Marriott owned owned Roy Rogers and Howard Johnson's in the 80's, and, they sold Roy Rogers, and gave up Howard Johnson's. I think they still own Big Boy.
Ironically though, the service areas that Roy Rogers restaurants are in, are owned by the Marriott affiliate, Host Marrott Service, or HMS.
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Yeah, low-carbys. I love their roast beef, even though they are expensive. Actually, there is a Roy Rogers near me too, right off of Hwy. 84 in Sturbridge, MA.
Lucky, Roys was my favorite "fast food" restaurant until they sold them all in the mid-90's to McDonalds. They had locations everywhere in PA. (McDonalds turned them into Boston Markets, which have almost all closed, a few became another failed McDonalds concept "Donatos Pizza", which are still open.) My local Roy Rogers became an Applebees around 1997.
The only time I get to eat there now is @ one of the Delaware travel plazas and it isn't exactly the same.
Yeah, I remember seeing many Roy Rogers in the past. Now the only place I see them is in travel plazas off of major highways.
You can only fing Roy Rogers on rest stops on highways
There on the Threway I 90
There are still a few free-standing ones left in MD/VA area and some other places.
Here is a pic of a new RR that opened up in September (Fredrick, MD)
(http://www.geocities.com/royrogerslocations/Roy_Rogers_Ballenger_Creek_Frederick_MD.jpg)
I have heard that they are trying to expand the Roy Rogers chain once again with a new Franchise system. Of course, FAI tried the same thing with Howard Johnson's back in 1990 and we all know how well that worked out. :mad:
There's a Roy Roger's in Newington on the Berlin Turnpike in Lowe's Center. There's so many restaurants around it, I'm surprised it survives. We used to go there sometimes.
there was one some where in CT where Media Play is aside a wide subruban type strip of road
HERES AN OLDSTYLED SIGN
MY FAVORITE
I used to eat there all the time
glad its SIB (Still In Business)
HERES ALOT MORE logos
AS I SAID BEFORE I THINK ITS SMALL ENOUGH
Is that Roy Rogers sign in the grass (middle of the picture) actually setting inside a 1970's Howard Johnson sign? Looks like that might be a former HoJo building in the background.
Does anyone know?:no:
Very possible - it is a shot of a (now former) Roy Rogers on the Mass Pike (Marriott lost the contract to McDonalds a few years back, so now all the rest stops have been redone with McD's and their affiliates). Check the page listed below - the picture there is larger and you can see the Mass Pike logo (hat) in the background.
http://www.geocities.com/roy_rogers_wb/history.html
Also from that page - this line:
1986- Marriott Converts 3 Old Howard Johnson's On Mass Turnpike To Roy Rogers (and this was probably one of the three?).
Mariott was responsible for changing many of the former HoJo restaurants into other businesses. Then they themselves got out of the restaurant scene alltogeter. :mad:
Manchester CT was a former Hojos. And still operating as a RR. In fact they just remodeled and updated the location, so it looks less like a Hojo now.
Awsome fried chicken. :)
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Manchester CT was a former Hojos. And still operating as a RR. In fact they just remodeled and updated the location, so it looks less like a Hojo now.
Awsome fried chicken. :)
thats nice who are you?:question:
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Manchester CT was a former Hojos. And still operating as a RR. In fact they just remodeled and updated the location, so it looks less like a Hojo now.
Awsome fried chicken. :)
lol who are u we just wanna know lol we always seem to have a Anonymous on this sight lol:insane:
I'm surprised to find a Roy Rogers in east Cincinnati. Must be there because of the significance of the town in which Roy Rogers was born.:huh:
I remember that in 1996, we were on vacation and we stopped at a rest area in NY state and there was a Roy Rogers. That's where i picked a salt / pepper packets
Does anyone besides me remember the hamburger bar? :huh:
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I remember that in 1996, we were on vacation and we stopped at a rest area in NY state and there was a Roy Rogers. That's where i picked a salt / pepper packets
u mean thoughs havent been open sibnce 1996
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QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
I remember that in 1996, we were on vacation and we stopped at a rest area in NY state and there was a Roy Rogers. That's where i picked a salt / pepper packets
u mean thoughs havent been open sibnce 1996
Yes, back then i collected these... :rolleyes:
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Does anyone besides me remember the hamburger bar? :huh:
I remember very well. It is called the "Fixin' Bar" where you get everything for your hamburger, plus ingredients to make a nice salad. The Newington Roy Rogers I bet still has it. It was there as early as 1992 and even before that. I always looked forward to going there after Bradlees or Ames when I was small.
