Timber Lodge Steakhouse [SEP] inception
Timber Lodge Steakhouse
Timber Lodge Steakhouse is a privately owned American steakhouse chain with one location in Minnesota. Formerly a public company, it had eighty-five locations at its peak.
Early History and Growth.
Timber Lodge Steakhouse Inc. was founded under the name Minnesota Steakhouse in September 1991 in Burnsville, Minnesota. The founder of Minnesota Steakhouse, Doron Jensen, changed the name to Timber Lodge in 1995 to make it more marketable in other areas of the country. After the founder split off due to conflicts with his
business partner, the company grew from 16 Minnesota locations to 85. Restaurants ranged from New York to Arizona under mainly the name Timber Lodge Steakhouse, with a couple exceptions (Paul Bunyans Steakhouse in New York).
Bankruptcy and Closings.
Bad locations have plagued the company and it has dwindled back down to a few Minnesota restaurants. All locations outside the state of Minnesota have closed. The chain operated 18 locations when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2006.
In August 2008 Taher Inc. acquired Timber Lodge