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Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, commonly known as Frank Pepe's or simply Pepe's (/ ˈ p ɛ p i z /), is a popular pizza restaurant in the Wooster Square neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, at 163 Wooster Street and originator of New Haven-style pizza. Opened in 1925, it is one of the oldest and best known pizzerias in the United States.
1953: The third McDonald's restaurant, franchised to Roger Williams and Burdette Landon, opens in Downey, California at the corner of Lakewood Blvd and Florence Avenue. Today, it is the oldest McDonald's restaurant still in operation. [53] 1957: The original restaurant in San Bernardino is rebuilt with a golden arches design. [3]
LongHorn Steakhouse was founded in 1981 by George McKerrow Jr. and his best friend Brian. McKerrow was a former manager at Quinn's Mill Restaurant, a subsidiary of Victoria Station, a San Francisco-based concept with railroad cars used as dining areas that was popular in the United States during the 1970s and '80s.
KFC had become the sixth largest restaurant chain in the US by sales volume by 1967, and 30 percent of sales were take-out. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Brown felt that the company had to expand quickly, or else emerging rivals such as Church's Chicken would steal the company's lead; 863 outlets were opened in 1968. [ 34 ]
The first out-of-state restaurant opened in Las Vegas in 1979. By the end of the decade, sales exceeded the $100 million mark. [9] Carl's Jr. also experimented with fast-food Mexican cuisine in the 1970s and early 1980s with a spin-off called Taco de Carlos. The units all closed by the early 1980s, with Karcher later stating that this was due ...
The restaurant won Best Restaurant without having earned a third Michelin star. [54] In 2012, Redzepi won the award for Noma yet again, being praised by Restaurant as being "the standard bearer for the New Nordic movement" and winning respect for his attention to detail and innovative approach. His use of local and seasonal ingredients foraged ...
Max's Restaurant in Malolos, Bulacan. Max's Restaurant was first established in 1945, shortly after World War II, by Maximo Gimenez, a Stanford-educated teacher.Gimenez befriended the American occupation troops stationed in Quezon City, who regularly paid visits to Maximo's home for drinks; the troops later insisted that they pay for the food and beverages being served, prompting Maximo to ...
Gerry's Restaurant and Bar, formerly Gerry's Grill, is a group of restaurants in the Philippines which has branches in the other countries. Its first branch opened at Tomas Morato in Quezon City on February 14, 1997.