Iconic California steakhouse chain closes another – Business News
They’re pulling up steaks.
Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse, a once-thriving California restaurant chain, is down to its ultimate two places after but another closure.
The Central Valley-born meatery abruptly closed its Visalia outpost Monday — leaving solely eating places in Fresno and Bakersfield nonetheless working after a prolonged period of decline for the franchise, based on the Fresno Bee.
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The first Tahoe Joe’s restaurant is pictured at Shaw & Marks in Fresno, California. Tahoe Joes
There was no farewell post or public announcement from the company. The Visalia location was merely marked closed on Tahoe Joe’s web site.
Restaurateur David Fansler launched Tahoe Joe’s in Fresno in 1995 earlier than later promoting the idea.
Fansler can also be behind a number of different Central Valley eating places, together with Pismo’s Coastal Grill, Westwood’s BBQ & Spice Co. and Yosemite Ranch.
The chain has bounced between company homeowners within the years since.
Fresh Acquisitions, which additionally operated Old Country Buffet, held Tahoe Joe’s earlier than submitting for chapter in 2021. BBQ Holdings then purchased the steakhouse model at public sale for $5.2 million.
Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse is down to its ultimate two eating places after another California location quietly went darkish. Facebook/Tahoe Joe’s
There was no farewell post or public announcement from the company. The Visalia location was merely marked closed on Tahoe Joe’s web site. Facebook/FamousTahoeJoes
At the time of that deal, solely 5 Tahoe Joe’s eating places remained.
The chain took another hit after BBQ Holdings was acquired by MTY Food Group in 2022, with its Rocklin and Roseville eating places additionally closing.
A San Luis Obispo location had already shuttered shortly earlier than the 2021 sale.
MTY nonetheless owns Tahoe Joe’s together with a prolonged roster of restaurant manufacturers together with Baja Fresh, Cold Stone Creamery, Papa Murphy’s and Wetzel’s Pretzels.
Tahoe Joe’s surviving eating places at the moment are at 7006 N. Cedar Ave. in Fresno and 9000 Ming Ave. in Bakersfield.
Its unique Fresno restaurant on West Shaw Avenue closed back in 2016.
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