26 of the Oldest Restaurant Chains in America
Founded: 1967
First location: Atlanta, Georgia
Founded: 1965
First location: New York City, New York
Founded: 1964
First location: Hoboken, New Jersey
Founded: 1964
First location: Boardman, Ohio
Founded: 1962
First location: Downey, California
Founded: 1960
First location: Ypsilanti, Michigan
Founded: 1960
First location: Greenville, North Carolina
Founded: 1959
First location: Garden City, Detroit
Founded: 1958
First location: Wichita, Kansas
Founded: 1958
First location: Toluca Lake, California
Founded: 1955
First location: Avondale Estates, Georgia
Founded: 1954
First location: Miami, Florida
Founded: 1953
First location: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Founded: 1953
First location: Lakewood, California*
*Called Danny’s Donuts when first founded.
© Denny’s
Founded: 1951
First location: San Diego, California
Founded: 1950
First location: Quincy, Massachusetts
Founded: 1948
First location: San Bernardino, California
Founded: 1948
First location: Baldwin Park, California
Founded: 1941
First location: Dallas, Texas
Founded: 1941
First location: Los Angeles, California
Founded: 1940
First location: Joliet, Illinois
Founded: 1932
First location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Founded: 1930
First location: North Corbin, Kentucky*
*Colonel Sanders first sold his fried chicken at his restaurant. The first franchise of KFC opened in 1952.
© Kentucky Fried Chicken
Founded: 1923
First location: Sacramento, California
Founded: 1921
First location: Wichita, Kansas
Founded: 1916
First location: Coney Island, New York