The Royal Canadian Pancake Houses

Infobox Company
company_name = Royal Canadian Foods Corp.
company_type = Public
foundation = 1993
founder = Sheldon Golumbia and Beatrice Puja.
location = New York, New York
key_people = Sheldon Golumbia Beatrice Puja
industry = Restaurants
products = Breakfast natural foods Pancakes•Waffles•French Toast
The Royal Canadian Pancake Houses were moderately priced gourmet pancake houses in New York City and in the South Beach area of Miami Beach, Florida..

Reason for popularity

At a time when lean cuisine was in full bloom, they specialized in huge varieties and huge sizes of pancakes, waffles, omelets, French toasts, and various other breakfast fares. They were very popular brunch restaurants for almost ten years, with huge lines to match the portion sizes. What made their success is that they were the first to come up with a gourmet version of what had always been comfort foods. They came up with natural wholesome ingredients such as farm fresh eggs, sweet butter and home-baked challah French toasts. The burgers were chopped sirloin, and pure maple syrup was available for the more discerning palates. They became a Manhattan hot spot.

Development:

The Royal Canadian Pancake Houses were owned by Royal Canadian Foods Corp, a Delaware corporation. The first outlet opened up in Tribeca in New York City in 1989. It was followed by the opening of a second location in Midtown Manhattan.In November 1993, the founders, Sheldon Golumbia and Beatrice Puja, took it public with a micro public offering of 250, 000 shares of common stock at a sale price of $5.00/share.Subsequently, two more locations were opened up in NYC, in the Upper West Side and in Grammercy. In Miami Beach, Florida, Royal Canadian Foods also opened a Royal Canadian Pancake House and a Womlette House, featuring “womlettes” (an omelet with a waffle base).

In the fall of 1998, Royal Canadian Foods closed up all their outlets.

Quotes

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[Royal Canadian to unveil Womlett House concept - Royal Canadian ...] Royal Canadian to unveil Womlett House concept - Royal Canadian ...NEW YORK -- Royal Canadian Foods Corp. said it will open a new concept in Miami Beach on ... Manhattan Royal Canadian Pancake House Restaurant stores. ... [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n43_v31/ai_19944865 Nation's Restaurant News, Oct 27, 1997]

[Sylvester Stallone's Sly Moves...] Sylvester Stallone's Sly Moves..."Oh, my God. The Canadian pancakes — I was eating wheels..." [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,156514,00.html Fox News]

[CNN LARRY KING LIVE - Interview with Sylvester Stallone. ] CNN LARRY KING LIVE - Interview with Sylvester Stallone."I would go into the Canadian Pancake House where -- for a lot of people don't realize it. They would serve pancakes that double as oxen's wheels..." [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0505/14/lkl.01.html CNN Transcripts]

References

External links

* [http://royalcanadianpancakeshousesexplained.blogspot.com/2007/11/what-really-happened-to-royal-canadian.html What really happened to the Royal Canadian Pancake Houses - a speculation about reasons for closure]