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Jillian's is a restaurant and entertainment chain with locations in the United States. Jillian's locations as of December 2009 include the original location in Boston, MA as well as Albany, NY; Charlotte, NC; Columbia, SC; Cleveland Heights, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Manchester, NH; Norfolk, VA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Universal City, CA; Worcester, MA; and Youngstown, OH.HistoryJillian's was founded in 1985 as a billiards club located near Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The club was "named" for a woman named Gillian, who was then the spouse of the establishment's founder. Within several years, the owners opened another branch in Seattle, Washington. By the early 1990s, it had become a competitor of Dave & Buster's, expanding its locations to include restaurants, video games, bowling alleys, nightclubs, and conference rooms. By 2000, there were roughly 30 locations in the U.S. and one in Montréal, Québec, Canada. In 2004, Jillian's Entertainment Holdings, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and arranged to sell its assets: nine of the Jillian's locations and the Jillian's tradename were sold to Dave & Buster's (although initially operated under the Jillian's name, many if not all of these locations were over time converted to operation under the Dave & Buster's name, some initially under the moniker "Dave & Buster's Grand Sports Cafe") and some (perhaps all) of the remaining Jillian's locations were purchased by Gemini Investors who established JBC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. to operate these locations. As of December 2009, some locations including those in Albany, NY and Boston, MA appear to be owned and operated independently of both Dave & Buster's and JBC Entertainment; most of the locations share with Dave and Buster's the slogan "Eat, Drink, Play."

Jillian's is a restaurant and entertainment chain with locations in the United States. Jillian's locations as of December 2009 include the original location in Boston, MA as well as Albany, NY; Charlotte, NC; Columbia, SC; Cleveland Heights, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Manchester, NH; Norfolk, VA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Universal City, CA; Worcester, MA; and Youngstown, OH.HistoryJillian's was founded in 1985 as a billiards club located near Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The club was "named" for a woman named Gillian, who was then the spouse of the establishment's founder. Within several years, the owners opened another branch in Seattle, Washington. By the early 1990s, it had become a competitor of Dave & Buster's, expanding its locations to include restaurants, video games, bowling alleys, nightclubs, and conference rooms. By 2000, there were roughly 30 locations in the U.S. and one in Montréal, Québec, Canada. In 2004, Jillian's Entertainment Holdings, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and arranged to sell its assets: nine of the Jillian's locations and the Jillian's tradename were sold to Dave & Buster's (although initially operated under the Jillian's name, many if not all of these locations were over time converted to operation under the Dave & Buster's name, some initially under the moniker "Dave & Buster's Grand Sports Cafe") and some (perhaps all) of the remaining Jillian's locations were purchased by Gemini Investors who established JBC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. to operate these locations. As of December 2009, some locations including those in Albany, NY and Boston, MA appear to be owned and operated independently of both Dave & Buster's and JBC Entertainment; most of the locations share with Dave and Buster's the slogan "Eat, Drink, Play."