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)
The number of out of state restaurants that reference New York are numerous.
Traverse City Pie Company
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. (https://forgotten-ny.com/2004/12/chicken-shacks-ken-clucky-fried-imitators-around-town-by-mike-epstein-of-satanslaundromat/) It gets funnier the further down the page you read.
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.
East of Chicago Pizza, which is a chain based in Ohio
Assuming Jersey Mikes stands for New Jersey.
Maryland Fried Chicken (https://www.marylandfriedchicken.net/) - located mostly in the southeast, with zero locations in Maryland.
Quote from: kurumi on February 03, 2020, 12:20:27 PM
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"
Quote from: Rothman on February 03, 2020, 12:27:18 PM
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.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200203/d283714bc2ce4ece29dc3188ea9b4c22.jpg)
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.
Quote from: webny99 on February 03, 2020, 03:37:00 PM
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".
Quote from: 1 on February 03, 2020, 03:37:45 PM
Quote from: webny99 on February 03, 2020, 03:37:00 PM
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.
"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.
Boston Market.
Quote from: dvferyance on February 03, 2020, 04:00:38 PM
Boston Market.
Technically incorrect, as it was originally from the inner Boston metro area.
Old Chicago Pizza
Taste of Thai (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
Jade China (Fort Smith)
Quote from: webny99 on February 03, 2020, 03:56:15 PM
Quote from: 1 on February 03, 2020, 03:37:45 PM
Quote from: webny99 on February 03, 2020, 03:37:00 PM
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.
Quote from: Big John on February 03, 2020, 02:27:30 PM
Assuming Jersey Mikes stands for New Jersey.
Yes, see Point Pleasant in Monmouth County.
Quote from: Rothman on February 03, 2020, 05:18:31 PM
Quote from: cl94 on February 03, 2020, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: dvferyance on February 03, 2020, 04:00:38 PM
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
Quote from: US71 on February 03, 2020, 05:45:40 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 03, 2020, 05:18:31 PM
Quote from: cl94 on February 03, 2020, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: dvferyance on February 03, 2020, 04:00:38 PM
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.
Quote from: cl94 on February 03, 2020, 03:59:08 PM
"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. :D
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)
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on February 03, 2020, 08:08:28 PM
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.
Quote from: webny99 on February 03, 2020, 07:46:05 PM
Quote from: cl94 on February 03, 2020, 03:59:08 PM
"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. :D
Agreed. I'd say the test for whether the name of a restaurant refers to the city or not is thus: when someone sees it, are they thinking of the city? If not, then the name doesn't refer to the city. If someone sees a restaurant called Buffalo Wild Wings, they're thinking of the sauce, and the city probably hasn't even entered their mind.
Quote from: Rothman on February 03, 2020, 07:02:06 PM
Quote from: US71 on February 03, 2020, 05:45:40 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 03, 2020, 05:18:31 PM
Quote from: cl94 on February 03, 2020, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: dvferyance on February 03, 2020, 04:00:38 PM
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.
And Newton is inside 128, so it is basically Boston.
In Detroit, there is a number of restaurants that have the "Coney Island" name, which can be a reference to a part of New York City.
Quote from: cwf1701 on February 03, 2020, 10:55:54 PM
In Detroit, there is a number of restaurants that have the "Coney Island" name, which can be a reference to a part of New York City.
There used to be a hotdog chain called "Original Coney Island". Fayetteville, AR had one in the early 1970's in their mall.
Quote from: Big John on February 03, 2020, 02:27:30 PM
Assuming Jersey Mikes stands for New Jersey.
There is also a Philadelphia Mikes.
Quote from: Big John on February 03, 2020, 02:27:30 PM
Assuming Jersey Mikes stands for New Jersey.
Their headquarters is in Manasquan, NJ, so most likely.
Their website is strangely devoid of much information about the company, unless you want to know about their rewards program or to become a franchisee. Usually companies like to talk about their history.
Quote from: US71 on February 03, 2020, 11:11:13 PM
Quote from: cwf1701 on February 03, 2020, 10:55:54 PM
In Detroit, there is a number of restaurants that have the "Coney Island" name, which can be a reference to a part of New York City.
There used to be a hotdog chain called "Original Coney Island". Fayetteville, AR had one in the early 1970's in their mall.
And then you have the Coney Island Lunch competing restaurants in Scranton, PA.
One guy started it in one location and then turned it over to his sons, who then evidently got into a fight of some sort and one ran off with different business partners and now his successor calls his restaurant the "Original Coney Island" while the other brother's sons run the actual original shop. :D
Coney Island Drive In which has two Tampa Bay Area locations. Zephyrhills and Brooksville thousands of miles away from the real Coney Island.
We have a restaurant in Jackson, MS called Sal & Mookie's New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint. However, everyone just say Sal & Mookie's.
-Uno Chicago Grill
-California Pizza Kitchen
Texas Roadhouse started in Indiana.
Quote from: cabiness42 on March 12, 2020, 07:53:30 PM
Texas Roadhouse started in Indiana.
Olive Garden "Italian Restaurant" started in Orlando.
There's a restaurant in Bisbee, Arizona called "Bisbee Breakfast Club". The rights to the name were purchased and now there are "Bisbee Breakfast Club" restaurants in the Tucson and Phoenix areas.
Texas Hot Dogs in Altoona, PA
US 27 Farmers Market on NJ Route 27 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/naqZ3od1gAwMoEou7)
Quote from: Mr. Matté on March 25, 2020, 12:39:10 AM
US 27 Farmers Market on NJ Route 27 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/naqZ3od1gAwMoEou7)
I question the use of a US 27 shield, looks like some contractor screwed up big time...and for those who know me well enough, I used to live across the street from that shopping plaza! It's the area where I was raised, though not where I was born (that would be New Brunswick-home of Rutgers). Also, Donald Fagen used to live behind that same shopping plaza in Kendall Park (he was raised there but, like myself, was not born there), I will give the address for those interested (kidding-that's up to you to find out!). I still recall that plaza looking awfully dingy at first, before they removed the movie theater for a CVS, at the same time they gave a new look to the shopping center.