Landry's Inc. bought the chain in 2017, along with another chain, Brick House Tavern + Taps, for $57 million. Other Joe's Crab Shack locations around the country have begun to reopen during the pandemic. On Facebook, the company announced that its Nashville and Tempe, Ariz., locations reopened Monday. Its website shows 50 Joe's Crab Shack locations are still open in the U.S. Landry's owns a handful of restaurants including Jake's Crawfish, McCormick & Schmick's, Portland City Grill and more.