- Farmer Boys
Farmer Boys is a fast food restaurant chain in the
Southern California area. It is based inRiverside, California .Farmer Boys is best described as a "fastaurant," serving fast food with restaurant style service. As of
2006 , Farmer Boys has 60 locations across Southern California in five counties, mostly in the Inland Empire. Farmer Boys opened a Las Vegas Restaurant in July of 2008.History
Farmer Boys was founded by the Havadjias brothers in
1981 . The Havadjias family were immigrants fromCyprus . The brothers originally owned Astro Burgers inTorrance, California in1979 and Theodore's Restaurant inHollywood, California in 1981 prior to owning McCoy's Restaurant inPerris, California . McCoy's Restaurant became the first Farmer Boys restaurant after renaming McCoy's restaurant in August 1981. About 16 years later, Farmer Boys had grown to eight restaurants. A year later, Farmer Boys was granted franchise status and later in the year, a Farmer Boys restaurant opened inTemecula, California .Awards
KCBS-TV (CBS 2) has named Farmer Boys as the best burger in Southern California, as well asInland Empire magazine 's best burger. Farmer Boys has also won awards for their deep-fried zucchini and monster-sizedonion rings .External links
* [http://www.farmerboys.com/ Farmer Boys]
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