Bar Louie Restaurants
American bar and restaurant chain
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Bar Louie is an American bar and restaurant chain founded in 1990.[3] Bar Louie serves food, beer, and cocktails, from locations predominantly located in urban and suburban markets. As of 2022[update] there are approximately 69 locations.[4] Bar Louie is headquartered in Addison, Texas, and Tom Fricke is the company's chief executive officer. Sun Capital Partners is a major investor in the company dating back to June 2010.[5]
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| Founded | 1990 |
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| Headquarters | Addison, Texas, U.S. |
Number of locations | 73[1][2] |
Key people | Brian Wright, CEO |
| Website | barlouie |
On January 27, 2020, Bar Louie filed for bankruptcy and closed 38 locations.[6][1] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bar Louie closed an additional 22 locations.[2] On March 26, 2025, Bar Louie once again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing assets between $1 million to $10 million, and liabilities between $50 million to $100 million. The filing revealed that Bar Louie owes millions to many of its creditors, including US Foods Dallas, a subsidiary of US Foods. Bar Louie stated that their sales did not recover after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and blamed its bankruptcy filing on operational and financial challenges. The company immediately shuttered 13 of its corporate owned locations as part of the filing.[7][8]
