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Origin of Landry's Seafood
Posted on 11/30/16 at 11:43 am
Posted on 11/30/16 at 11:43 am
Started watching a new series on CNBC called Billion Dollar Buyer and the star is named Tillman Fertitta. The show says he started his business empire by opening a Landry's Seafood in Katy, Texas. They referenced that that restaurant grew out of a family restaurant in Lafayette, La.
I know the Don's Seafood Hut restaurant chain was started by a family named Landry. Are these places connected? I thought there was some kind of rift in the Don's family about 25 years ago and the 2 sides of the family went in different directions, each with their own Don's restaurants.
Today, this Fertitta guy owns 100% of Landry's Seafood chain, the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, Morton's Steakhouse - over 500 restaurant locations of various brands and many other businesses across the country.
Does anybody here know what the history is?
I know the Don's Seafood Hut restaurant chain was started by a family named Landry. Are these places connected? I thought there was some kind of rift in the Don's family about 25 years ago and the 2 sides of the family went in different directions, each with their own Don's restaurants.
Today, this Fertitta guy owns 100% of Landry's Seafood chain, the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, Morton's Steakhouse - over 500 restaurant locations of various brands and many other businesses across the country.
Does anybody here know what the history is?
This post was edited on 11/30/16 at 11:49 am
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Posted on 11/30/16 at 11:52 am to Stadium Rat
frick Tilman.
Posted on 11/30/16 at 11:54 am to offshoreangler
quote:OK, it sounds like you have some knowledge of this guy?
frick Tilman.
Posted on 11/30/16 at 11:56 am to Stadium Rat
Service at Landry's was bad last time he went there?
Posted on 11/30/16 at 12:03 pm to Count Chocula
It's probably the general resentment most South LA people have for Landry's. It's the "Bubba Gump" of Cajun food. It sucks.
Posted on 11/30/16 at 12:04 pm to Stadium Rat
Years ago I was told by a member of the Don's "Landry" family that the original owners of Landry's in Lafayette were related to Don's Landry Family. But that was about all. The business were never connected in any way.
Hope that makes sense.
Hope that makes sense.
Posted on 11/30/16 at 12:38 pm to Stadium Rat
Posted on 11/30/16 at 12:53 pm to Jones
quote:Thanks for the links.
Jones
Posted on 11/30/16 at 12:56 pm to Stadium Rat
Floyd Landry has a nice spot in sugar land called floyds.
Posted on 11/30/16 at 1:00 pm to Tiger Ryno
The bar trash is my go-to over there. Everything else I've found pretty meh...though better than Pappadeaux's.
Posted on 11/30/16 at 2:29 pm to Stadium Rat
The landry family owns the Don's restaurants.years ago part of the family opened the Landry's in henderson,LA. A few years later 2 of the brothers moved to Houston and opened a Landry's and a willie g's (willie g was don Landry's brother)
Tillman bought out the Houston brothers in 86 and than bought the Henderson location in 94. Once he owned that one he owned full rights to the name and could expand outside of Texas and go public. Since than he turned it back into a private company and grown it to the 600 units and 5 golden nuggets it is today.
Tillman bought out the Houston brothers in 86 and than bought the Henderson location in 94. Once he owned that one he owned full rights to the name and could expand outside of Texas and go public. Since than he turned it back into a private company and grown it to the 600 units and 5 golden nuggets it is today.
This post was edited on 11/30/16 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 11/30/16 at 2:43 pm to Jones
"Food fight" was interesting reading. Thanks!
Posted on 11/30/16 at 4:08 pm to webstew
Landrys today are terrible.
Posted on 11/30/16 at 4:16 pm to Stadium Rat
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Origin of Landry's Seafood
Vietnam or Cambodia, if I had to guess
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