There’s now 16 Ford’s Garage restaurants in three states including one in St. Ford’s Garage became the first and only restaurant to be allowed rights to Ford’s iconic blue-oval logo, as well as other of the automotive giant’s brand imagery, including archived historical photos, images of vehicles and actual Model Ts. reached out about partnering with the restaurant, and the two forged a unique relationship. In early 1990, Pastore founded a second location on Leonard Street in nearby Cape Coral.įord Motor Co. 41 in Fort Myers after original founder Gerry Pastore created the concept of a small, family-style barbecue joint. What began as local barbecue restaurant 32 years ago in Southwest Florida has spread across the U.S. Wade Tatangelo, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Rib City Grill, Fort Myers (1989) Outback was the first restaurant by the proprietors’ Bloomin’ Brands, which is also still based in Tampa and now owns and operates Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar.īloomin’ Brands website notes that it’s one of the world’s largest casual dining companies with approximately 77,000 employees and more than 1,450 restaurants across the globe. The original Outback Steakhouse, which opened in 1988 and has since been remodeled, is at 3403 Henderson Blvd. “To ensure their haven would stand out from the pack, they chose an Australian theme to fit the relaxed but lively mood of their ideal restaurant.” Their motto? “No rules, just right.”
And don’t forget the funky maroon and orange uniforms (with a goofy-looking hat to match) employees wore in the 1970s, certainly helping to build its brand.īut it was perhaps its offering of flame-grilled burgers that kept customers returning, along with its variety of food offerings including thick french fries and the Hershey’s Sundae Pie dessert. Due to financial hardships, Kramer and Burns eventually sold the company to McLamore and Edgerton who subsequently renamed the chain Burger King.Ĭhildren also enjoyed a visit to BK, receiving a paper crown that adjusted to their head size. The following year, James McLamore and David Edgerton began opening Insta-Burger franchises in Miami - they replaced the Insta-Broilers with the flame broiler system that Burger King is famous for.
They decided to call their first location Insta-Burger King due to the broilers they purchased to cook the burgers, called Insta-Broilers.
The predecessor of the burger mega-chain Burger King was originally founded in 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida, by relatives Keith J.
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