Chuy's
American Tex-Mex restaurant chain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. is an American Tex-Mex restaurant chain founded in 1982 in Austin, Texas, by Mike Young and John Zapp.[3] As of July 2024, Chuy's had 101 restaurants across 15 states in Arkansas, Louisiana, Colorado, Texas, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[4]
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 The original Chuy's on Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founders | Mike Young John Zapp |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 100[1] (2023) |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Steve Hislop (CEO) |
| Revenue | US$422 million[2] (2022) |
Number of employees | 7,400[2] (2022) |
| Parent | Darden Restaurants |
| Website | chuys |
History
The first Chuy's location opened in 1982 on Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas.[5] On May 31, 2001, then President George W. Bush's twin daughters, Jenna Bush and Barbara Bush, were cited for using fake IDs at the Barton Springs Road Chuy's,[6][7] which put Chuy's in the national spotlight.[8][9][10][11] In 2009, Chuy's opened its first restaurant outside of Texas, in Franklin, Tennessee.[5] A second outside of Texas opened in March 2010 in Murfreesboro TN, followed that summer by locations in Birmingham AL and Louisville KY. On July 24, 2012, Chuy's went public with a $75.8 million dollar IPO.[12] At that time they operated 36 locations in 7 states. Cofounder Mike Young died on August 11, 2023, at the age of 74.[5] In July 2024, Darden Restaurants agreed to acquire Chuy's in an all-cash deal valued at $605 million.[13] The acquisition was completed on October 11, 2024.[14]
Founders were Mike Young and John Zapp.
Menu
Chuy's serves Tex-Mex cuisine, such as enchiladas, fajitas, tacos, and burritos as well as alcoholic cocktails. The food is prepared in each restaurant.[15]
Charitable contributions
Chuy’s Children Giving to Children Parade has annually collected toys to be distributed to underprivileged children via the Operation Blue Santa's city of Austin Police Department not-for-profit organization since 1988.[16]
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