Chuy's

Chuy's is a Tex-Mex restaurant chain established in 1982 in Austin, Texas, by Mike Young and John Zapp.^[3] As of September 2023, Chuy's had 100 restaurants across 16 states:^[1] Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio,^[4] Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.^[5]

Chuy's Holdings, Inc.

The original Chuy's on Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: CHUY S&P 600 component
Industry	Restaurant
Founded	1982; 42 years ago (1982)
Founders	Mike Young John Zapp
Headquarters	Austin, Texas , United States
Number of locations	100^[1] (2023)
Area served	United States
Key people	Steve Hislop (CEO)
Revenue	US$422 million^[2] (2022)
Number of employees	7,400^[2] (2022)
Website	chuys.com

History

Chuy's first location opened in 1982 on Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas.^[6]

On May 31, 2001, then President George W. Bush's twin daughters, Jenna Bush and Barbara Bush, were cited for using fake IDs at the Barton Springs Road Chuy's,^[7][8] which put Chuy's in the national spotlight.^{[9][10][11][12]}

In 2009, Chuy's opened its first restaurant outside of Texas, in Franklin, Tennessee.^[6]

On July 24, 2012, Chuy's went public with a $75.8 million dollar IPO.^[13] At that time they operated 36 locations in 7 states.

Cofounder Mike Young died on August 11, 2023, at the age of 74.^[6]

Charitable contributions

Chuy’s Children Giving to Children Parade has annually collected toys to be distributed to underprivileged children via the Operation Blue Santa's city of Austin Police Department not-for-profit organization since 1988.^[14]

See also

• List of Mexican restaurants

References

1. "Form 10-Q" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. September 24, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
2. "Form 10-K" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. December 25, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
3. "Our Story". chuys.com. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
4. Seman Jr, Gary (November 4, 2019). "Offbeat Tex-Mex restaurant Chuy's takes pride in its fresh-built meals". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
5. "Find Your Chuy's". chuys.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
6. "Mike Young, co-founder of Chuy's, has died". KXAN Austin. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
7. "President Bush's daughters using fake ID at Chuy's (pt 1)". Austin American-Statesman. June 1, 2001. p. 13. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
8. "President Bush's daughters using fake ID at Chuy's (pt 2)". Austin American-Statesman. June 1, 2001. p. 39. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
9. Ellison, Michael (May 31, 2001). "Fake ID lands Bush daughter in trouble with law - again". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
10. "EATERY SORRY IT DROPPED DIME ON BUSH TWINS". June 6, 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
11. Kurtz, Howard (May 31, 2001). "Bush Daughters Grab the Spotlight". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
12. "Bush daughter used borrowed ID in new alcohol incident, police say - May 30, 2001". www.cnn.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
13. "Chuy's 2012 IPO". Austin American-Statesman. July 25, 2012. pp. B7. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
14. Garcia, Evelin (November 23, 2018). "Chuy's Children Giving to Children Parade Returns This Weekend". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

External links

 

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