Johnny Rockets
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Johnny Rockets is an American burger restaurant franchise whose motif is meant to recreate the American diners of the 1940s and 1950s.
Its restaurants' decor include jukeboxes, chrome accents and red leather seats, and customers are waited on by waiters and waitresses dressed in attire of the period. The staff are also known to sing and dance every half-hour, twirl straws and make smiley faces of ketchup.
All orders are made-to-order. Menu items include hamburgers, shakes, sandwiches, malts and breakfast.
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[edit] History
Johnny Rockets was founded on June 6, 1986, by Ronn Teitelbaum of Los Angeles, California. The first restaurant was established in the Melrose District of LA.
The world's largest Johnny Rockets franchise opened on April 25, 2006 inside the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in Buena Park, California. The restaurant has more than 5,900-square feet; with indoor seating for over 260 guests with an additional outdoor patio seating area. It is located in The Boardwalk section of the amusement park. [1]
In February 2007, it was announced that Red Zone Capital, the private equity firm of Daniel Snyder, was set to acquire the chain. Snyder announced plans to expand the chain both within the United States and worldwide, including the launch of smaller outlets known as Johnny Rockets Express.
Because Dan Snyder now owns Six Flags, parks such as Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags New England, Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, and Six Flags Over Georgia will host a Johnny Rockets restaurant.
A sit-down type restaurant which is owned by Six Flags, Trappers Adirondack Grill, will be converted into a Johnny Rockets as of June 2008.
[edit] Stores worldwide
[edit] Canada
Johnny Rockets opened in Canada in 2005 with stores at Vaughan Mills shopping centre in Vaughan, Ontario, the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Another location will be opening soon in the Toronto Life Square shopping complex in downtown Toronto.
[edit] Kuwait
Johnny Rockets opened in Kuwait in the early 90's and currently has five stores located in Kuwait City: Marina Mall, Salmiya Underground, Salhiya and one in Fahaheel at the Al-Manshar Mall, and one in the Avenues.
[edit] Qatar
Johnny Rockets opened in Qatar in the early 2005 and has one store currently located at Doha at the Al-Manai Motors near the Sterling group of restaurants at the Ramada Junction.
[edit] Dubai
Johnny Rockets opened three branches in Dubai in 2003 and 2006, one of which is in Mall of the Emirates which is located in the area of Magic Planet on the third floor next to Ski Dubai and the second is in The Marina Walk in Dubai Marina and the third branch which is the first to open in Dubai is located on the Jumeirah beach road right after Dubai Marine Hotel.
[edit] Australia
Johnny Rockets operated in Australia in the early-to-mid 1990s; the locations are now closed.
[edit] Bahrain
Johnny Rockets opened in Bahrain in 2005 and currently has only one store located in Manama. Its located in the complex of Seef Mall. The food in the menu is halal.[citation needed]
[edit] Mexico
Johnny Rockets has several locations in Playa del Carmen, Cancún, Los Cabos, and the Galerias Insurgentes shopping mall in Mexico City. It will soon be opening a new location in Cancún International Airport.
[edit] Bahamas
Has a location at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort.
[edit] Puerto Rico
There are currently three restaurants in Puerto Rico. However, a location in Cayey closed down only less than a year after it opened for unknown reasons.
