Beanery
A "beanery" is the 19th-century term for a restaurant that serves inexpensive meals. The meals at a "beanery' usually (but not always) include beans, such as bean soup or pork…
Big Apple (Fort Worth, TX barbecue restaurant, 1941-1968)
"The Big Apple" was the name of a barbecue restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas. It is uncertain when the restaurant started (and if it had that name at the beginning). "Big Apple…
Big Apple (supper club near Buffalo, NY, 1945-1976)
A supper club called The Big Apple operated at South Union Road (between William and Clinton Streets), Cheektowaga, New York, between 1945 and 1976. Cheektowaga is the second-largest suburb of…
Big Apple Bagels (bagel chain)
Big Apple Bagels is a chain of bakery-cafes based in Deerfield, Illinois. The stores sell foods such as bagels, sandwiches, coffee, smoothies, frozen yogurt and pizza. Big Apple Bagels was founded…
Big Apple Cafe (Calgary, Alberta, 1938-1940)
A Big Apple Cafe existed at 1112 First Street West in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from 1938 until 1940. The Big Apple Cafe was almost surely named after the "Big Apple" dance craze of 1937,…
Big Apple Cafe (Cincinnati, OH. 1938-1963)
A Big Apple Cafe existed at 3711 Colerain Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1938 until 1963. The Big Apple Cafe was almost surely named after the "Big Apple" dance craze of 1937, just a…
Big Apple Cafe (Neosho, MO, 1940-1942)
A Big Apple Cafe existed at 60-71 triangle in Neosho, Missouri, from 1940 until 1942. The Big Apple Cafe was probably named after the "Big Apple" dance craze of 1937. Newspapers.com10…
Big Apple Cafe (Rochester, NY, 1977-2005)
The Big Apple Cafe existed at 682 Park Avenue in Rochester, New York, from 1977 until 2005. The "Big Apple" name was surely influenced by the popular revival of New York City's…
Big Apple Cafe, (Shamokin, PA, 1938-1947)
A Big Apple Cafe existed at 254 South Shamokin Street in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, from 1938 until 1947. The Big Apple Cafe was almost surely named after the "Big Apple" dance craze of…
Big Apple Diner (Whitehall, NY, 1987-present)
The Big Apple Diner in the hamlet of Low Hampton, at 11850 US-4 near Whitehall, New York, opened in 1987. The name "Big Apple" is because the building was rented from the Vermont Apple…
Big Apple Donuts & Coffee (Malaysia chain)
Big Apple Donuts & Coffee is a retail chain that began in Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia, in 2007, Stores are now located in both Malaysia and Cambodia. The company logo shows some buildings,…
Big Apple Grill & Bar (Puryear, TN and Murray, KY)
The Big Apple Grill & Bar is located at 1005 Arcadia Circle in Murray, Kentucky, and has a long history serving students from Murray State University. The establishment has also been called…
Big Apple Grocery Store
Manhattan telephone directories are partially available through Ancestry.com (a pay service) and Archive.org. "Big Apple Shine Parlor 2306 7Av AU dubn 3-8985" was entered in the 1942…
Big Apple Inn (Jackson, MS restaurant)
The Big Apple Inn on Farish Street in Jackson, Mississippi, was started by Juan “Big John” