| BBF - Burger Boy Food-O-Rama | | |
1015 E Hudson | | Checksmart | |
1349 W 5th Ave | Open 1964 - 1974 | Fifth Third Bank | |
1380 W Mound | Good Buddy, Sisters Chicken & Biscuits, Viereck The Florist | Torn Down 2020 | |
1510 N High St | Iacono's Pizza | Wendy's | |
186 Granville St. Gahanna | | Key Bank | |
1885 W Henderson Rd | Presutti's, Schmidt's, CVS | | |
200 E 5th Ave | | Mid America State Liquor Agency | |
2020 N High St | Believed to be the original Burger Boy Restaurant that was a hotspot in the 50's and 60's. They had carhops and lots of teenagers cruising around. They were also famous for their strawberry pies. | Wendys/Tim Hortons |
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2044 Lockbourne | A vacant field in the 60's turned into a BBF (a fastfood version of the Burger Boy Restaurant on Livingston Avenue). After it closed in the late 70's or early 80's | Stars & Stripes (private club) | |
2150 S Hamilton | Was vacant farm land until the 70's when building started around the Eastland Mall area. Then the Bombay Bicycle Club was built in the area that once housed the Buffalo Wing place as well as other small places in that shopping area. Bombay didn't last long (rumor: it was due to the cockroaches!) | Buffalo Rings & Wings (closed) | |
2370 S High St | | | |
2411 Morse Rd | | | |
3090 E Main St | | Wendy's | |
3275 Refugee Rd | | Burger King | |
3746 Riverside Dr | | McDonalds | |
4000 Indianola Ave | | Spine Rx Management Co | |
4639 West Broad Street | | bank, | |
5800 Karl Rd | | Columbus Metro Federal Credit Union | |
780 S High St | The Village Junction Restaurant | Was a Blockbuster Video | |
Borden Burger | | | |
3094 Southwest Blvd | Opened after Borden bought BBF | Dairy Queen | |
Burger Boy Mainliner (sometimes confused with BBF) | | | |
2133 East Livingston Avenue | Burger Boy Mainliner Drive-In | | |
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| Sisters Chicken and Biscuits | | |
40 N James Rd | | Sammy's New York Bagels | |
2135 E Livingston Av | | Popeyes | |
4399 E Livingston Ave | | Columbus Check Cashers | |
5980 E Main St | | Spaghetti Shoppe Demolished | |
631 E 5 Ave | | Auto Zone | |
955 E Dublin-Granville Rd | | Mark Pi's Express. | |
4910 N High St | (was Jerry's) | Tee Jaye's Country Place | |
3461 Cleveland Ave | | Popeyes Chicken | |
5720 Cleveland Ave | | Peking Wok Chinese | |
2130 Morse Rd | | Mark Pi's Express | |
1873 W Henderson Rd | taco bell | | |
1416 W 5th Ave | (was Stew Harrisons. spaghetti Shopps. Hoggys. Winking Lizard) | | |
6140 Sunbury Rd | | | |
6546 Riverside Dr | Mark Pi's Express. | Demolished in 2013 | |
6330 Tussing Rd | | Boston Market | |
1059 S High St | | Mark Pi's Express. the Subway | |
3444 S High St | Ohio Deli | Burned down on 12/30/2014 | |
2791 W Broad St | (was Burger Chef) | China City Express | |
4310 W Broad St | | Boston Market | |
1380 W Mound St | (was Burger Boy Food-O-Rama. then Borden Burger) | Viereck The Florist, then demolished | |
428 S State St | Schlotzky's Deli | CME Federal Credit Union | |
4785 E Broad St | | FLOWERAMA | |
2777 Billingsley Rd | | Taco Bell | |
Big Bite | In 1981. Mr. Robert Davis (and others) founded Big Bite. Inc. (Big Bite). to promote fast food franchises serving pita sandwiches. Mr. Davis was a primary investor in Big Bite. In 1983. he was elected to Big Bite's board of directors. By 1982 or 1983. Big Bite expanded to a chain of approximately 30 restaurants. In the mid-1980's. Big Bite's restaurants fell out of favor with consumers | 13 Columbus Arthur Treachers were converted to Big Bite in 1982 |
