big boy

As I took a picture of Big Boy, a woman asked "Is this your first visit to Michigan?"  It seems visitors are impressed with BB but the natives are not.  As the lady said "we have thousands" (although the webpage indicates only 17 in Michigan).  The restaurant has its headquarters in  Warren, Michigan.  Big Boy was started in 1936 in Glendale, California by  Bob Wian who sold his prized DeSoto Roadster to purchase a small hamburger stand that he named Bob's Pantry.  For more history, check out www.bigboy.com/history.html.  I remember eating at the Dallas franchise - Kip's Big Boy.

Big Boy Restaurant

Romulus, Michigan