Sacramento Bee:
A new, 8,000-square-foot Sizzler restaurant opens today at 6009 Florin Road in Sacramento.
Operated by Temecula-based BMW Management, which bills itself as Sizzler’s largest franchisee with 25 sites, the restaurant has “new-generation Sizzler” design – including Americana murals, outdoor grill, LED lighting, elevated booths, salad bar and ordering pods. The restaurant employs about 120.
Fifty-three-year-old Sizzler, which once oversaw more than 600 restaurants, struggled in the 1990s and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1996. It re-emerged in 1997 and closed some outlets before instituting a brand reorganization in 2002.