The owner of the restaurant chains Fox & Hound, Bailey’s Sports Grille and Champps Kitchen filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, the Wall Street Journal. Last Call Guarantor LLC sought chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., listing debts between $100 million and $500 million. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross will oversee the proceedings. The Dallas-based holding company operates 48 Fox & Hound restaurants, 23 Champps locations and nine Bailey’s restaurants in 25 states. It employs 4,700 full- and part-time employees. This marks the second time that the operator of the restaurants has sought bankruptcy protection since late 2013. At the time, the company blamed its bankruptcy filing on declining sales and rising costs during the economic downturn, which caused consumers to spend less on dining out.
