Michael Jordan's Steak House

Michael Jordan's Steak House is a fine-dining restaurant group founded by retired American basketball player Michael Jordan. The brand combines a steakhouse concept with Jordan's public identity as a businessperson rather than relying primarily on sports memorabilia or a basketball-themed interior. Its principal New York location occupied approximately 7,000 square feet in Grand Central Terminal and was designed by architect and designer David Rockwell. The restaurant reportedly seated about 210 guests and presented a polished, contemporary dining environment centered on steaks and upscale American restaurant service. The brand has operated in several destinations in the United States, including New York City, Chicago, Uncasville, Connecticut, and La Center, Washington. The Grand Central Terminal location closed in December 2018. A location associated with Chicago's Magnificent Mile has also been listed, while the Oak Brook, Illinois location closed in December 2024. The group has maintained a presence at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville and at the Ilani Casino Resort in La Center. A location at Inspire Entertainment Resort in Incheon extends the concept beyond the United States. The restaurant business is accompanied by a related retail line marketed as Michael Jordan Steaks. This line includes USDA Prime steaks, sauces, condiments, grillware, and collectibles. Its steaks can be ordered online and shipped directly to customers across the United States, giving the brand a consumer-products dimension in addition to its dining-room operations. Operationally, the restaurant group is run by the Glazier family, described in reference material as owners of multiple food establishments. The division between Jordan's public ownership or brand association and the restaurant operator is not fully detailed in the available sources, so the precise corporate ownership structure is unclear. In 2010, the parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after failing to reach an agreement with its lenders. The filing is an important financial event in the brand's history, although the available material does not provide the parent company's name, financial figures, or a complete account of the restructuring. Michael Jordan's Steak House has therefore functioned as both a destination restaurant and a licensed or branded food concept. Its positioning rests on premium steaks, hospitality locations with substantial visitor traffic, and the commercial value of Jordan's name. The available information supports a geographically distributed restaurant group with an associated mail-order steak and grilling-products business, rather than a single-location celebrity restaurant.

Michael Jordan's Steak House was established as a fine-dining restaurant group founded by retired basketball player Michael Jordan. The concept used Jordan's name and reputation to support an upscale steakhouse business, but its design and service proposition were not built around a conventional sports-bar format. The available description emphasizes Michael Jordan as a businessman and notes that the restaurants did not rely on sports memorabilia as a central decorative feature. The principal location was in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. Designed by David Rockwell, the restaurant occupied approximately 7,000 square feet and had seating for about 210 people. Its placement in a major transportation and commercial landmark gave the brand a high-profile setting and positioned the restaurant as a destination for both local diners and visitors. That location closed in December 2018. The group subsequently appeared in several other hospitality and entertainment destinations. Listed locations included the Magnificent Mile in Chicago; Oak Brook, Illinois; Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut; and the Ilani Casino Resort in La Center, Washington. The Oak Brook restaurant closed in December 2024. The reference material also lists a location at Inspire Entertainment Resort in Incheon, South Korea, indicating that the concept has had an international presence. The available sources do not establish the opening dates, operating status, or detailed ownership arrangements for every location. The restaurant group is described as being run by the Glazier family, which owns multiple food establishments. The source material does not provide a full corporate chronology or identify all executives. It does, however, record a significant financial disruption: in 2010, the parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after being unable to reach an agreement with its lenders. No financial amounts or detailed restructuring outcome are supplied in the available references. Alongside the restaurants, the brand developed a retail business under the Michael Jordan Steaks name. The product range includes USDA Prime steaks, sauces, condiments, grillware, and collectibles. Steaks may be ordered online and shipped directly to customers throughout the United States. This extension broadens the brand from a hospitality concept into a premium food and home-grilling proposition. The history of Michael Jordan's Steak House is therefore defined by three connected elements: Jordan's celebrity and business identity, a network of upscale restaurants in prominent destinations, and a packaged-food line that allows customers to purchase branded steak products outside the restaurants. The available reference material does not support a more precise founding year, a complete location-by-location chronology, or a definitive account of current corporate ownership.

• 2024

  Oak Brook restaurant closes

  [1]Michael Jordan's Steak Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The Oak Brook, Illinois location closed in December 2024.

• 2018

  Grand Central Terminal restaurant closes

  [1]Michael Jordan's Steak Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The brand's principal New York City location closed in December 2018.

• 2010

  Parent company enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

  [1]Michael Jordan's Steak Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The parent company filed for Chapter 11 protection after failing to reach an agreement with its lenders.

An upscale steakhouse and premium steak-products brand built around Michael Jordan's business persona, with restaurant locations in destination venues and a complementary direct-to-consumer food line.

• Fine dining restaurants

  Michael Jordan's Steak House restaurants

  The core offering is an upscale steakhouse experience associated with Michael Jordan's name. Locations have operated in prominent travel, retail, casino, and resort destinations. The concept emphasizes premium steaks and full-service dining, while its design avoids making sports memorabilia the main visual theme.

• Premium food products

  Michael Jordan Steaks

  The related retail line includes USDA Prime steaks that customers can order online for direct shipment within the United States. It extends the restaurant brand into at-home dining and gives consumers a way to purchase the steakhouse proposition without visiting a physical location.

• Food and branded merchandise

  Sauces, condiments, grillware and collectibles

  The Michael Jordan Steaks range also includes sauces, condiments, grillware, and collectibles. These products complement the steak offering and connect the restaurant identity with home grilling and branded merchandise.

• 2010

  Chapter 11 bankruptcy filingOther

  Background

  The parent company was unable to reach an agreement with its lenders.

  Action taken

  The parent company filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

  Aftermath

  The available sources do not provide detailed restructuring terms, financial figures, or a complete account of the filing's effect on individual locations.

  Source

1. 1Michael Jordan's Steak Houseen.wikipedia.org