1325 Bethel Road. became oriental. now an import car specialty parts location | became oriental. an import car parts store | Duncan | |
1298 W Fifth Ave | | | |
19 E Gay Street. Downtown | | | |
2285 Morse Rd | | | |
561 S Hamilton Rd | | | |
3539 N BROADWAY | | | |
3871 E Livingston Ave | | | |
5328 N High St | | torn down and rebuilt as a Taco Bell. became an oriental place. now Greek | |
2421 S Hamilton Rd | | was it a big bite? | |
79 S 4th St | | | |
| Ritzys restaurants were first introduced in 1980 and were patterned after old-fashioned soda fountains and diners and were decorated in a 40s motif complete with background music of that era. The restaurants offered the staples of our industry with a noticeable focus on quality. Fresh made hamburgers. casing hot dogs. julienne cut fries. a fresh variety of salads and premium ice creams containing fresh fruits. whole nuts and the highest quality chocolate are the benchmarks of the concept. In fact. Ritzys chocolate ice cream was voted the best in America. in the 1980s. by People magazine. | New Ritzys opened at 4615 N. High St. in 2018 |
1111 Fountain Lane | | | |
1298 fifth Ave @ NW | (was ORIGINALLY a White Castle) | ->"Cheapers" -> Rally's -> Chipotle. | |
155 Georgesville Road | | Skyline Chili -> Georges Coneys | |
1816 N High St | | | |
19 E Gay St | | Siam Express | |
1939 Stringtown Rd | | Rally's | |
2070 Morse Rd | | Arby's - > Gyro Express | |
2087 E Livingston Ave | | Mr Hero | |
277 E Livingston Ave | | Happy Dragon | |
2804 S Hamilton Ave | | Papa Johns Pizza | |
2880 W Broad St | | | |
3298 ? South High St | | | |
3849 E Broad St | | Mark Pi's Ancient Wok | |
4285 N High St | | Cheepers ->Rally's -> Indian Restaurant -> Mexican restaurant | |
4614 N High St | | | |
5710 Cleveland Ave | | Tim Horton's | |
6111 ? McNaughten Rd | | | |
641 S State St. Westerville | | Chipotle | |
7332 E Main St | | Happy Dragon | |
3797 S High St | | Gyro City Grill | |
| RAX | | |
In 1963. Restaurant Administration Corporation (RAC) began by becoming a Franchisee of Burger Chef Systems and opened its first restaurant in Wheeling. WV. In 1967. They opened the first JAX Roast Beef opened in Springfield. Ohio. | In 1977. the name JAX was changed to RAX and a RAX Restaurant opened in Columbus. Ohio. The first RAX franchised restaurant opened in 1978. | In the first quarter of 1997. Wendy's acquired 31 Rax restaurants in Ohio and West Virginia for conversion to Wendy's and Tim Hortons restaurants. The purchase price was $8.9 million. | |
140 Worthington Square | | Chili's Grill & Bar | |
1652 Neil Ave | | Jimmy John's. | |
1724 W 5th Ave | | Wendys | |
1960 E Dublin Granville | **Last RAX in Columbus to Close" | Chipotle Mexican Grill | |
3075 E Main St | (An original JAX location) | Skyline Chili | |
3475 Cleveland Ave | | Tim Horton's | |
2160 Morse | (An original JAX location) | Torn Down ->Arbys | |
1980 N High St (OSU) | | Used Kids Records | |
2754 N High St | | Tim Hortons | |
3623 S High St | | Tim Hortons | |
3155 W Broad St | (An original JAX location) | ** CLOSED 4/26/04 ** | |
3559 E Broad St | | | |
2071 Stringtown Rd (Grove City) | | Burger King. | |
3850 Lyman Rd (Hilliard) | | Tim Hortons | |
4470 Refugee Rd | (An original JAX location) | Now Minuteman Pizzza | |
4484 E Main St | | Arby's | |
4710 Reed Rd | | Kaya Restaurant | |
5559 E Broad St | | ? | |
580 E Livingston Ave | | Wendy's Torn Down 2010 is now Abigail Wexner Research Institute | |
6111 Busch Blvd | | Skyline Chili | |
6490 Riverside @161 | | Tim Hortons, replaced by Bridge Park | |
