Bob's Big Boy is a casual dining restaurant chain founded by Bob Wian in Southern California in 1936, originally named Bob's Pantry. [2][3] The chain's signature product is the Big Boy …

After purchasing Big Boy in 1987, Elias Brothers intended to standardize the name and menu, but Bob's, Frisch's and McDowell's (now known as Bismarck Big Boy) continue to offer distinctions …

May 22, 2022 · Here we tell the story of one of America’s great restaurant chains, its rise and fall (and now rebirth). Bob’s Big Boy restaurants, born in Southern California before covering the …

May 30, 2024 · Bob’s Big Boy — known for cutesy cartoon Bob with his swoop of dark hair, red-and-white checkered overalls and plated cheeseburger extended to the sky — debuted in …

Bob's Big Boy restaurant chain was founded by Bob Wian in Southern California in 1936, originally named Bob's Pantry. The chain is best known for its trademark chubby boy in red …

Nov 2, 2003 · From his flagship restaurant in Glendale in 1936, the “double-deck” hamburger dubbed the Bob’s Big Boy became an instant success. Within two decades, Wian expanded …

Fast forward to today, we celebrate that legacy with two unique concepts: Big Boy and Bob's Big Boy. Big Boy remains our iconic diner concept, a place where families gather to sit down, …

Jul 5, 2023 · The years rolled by, and the 1950s saw Bob’s Big Boy evolve into an iconic franchise as diners across the country came to crave the renowned double-decker burger. The …

Bob Wian sold the Big Boy® chain to Marriott Corporation in 1967 for $7 million, that would be roughly $55 million today. After selling Big Boy, Bob Wian served as both vice president and …

Jul 28, 2020 · If you ever find yourself in Downey, California, the Bob’s Big Boy location is known as Bob’s Big Boy Broiler, a drive-in restaurant with a Googie-style coffee shop. The building …