Popular Sacramento nightclub Tiger evicted amid bankruptcy proceedings
Tiger Restaurant & Lounge has closed its downtown Sacramento K Street location, just over two months after filing for bankruptcy.
With its entrance secured with a metal chain and lock, a notice on the doors of the popular restaurant and bar shows the eviction order was given March 8.
Attorneys for owner RTB Hospitality, LLC of Roseville filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 7, according to documents registered with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California.
The court filing shows 700 Block Commercial LP, which owns the building, owed $125,000 in past due rent.
A Chapter 11 filing is a reorganization effort used primarily by businesses that allow them to restructure their debts under court supervision.
Tiger’s business phone number was not accepting voicemails Thursday. In an outgoing message, callers were advised that communication would only be done through text message. No one responded to a text directed to Tiger’s business phone number.
Michael Broughton, a member of the current ownership group, also did not respond to a request for comment.
Tiger debuted its stylish two-story space as a dim sum restaurant in 2018 before pivoting a taco bar concept months later, according to previous Bee reporting.
Hospitality entrepreneurs Tony Christ and Robbie Metcalf reinvented it as a nightclub as the city reopened from pandemic closures in 2021.
Metcalf, the nightclub’s former marketing director, said in an email to The Bee that ownership of Tiger changed hands in 2025 and that he and Christ “have not been involved with Tiger’s ownership or business operations for quite some time.”
In 2025, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control suspended Tiger’s liquor license for 30 days following an investigation that was launched when a former employee allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover ABC agent, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.
This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM.
