Claim Jumper
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Claim Jumper Restaurant and Saloon is an American restaurant chain with 10 locations[1] as of October 2025. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
History
Restaurateur Craig Nickoloff opened the first Claim Jumper in Los Alamitos, California, on September 27, 1977.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The original restaurant had a large menu and an atmosphere inspired by California's Gold Rush of 1849.[2]
Acquisition by Landry’s, Inc.
In September 2010, the chain filed for bankruptcy and was slated to be auctioned off.[3][4] In October 2010, Landry's, Inc. acquired Claim Jumper, with a bid of $76.6 million.[5] Landry's President/CEO Tilman J. Fertitta relocated the company's headquarters from Irvine, California, to Landry's corporate headquarters in the Uptown area of Houston.[6]
In October 2022, Claim Jumper quietly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in twelve years.[7]
Franchised locations
All locations on the claimjumper.com website are franchised to Kelly Restaurant Group (KRG). since August 2023[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., KRG has locations in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.[8]
Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that part of the business was a buffet, KRG closed some of its locations, including the ones in Long Beach, California, Valencia, California,[9]Nashville, Tennessee,[10] and Lynnwood, Washington.[1]
Non-franchised locations
There are three locations that are still owned and operated by Landry's. They are located inside the Golden Nuggets of Laughlin, Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Lake Charles, Louisiana. These are also the only Claim Jumpers to be under the Landry's Select Club rewards program.[11]
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External links
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- Regional restaurant chains in the United States
- Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2010
- Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2022
- Restaurants established in 1977
- Restaurant franchises
- 1977 establishments in California
- Companies based in Houston
- 2010 mergers and acquisitions
- American companies established in 1977
- Companies based in Harris County, Texas
- Steakhouses in Texas