:info:
does anybody no 'bout there "Double-r-Barr-Burger? I've never seen it, but my mom told my it was made from a pig instead of a cow...lol:insane:
That's on the New York State Thruway mainline(I-90 portion) between Syracuse and Rochester. All the service areas on the Thruway between Albany and Buffalo used to be Howard Johnson's in the early 80's. Now, the buildings are owned by ethier McDonalds or Marriott(as well as the ones between Albany and NYC). And, only two original mansard roofed Hojo buildings remain, and those are at the Iriqious Service Area near Little Falls, and the Scottsville Service Area near Rochester. All the others have ethier been remodeled extensively, or demolished. Before being Howard Johnson's, they were something else, but I can't remember the name of the company(s). The service areas between Albany and New York City, were owned by The Chefs, and the one west of Buffalo(Angola Service Area) used to be owned by Interstate United.
here is the old roy rogers in parsippany on state highway 46 that became wendy's
form http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1142041473&subNum=50220010119
roy rogers in manchester ct
roy rogers newington ct
There is a great stand alone 1980's vintage Roy Rogers on route 5 in North Haven, CT next to the Holliday Inn. Both inside and out it looks like nothing has changed in the past 20 something years. Double-R-Bar burger, fixin's bar, holster of fries and all. Next time I'm near it I'll try and snap some photos.
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There is a great stand alone 1980's vintage Roy Rogers on route 5 in North Haven, CT next to the Holliday Inn. Both inside and out it looks like nothing has changed in the past 20 something years. Double-R-Bar burger, fixin's bar, holster of fries and all. Next time I'm near it I'll try and snap some photos.
Roy Rogers is a chain whose largely left behind a lot of their stores in the early 80s. I'm pretty sure the Newington location is from the 70's, having received a few paint jobs at best.
I went by the North Haven, CT Roy Rogers over the weekend and I'm sad to say it's no more. I was just there in December and it was alive and well and fully decked out for the holidays with no signs of iminent closure. It's also been removed from the Roy Rogers website.
We used to have a Roy Rodgers here in Middletown, NY but it's a Boston Market now. I remember when I was little one of my friends had her birthday party there and I wouldn't go because I didn't like the food, and when my mom called the girls mother to decline the invitation, she said no one had said they were coming. :( So then I felt bad. She was a very nice girl. Well, she still is. She still says hi to me whenever she sees me and we haven't been friends since elementary school (we're in our early 20s now). But I still think that was an odd place for a birthday party. Most people who had their birthday parties at a restaurant had them at Pizza Hut, McDonald's, or the Ground Round.
Roy rogers of newington has officially closed. I just realized it today, I work right across the street. I asked someone how come all the lights are off and how come they didn't shovel their driveway, lol. They been closed since v-day, the day of the snow storm.their going to be an arbys. I take pics of it.
Dang Man! What the heck? :-( Arby's ain't even that great. When my mom was working at a client's house in Plantsville she stopped at that Arby's a few times and it was blah. I like my own roast beef and cheddar sandwhiches better.
So now the only Roy's left in Connecticut is the one in Manchester. Their website says they're opening new restautants and look for franchisee's so why are they closing them down? :huh:
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Roy rogers of newington has officially closed. I just realized it today, I work right across the street. I asked someone how come all the lights are off and how come they didn't shovel their driveway, lol. They been closed since v-day, the day of the snow storm.their going to be an arbys. I take pics of it.
Roy Rogers of Newington closed? That one's an oldie; must've been built in the 1970s. This follows that one in North Haven on Rt. 5 Loki was telling us about. Is the company in some trouble now?
