Black Angus Steakhouse, also known before 2005 as Stuart Anderson's Black Angus, is an American

restaurant chain A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate the retail and dining markets and many service categories, in many pa ...

that specializes in

steak A steak is a thick cut of meat generally sliced across the muscle fibers, sometimes including a bone. It is normally grilled or fried. Steak can be diced, cooked in sauce, such as in steak and kidney pie, or minced and formed into patti ...

s, headquartered in

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. The chain was founded on April 3, 1964, by Stuart Anderson of Seattle, Washington.

History

Stuart Anderson founded the Black Angus Steakhouse chain in 1964. Its motto is "Thank God for the G." Saga acquired Black Angus in 1972.

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acquired Saga in 1987, and sold several of the Saga restaurants to American Restaurant Group. In 1995, the chain had 101 restaurants and reported revenue of $244 million. In 1999, the overall parent company's profits were steady at $104.7 million, but higher for the Black Angus chain. By 2001, there were 103 Black Angus restaurants in 13 states, and each restaurant had approximately 75 employees and served an average of 3,000 customers weekly. By 2004, the number had fallen to 93 Black Angus and Cattle Company restaurants in 10 states, with 57 units in California. In September 2004, American Restaurant Group filed for

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bankruptcy protection for Black Angus Steakhouse. Black Angus was indebted approximately $202 million and had in 2003 reported revenue of $276.6 million resulting in a net loss of $32.5 million. The bankruptcy proceeded concurrently with an effort to re-brand and remodel the chain. On January 15, 2009, American Restaurant Group itself filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Black Angus Steakhouse was purchased by Versa Capital Management Inc. in March 2009. On June 6, 2016, Stuart Anderson died of lung cancer at age 93 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. As of November 2021, there are 32 Black Angus locations across Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Mexico and Washington.

In popular culture

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Black Angus had a television ad campaign featuring "Travis", a grizzled cowboy encouraging numerous urbanites to dine at the restaurant. Comedian

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poked fun at the ads' apparent aggressiveness in a well-known humorous riff included on his 2003 album ''

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''. In ''

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'' episode " Lisa the Skeptic", Bart asks if they are dressing up to go to Black Angus. In

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episode "Home Movies", Pacey asks if the Dalai Lama has been spotted at Black Angus.

References

External links

* {{Official website, www.blackangus.com
Prime Club

Bloomberg Profile for Black Angus
Restaurant chains in the United States Steakhouses in the United States Restaurants in California Food and drink companies based in Los Angeles Los Altos, California Restaurants established in 1964 1964 establishments in California Privately held companies based in California Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2004 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009