Ruth's Chris Steak House competitors

Mr. Abdallah has served as a member of our Advisory Board since March 2011. Mr. Abdallah has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Romano's Macaroni Grill, a privately-held restaurant concept, since 2010. Mr. Abdallah has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. since 2011. Prior to joining Romano's Macaroni Grill, Mr. Abdallah served as Chief Executive Officer of Restaurants Unlimited Inc., a privately-held multi-concept restaurant company, from 2009 to 2010. Prior to joining Restaurants Unlimited, Mr. Abdallah served as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Fired Up, Inc., the parent company of U.S.-based casual dining concept Carino's Italian, from 1997 to 2008.

Jonathan Tibus is a Chief Restructuring Officer at Krystal Co Inc, Chief Executive Officer at Kona Grill, and Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal. He has experience at Last Call Operating Co I Inc and has worked as Chief Restructuring Officer at Quizno's Corporation; Chief Executive Officer at Real Mex Restaurants; and Chief Executive Officer at IGNITE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.. Jonathan studied at University of Florida and Florida State University.

Jerry Morgan is a President at TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC. and is based in Lewisville, Texas. He has worked as Managing Partner at TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC. and Regional Market Partner at TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC.. Jerry attended McLennan Community College.

Chris Ames is a President/CEO at Black Angus Steakhouse and is based in Greater Los Angeles Area. He has worked as Chief Operating Officer at BENIHANA INC, VP:Operations at Elephant Bar, and Chief Operating Officer at Benjamin Eibert. Christopher studied at California State University Fullerton.

Don Fox is a restaurant industry veteran with 46 years of experience, predominately in the QSR and Fast Casual segments. His first job was scrubbing pots and pans at the dish sink of a local Italian restaurant in NJ. He began his management career in 1976 with Six Flags amusement parks. In 1980, he embarked upon a 23 year career with Burger King Corporation, which included assignments in R&D and field operations. Don joined Firehouse Subs in 2003 as Director of Franchise Compliance, rose to COO in 2005, and became CEO in 2009. Under his leadership, the brand has grown to over 1185 restaurants in 46 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. In 2011, Fox was awarded the Operator of the Year Award by Nation's Restaurant News. In 2013, he became a member of the National Restaurant Association's Board of Directors (now in his eight year of service) and received the association's Advocacy Award. Also in 2013, he received the Silver Plate Award from the International Food Manufacturers Association, and was named the #1 executive in the Fast Casual segment by FastCasual.com. In 2018 and 2019, he earned a spot on the list of the Florida 500 - Florida's Most Influential Business Leaders, Also in 2019, he was named an Industry Titan by Women's Food Service Forum. A board member of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association since 2013, he served as its chairman in 2017. He serves on boards in both the non-profit and for-profit arenas, both within and outside of the restaurant industry (among them, the Army Historical Foundation). Fox is also a published author. Among his works: "Patton's Vanguard - The United States Fourth Armored Division"​, published in 2003 (soft cover edition released in 2007) and "Final Battles of Patton's Vanguard," published in 2020. Fox is a frequent speaker and panelist at conferences and events both within and outside of the restaurant industry.

Mike DeFrino works at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and a COO at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and is based in Ross, California.

Kevin Brown is a CEO at Lettuce Entertain You and is based in Greater Chicago Area. He studied at Michigan State University.