After viewing their locator, the last remaining store in the state is the one on the Tolland Turnpike in Manchester, CT. In New York, there seems to be a remaining quantity in the upstate realm travel plazas.
I'll have to get down there and take some shots myself... if you see a black Honda around as much as the Newington Fair does, you'll know it's me. That's a prime location for a business... I bet McDonalds is pissed they just rebuilt their store...
just to let you guys know, the one in Manchester, CT is a former Howard Johnson's.
Here's some images I took today at the now closed Roy Rogers. Is it going to become Arby's? It will most likely be a quick convert. I did a full-spread on my website... check it!
http://thecaldorrainbow.blogspot.com/2007/02/sundown-for-roy-rogers.html
The Wendy's on Federal Road in Brookfield, Ct used to be a Roy Rogers! I miss their Chicken, Biscuits (Strawberry Shortcakes) and Roast Beef
a Roy Rogers is coming to North Stonington, CT :bouncing:
exit 93 on i95 at the CT/RI line!
if you go take pics of it
http://www.royrogersrestaurants.com
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a Roy Rogers is coming to North Stonington, CT :bouncing:
exit 93 on i95 at the CT/RI line!
if you go take pics of it
http://www.royrogersrestaurants.com
Most unusual news in the world of chain restaurants for Connecticut! Note how many Roy Rogers existing today are on the border of Connecticut (and where they do well: New York rest stops)...
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4773/dscn0562ji1.jpg
heres the new ct Roy Rogers home^ :bounce:
the Noth Stonington, CT Roy Rogers is open!
it opened on 1/24/08 :bouncing:
there is a free standing roy rogers on long island. In fact, it's the only one on long island. It's last renovation was probably in the early 80's.
I remember the location on Route 40 in Baltimore very fondly and loved all their food. Sadly, once we moved to other states, we were never able to find them and I always make sure to visit one when I visit MD as they still seem to be alive and well.
I, for one, do not care for Arby's roast beef at all, but I do like some of their chicken items. They are no match for Roy Rogers.
a pa Turnpike Roy Rogers!
West bound only its at Milepost 304.8
its in the Peter J Camile Travel Plaza
its inbetween Exits 312 and 298
(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/108/cimg0329zg3.jpg)
the sign
(http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9783/cimg0330nd9.jpg)
the place
thats all :cool:
There's a ton of Roy Rogers along the PATP. I use that route all the time when I go to Jersey from here. Usually end up stopping for roast beef sammys and salad bar lol
In Philadelphia, Pa, the bulk of the Roy Rogers (of which the bulk of them were former Geno's Restaurants) were sold to Boston Market.:D
In nYC, there is at least 1 Roy Rogers, and it is located in the Penn Station/Madison Square Garden complex.:holysh:
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there is a free standing roy rogers on long island. In fact, it's the only one on long island. It's last renovation was probably in the early 80's.
It's on William Floyd Pkwy. in Shirley just south of its interchange with Sunrise Highway. Pretty good food and yes, they have the fixings bar.
Most of their items are pretty good still, the Gold Rush sandwich is probably my favorite.
heres the new Roy Rogers of North Stonington, CT! its in there
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/5663/cimg1299.th.jpg)
:bouncing:
I liked Roy Rogers when I was a kid. The one that was near me is now a Wendy's (NE Philly, cottman & bustleton)
I tried Roy Rogers' potato wedges at the rest area one on the GSP in Seaville, NJ. That location is now closed. I now have to go to Toms River to find one.
There's a few in the DC area. I know of one in Fairfax County near Ft. Belvoir, and one in Gaithersburg, MD. I think there might be a couple others I have missed.
There used to be a Roy Rogers inside the Trenton Train Station, in Trenton, NJ, until early last year, when it was closed due to the fact of the train station getting rebuilt.
The last Roy's on LI (in Shirley) closed Monday. Slightly sucks, but considering it was just crap under a heat lamp and a sad fixings bar...
