[3] In 2012, a Canadian restaurant firm acquired Boston-based Elephant & Castle Group, which operated 19 establishments at the time and had filed for chapter 11 protection in 2011.

[4][5] Franworks Group owned and operated fourteen Elephant & Castle (E&C) restaurants, as of 2014, including five in Canada and nine in the U.S.[6] There were ten locations, as of 2016.

[12] In the United States, E&C restaurants operate in Boston's Financial District,[13] Chicago,[14][15][16] Seattle,[3] and Washington, D.C.[17][18] Previously, there were restaurants in Philadelphia[19] and San Francisco.

[20] In 2001, Anne Spiselman of Crain's Chicago Business said, "If you ever wondered why British food traditionally has had a bad reputation, eating at Elephant & Castle will provide some insight.

"[21] In 2011, Ben Small of Newcity said, "E&C did a great job of recreating the world renowned pub fare.