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Michigan Eateries (page 1)

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Parthenon Restaurant
Ann Arbor, MI		 Fleetwood Diner
Ann Arbor, MI
The Parthenon Restaurant opened here in 1975. The building appears to be from the 1930s or 1940s. Does anyone know what was here originally?

The Fleetwood Diner opened in 1949 as the Dag-Wood Diner. It was built from a kit from the Dag-Wood Diner Company of Toledo. It was renamed the Fleetwood Diner in 1971. For more, see this website.

Red Knapp's Dairy Bar
Rochester, MI
Red Knapp's Dairy Bar opened in 1950. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Flap Jack Shack
Traverse City, MI
The Flap Jack Shack opened in the mid-1970s at a different location. It closed in 2010. In 2011, new owners were found that kept the name and exterior. I don't know what the original location looked like or when they moved here. For more, see this website.

Fat Boy Burgers
Grand Rapids, MI
Fat Boy Burgers has been around since the 1950s. It started out as an ice cream shop. It was supposedly built as a Tastee-Freez around 1947. However, Tastee-Freez wasn't established until 1950. Fat Boy Burgers closed in 2008 but reopened in 2009. These photos are from 2011. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Fat Man's Fish Fry
Grand Rapids, MI
The Fat Man's Fish Fry restaurant was established in 1953. The store moved to this location in 1960. The sign had another piece on top originally with a neon Fat Man. The text on the bottom of the sign read: "Snacks Goodies Stuff".

Goetz Lock View Restaurant
Sault Ste. Marie, MI		 Cherry Hut
Beulah, MI		 Whitehouse Restaurant
Clare, MI
Goetz Lock View Restaurant opened in 1945 as the Lock View Restaurant. The sign seems to indicate that there was another name associated with "Lock View" originally. The second floor offers a view of ships passing through the Soo Locks.

The Cherry Hut was founded in 1922. In 1935, they consolidated their three locations into this one in Beulah. The Cherry Hut is famous for its homemade, locally-grown cherry pies which are available at this restaurant and gift/food shop. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Whitehouse Restaurant opened in 1935. The small building holds six booths. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Halo Burger
Flint, MI
This Halo Burger location was built in 1929 as the Vernors Ginger Ale Building. Vernors operated a retail store and sandwich shop here. The mural on the building next door was painted in 1932. It was restored in 1979 and 2001. In 1951, Vernors sold the building to the owner of Kewpee Hamburgs and this became their second location. In 1967, the name was changed to Halo Burger after a franchising disagreement with Kewpee. Today, there are ten Halo Burger locations. This building also serves as the company's corporate offices. There is drive-through service and indoor seating. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Beef-A-Roo Restaurant
Negaunee, MI		 Beef-A-Roo Restaurant
Marquette, MI
The Beef-a-Roo chain seems to have been very small and confined to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The only other location that I know of is in Iron River. I believe these restaurants were built in the 1970s. There must have been some connection with the Rockford, IL based chain which was established in 1967 and still uses the same name. That company used the same cowboy character on their signs and advertising in the 1970s. They have updated their logo since then.

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