Champps

Champps Americana (commonly known as Champps) is a casual dining restaurant chain and sports bar. There are 5 locations across the United States.

Champps Americana

Company type	Corporation
Industry	Restaurants
Genre	Casual dining, sports bar
Founded	Saint Paul, Minnesota (1984)
Founder	Dean Vlahos
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas , U.S.
Number of locations	5
Area served	Eastern, Southwestern, and Midwestern United States
Products	American cuisine
Parent	Fox & Hound Restaurant Group Inc.
Website	Champps.com

History

Champps in Livonia, Michigan in 2012 (now closed).

Champps began in 1984 as a small restaurant in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was called Concourse 7. The name of the restaurant was soon changed to "Champps" and they transformed into a sports bar, selling beer, burgers and sandwiches. The business added big screen televisions to their restaurants, for patrons to watch the latest sports games, while eating their meal.^[1]

Champps is owned by Champps Entertainment, Inc., an affiliate of Fox & Hound Restaurant Group.^[2] Fox & Hound's parent company bought Champps Entertainment in 2007.^[3]

On December 15, 2013, the restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy,^[4] and again on August 10, 2016. As of June, 2025^[update], there are 5 locations still in operation: one each in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, New York, and Mississippi.^[5]