Brennan Family Restaurants

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The Brennan Family Restaurants are a group of restaurants owned or operated by family members of the late Owen Brennan of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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In the 1970s, there was a Brennan's Restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia.

Locations By City

New Orleans

Houston

Memphis

Disneyland (Anaheim, California)

Destin, Florida

Las Vegas

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