6780 E Main St | | Tim Hortons | |
772 S State St | | Tim Hortons | |
790 Georgesville Rd | | Tim Hortons | |
| | | Arthur Treacher's Original Recipe Fish and Chips |
1216 W 5th Ave | Marino's Seafood Fish & Chips | | |
1765 Brice Rd | | | |
209 E Broad St | | | |
2110 Cleveland Ave | Draft-10 Head-To- Toe Studio | | |
2127 E. Livingston Ave | opened in former Long John Silvers | | |
2183 N High St | Domino's Pizza since the early 1980's. | | |
2216 W Henderson Rd | | | |
2245 Morse Rd | | | |
245 Granville Rd (Gahanna) | A Strip Shopping Center | | |
261 Lincoln Cir | | | |
2880 Mc Kinley Ave | | | |
355 Granville St | | | |
3615 W Broad St | Speedway Parking Lot | | |
3871 E Livingston Ave | Big Bite | | |
5328 N High St | Acropolis Gyro Palace | | |
561 S Hamilton Rd | | | |
808 S. High St | Taco Bell | | |
| Sandy's Drive-In | | |
1276 W 5th Ave (W of NorthWest) | (Later site of Hungry Herman's) | | |
1516 E Main St (W of Kelton) | | | |
1578 Parsons --> Lois Mann's Family Restaurant | | | |
2398 S High St | | | |
3414 Sullivant Ave --> KFC | | | |
4299 N. High St --> El Burrito | | | |
850 Mt Vernon Ave | Parking lot for The King Arts Complex | | |
Burger Chef | During the 1960's. Burger Chef reached into 38 states as the chain grew steadily. In 1968. General Equipment sold Burger Chef Systems to General Foods for $20 million. Burger Chef -which peaked at 1.200 stores-went into a tailspin. General Foods sold Burger Chef to Hardee's in 1982. It was at this time most Burger Chefs were converted to Hardee's outlets. many were closed or sold-especially those with a Hardee's location nearby. Less than 100 Burger Chef locations were left. | The last known Burger Chef was closed in 1996. located in Cookville. TN. | |
N High St | | | |
1370 W Lane Ave | Front Runner & Subway | | |
1449 Oakland Park Ave --> Livin Large Christian Center | | | |
1652 Neil Ave | Rax | Jimmy John's | |
2431 S High St (S of 104) --> Southern Auto Sales | | | |
2791 W Broad St (W of Hague) | Was replaced by a Sisters and now a smoke shop. | | |
3511 Sullivant Ave | Torn down and replaced by a Key Bank | | |
3771 E Livingston Ave | | | |
3825 Indianola Ave - -> Images of Distinction | | | |
44 N High St | | | |
4536 Karl Rd | New Dentist Office | | |
4710 Reed Rd --> Kaya Restaurant | | | |
S Hamilton Rd | | | |
| Faux-Mex restaurant chain founded in 1969. by the co-owner of Chi-Chi's. | Sold to KFC in 1974. In 1986. Pepsi bought KFC. since they already owned Taco Bell they converted them to Taco Bell. | |
1312 5th Ave @ Northwest | Converted to Taco Bell. in 2013 demolished and rebuilt as a moden look Taco Bell | | |
1395 S High St | | | |
2111 E Livingston | Converted to Taco Bell. later demolished and rebuilt as a moden look Taco Bell | | |
2408 Stringtown Rd | Converted to Taco Bell. later demolished and rebuilt as a moden look Taco Bell | | |
2553 N High @ Hudson | Converted to Taco Bell. in 2003 demolished and rebuilt as a moden look Taco Bell | | |
26 E. Schrock Road | Converted to Taco Bell. later demolished and rebuilt as a moden look Taco Bell | | |
2820 S Hamilton Rd | | | |
30 Graceland Blvd | Taco Bell demolished 1/08 | to be rebuilt | |
3402 Cleveland Ave | taco bell | | |
4210 E Broad St | The Mad Greek | | |
6101 Busch Boulevard | New House of Mandarin (closed) | | |
6320 TUSSING RD | Converted to Taco Bell. later demolished and rebuilt as a moden look Taco Bell | | |
6325 E Main St | Converted to Taco Bell. later demolished and rebuilt as a moden look Taco Bell | | |
Across from Eastland Mall | Taco Bell -> Payday Loans | | |
