St. Louis Area Restaurants Among 40 Joe’s Crab Shack Closings
BRANSON MO NEWS: Shuttered Restaurants Tied to Joe’s Crab Shack’s Likely Return to Original Parent Company
St. Louis, MO/August 19, 2017 (STLRestaurant.News) — If you had plans to have lunch or dinner with friends or family at Joe’s Crab Shack in Fairview Heights or St. Peters, you’ll need to make other plans. If you’ve been saving that Joe’s Crab Shack gift card you found in your stocking last Christmas for a special occasion, then you’ve probably waited too long. The family seafood favorite at 51 Ludwig Drive in Fairview Heights, Illinois abruptly closed over the weekend. The Joe’s Crab Shack at 5856 Suemandy Drive in St. Peters was similarly shuttered. It’s unclear if employees were notified prior to the closing. Illinois staff members received their final paychecks Tuesday, according to a report in the Belleville News-Democrat.
An email sent to employees Monday and obtained by the BND blamed parent company Ignite Restaurant Group’s June bankruptcy filing and impending sale for the permanent closure of the St. Louis area restaurants. The company has closed more than 40 Joe’s Crab Shack locations across the country, including all three Illinois locations (Fairview Heights, Gurnee, and Schaumberg), and two in Missouri (St. Peters and Independence). According to the restaurant’s website, the only remaining Joe’s Crab Shack in Missouri is the Branson location at 717 Branson Landing. Otherwise, local Crab Shack fans will have to drive to Memphis, Nashville, or Louisville, KY for their favorite steampot.
The closures follow a June 6th announcement that a tentative deal was in place for the sale of Joe’s Crab Shack and a sister brand, Brick House Tavern + Tap, to the San Diego-based private equity firm Kelly Companies. The announcement also stated that “Pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code” Ignite would also …
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