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Hamburger Hamlet (or "The Hamlet") was a chain of restaurants based in Los Angeles, and a point of reference for the inhabitants and creative industries of the city. Opened in 1950 by actor Harry Lewis with his future wife Marilyn (m.1952), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it grew to a chain of 24 locations, including the Chicago and Washington, D.C. metro areas ...
When Naylor bought a Hamburger Hamlet in Bethesda, Maryland in 2012, he rebranded it as "Du-par's Hamburger Hamlet", bringing the chain to the East Coast; [18] that location however closed for good in 2013. [19] Du-par's then took over a former Hamburger Hamlet in Pasadena, California in 2014. [20]
By January 1999, Koo Koo Roo had 40 locations. [6] In 2003, the Prandium subsidiaries Koo Koo Roo, Chi-Chi's, and Hamburger Hamlet, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. At the time of the filing, Koo Koo Roo had 28 locations, down from 38 in 2001. [12] As the result of the filing, the company was acquired by Magic Brands.
Kate Mantilini was a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, at 9101 Wilshire Boulevard at the corner of Doheny Drive, two blocks from the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Harry and Marilyn Lewis opened the restaurant in March 1987 after selling the Hamburger Hamlet restaurant chain for $
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]
But six decades of hamburger history will come to an end Dec. 16 when the iconic 1950s Clown Burger grill in Haltom City changes hands. Before California clowns like McDonald’s or Jack-in-the ...
Hamburger Hamlet: Gourmet hamburgers United States 24 Had locations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington DC metro areas. Movie and TV actors frequented the original Hollywood location. Harvey House: Casual United States 84
With over 300 locations nationwide and globally, this California-born chain earned serious cred in 2014 when its “Charburger”was named the best burger in America by Consumer Reports, scoring 8 ...