801 Chophouse Chapter 11 filing began on April 10, 2026, when the Kansas based parent company sought court protection to address about $18.7 million in liabilities, according to court documents reviewed by USA TODAY.
Management confirmed on April 16, 2026, that the Chapter 11 case targets the parent 801 Restaurant Group and not the individual restaurant companies that run daily operations, allowing locations to remain open.
The group said the reorganization will proceed under U.S. bankruptcy law, with the filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Kansas providing a stay against creditor actions while the parent crafts a plan to restructure obligations.
Company officials attributed the parent company’s financial distress to the failure of specific concept locations, including 801 Fish in Denver and 801 On Nicollet in Minneapolis, the latter closing five months after opening.
Operations Impact And Financial Context
The 801 Restaurant Group said in a formal statement that the companies that own and operate the restaurants are not in bankruptcy and there are no plans or need for them to file bankruptcy, the group stated.
The statement also noted that individual restaurant companies operating successfully are not impacted by the parent’s Chapter 11 filing and that remaining high end steakhouse locations will continue to honor guest reservations and pay employees during restructuring.
The group emphasized its core Chophouse brand remains stable while it negotiates long term financial plans with lenders under court supervision, and it said Chapter 11 is intended to restructure obligations for which the parent company has liability.
The filing covers the parent company rather than the day to day operating businesses, and the group said, except for the two closed restaurants, the Chapter 11 is not expected to affect the eight 801 Chophouse locations across Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, and Virginia.
