Restaurant chain once frequented by Kardashians files for bankruptcy after 36 years

Another longtime American restaurant chain is fighting to keep its doors open as mounting debt and financial losses batter the dining industry.

Marmalade Cafe, a 36-year-old Southern California brunch favorite, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sept. 2, citing "rent disputes and mounting supplier debts."

It owes more than $1 million to Gilmore Farmers Market, US Foods, Sysco Ventura Inc., the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and others, according to multiple reports.