Founder of Anthony’s Restaurants, a Pacific Northwest seafood empire, has died

Anthony's Founder Budd Gould Dies at 87

Originally published on 425. Anthony’s Restaurants has announced the passing of founder and chairman Budd Gould, who died peacefully on July 5, surrounded by his family. Gould opened the first Anthony’s HomePort on the shores of Lake Washington in Kirkland in 1976, laying the foundation for what would become one of the Pacific Northwest’s most recognizable seafood restaurant groups. Over the next five decades, Anthony’s expanded to 26 locations…

Founder of Anthony’s Restaurants, a Pacific Northwest seafood empire, has died

TACOMA — Budd Gould, who created one of the Pacific Northwest’s most recognizable seafood brands, Anthony’s Restaurants, and oversaw an empire that has grown to more than two dozen locations with an i