clive's roadhouse

What clive's roadhouse does

Clive's Roadhouse is a private, multi-unit casual dining and bar operator with four locations concentrated in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul suburbs of Minnesota (Blaine, Burnsville, Champlin, and Rogers). Each location serves scratch-made American comfort food — homemade soups, fresh salads, made-to-order sandwiches, house-roasted beef and pork, grilled fish, hand-cut steaks, and burgers — alongside a full bar program featuring specialty and housemade cocktails, hand-shaken margaritas, craft cocktails, and beer. The concept is differentiated by a distinctive vintage aesthetic built from recaptured timber, hand-fired brick, antique pressed tin, rusted corrugated steel, retro-flock wallpaper, and acid-stained concrete, creating a warm, old-world atmosphere aimed at local families, sports fans, happy-hour seekers, and group celebrations.

The business model is straightforward consumer retail: revenue is generated almost entirely through on-site food and beverage transactions across four dine-in locations, plus supplementary on-premise channels including curbside to-go, Happy Hour (offered seven days per week), late-night eats, Sunday brunch at select locations, and gift cards valid at all stores. Menu pricing is not publicly listed online and is presented in-store by location. The company's only non-trivial technology dependency is the Toast Tab platform, which powers online reservations, waitlist management, e-gift card sales, and per-location email club marketing. A small number of add-on engagement programs — pull-tab charitable gaming, trivia nights, purse bingo, burger battles, and Sunday brunch — drive repeat foot traffic and community engagement.

The company is independently owned (no parent company, no institutional investors disclosed), operates with a lean structure of one General Manager and one Executive Chef per location, and has no disclosed founding date, funding history, M&A activity, or partnerships. Reservations, email capture, and gift card sales are all routed through Toast Tab, making the company effectively a traditional restaurant operator with minimal proprietary technology and no disclosed AI, automation, or data infrastructure.

Name

clive's roadhouse

Legal name

Clive's Roadhouse

Website

https://clivesroadhouse.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Clive's Roadhouse is a private, four-unit casual dining and bar operator in the Minneapolis suburbs of Minnesota, serving scratch-made American comfort food and a full bar program (including seven-day Happy Hour) to local families, sports fans, and group celebrations across Blaine, Burnsville, Champlin, and Rogers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ), Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurants
• American comfort food
• Restaurant bar service
• Scratch-made kitchens
• Happy hour programs

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from on-site dining and bar sales across four Minnesota restaurant locations. Revenue generated from scratch-made American comfort food menu including homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, house-roasted meats, grilled fish, hand-cut steaks, burgers, and bar snacks. Bar revenue includes specialty cocktails, housemade cocktails, beer, and wine.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Clive's Roadhouse operates a multi-location casual dining restaurant and bar concept across four Minnesota locations (Blaine, Burnsville, Champlin, and Rogers). The company serves scratch-made American comfort food including homemade soups, harvest fresh salads, made-to-order sandwiches, house-roasted meats, grilled fish, hand-cut steaks, and burgers, alongside a full bar program featuring specialty cocktails, hand-shaken margaritas, craft cocktails, beer, and wine.

Product overview

Clive's Roadhouse is a casual dining/bar restaurant chain operating four locations in Minnesota (Blaine, Burnsville, Champlin, and Rogers). The offering is a unified restaurant experience centered on scratch-made American comfort food with a full bar service. The core products include the dining experience featuring homemade soups, fresh salads, made-to-order sandwiches, house-roasted meats, grilled fish, hand-cut steaks, and burgers, combined with bar and cocktail service offering specialty cocktails, housemade drinks, and craft cocktails. Supporting services include online reservations via Toast Tab, gift cards valid at all locations, curbside to-go, email club membership, Sunday brunch, late night eats, Happy Hour programs seven days a week, and pull-tab gaming. The restaurant also offers 360° virtual tours for customers to preview interiors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dining Experience Casual American comfort food dining at four Minnesota locations featuring scratch-made items including homemade soups, harvest fresh salads, made-to-order sandwiches, house-roasted beef and pork, grilled fish, hand-cut steaks, and burgers. Served to local community members and walk-in guests in a vintage-inspired dining room.
• Bar & Cocktail Service Full bar service featuring specialty cocktails, housemade cocktails, hand-shaken margaritas, craft cocktails, Clive's Vino wine offerings, and beer marketed as the coldest beer in town. Includes bar snacks such as nachos, quesadillas, wings, tater tots, and free popcorn.
• Gift Cards Gift cards available for purchase online as e-gift cards or physical cards mailed via USPS. Valid at all four Clive's Roadhouse locations and redeemable for food and beverages.
• Pull-Tab Gaming Pull-tab gaming offered at locations, allowing customers to participate in charitable pull-tab gaming purchases that contribute to charitable causes.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chili's Grill & Bar: National casual dining chain combining scratch-inspired American fare (burgers, ribs, steaks) with a strong bar and happy hour program, directly competing for the casual American comfort food + bar occasion Clive's anchors.
• Outback Steakhouse: Casual steakhouse chain offering hand-cut steaks, burgers, and a full bar in suburban locations; directly overlaps with Clive's steak-and-comfort-food menu positioning and bar-led model.
• Applebee's: National casual dining bar-and-grill chain serving American comfort food with full bar service and value-oriented pricing in suburban trade areas — a directly comparable concept competing for the same customer occasions as Clive's Roadhouse.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: Casual sports-bar chain with broad bar snack and comfort food menu, daily value promotions, and sports viewing atmosphere — closely aligned with Clive's sports-and-bar-snacks positioning.
• TGI Fridays: Casual dining bar concept serving American comfort food with specialty cocktails and bar-centric atmosphere in suburban and urban locations, comparable in daypart coverage and bar-led mix.
• Hooters: Casual bar-and-grill concept with sports viewing, full bar service, and a comfort-food menu centered on wings, burgers, and sandwiches, comparable in daypart breadth and bar-led mix.
• Smokey Bones: Casual bar-and-grill chain offering smokehouse American comfort food, full bar with specialty drinks, and sports-friendly suburban locations — comparable to Clive's comfort-food and bar positioning.
• Red Robin: Casual dining chain with a burger-forward scratch-made menu, full bar, and family-friendly suburban locations, directly comparable to Clive's burger-and-bar value proposition.
• Granite City Food & Brewery: Casual dining brewpub chain offering scratch-made American fare with a broad bar and craft beverage program in suburban Midwest markets, overlapping with Clive's scratch-kitchen + bar model.
• Twin Peaks Restaurant: Casual dining sports-lodge concept combining scratch American comfort food with an aggressive full-bar and cocktail program, comparable to Clive's bar-and-comfort-food positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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