Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, based in New Orleans, is temporarily moving its headquarters to Orlando as a result of the storm. The company's two local restaurants sustained wind and flood damage, and there is no timeline for their reopening. Plans to open a restaurant on Sept.1 in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, MS were put on hold until next year, as that resort was hit hard by Katrina.

AFC Enterprises, the Atlanta-based operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, has closed 95 to 100 of their units in the Gulf Coast due to power loss and flooding. Of those, 36 company-owned units in the New Orleans area are closed.

Dallas-based Brinkers says 14 Chili's Grill & Bar, Romano's Macaroni Grill and On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina locations in Louisiana and Mississippi are shut due to damages. Those units represent about 1% of revenue for the company, executives say.