Chuy's

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Chuy's Holdings, Inc.
Company type Public
Nasdaq:  CHUY
S&P 600 component
Industry Restaurant
Founded1982;42 years ago (1982)
FoundersMike Young
John Zapp
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
100 [1]  (2023)
Area served
United States
Key people
Steve Hislop (CEO)
RevenueIncrease2.svgUS$422 million [2]  (2022)
Number of employees
7,400 [2]  (2022)
Website chuys.com

Chuy's Holdings, Inc. is an American Tex-Mex restaurant chain founded in 1982 in Austin, Texas, by Mike Young and John Zapp. [3] As of July 2024, Chuy's had 101 restaurants across 15 states in Arkansas, Louisiana, Colorado, Texas, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and South Carolina. [4]

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History

The first Chuy's location opened in 1982 on Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas. [5]

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, [6] [7] which put Chuy's in the national spotlight. [8] [9] [10] [11]

In 2009, Chuy's opened its first restaurant outside of Texas, in Franklin, Tennessee. [5]

On July 24, 2012, Chuy's went public with a $75.8 million dollar IPO. [12] At that time they operated 36 locations in 7 states.

Cofounder Mike Young died on August 11, 2023, at the age of 74. [5]

In July 2024, Darden Restaurants agreed to acquire Chuy's in an all-cash deal valued at $605 million. [13]

Chuy's serves Tex-Mex cuisine, such as enchiladas, fajitas, tacos, and burritos as well as alcoholic cocktails. The food is prepared in each restaurant. [14]

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. [15]

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