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heres the new Roy Rogers of North Stonington, CT! its in there
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/5663/cimg1299.th.jpg)
ive got bad news the Roy Rogers of North Stonington, CT has closed :o :'( its now a mom&pop thing!
i dont know y it closed ??? rip 08-2011
Roy Rogers is only in rest stops these days it is a shame because they make some great fried chicken which is now ultra-expensive with the markups from thruway service areas. I haven't seen a free-standing Roy Rogers in forever.
An ad in a August 1989 Southington Observer newspaper for a special kids event at Roy Rogers listed 3 locations:
45 Farmington Avenue Bristol
328 Queen Street Southington
1248 South Broad Street Wallingford
The Bristol location is now Boston Market. The Southington location is now Wendy's. Not sure what's at the Wallingford location, but it's in Kohl's Plaza I believe.
Quote from: Marc B on February 13, 2013, 11:23:00 PM
An ad in a August 1989 Southington Observer newspaper for a special kids event at Roy Rogers listed 3 locations:
45 Farmington Avenue Bristol
328 Queen Street Southington
1248 South Broad Street Wallingford
The Bristol location is now Boston Market. The Southington location is now Wendy's. Not sure what's at the Wallingford location, but it's in Kohl's Plaza I believe.
In Manchester on Tolland Turnpike was an Roy Rogers... it used to be a HoJo
Roy Rogers seems to be a common restaurant in highway service stations/plazas. I never saw a Roy Rogers restaurant outside of the highway service station/plaza setting.
There is plenty of free standing Roy's restaurants here in Maryland, there is 6 just in Fredrick alone. I just wish they had a dollar menu .-.
Quote from: Pikapower on February 16, 2014, 08:42:09 PM
Roy Rogers seems to be a restaurant in highway service stations/plazas. I never saw a Roy Rogers restaurant outside of the highway service station/plaza setting.
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 16, 2014, 11:56:24 PM
There is plenty of free standing Roy's restaurants here in Maryland, there is 6 just in Fredrick alone. I just wish they had a dollar menu .-.
That makes sense, since the current owner of the brand was formerly a franchisee and happened to be located in Maryland. Apparently it did well enough for him to buy the company outright.
Elsewhere, the majority of them do tend to be in service plazas, but there are still a (very) few others.
Quote from: BillyGr on February 17, 2014, 07:38:16 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on February 16, 2014, 08:42:09 PM
Roy Rogers seems to be a restaurant in highway service stations/plazas. I never saw a Roy Rogers restaurant outside of the highway service station/plaza setting.
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 16, 2014, 11:56:24 PM
There is plenty of free standing Roy's restaurants here in Maryland, there is 6 just in Fredrick alone. I just wish they had a dollar menu .-.
That makes sense, since the current owner of the brand was formerly a franchisee and happened to be located in Maryland. Apparently it did well enough for him to buy the company outright.
Elsewhere, the majority of them do tend to be in service plazas, but there are still a (very) few others.
They do pretty well here they opened 6 freestanding restaurants since 2011 with 2 being in VA and the other 4 in MD and they opened 2 of their express locations in NJ so maybe they will make a comeback in the future. Their roast beef kicks the hell out of Arby's it taste like real meat unlike the fake rubber deli meat that Arby's has and their gold rush ham&cheese and chicken is delicious but you need a sweet tooth to eat it.
I had a friend in grade school whose dad would always hold his birthday party at
Roy Rogers on Green Tree Road just outside of Pittsburgh. The location was there
for many years, but is now an Einstein Bros. Bagel Shop.
There was also a Burger Chef restaurant tucked into a little cubbyhole in the basement
of the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh. When Burger Chef went out
of business in the 80's it was converted to a Roy Rogers.
Roy Rogers was still alive at the time, and to mark the occasion, he was invited to be
Grand Marshal of the Pitt Homecoming Parade. This brought out protests from the usual
left-wing campus types who complained that the choice was "too commercial".
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 16, 2014, 11:56:24 PM
There is plenty of free standing Roy's restaurants here in Maryland, there is 6 just in Fredrick alone. I just wish they had a dollar menu .-.
