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Sambo's was an American restaurant chain, started in 1957 by Sam Battistone Sr. and Newell Bohnett in Santa Barbara, California. [1] Though the name was taken from portions of the names of its two founders, the chain also associated with The Story of Little Black Sambo.
Lil' Sambo's was a restaurant founded in 1957 in Lincoln City, ... [25] all but the original restaurants in Santa Barbara, California had closed by 1983.
Sambo's; S&W Cafeteria; Sandy's; Santa Barbara Restaurant Group; Sholl's Colonial Cafeteria; ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen; ShowBiz Pizza Place; Sisters Chicken & Biscuits; Soul Daddy; Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes; Specialty Restaurant Group; Steve's Ice Cream
By 1984, all but one location was either closed or sold to other chains, including Bakers Square and Denny's. The one remaining Sambo's location was the original one, in Santa Barbara; in 2020 it was renamed to Chad's. [15] ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen: Asian United States 15
The name Sambo became especially associated with the children's book The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman, published in 1899. It was the story of a southern Indian boy named "Sambo" who outwitted a group of hungry tigers. Bannerman also wrote Little Black Mingo, Little Black Quasha, and Little Black Quibba. [9] [10]
From January 2008 to February 2011, if you bought shares in companies when Lloyd V. Hackley joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 21.9 percent return on your investment, compared to a -10.7 percent return from the S&P 500.
The link is to an article from 2020, about the decision to change the name of one of the few surviving Sambo's restaurants in Santa Barbara, California. That decision was indeed driven by public objections to the name, but the article does not say that similar concerns led to the chain's collapse in 1981.
A 23-year-old college student was found murdered at her off-campus apartment in a "senseless and violent act," authorities said, who are now seeking to identify a person of interest in the homicide.