From the first location in Katy, Texas, in 1980, Landry's continues to grow from coast to coast. As a result of its unwavering performance momentum, Landry's has been called a "darling" of Wall Street and has caught the eye of the restaurant industry press as well.
Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. (Public, NYSE:LNY) is a diversified restaurant, hospitality and entertainment company principally engaged in the ownership and operation of full-service, specialty location restaurants, with 174 locations in 27 states and Canada, as of December 31, 2009. The Company is a full-service restaurant operator in the United States, operating primarily under the names of Rainforest Cafe, Saltgrass Steak House, Landry’s Seafood House, Charley’s Crab and The Chart House.
Its concepts range from upscale steak and seafood restaurants to theme-based restaurants, and consist of an array of formats, menus and price points that appeal to a range of markets and consumer tastes. The Company operates through four divisions:
Landry’s Division, its seafood and signature restaurants;
Rainforest Cafe Division, its rainforest-,Asian and prehistoric-themed restaurants;
Saltgrass Steak House Division, its Texas-Western-themed restaurants
Chart House Division, its upscale seafood restaurants.