Restaurants that name-check another city or state/region

[kurumi]

In the SF Bay Area we have a few restaurants and chains referencing other states and cities directly in the name or slogan:

• L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
• Popeye's Louisiana Chicken
• Kentucky Fried Chicken
• California Pizza Kitchen (hey that's us!)
• Pizza Chicago
• Noah's New York Bagels (and other NYC-related)
• Texas Roadhouse

(Leaving out international callouts, since "other-country's cuisine" restaurants are pretty widespread)

What other examples are there? Montreal Steakhouse in Calgary? Delaware Chicken in West Virginia? Penang Nasi Goreng in Kota Kinabalu? (ok, that's a reach)

[Rothman]

The number of out of state restaurants that reference New York are numerous.

[GaryV]

Traverse City Pie Company

[1995hoo]

You can read here about chicken joints in New York that have used the names of states other than Kentucky, as well as Kennedy Fried Chicken and its imitators. It gets funnier the further down the page you read.

[hotdogPi]

Uno Chicago Grill
Hawaiian Isle (single location in Plaistow, NH; not a chain)
A whole bunch of sandwich places (Sandwich, MA)

Texas Roadhouse, KFC, and Popeye's are also found in my area.

[Buck87]

East of Chicago Pizza, which is a chain based in Ohio

[Big John]

Assuming Jersey Mikes stands for New Jersey.

[formulanone]

Maryland Fried Chicken - located mostly in the southeast, with zero locations in Maryland.

[michravera]

In the SF Bay Area we have a few restaurants and chains referencing other states and cities directly in the name or slogan:

• L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
• Popeye's Louisiana Chicken
• Kentucky Fried Chicken
• California Pizza Kitchen (hey that's us!)
• Pizza Chicago
• Noah's New York Bagels (and other NYC-related)
• Texas Roadhouse

(Leaving out international callouts, since "other-country's cuisine" restaurants are pretty widespread)

What other examples are there? Montreal Steakhouse in Calgary? Delaware Chicken in West Virginia? Penang Nasi Goreng in Kota Kinabalu? (ok, that's a reach)

Not to mention "Buffalo Wild Wings"

[1995hoo]

The number of out of state restaurants that reference New York are numerous.

Don't know if it's still there, but I saw this in Copenhagen in July 2007 somewhere along the Strøget.

[webny99]

Some of these, like Sandwich and Buffalo, are not references to the actual places.
I defer to the OP as to whether they still can count or not.

[hotdogPi]

Some of these, like Sandwich and Buffalo, are not references to the actual places.
I defer to the OP as to whether they still can count or not.

Buffalo is definitely a reference to the place, as Buffalo wings are named after the city, not the animal.

I was joking about "Sandwich".

[webny99]

Some of these, like Sandwich and Buffalo, are not references to the actual places.
I defer to the OP as to whether they still can count or not.

Buffalo is definitely a reference to the place, as Buffalo wings are named after the city, not the animal.

In "Buffalo Wild Wings", I think it's primarily a reference to (a) the sauce, and (b) the animal (which is in their logo).
Both of those, or some combination of the two, is more likely what they had in mind than the actual city of Buffalo.

I don't think a reference to the sauce is an inherent reference to the city, but that's just my opinion.

[cl94]

"Buffalo sauce" and "Buffalo wings" are a reference to the place. Thus, Buffalo Wild Wings is a reference to Buffalo, NY due to the transitive property.

[dvferyance]

Boston Market.

[cl94]

Boston Market.

Technically incorrect, as it was originally from the inner Boston metro area.

[US71]

Old Chicago Pizza

Taste of Thai (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

Jade China (Fort Smith)

[Rothman]

Boston Market.

Technically incorrect, as it was originally from the inner Boston metro area.

What.

[Rothman]

Some of these, like Sandwich and Buffalo, are not references to the actual places.
I defer to the OP as to whether they still can count or not.

Buffalo is definitely a reference to the place, as Buffalo wings are named after the city, not the animal.

In "Buffalo Wild Wings", I think it's primarily a reference to (a) the sauce, and (b) the animal (which is in their logo).
Both of those, or some combination of the two, is more likely what they had in mind than the actual city of Buffalo.

I don't think a reference to the sauce is an inherent reference to the city, but that's just my opinion.

You are incorrect.

[kevinb1994]

Assuming Jersey Mikes stands for New Jersey.

Yes, see Point Pleasant in Monmouth County.

[US71]

Boston Market.

Technically incorrect, as it was originally from the inner Boston metro area.

What.

Founded in Newton, Massachusetts currently HQ'd in Golden, Colorado

[Rothman]

Boston Market.

Technically incorrect, as it was originally from the inner Boston metro area.

What.

Founded in Newton, Massachusetts currently HQ'd in Golden, Colorado

Not sure what the point is here, then.  It's named after Boston.

[webny99]

"Buffalo sauce" and "Buffalo wings" are a reference to the place. Thus, Buffalo Wild Wings is a reference to Buffalo, NY due to the transitive property.

Normally I defer to the locals, but not when they invoke the transitive property. 

[jp the roadgeek]

Boston Pizza is a major pizza chain in Canada, with a few locations under the name Boston's in the US.

Ted's Montana Grill
Atlanta Bread Company in my area (many of which were rebranded as Panera)
Miami Subs
Olneyville New York System (yes, there is one in Olneyville, but they're all in RI)

[kevinb1994]

Boston Pizza is a major pizza chain in Canada, with a few locations under the name Boston's in the US.

Ted's Montana Grill
Atlanta Bread Company in my area (many of which were rebranded as Panera)
Miami Subs
Olneyville New York System (yes, there is one in Olneyville, but they're all in RI)

I thought that Miami Subs was replaced with Miami Grill.