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Coronavirus Could Be the End for Chuck E. Cheese and These Struggling Restaurants

John Csiszar
·4 min read

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the restaurant industry. By mid-April, an estimated 30,000 American restaurants had closed for good and more than 110,000 were expected to shutter by the end of the month, according to estimates from the National Restaurant Association. And chain restaurants are not immune from these closures. Some classic chain restaurants had already been facing tough times amid stiff competition from newer fast-casual restaurants, and were forced to close underperforming locations each year to cut their losses. The coronavirus pandemic has only made things worse.

GOBankingRates rounded up all the major U.S. restaurants that have closed locations due to COVID-19. Find out if your favorite spot is on the verge of extinction.

Last updated: Oct. 12, 2020

FoodFirst Restaurants

  • Bankruptcy date: April 10

  • Assets: $10 million

  • Restaurant(s): Bravo! Cucina Italiana, Brio Tuscan Grill

CRT Food & Beverage

  • Bankruptcy date: April 28

  • Assets: $50,000

  • Restaurant(s): Whiskey’s Smoke House

TooJay's Management

  • Bankruptcy date: April 29

  • Assets: $50 million

  • Restaurant(s): TooJay’s Deli – Bakery – Restaurant

CFRA Holdings

  • Bankruptcy date: May 6

  • Assets: $10 million

  • Restaurant(s): IHOP franchises

Sustainable Restaurant Group

  • Bankruptcy date: May 12

  • Assets: $10 million

  • Restaurant(s): Bamboo Sushi, Quickfish

Garden Fresh Restaurants

  • Bankruptcy date: May 14

  • Assets: $50 million

  • Restaurant(s): Souplantation, Sweet Tomatoes

Schreiner's Fine Sausages

  • Bankruptcy date: May 26

  • Assets: $100,000

  • Restaurant(s): Schreiner’s Fine Sausages

Specialty's Cafe and Bakery

  • Bankruptcy date: May 27

  • Assets: $50,000

  • Restaurant(s): Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery

Le Pain Quotidien (U.S. Subsidiary)

  • Bankruptcy date: May 27

  • Assets: $100 million

  • Restaurant(s): Le Pain Quotidien

BarFly Ventures

  • Bankruptcy date: June 3

  • Assets: $1 million

  • Restaurant(s): HopCat, Stella’s Lounge, Grand Rapids Brewing Co.

Twisted Root Burger (Carrollton, Arlington, Coppell, Mansfield, Richardson)

  • Bankruptcy date: June 8

  • Assets: $100,000 – $2.4 million

  • Restaurant(s): Twisted Root Burger Co.

RM Bakery

  • Bankruptcy date: June 15

  • Assets: $1 million

  • Restaurant(s): Leaven & Co.

RWDT Foods

  • Bankruptcy date: June 24

  • Assets: $1 million

  • Restaurant(s): Denny’s franchises

CEC Entertainment

  • Bankruptcy date: June 24

  • Assets: $1.7 billion

  • Restaurant(s): Chuck E. Cheese, Peter Piper Pizza

Declaration Brewing

  • Bankruptcy date: June 26

  • Assets: $0.5 million

  • Restaurant(s): Declaration Brewing

Tea Station Investments

  • Bankruptcy date: July 1

  • Assets: $3.1 million

  • Restaurant(s): Tea Station

NPC International

  • Bankruptcy date: July 1

  • Assets: $1 billion

  • Restaurant(s): Pizza Hut and Wendy’s franchises

Bulls Head Diner

  • Bankruptcy date: July 2

  • Assets: $50,000

  • Restaurant(s): Bull’s Head Diner

The Pub McKinney

  • Bankruptcy date: July 3

  • Assets: $50,000

  • Restaurant(s): The Pub McKinney

Luxury Dining Group

  • Bankruptcy date: July 3

  • Assets: $10 million

  • Restaurant(s): Fig & Olive

Place Pigalle Restaurant

  • Bankruptcy date: July 10

  • Assets: $50,000

  • Restaurant(s): Place Pigalle

A La Turka Restaurant

  • Bankruptcy date: July 15

  • Assets: $100,000

  • Restaurant(s): A La Turka

Featherstone Foods

  • Bankruptcy date: July 20

  • Assets: $1 million

  • Restaurant(s): Featherstone

Moustache Brewing

  • Bankruptcy date: July 21

  • Assets: $0.4 million

  • Restaurant(s): Moustache Brewing Co.

Sugar Factory Ocean Drive

  • Bankruptcy date: July 22

  • Assets: $2 million

  • Restaurant(s): Sugar Factory

Il Mulino New York

  • Bankruptcy date: July 28

  • Assets: $50 million

  • Restaurant(s): Il Mulino

California Pizza Kitchen

  • Bankruptcy date: July 29

  • Assets: $100 million

  • Restaurant(s): California Pizza Kitchen

Matchbox Food Group

  • Bankruptcy date: Aug. 3

  • Assets: $50,000

  • Restaurant(s): Matchbox

Galiciapoke

  • Bankruptcy date: Aug. 3

  • Assets: $100,000

  • Restaurant(s): LemonShark Poke

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill

  • Bankruptcy date: Aug. 12

  • Assets: 1 million

  • Restaurant(s): Garbanzo

Orange Blossom Catering

  • Bankruptcy date: Aug. 14

  • Assets: $0.5 million

  • Restaurant(s): Orange Blossom Catering

Blue Star Donuts

  • Bankruptcy date: Aug. 26

  • Assets: $1 million

  • Restaurant(s): Blue Star Donuts + Coffee

Haute Coffee

  • Bankruptcy date: Aug. 30

  • Assets: $100,000

  • Restaurant(s): Haute Coffee

Jason's Deli of Colorado

  • Bankruptcy date: Aug. 31

  • Assets: $0.4 million

  • Restaurant(s): Jason’s Deli

K&W Cafeterias

  • Bankruptcy date: Sept. 2

  • Assets: $30.1 million

  • Restaurant(s): K&W Cafeteria

Maison Kayser USA

  • Bankruptcy date: Sept. 10

  • Assets: $10 million

  • Restaurant(s): Maison Kayser

Taco Crush

  • Bankruptcy date: Sept. 14

  • Assets: $50,000

  • Restaurant(s): Taco Crush

New Moon Orlando

  • Bankruptcy date: Sept. 17

  • Assets: $20,000

  • Restaurant(s): New Moon Market

Sizzler USA

  • Bankruptcy date: Sept. 21

  • Assets: $1 million

  • Restaurant(s): Sizzler

It'Sugar

  • Bankruptcy date: Sept. 22

  • Assets: $1 million

  • Restaurant(s): IT’SUGAR

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