Champps Americana is an American

United States

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 casual dining

Casual dining

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 restaurant chain and sports bar. There are over 60 locations across the United States, with most of them on the East Coast

East Coast of the United States

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 and Midwest

Midwestern United States

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History

Champps began in 1984 as a small restaurant in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

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and was called Concourse 7. The name of the restaurant was soon changed to "Champps" and they transformed into a sports bar, selling beer, burgers and sandwiches. The business added big screen televisions to their restaurants, for patrons to watch the latest sports games, while eating their meal.

Champps is owned by Champps Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of Fox & Hound Restaurant Group.