Augie's Italian Restaurant Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in New York

Augie's Italian Restaurant Corp., a family-style Italian dining spot that has operated in Larchmont for roughly 35 years, filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on March 16, 2026, court records show. The case, number 7:26-bk-22267, has been assigned to Judge Sean H. Lane and is designated a small-business Chapter 11.

The 28-page petition was filed by attorney H. Bruce Bronson Jr. of Bronson Law Offices, P.C. Drew Figueroa, identified as the restaurant's vice president, signed the petition as authorized representative before it was submitted. The debtor's address on file with the court is 94 Chatsworth Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538.

Court documents list estimated assets of $0 to $50,000 against liabilities of $50,001 to $100,000, with between one and 49 creditors. The filing was accompanied by a $1,738 fee, receipt number A17450640. The court entered an order for relief upon filing.

The case carries several immediate deadlines. A meeting of creditors under Section 341(a) is set for April 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. Both a small-business reorganization plan and a disclosure statement are due by September 14, 2026. The court also flagged deficiencies in the initial filing, including a missing statement of operations, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and a Local Rule 1007-2 affidavit, with a deadline of March 30, 2026 to cure those gaps.

The U.S. Trustee's office sent a letter to unsecured creditors on March 17, 2026 soliciting interest in serving on an official committee. Under Section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code, such a committee ordinarily draws from the seven largest unsecured creditors willing to serve and carries the authority to demand consultation with the debtor on major decisions, participate in plan formation, or request conversion to Chapter 7 liquidation if warranted.

The restaurant, which offers indoor and outdoor dining alongside delivery, takeout, online ordering, and catering, filed amid rising food costs and declining customer spending, according to one report. Its website has long advertised generous portions with the slogan "Nobody goes home without an Augie-doggie-Bag."

The Journal News previously reported a separate or earlier Chapter 11 filing tied to an Augie's location at 2417 Boston Post Road, citing $186,500 in disputed taxes owed to New York and the IRS, $12,000 in disputed rent, and revenue that declined from $424,339 in 2012 to $224,000 in 2014. Those figures, along with a reference to owner Edwardo Figueroa of New Rochelle, do not appear in the PACER records for the March 2026 case and have not been independently verified against the current petition. The full 28-page filing, including schedules and a statement of financial affairs, would clarify the scope of current liabilities and any outstanding tax or lease disputes.