I wish there were more free standing Roy Rogers restaurants and have the restaurants that aren't in a highway service station/plaza would have the food prepared in front of the customer, but the burgers and other sandwiches would served without toppings (except for cheese) and they will still have the Fixin's Bar with a selection of fresh produce and condiments. If I was the head of the Roy Rogers restaurant chain, I would just leave the "cafeteria style" with the pre-made stuff under a heat lamp to the highway services station/plazas locations!
Quote from: Pikapower on February 20, 2014, 05:48:05 PM
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 16, 2014, 11:56:24 PM
There is plenty of free standing Roy's restaurants here in Maryland, there is 6 just in Fredrick alone. I just wish they had a dollar menu .-.
I wish there were more free standing Roy Rogers restaurants and have the restaurants that aren't in a highway service station/plaza would have the food prepared in front of the customer, but the burgers and other sandwiches would served without toppings (except for cheese) and they will still have the Fixin's Bar with a selection of fresh produce and condiments. If I was the head of the Roy Rogers restaurant chain, I would just leave the "cafeteria style" with the pre-made stuff under a heat lamp to the highway services station/plazas locations!
As long as it is profitable they will probably continue to do things that way since it's cheaper and easier and their is less of a risk than investing in building a whole restaurant.
I wish there were more free standing Roy Rogers too... I have only seen them in thruway service areas, I seen one in NYC but it was a multi-chain deal with huge markups.
The former Roy Rogers in Bristol, CT is now a Boston Market.
http://gis.vgsi.com/bristolct/Parcel.aspx?pid=1914#
Looks like they are trying to make a comeback
http://www.nj.com/sussex-county/index.ssf/2015/07/njs_newest_roy_rogers_restaurant_opens_this_week.html
Been to Arby's in Newington a handful of times.
Quote from: Patrick Boots CEC on July 20, 2015, 06:28:15 AM
Been to Arby's in Newington a handful of times.
Is The Tolland Turnpike Manchester, CT Roy Rogers around?
Quote from: JimSawhill on July 26, 2015, 01:43:38 PM
Quote from: Patrick Boots CEC on July 20, 2015, 06:28:15 AM
Been to Arby's in Newington a handful of times.
Is The Tolland Turnpike Manchester, CT Roy Rogers around?
It's an Indian restaurant now
Here's a vintage Roy Rogers in Milford, OH. A few years ago, the restaurant changed its name to Roney's after losing the franchise. Although the original "covered wagon" sign was modified to reflect the new name, it was saved from this former location and installed at the new restaurant a few miles away.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/392/19964769858_ca0dbb99cd_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wqdEvY)Former Roy Rogers/Roney's, Union Township, OH (https://flic.kr/p/wqdEvY) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/348/19531872093_04e4128568_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vKXX6p)Former Roy Rogers/Roney's, Union Township, OH (https://flic.kr/p/vKXX6p) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
It appears to be in very nice shape. However, the vintage Frisch's Big Boy right across the street was demolished about a month ago...hopefully this little jewel will find a happy ending.
Here is the new location for the restaurant shown above. They did one hell of a job recreating a Roy Rogers - it's hard to tell at first glance that this wasn't one to begin with. They even saved the sign from the original location. (And yes, the food is just as delicious.)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4554/37542138284_6f54804f2f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ZctgLh)Roney's, Milford, OH (3) (https://flic.kr/p/ZctgLh) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4544/38198083466_569dd4c9c2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/21crapY)Roney's, Milford, OH (4) (https://flic.kr/p/21crapY) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
I always did like their roast beef better than I liked Arby's.
The former Roy Rogers in Green Bay, Wisconsin located on Shawano Avenue is being used as a makeshift storage shed for the KFC next door. It still has the door handles for Pizza Hut on the side entrance of the building from when it was a Pizza Hut delivery/carry out location in the 1980s/1990s. The building is located across from Subway and Motel 6 and sandwiched in between a busy McDonald's restaurant and KFC.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-turnbull/3938593491/in/photolist-713jCk
(https://libn.com/files/2018/09/Roy-Rogers-store-300x160.jpg)
https://libn.com/2018/09/05/roy-rogers-chain-returning-to-long-island/