Yard House
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| Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Genre | Casual dining |
| Founded | 1996 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Founder | Steele Platt,[1] Steve Reynolds, Tom Yelenick, Bill Wolrab |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Products | American cuisine (pasta • salads • chicken • seafood), gluten sensitive menu |
| Parent | Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
| Website | www |
Yard House is an American sports bar chain, with 80+ locations across the United States, mostly located west of the Mississippi River. Founded in 1996 in Long Beach, California by Steele Platt and co-founders Tom Yelenick, William Wollrab and Steve Reynolds, it now operates out of Orlando, Florida.[2] Yard House was purchased by Darden Restaurants in 2012 for $585 million.[3][4]
The Yard House began its East Coast expansion in 2010, with a restaurant in the Legacy Place lifestyle center in the Boston suburb of Dedham.[5]
Yard House is operated by a domestic restaurant group in mainland China, where Yard House USA, Inc. and Darden do not own the brand.[6][7]
The restaurant offers a variety of food and focuses on fusion dishes. It also has a major focus on craft beer. Locations have over 100 beers on tap. They also offer a tasting platter of different types of beers.[8]
Locations
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
Source:[9]
References
- ^ "Steele Platt, founder and CEO of Yard House restaurants, no longer accepts being described as a risk taker". Palm Springs Life. September 30, 2011.
- ^ Susan Bryant (2 September 2015). "Football is on at Yard House with new Weekend Lineup menu". southflorida.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "Darden Restaurants – Acquisition Of Yard House Creates Long Term Potential". Seeking Alpha. 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ Rick Munarriz (2015-09-16). "Olive Garden Is Repeating a Gluttonous Mistake". Fox Business. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "Yard House Opening at Legacy Place in Dedham". Boston Restaurant Talk. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ "How Darden Let Yard House Slip Through The Cracks In China". Seeking Alpha. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Yard House Asia". Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "Yard House marks opening of its first location 20 years ago in Long Beach". 4 December 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Find a Restaurant". Official Website. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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