Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. is a diversified restaurant, hospitality and entertainment company principally engaged in the ownership and operation of full-service, specialty location restaurants, with 175 locations in 27 states and Canada, as of December 31, 2008. The Company is a full-service restaurant operator in the United States, operating primarily under the names of Rainforest Cafe, Saltgrass Steak House, Landry’s Seafood House, Charley’s Crab and The Chart House. Its concepts range from upscale steak and seafood restaurants to theme-based restaurants, and consist of an array of formats, menus and price points that appeal to a range of markets and consumer tastes. Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. is also engaged in the ownership and operation of a hospitality and entertainment businesses, which include hotels, casino resorts, aquarium complexes and the Kemah Boardwalk, a 40-acre amusement, and an entertainment and retail complex in Kemah, Texas.