as nyse lub industry casual dining restaurant founded 1947 ; 69 years ago 1947 as luby s cafeterias inc. san antonio texas u.s. headquarters houston texas u.s. key people christopher j. pappas president and ceo ; k. scott gray sr. vp and cfo ; peter tropoli coo ; b. todd coutee sr. vp of operations products homestyle food cafeteria american revenue 400.80 million usd 2014 net income 1.45 million usd 2014 number of employees 8 210 2006 subsidiaries fuddruckers koo koo roo cheeseburger in paradise website www.lubys.com luby s inc. formerly luby s cafeterias inc. and nyse lub operates restaurants under the brands luby s fuddruckers koo koo roo and cheeseburger in paradise . it was founded in 1947 in san antonio texas united states by robert luby 1910 1998 . its 95 luby s cafeteria style restaurants are located in austin dallas houston san antonio the rio grande valley el paso and other cities throughout texas ; with one each in arkansas and mississippi and two in oklahoma . its headquarters is in the near northwest district of houston texas . its fuddruckers restaurants include fifty six company operated locations and 129 franchises across the united states with one location in saskatoon saskatchewan five in puerto rico and one each in villahermosa tabasco and santo domingo . its former koo koo roo chicken bistro location closed in june 2014 and due to reopen as a fuddruckers served chicken sandwiches tossed salads vegetables and soups in santa monica california . luby s culinary services provides contract food service management to eighteen healthcare higher education and corporate dining locations such as texas children s hospital lone star college and formerly baylor college of medicine which ended its relationship with luby s in march 2015 . 1 2 3 contents 1 history 2 headquarters 3 food 3.1 lu ann platter 4 luby s shooting 5 references 6 external links history edit luby s headquarters in near northwest and in houston 2011 . bob luby was one year old when his father harry opened his first cafeteria called the new england dairy lunch . bob opened his first luby s cafeteria in 1947 focusing on fresh food and customer service . luby s soon expanded outside of san antonio texas to tyler harlingen el paso and beaumont . in 1959 the original partners formed cafeterias inc. luby s continued to expand entering other texas cities and locations in contiguous states . luby s entered houston for the first time when it opened romana cafeteria in 1965 . locations opened in new mexico in 1966 and in oklahoma in 1980 . in 1973 cafeterias inc. became a publicly traded company . to honor bob luby cafeterias inc. was renamed luby s cafeterias inc. in 1981 . one year later luby s shares were listed on the new york stock exchange . by 1987 luby s had reached 100 locations . in 2001 chris and harris pappas of houston s pappas restaurants owners of pappasito s cantina pappadeaux seafood kitchen etc. joined the luby s management team . three years later luby s moved its corporate headquarters from san antonio to houston . 4 the addition of the pappas management team saw several luby s restaurants begin to transition from traditional cafeteria style establishments to hybrid cafeteria fine dining establishments replacing drink cart attendants with traditional waitstaff and extensively remodeling selected locations . 5 luby s celebrated its 60th anniversary in december 2006 with publishing luby s recipes & memories a collection of our favorite dishes and heartwarming stories a cookbook featuring its most requested recipes helpful hints and tips and photography of real guests and their personal memories and stories throughout the book . 6 the cookbook went on to win several awards including the usa gourmand award for best cookbook photography and the independent publisher award bronze winner for cookbooks . in 2008 luby s published a special edition of the cookbook that included 12 additional recipes . the 60th anniversary cookbooks were a response to the popularity of the original luby s cookbook published in 1997 in honor of the company s 50th anniversary . 7 in 2009 due to the economic recession luby s closed 25 stores and laid off staff as a cost cutting measure . 8 in 2010 luby s culinary services introduced what s brewing a coffeehouse concept store in downtown houston . 9 10 the same year on june 18 luby s announced it was buying fuddruckers and koo koo roo for 61 million after parent company magic brands llc went bankrupt . 