Bagger Dave's
{{Short description|Restaurant chain}}
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| traded_as = BDVB (OTC)
| industry = Food industry
| founded = 2008
| founder = Michael Ansley
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| products = Fast food, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, macaroni and cheese, milkshakes, beer
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| website = http://www.baggerdaves.com
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Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern Inc. is an American restaurant chain that was founded in Michigan in 2008.
History
Bagger Dave's was established in 2008, in Berkley, Michigan, by Michael Ansley, who is also the current CEO of the restaurant chain.{{cite news|url=http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2014/05/23/news/doc537f6d3c65f55519986178.txt|title=Bagger Dave's sets opening date, will hire 80 employees in Woodhaven|newspaper=The News-Herald|date=May 23, 2014|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}
Since its founding in 2008, Bagger Dave's had opened restaurants in 26 locations: 17 in Michigan, and 9 in Indiana.{{cite news|last=Satterthwaite|first=Julia|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/business/20150708/berkley-based-bagger-daves-continues-expansion|title=Berkley-based Bagger Dave's continues expansion|newspaper=The Oakland Press|date=July 8, 2015|accessdate=August 12, 2015}} On December 28, 2015, Bagger Dave's announced they would be closing eight underperforming locations. One in Downtown Detroit and seven in Indiana.{{cite news|url=http://www.diversifiedrestaurantholdings.com/investors/press-releases/press-releases-details/2015/Diversified-Restaurant-Holdings-Inc-Closes-Eight-Bagger-Daves-to-Improve-Overall-Profitability/default.aspx|title=Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. Closes Eight Bagger Dave's to Improve Overall Profitability|publisher=Diversified Restaurant Holdings|date=December 28, 2015|accessdate=December 29, 2015}} In 2016, the company was spun off from Diversified Restaurant Holdings, and additional closures in 2017 and 2018 leave the chain with just 10 remaining locations.{{cite news|last=Gardner|first=Paula|title=Bagger Dave's closes 5 restaurants in Michigan|url=http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2018/01/bagger_daves_closes_5_restaura.html|publisher=MLive|date=January 28, 2018|accessdate=January 29, 2018}}
On January 26th, 2024, the chain announced it would be rebranding the final six locations, four in Michigan, one in Ohio, and one in Ft. Wayne, IN. {{cite news|last=Maze|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/it-looks-bagger-daves-run-about-come-end]]|title=It looks like Bagger Dave's run is about to come to an end|date=January 26, 2024|accessdate=February 2, 2024}}
The Chesterfield, MI location closed on February 16, 2025, leaving the chain with only 5 locations.