Ignite Restaurant Group: Parent co. of Joe's Crab Shack back in hands of Tilman Fertitta

Houston-based Ignite Restaurant Group - owners of the Joe's Crab Shack and Brick House Tavern + Tap brands - was won Aug. 7 in a bankruptcy court auction by Houston-based Landry's Inc. in a homecoming for the buyer and the brand. Landry's Inc., the entertainment empire owned by Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, is now waiting for a judge to approve the sale in an Aug. 17 court hearing in the Bayou City, according to Nation's Restaurant News. Landry's announced a bid to buy the brands...