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Yankee Doodle Dandy was a hamburger restaurant chain started in Bensenville, Illinois in December 1966 by brothers Chris and Bill Proyce as the Yankee Doodle House. [1] [2] The chain had as many as 27 restaurants, seven company owned and the rest franchised, in the Chicago area by 1976. [1]
Meatheads Burgers & Fries (commonly referred to as Meatheads) was an American fast-casual retailer of high-end hamburgers and other related menu items based in Illinois.. The company was founded by Tom Jednorowicz, formerly an executive at Potbelly Sandwich Works and Einstein Bros. Bagels, [1] [2] and Doug Reichl, founder of Tartan Realty Group. [3]
Portillo's Restaurant Group, Inc. [4] is an American fast casual restaurant chain based in the Chicago area that specializes in serving Chicago-style food such as hot dogs, Maxwell Street Polish, and Italian beef. The company was founded by Dick Portillo on April 9, 1963, in Villa Park, Illinois, under the name "The Dog House".
Signatures Restaurant; Sisters Chicken & Biscuits – founded in 1979, this was Wendy's first attempt to expand beyond burgers [10] [11] [12] Sokolowski's University Inn, Cleveland, Ohio; Soul Daddy; Specialty Restaurant Group; Steak and Ale; Steve's Ice Cream; Sweet Tomatoes – Founded in San Diego in 1978 and operated as Souplantation in ...
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Wag's was a chain of casual dining (or "family") restaurants owned and operated by Walgreens in the 1970s and 1980s. They were modeled after restaurants like Denny's, Shoney's, and Big Boy in that they were mostly 24-hour establishments specializing in inexpensive fare such as hamburgers and breakfast.
As of 1988, it had two additional locations in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and Rolling Meadows, Illinois. [5] It originally had a limited menu including hamburgers, ribs, barbecue chicken and sandwiches. The restaurant was established before the proliferation of smoked, South Side-style barbecue. Smoked meats were eventually added to the menu in 2011. [4]
Since then Kuma's has opened locations in Chicago's Fulton Market, as well as in Schaumburg and Indianapolis, [2] as well as a second Chicago location in Fulton Market. [ 3 ] In 2024, Kuma Holdings, the parent company of Kuma's Corner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy , blaming the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of the decision.