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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Childs Restaurants, Burger Chef, Beefsteak Charlie's, Victoria Station, Roadhouse Grill, Casa Bonita, S&W Cafeteria, Brown Derby, White Tower Hamburgers, Dee's Drive-In, Bickford's, Steve's Ice Cream, Chi-Chi's, Carrols Restaurant Group, Forum Cafeterias, Kenny Rogers Roasters, Red Barn, Sandy's, Isaly's, Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, Gino's Hamburgers, Nedick's, La Petite Boulangerie, Sholl's Colonial Cafeteria, Specialty Restaurant Group, Sambo's, Laughner's Cafeteria, Dubrow's Cafeteria, Huyler's, Showbiz Pizza Place, Britling Cafeterias, Blue Boar Cafeterias, The Royal Canadian Pancake Houses, Steak and Ale, Bess Eaton, Lum's, Pioneer Chicken, Montana's Cookhouse, Bresler's Ice Cream, Naugles, Griff's Hamburgers, Big Daddy's Restaurants, Zantigo, Planet Pizza, Boll Weevil, Henry's Hamburgers, Holly Tree Inn, Manning's Cafeterias, Coon Chicken Inn, Pup 'N' Taco, Morrison's Cafeteria, Kelsey's Neighbourhood Bar & Grill, China Coast, Geri's Hamburgers, Druther's, The Original House of Pies, Cuppy's Coffee, Little Tavern, Mr. Steak, Deco Refreshments, Inc., EatZi's, Wetson's, Earl Abel's, Weenie Beenie, York Steak House, Mr Fables, Nickerson Farms, Two Pesos, White Coffee Pot, Rustler Steak House, Wag's, Briazz, Official All Star Cafe, Boston Sea Party. Excerpt: Childs Restaurants was one of the first national dining chains in the United States and Canada, having peaked in the 1920s and 1930s with about 125 locations in dozens of markets, serving over 50,000,000 meals a year, with over $37 million in assets at the time. Childs was a pioneer in a number of areas, including design, service, sanitation, and labor relations. It was a contemporary of food service companies such as Horn & Hardart, and a predecessor of companies such as McDonald's. Childs Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1908 The first Childs Restaurant ...