After a blog post last fall featuring a Thanksgiving-themed Big Boy coloring contest, my taste buds couldn't wait any longer; I had to take a mini-road trip after work and visit a restaurant! There are two within a reasonable driving distance: one in Port Clinton and one on Brookpark Road in Cleveland. The Brookpark one was closer, so off I went.
The last time I had been there, it was well after dark when I arrived. So on this visit, it was nice to get a good look at the restaurant's exterior in the late afternoon sun. It's kind of retro. I like it.
And of course, the statue of Big Boy himself was pretty much all the signage anybody needed to determine which building it was.
Inside there was another statue. The restaurant was nicely decorated and clean.
With my Big Boy and fries in tow, I headed back out to my car. I couldn't resist one last photo.
6 comments:
I remember the Big Boy in Amherst.Too bad it got torn down and now it's nothing but a gas station.
I ate at Manners and Bobs Big Boy many times over the years, enjoying many different meals, but I never had an actual Big Boy; perhaps the distinctive white sauce deterred me.
Big Boy's brings back memories from childhood (Lorain Manners), teen years (Toledo Frisch's) to now (Louisville, KY Frisch's). If there's a sandwich Hall of Fame Big Boy would be Babe Ruth. Todd
I grew up near the first Manners Big Boy restaurant, on Lake Shore Blvd. in Cleveland. It actually was in existence for 15 years before becoming a Big Boy franchisee in 1954. That one was a drive-in, which was common for the chain before they become restaurants later on. The site was fairly near the first McDonalds in Cleveland, which opened in 1961. Both were close to Euclid Beach Park. All three are gone now.
Big Boy is alive and well in Cincinnati.Frisch's feature him at all the locations with the famous statue out front.In fact had a big boy platter a week ago.Tasty!!
...For us, Manners Big Boy was a HUGE treat - went to the one at the corner of Oberlin Avenue and 254 on a few occasions, and the one that used to be on Granger Road just before it went down into the Cloverleaf. Place had THE best french fried mushrooms I've ever had.
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