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Showbiz Pizza's primary rival, Pizza Time Theatre, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1984. [8] Its assets, including the Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant chain, were purchased by Brock Hotel Corporation in May 1985. [9] The two pizza restaurant subsidiaries merged, forming ShowBiz Pizza Time, Inc. – a combination of the two previous company names.
The early-1980s also saw one of Southern California's few ShowBiz Pizza Places opening at Eastland, known as PJ Pizzazz. After PJ closed, it became the Safari Bar nightclub. It is currently BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse. The May Company garage was converted into Chili's. Later Ross Dress for Less and Famous Footwear finished off the lower level.
After filing for bankruptcy in 1984, the chain was acquired in 1985 by Brock Hotel Corporation, the parent company of competitor ShowBiz Pizza Place. The merger formed a new parent company, ShowBiz Pizza Time, Inc., which began unifying the two brands in 1990, renaming every location Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza. It was later shortened to Chuck E ...
ShowBiz Pizza was founded in Kansas City in the 1980s. The home of cult-favorite band Rock-afire Explosion, it burned bright then burned out. Flashback Friday: Gen X grew up at ShowBiz Pizza, home ...
The one remaining Sambo's location was the original one, in Santa Barbara; in 2020 it was renamed to Chad's. [15] ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen: Asian United States 15 Owned by Chipotle; an attempt into the Asian fast casual restaurant industry ShowBiz Pizza Place: Pizza United States 90 Started in 1980 as a direct competitor to Chuck E ...
Discover which classic drive-in restaurants are worth a visit on your next road trip. They had their heyday in the 1950s and '60s, but there are still plenty of drive-ins to discover.
This is a list of pizza chains of the United States. This list is limited to pizza chain restaurants that are based, headquartered or originated in the United States . The distinction between national chains and primarily regional chains is only indicative of geographic footprint and not necessarily of the overall size of the chain.
Mod Pizza / FacebookMod Pizza, a fast-casual restaurant with more than 500 locations across the U.S., has reportedly closed dozens of stores in recent weeks, including five of its California ...