Restaurants

Andy’s Frozen Custard Corporate Office

Andy’s Frozen Custard was founded in 1986 by John and Carol Kuntz. The original location was in Osage Beach, Missouri. After eating frozen custard for the first time in Wisconsin, the couple decided to come up with their own recipe and open a business. The company is named after their son, Andy.

Today, Andy’s Frozen Custard has 29 locations in 5 states. The company serves a variety of frozen custard flavors, including apple pie and pumpkin pie in which an actual pie is ground up and mixed in with the custard. This chain is also known for purchasing thousands of boxes of Thin Mint cookies from the Girl Scouts each year and using the cookies in their custard. Andy’s Frozen Custard also serves milk shakes and sundaes with frozen custard, rather than ice cream.

Despite the coronavirus crisis of 2020, some restaurant locations, such as Andy’s, are opening new stores, rather than closing them.

Andy’s Frozen Custard maintains a corporate office in Springfield, Missouri.

Andy's Frozen Custard

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Despite the coronavirus crisis of 2020, some restaurant locations, such as Andy’s, are opening new stores, rather than closing them.

Andy’s Frozen Custard maintains a corporate office in Springfield, Missouri.

Meathead’s Burgers and Fries Corporate Office

Meathead’s Burgers and Fries was founded by current CEO Tom Jednorowicz in 2007. The company is headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois. As of March of 2016, the company has 17 locations, most of them in Illinois. The company is known for its wide variety of toppings and burger sizes. The restaurant chain also offers chicken burgers, chicken sandwiches, as well as salads and drinks.

Meathead’s Burgers and Fries, often called Meathead’s, is a specialty burger chain that describes itself as a “fast casual” restaurant, rather than a fast food location. Annual sales in 2011 were $5 million. The company has yet to offer a franchise system, although the owner, who is a former executive at Potbelly Sandwich Works, says he is considering it.

Meathead's Burgers and Fries

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Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Corporate Office

Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlours was founded in 1963 by Bob Farrell and Ken McCarthy in Portland, Oregon. The company became quickly known for giving children free sundaes on their birthday’s, as well as for their 1900 turn of the century decor, player pianos, and waiter costumes that include straw boat hats.

At the height of the chain’s popularity, there were 120 Farrell’s locations. The company fell on hard times after 1980 and by 1990, nearly all Farrell’s locations were closed or sold. After a lengthy legal battle, Parlour Enterprises was determined to be the new owner/operator of the chain. The chain quickly opened 6 locations throughout California and 1 in Hawaii. The company has been in talks to reopen the original Farrell’s location in Portland.

The company offers a wide range of ice cream dishes, sundaes, milk shakes, and hamburgers.

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour

The company offers a wide range of ice cream dishes, sundaes, milk shakes, and hamburgers.

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Charley’s Grilled Subs Corporate Office

Charley’s Grilled Subs was founded by current CEO Charley Shin in 1986. Shin grew up working in his mother’s Korean/American restaurant, but a trip to New York resulted in Charley discovering the classic Philly Steak submarine sandwich. Shin convinced his mother to sell the restaurant and try something different.

This restaurant chain is known for turning the grill around to face customers, so they can see their food being prepared, rather than hiding it in the kitchen. Charley’s Grilled Subs is known for offering a wide variety of sandwiches including the traditional Philly steak sub, teriyaki chicken, habanero chicken, spicy Asian BBQ, and the South Philly sub.

Today, Charley’s Grilled Subs has 500 locations in 46 states, with most of these being franchised operations. There are also Charley’s locations in 16 other countries, including Japan, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.

Charley's Grilled Subs, Inc.

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Brickley’s Ice Cream Corporate Office

Brickley’s Ice Cream was founded in 1995 by husband and wife team, Steve and Chris Brophy. After standing in long lines with their children for low quality ice cream, the Brophy’s decided to open their own store. The original store, located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, was a converted doctor’s office.

Today, the company has two locations in Rhode Island and has numerous awards, including Best Ice Cream in South County from the Rhode Island Monthly and Yankee Travel magazine. The company often sells more than 500 gallons of ice cream on a summer weekend and 200-300 gallons on any given weekday.

Brickley’s Ice Cream offers 48 flavors and rotates in a few seasonal items, such as peach or blueberry, as the seasons permit. The company is open early March through the end of October.

Brickley's Ice Cream and Cakes

Brickley’s Ice Cream offers 48 flavors and rotates in a few seasonal items, such as peach or blueberry, as the seasons permit. The company is open early March through the end of October.