Northland Mall Parking Lot | Taco Bell | Demolished and re-built | |
West Broad | near 39-ohh-ohh W Broad | | |
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1233 Hill Road North | Pickerington | | |
1288 W. Lane Avenue | Closed in 2009 | Currently open as a Vietnamese / Thai / Chinese Restaurant | |
1330 STONERIDGE RD | 1997 | | |
1339 Harrisburg Pike | | | |
1429 Polaris Pkwy | Columbus | | |
1525 N HIGH ST | 1994 | | |
1557 W. Broad Streetv | Columbus | | |
1680 Hilliard-Rome Road | Hilliard | - | |
1717 Morse Rd. | Columbus | - | |
1866 N High St | | | |
1873 W. Henderson Rd | | Greek Restaurant | |
200 WILSON RD | 1992 | | |
2225 E DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD | ZANTIGO 1977 | Rebuilt | |
2421 S HAMILTON RD | opened 1979 (big bite??) | | |
2515 Morse Rd | | | now CVS |
26 E. Schrock Road | Westerville | - | |
2777 BILLINGSLEY RD | 1986 | | |
294 S. Hamilton Road | Gahanna | - | |
30 Graceland Blvd | | | |
3402 Cleveland Avenue | Columbus | - | |
3591 W Broad St | | | |
3605 S. High Street | Columbus | 1991 | - |
3820 W Broad St | | | |
3944 E. Broad Street | Whitehall | | |
400 South Hamilton Rd | | | |
4210 E Broad St | | | |
4652 Cemetery Road | Hilliard | | |
4770 SAWMILL RD | 1992 | | |
495 S State St | | | |
5328 N High St | | | |
5449 W. Broad St. | Columbus | 1999 | |
6006 E. Livingston Ave | | Was "Nick the Greek" | |
6075 Gender Rd. | Canal Winchester | | |
6140 SUNBURY RD | 1992 | | |
6320 Tussing Rd | | | |
6325 E Main St | | | |
650 GEORGESVILLE RD | 1992 | | |
6770 E BROAD ST | | | |
7960 Worthington-Galena Rd | Worthington | - | |
808 S HIGH ST | | | |
8440 N. High Street | Columbus | - | |
Original KFC Buildings that have been abandoned | | | |
1267 W 5th Ave | | | |
Westerville State St | Subway opened in 2000 | | |
2711 N High St @ Arcadia Ave | closed in 1985. moved across the street | Patrick J's until 2018 when tirn down | |
2700 N High St @ Arcadia Ave | KFC reopened here in 1985.. closed in 2009 | Graffiti Burger 2010-13 | |
| Lums | | |
180 N High St. Downtown | | | |
3121 Olentangy River Road | Platinum Auto Wash | | |
395 Georgesville Rd | Captain D's | | |
4400 Karl Rd | C Note Lounge | | |
771 S HAMILTON RD (built in 1968) | | | |
Lane avenue Shopping Center | | | |
Tee Jaye's Country Place | Randy Sokol is the co-owner of Tee Jayes Country Place Restaurants. His father. Jules Sokol. started the now defunct Beverlee Drive-Ins in 1951and in 1972 opened the first Tee Jayes. a family dining chain. now with 10 area restaurants. | | |
1071 Dublin Rd.. Grandview. | | Closed in late 2007 | |
1264 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.. North | | Closed in late 2000's now mexican | |
2435 Brice Rd.. Reynoldsburg. | | | |
4048 W. Broad St.. Far West Side. | | | |
350 S. Hamilton Rd.. Whitehall. | | | |
4910 N. High St.. North. | | Was Jerrys. then Sisters | |
1385 Parsons Ave.. German Village | | | |
895 S. State St.. Westerville. | | closed 2004? | |
1880 Stringtown Rd.. Grove City | | | |
Former White Castle | | | |
6184 E Livingston Ave | 1976 | Sonic Chicken | |
2725 N HIGH ST | Original Building 1929 | Closed December 24. 2010 and demolished in 2011 | Repalcement Building 1986 |
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2150 N high St | | | |
1898 Brice Rd. | | | |
2453 Stringtown Rd | | | |
2467 S. Hamilton Rd | | | |
3560 W. Riverside Dr | | | |
3769 E. Broad St | | | |
3815 S High St | | | |
45 N. High St | | | |
4711 W. Broad St | | | |
5150 N. High St | | | |
680 S. State St | | | |
6949 E. Main St | | | |