Skipper's Seafood and Chowder House

Skippers Seafood & Chowder House is a loosely affiliated chain of fast service oriented seafood restaurants doing business in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington. There are over 30 Skippers stores operating under parent company Starway Restaurants, LLC, which replaced the now defunct Skippers, Inc. Skippers was founded by Herb Rosen in Bellevue, Washington, in 1969, at which time Skippers began serving fried fish, shrimp, and clams as wel... more

Skippers Seafood & Chowder House is a loosely affiliated chain of fast service oriented seafood restaurants doing business in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington. There are over 30 Skippers stores operating under parent company Starway Restaurants, LLC, which replaced the now defunct Skippers, Inc. Skippers was founded by Herb Rosen in Bellevue, Washington, in 1969, at which time Skippers began serving fried fish, shrimp, and clams as well as chowders. The corporate headquarters was eventually moved to Edmonds where it stayed for many years until moving to SeaTac shortly before the 2007 demise of Skippers, Inc. Skippers initially experienced rapid growth as new restaurants were opened in several western states and British Columbia, Canada. In 1989, Kansas-based National Pizza Company purchased Skippers, Inc., closing some restaurants. National Pizza Company operated Skippers until 1995, when it was purchased by Meridian Capital and from 1995 through 2002, the Skippers... less