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.
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 L.A.
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. [ [http://www.thefranchisemall.com/news/articles/15023-0.htm World's Largest Johnny Rockets Opens At Knott's Berry Farm ] ]
In February 2007, it was [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/business/09deal.html?th&emc=th 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, 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 all 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.
tores worldwide
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 with the newest store in the Toronto Life Square shopping complex in downtown Toronto. It has had one of its busier locations inside Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
Kuwait
Johnny Rockets opened in Kuwait in the early 90's and currently has five stores located in Kuwait City: Marina Mall, Salmiya Underground, Salmiya and one in Fahaheel at the Al-Manshar Mall, and one in the Avenues. The food in the menu is halal
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.
United Arab Emirates
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. A new branch is to open in the Sheikh Zayed Road soon.
Australia
Johnny Rockets operated in Australia in the early-to-mid 1990s; the locations are now closed.
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.Fact|date=April 2008
Mexico
Johnny Rockets has several locations in Playa del Carmen, Cancún, Los Cabos, and the Galerias Insurgentes shopping mall in Mexico City. There is also a Johnny Rockets restaurant in Cancún International Airport and another one inside Six Flags Mexico City.
Bahamas
Has a location at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort.
At Sea
Some of the Royal Caribbean's larger ships feature a Johnny Rockets on Deck 12. These ships are: Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, and Independence of the Seas. Smaller Royal Caribbean ships that have Johnny Rockets are: Sovereign of the Seas and Monarch of the Seas.
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.
External links
* [http://www.johnnyrockets.com Johnny Rockets official site]
References
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