Original Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville in Key West FL
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Industry | Restaurant |
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Founded | 1977 |
Founder | Jimmy Buffett |
Headquarters | United States |
Owner | Margaritaville Holdings LLC |
Website | margaritaville |
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville is the name of a United States-based casual dining American restaurant chain and a chain of stores selling Jimmy Buffett-themed merchandise. It is owned by Buffett's Margaritaville Holdings LLC (a subsidiary of Cheeseburger Holding Company, LLC) and named after his hit song "Margaritaville". Some locations are franchise owned, such as the Caribbean, Australian, and Mexican locations. There are locations in tourist destinations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, six island locations throughout the Caribbean as well as a newly opened site in Sydney, Australia since September 2012. In 2014 a Brazilian company bought 12 Margaritaville Restaurants and the rights to expand the company in the U.S.
As of February 2015, current restaurant locations are in:
There are also Air Margaritaville locations located in the airports at Montego Bay, San Juan, PR, Cancun Mexico, and Panama City.
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape cruise ship features the first Margaritaville at sea.
Upcoming Margaritaville locations include Surfer's Paradise and Bossier City, LA. A Cleveland, Ohio location was announced May 5, 2016 to open later this year.
The website maintains a fictional Isla Nublar location page as a tie-in for the film Jurassic World
Atlantic City and Myrtle Beach have Buffett's newest concept, the "Landshark Bar & Grille", located at the Myrtle Beach SkyWheel attraction, at Plyler Park, which opened May 2011 (pictured to the right).
As of June 20, 2011, United States retail store locations are in Key West, FL, New Orleans, LA, Charleston, SC, Orlando, FL, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Glendale, Panama City Beach, FL, Mohegan Sun, Honolulu, HI, Pensacola Beach, Nashville, TN and Chicago, IL. The newest concept, a "Landshark Surfshack Retail Shop" opened May 17, 2011 at the Myrtle Beach SkyWheel attraction. Mexico's retail locations are in Cancun and Cozumel. Canada's retail location is in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Caribbean retail locations in the British West Indies are in Montego Bay (including two "Air Margaritaville" locations at Sangster International Airport), Negril and Ocho Rios on the island of Jamaica; Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and George Town, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands.