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Wimpy Grills – founded in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1934; eventually grew to 25 locations within the United States and 1,500 outside of the U.S.; its international locations were eventually sold to J. Lyons and Co. in the United Kingdom, which remains open while all of the American locations eventually closed by 1978 [14] [15] [16] [17]
Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the U.S. throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with more than 1,000 combined company-owned and franchised outlets. [2] Today, the chain is defunct—after dwindling down to one location, the last Howard Johnson's restaurant (in Lake George, New York) closed in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
After the original Hollywood Brown Derby at 1628 North Vine Street closed in April 1985 a spokesman for Walter P. Scharfe, who had purchased the chain a decade earlier, told the Los Angeles Times that the restaurant owner was “99% committed” to reopening the business at a new location. [29]
But by the early 1990s, sit-down family restaurants serving chopped steak platters, baskets of fried shrimp, bowls of chicken noodle soup, and birthday cakes were no longer what most diners ...
Fans of Outback Steakhouse may be surprised to see their local restaurant permanently closed after the chain’s parent company abruptly shut down dozens of locations around the US.. Bloomin ...
Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!A spate of closures swept the restaurant industry in 2023 as struggling chains shuttered dozens or even hundreds of locations.Using data from the ...
Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in Los Angeles (3 P) Pages in category "Defunct restaurants in Los Angeles" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
Outback Steakhouse parent company Bloomin’ Brands, which also owns Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and more chains, has closed 41 restaurant locations.