Fidelity National Financial acquires Village Inn

[Steve]

I thought this was an april fools joke:

The bankrupt parent company of Village Inn and Bakers Square Restaurant and Pies has been acquired by a new entity made up of a title-insurance provider and an investment adviser.

Denver-based Vicorp Restaurants Inc. announced Monday that it had sold its assets to American Blue Ribbon Holdings LLC, formed by Fidelity National Financial Inc. (nyse: FNF - news - people ) of Jacksonville, Fla., and Newport Global Advisors of The Woodlands, Texas.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/03/31/ap6236412.html

[thelakelander]

Village Inn

[DetroitInJAX]

I didnt know Baker's Square and Village Inn were related...

I used to eat at Baker's Square when I was a young child up in Michigan... Loved their pies.

[Shwaz]

Growing up I had a friend who worked at Village Inn and they would let employee's take home the pies just before expiration.. we would get wrecked and eat them literally like a pie eating contest. I miss the days of high metabolism.

Village Inn is so dated now and nonappealing. It doesn't seem like a good time to jump into the breakfast restaurant biz with places like Starbucks doing more breakfast items and Denny's giving away grandslams every other week.

[fsujax]

I actually miss the Village Inn for breakfast.....I was disappointed when they closed the one on Atlantic Blvd.

[stjr]

The Village Inn just north of I-295 on San Jose Blvd. in Mandarin keeps plugging along.  It's been there probably about 25 years and been through several remodels.  Pancakes, club sandwich, chef salad, eggs - a lot of simpler foods from the good ol' days - still on the menu there - breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Menu reminds me of the lunch counters that used to be in drug stores, 5 and 10's, or at Howard Johnsons.  Pies are excellent and you can buy whole ones to go.  I love the chocolate.