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Biography. References. Bob Wian. Robert C. Wian (June 15, 1914 – March 31, 1992) was the founder of the Big Boy restaurant chain. The restaurant started as a 10-stool hamburger stand in Glendale, California, opening in 1936 with an investment of $300 raised from the sale of his car.
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Website. bobs .net. Bob's Big Boy is a casual dining restaurant chain founded by Bob Wian in Southern California in 1936, originally named Bob's Pantry. [2] [3] The chain's signature product is the Big Boy hamburger, which Wian created six months after opening his original location.
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Big Boy, Big Boy Restaurants: Company type: Private: Industry: Casual dining restaurant: Predecessors: Big Boy Restaurants International, LLC Bob's Pantry Elias Brothers Restaurants, Inc. Marriott Corporation Robert C. Wian Enterprises: Founded: August 6, 1936; 87 years ago () (as Bob's Pantry) Glendale, California, U.S. Founder: Bob Wian ...
The Big Boy Story. In 1936, Bob Wian sold his car for $300 and bought a ten-stool lunch stand called "The Pantry." He then changed the name to "Bob's Pantry." One late night, a regular customer asked for something "different." Bob split the bun twice through the middle, creating a middle bun, added two burger patties and the rest is history.
Jul 5, 2023 · The man behind the dream, Bob Wian — a young entrepreneur with a knack for whipping up delicious burgers — was about to redefine dining in America. Bob’s innovation came in the form of the first-ever double-deck hamburger, a culinary masterpiece that still takes center stage on the menu today.
Apr 1, 1992 · Robert C. Wian, the founder of the Bob’s Big Boy restaurant chain known internationally for its double-deck hamburgers and chubby boy mascot in red-and-white checkered overalls, died Tuesday....
Nov 2, 2003 · Nearly seven decades ago, a few years before the McDonald brothers, Dick and Mac, opened their hamburger joint in San Bernardino, Bob Wian created American culture on a bun when he introduced...
