Skipper's Seafood 'N Chowder House

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Skipper's Seafood 'N Chowder House is a U.S. fast food chain founded by Herb Rosen in Bellevue, Washington in 1969. Skippers began serving fried fish, fried shrimp, fried clams, and chowders.

Skippers Seafood 'n Chowder Houses experienced rapid growth as new restaurants were opened in multiple western states and British Columbia. In 1989, Kansas-based National Pizza Company purchased Skipper's, Inc. and operated it until 1995. In 1995, Skippers was purchased by Meridian Capital and from 1995 thru 2002 the Skippers management team introduced a line of grilled entrees, including grilled salmon, halibut, and chicken.

In late 2002, Skipper's was purchased by a group of Northwest investors. Under new ownership, the Skippers team began investing in updating the looks of its restaurants and training of employees. A new logo was introduced in the spring of 2003.

Skippers presently operates 64 restaurants; there are 35 locations in Washington state, 14 in Oregon, 8 in Idaho, 4 in Utah, 1 in Montana and 2 in Alaska. The Minnesota Drive location in Anchorage, Alaska is temporarily closed due to a January 10, 2006 fire. In addition, Skippers operates Seattle Crab Co., a full-service seafood restaurant located in Washington state, just northeast of downtown Seattle at Roosevelt Way and Northgate Way in Northgate.

On Dec. 12, 2006 Skipper's Inc. filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Court in Seattle in an organizational restructuring.

Herb Rosen died on June 19, 2001. He was 79 years old.