# Elephant Bar

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{{Short description|American restaurant chain}}
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[[File:Elephant Bar, Serramonte exterior at night.JPG|thumb|An Elephant Bar at [Serramonte Center](/source/Serramonte_Center) in [Daly City, California](/source/Daly_City%2C_California).]]

'''Elephant Bar''' was a scratch-kitchen restaurant in the United States that specialized in globally-based dishes and traditional American fare. The corporate office was located in [Las Vegas, Nevada](/source/Las_Vegas). Their first restaurant opened in [Lubbock, Texas](/source/Lubbock%2C_Texas) in 1980. In 2015, the chain comprised 25 restaurants throughout the United States, with the majority in California. Elephant Bar Restaurants were also located in [New Mexico](/source/New_Mexico) and [Nevada](/source/Nevada).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.elephantbar.com/location|title = Elephant Bar Locations|date = |accessdate = February 11, 2015|website = Elephant Bar Restaurant|publisher = |last = |first = |archive-date = February 11, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150211000048/http://www.elephantbar.com/location|url-status = dead}}</ref> The restaurants were decorated around an African [safari](/source/safari) theme, with wildlife motifs. Many of the dishes offered were [pan-Asian fusion](/source/Fusion_cuisine) in design.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zrUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CmQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1200,5463106&dq=elephant-bar&hl=en|title=The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|accessdate=December 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ferrara |first=David |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jan-06-Fri-2006/weekly/5142284.html |title=Las Vegas Review-Journal – The most reliable source for Las Vegas news, breaking news |publisher=Reviewjournal.com |date= |accessdate=December 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_6696977 |title=Elephant Bar is surprisingly nice – East Bay Times |publisher=Contracostatimes.com |date= August 23, 2007|accessdate=December 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uyNLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5882,3350501&dq=elephant-bar&hl=en|title=The Press-Courier - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|accessdate=December 27, 2017}}</ref>

In 2014, Elephant Bar filed for bankruptcy and closed 16 restaurants.<ref name="CBS Los Angeles 2014">{{cite web | title=Elephant Bar Parent Company Files For Bankruptcy, Cites 'Challenging' Economy | website=CBS Los Angeles | date=June 20, 2014 | url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/20/elephant-bar-parent-company-files-for-bankruptcy-cites-challenging-economy/ | access-date=December 27, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Elephant Bar closed a number of sites with no explanation. In March 2018,  Gen3 Hospitality purchased the Elephant Bar chain out of bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Segall |first1=Eli |title=Las Vegan buys Elephant Bar Restaurant chain out of bankruptcy |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/las-vegan-buys-elephant-bar-restaurant-chain-out-of-bankruptcy/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=December 8, 2021 |date=March 28, 2018}}</ref> By 2021, there was only one remaining location in [Albuquerque, New Mexico](/source/Albuquerque%2C_New_Mexico), which has now closed as of April 2023.

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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.elephantbar.com/}}

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Category:Restaurants established in 1980
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Category:Restaurants disestablished in 2023
Category:Defunct restaurant chains in the United States

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