11 the acquisition was final later in the summer . on june 13 2011 to celebrate the first anniversary of its milestone fuddruckers acquisition luby s launched its first company owned fuddruckers location . situated in the heart of downtown houston s seven mile 11 km tunnel system the 3 330 square foot 309 m2 concept store showcases a more compact footprint . in 2013 luby s acquired cheeseburger in paradise . headquarters edit luby s has its headquarters in suite 600 of the 13111 northwest freeway building in the near northwest district and in houston texas . 12 13 in july 2004 luby s announced that it would move its headquarters from san antonio to houston where pappas restaurants has its headquarters . at that time luby s did not yet state to where it would be moving ; the company stated that it would most likely move to a suburb in greater houston . 80 jobs were transferred to houston . 14 after the pappas takeover and before the move several members of the luby s management had traveled between houston and san antonio . 15 food edit luby s is a cafeteria restaurant specializing in made from scratch comfort food and offering a variety of fresh salads entrees sides vegetables breads and desserts to choose from to build one s perfect meal along the 30 foot 9.1 m line . luby s fried fish often referred to as the square fish since it is a block of cod and homemade macaroni and cheese made from real american cheese are the two most popular items . during thanksgiving and throughout the holiday season luby s offers several complete meal packages as well as whole meats and sides for guests to purchase for their celebrations . lu ann platter edit the lu ann platter a popular combination platter served at luby s is a half portion entree with vegetables . this plate was the inspiration for the character name luanne platter from the animated texas comedy drama king of the hill . the cafeteria itself is characterized as luly s on the show . in a 2010 promotion luby s had a luann model visit stores . luby s shooting edit main article luby s shooting a deadly mass shooting occurred at a luby s restaurant at 1705 east central texas expressway in killeen texas on october 16 1991 when george hennard gunned down 24 people . 16 this location reopened after cleanup and redesign of the front wall ; it closed permanently on september 9 2000 . 17 a chinese american buffet restaurant now occupies the former location . 18 references edit notes wollam allison january 19 2010 . luby s cooks up lone star college deal . houston business journal . retrieved 24 june 2011 . luby s culinary services luby s opens new dining facility at baylor college of medicine . red orbit . august 20 2007 . retrieved 24 june 2011 . aldridge james july 16 2004 . san antonio business journal . san antonio business journal . retrieved 24 june 2011 . wollam allison december 3 2006 . luby s to dish out new design with post oak remodel . houston business journal . oelrich shannon . where texans go to eat . texas co op power . retrieved 24 june 2011 . luby s cafeteria recipes . food.com . retrieved 24 june 2011 . luby s closes 25 stores . ktrk tv . monday november 16 2009 . retrieved on february 26 2010 . luby s posts 2q net loss as sales slide . houston business journal . thursday march 18 2010 . luby s culinary services introduces what s brewing at 1301 fannin in downtown houston . pr newswire . retrieved on march 22 2010 . baertlein lisa june 18 2010 . update 1 luby s buys fuddruckers for 61 million . reuters . retrieved 24 june 2011 . area map . near northwest . retrieved on february 8 2011 . contact . luby s. retrieved on february 8 2011 . office 13111 northwest freeway suite 600 houston texas 77040 . athavaley anjali . cafeteria style home is where the ceo is luby s will move its headquarters to houston bringing 80 jobs along . houston chronicle . saturday july 17 2004 . business 1 . retrieved on february 26 2010 . aldridge james . luby s relocating corporate headquarters to houston . san antonio business journal . friday july 16 2004 . retrieved on february 26 2010 . shooting rampage at killeen luby s left 24 dead houston chronicle august 10 2001 luby s in killeen texas site of 1991 massacre closes its doors . cnn . september 11 2000 . retrieved on february 26 2010 . http kdhnews.com news luby s tragedy years later article 403bf9be b235 590e 80c5 3039c908264e.html external links edit houston portal texas portal companies portal food portal luby s 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