In 1998, the US “Rainforest” Cafe had finally stepped into Asia and opened their first restaurant in Hong Kong. It had made to the news and became an attraction at that time.

Hong Kong, and Mexico—at the height of the franchise, during the early aughts. Despite the decline in revenue, Fertitta decided to open a new Rainforest Cafe in Galveston in 2003 as part of a $ ...