Two well-known Orlando restaurant brands, Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa and its pizza/pasta concept, Pigzza, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday, March 13, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Fans of these restaurants need not fear: Bankruptcy does not mean these restaurants are closing their doors. This is a strategic legal maneuver designed to hopefully ensure they stick around.
The filings were submitted by Pig Floyd’s Smokehouse LLC and Pigzza LLC, both operating out of Orlando’s Mills 50 district. Both businesses are owned by entities controlled by restaurateur Thomas Ward and are represented by attorney Justin Luna of Orlando-based law firm Latham, Luna, Eden & Beaudine…