Bennigan's Shuts Doors Nationwide
The big news today is that Bennigan's has abruptly gone belly up. According to an AP report, the company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, and that company-owned — but not franchisee-owned — Bennigan's and Steak & Ales are closed. It's pretty crazy how quickly it all went down:
The general manager of the Bennigan's, located at 11460 North Kendall Drive, told CBS4.COM that he received a phone call Tuesday morning informing him to cease operations effective Tuesday. Monday was their last day of business.We couldn't find a list of the closed restaurants, so we called each of the local Bennigan's and Steak & Ales to find out. Number after number, we got no answer, until we called the Bennigan's Grill & Tavern at 665 NW 62nd St, where we got a weird answer and were subsequently hung up on. So...maybe it's open?Employees and management teams were not given any warning at all.
"I am as upset as all of the employees are," said the general manager who did not want to be identified.
Bennigan's files for bankruptcy protection [AP]
Bennigan's Restaurant Chain Abruptly Shuts Down [CBS4]
Bennigan's Grill & Tavern [Official Site]
Steak & Ale [Official Site]
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