak Hotel and Tower - Houston, Texas
• Post Oak Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada (future)
• San Luis Resort - Galveston, Texas
  • The Villas at San Luis Resort

Landry's, Inc. will assume ownership of a 60% stake in the online casino platform, Golden Nugget Online Casino as part of the deal to go public.

• Blue Fin
• Chart House
• Del Frisco's
• Mastro's Restaurants
• Mitchell's Fish Market
• Morton's The Steakhouse
• The Oceanaire Seafood Room
• The Palm
• Strip House
• Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse

• Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
• Claim Jumper
• Houlihan's
• Joe's Crab Shack
• McCormick & Schmick's
• Rainforest Cafe
• Saltgrass Steak House

• Grand Concourse
• Jake's Famous Crawfish
• T-Rex Cafe
• Yak & Yeti

• Kemah Boardwalk: The company owns a boardwalk in Kemah, Texas. The Kemah Boardwalk, a 60-acre Texas Gulf Coast theme park in Kemah, Texas,[46] approximately 30 miles southeast of Downtown Houston, Texas. The Boardwalk is built entirely along the shores of Galveston Bay and Clear Lake,[47] and is considered among the premier boardwalks in the United States.[48] The complex is owned and operated by Landry's, Inc., and is home to more than ten restaurants; a collection of rides; midway games; attractions; a boutique hotel; a charter yacht; a 400-slip marina; and multiple shops.[49] There is no charge to walk around on the boardwalk. Tickets for rides can be purchased individually, or all-day ride passes are available. Restaurants on the boardwalk include Landry's Seafood; Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.; Saltgrass Steak House; and Cadillac Bar.[50]
• Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: a Pleasure pier owned by Landry's in Galveston, Texas, United States. Opened in Summer 2012, it has 1 roller coaster, 15 rides, as well as carnival games and souvenir shops.[51][52][53][54][55]

The Crawford Boxes

Landry's, Inc. operates the Tower of the Americas in San Antonio.

Since the 1990s, Landry's has expanded to real estate holdings beyond dining and hospitality.

• The Post Oak: Fertitta broke grounds on a mixed-use skyscraper in Houston that will accompany the company's headquarters. The building includes hotel rooms, residential rooms, and office buildings.
• Post Oak Motor Cars: The company owns and operates Post Oak Motor Cars, Ltd., the largest factory-authorized Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and Bentley Motors dealership on the Gulf Coast.[56]
• Landry's Crawford Boxes: Landry's, Inc., owns the naming rights to the left field bleachers at Minute Maid Park, the home of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros. The Landry's Crawford Boxes are so named because they parallel Downtown Houston's Crawford Street. Any fan catching a home run receives a gift card to Landry's, Inc. restaurants.[57]
• Tower of the Americas (originally built for HemisFair '68): Landry's, Inc., operates Tower of the Americas, a 750-foot San Antonio, Texas, landmark. At the top of the tower, guests can dine at Chart House Restaurant. Other attractions include summer concert series; a 4D Texas ride;[58] and an observation level.[59]

Landry's, Inc. owns aquariums in Houston, Denver, Nashville, and Kemah, Texas. All aquariums contain restaurants branded in Landry's Aquarium subsidiary.

• Downtown Aquarium, Houston: a public aquarium and restaurant located in Houston, Texas, United States that was developed from two Houston landmarks: Fire Station No. 1 and the Central Waterworks Building. The aquarium is located on a 6-acre (2.4 ha) site at 410 Bagby St. in downtown Houston. It houses over 200 species of aquatic animals in 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L) of aquariums. The complex includes two restaurants, a bar, and banquet facilities. The Downtown Aquarium in Houston is owned and operated by Landry's, Inc. and accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
• Downtown Aquarium, Denver: a public aquarium and restaurant located in Denver, Colorado at the intersection of I-25 and 23rd Ave. The 107,000 square feet (9,900 m²) main building sits on a 17-acre (6.9 ha) site adjacent to the South Platte River. Its freshwater and marine aquaria total approximately 1,000,000 US gallons (3,785,000 L), and exhibit a variety of fish and other animals. The Downtown Aquarium in Denver is owned and operated by Landry's Restaurants, Inc.,[60] and is the largest aquarium between Chicago and California.[61] It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
• Nashville: Landry's operates a 200,000 gallon Aquarium in Nashville that contains a variety of fish, sharks, and stingrays. The aquarium operated the Aquarium branded restaurants.[62]
• Kemah, Texas: Inside the Kemah Boardwalk (also owned by Landry's, Inc.), the company operates an aquarium and restaurant.

• Boardwalk FantaSea: A Houston area cruise line offering public and private cruise lines that travel through the Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.