Luke's Lobster expands to new locations and forms partnership with Sweetgreen

Luke’s Lobster, the successful lobster shack chain began in New York City but with deep roots in the U.S. state of Maine, continues to expand with the opening of three new restaurants.

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.-based Luke’s Lobster has grown steadily since it opened its first restaurant in New York City’s East Village in 2009. Now operating more than 29 restaurants in 10 U.S. states as well as Japan and Singapore, the company opened three new restaurants this year. Luke’s new eateries are in Seattle, Washington, and Newport, Rhode Island, and it is opening a second location in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to Luke’s Founder Luke Holden.

“Both Seattle and Newport are such seafood-centric towns on the water and two places we were looking to open in for a long time and just waiting to find the right locations,” Holden told SeafoodSource. “We’ve had a great reception to both areas.”

Its Las Vegas location is on the Las Vegas Strip, outside the New York-New York Hotel and Casino.

“It’s another no-brainer for us given the success we've had at our first location there in the ... 

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