<P> Phoenix Restaurant Group Inc. was headquartered in Madison, Tennessee . </P> <P> As of September 28, 2016, 12 of the 13 Black - eyed Pea restaurants in Texas shuttered their doors with little notice after filing bankruptcy in 2015 . </P> <P> As of April 2017, Black - eyed Pea has a total of 10 locations, including just one in Texas and nine in Colorado . The only Texas location is in Arlington, while the vast majority of the Colorado restaurants are in the Denver area . Many of the Texas locations had shut down by that time . In December 2008, former corporate employees Stephen Shaw and Alan Laughlin, along with Steve's brother Jim Shaw, purchased all the rights to the Colorado locations of Black - eyed Pea . The three have begun changing menu items and pushing more advertising . </P> <P> Black - eyed Pea's menu features home - style Southern U.S. cuisine such as fried catfish, chicken fried steak (including a "Texas Sized" version that takes up an entire plate), pot roast, mashed potatoes, fried okra, broccoli and rice casserole, corn bread, and rolls . Main entrees are usually ordered with a choice of two vegetables . The signature dish is the namesake of the chain, "black - eyed peas ." </P>

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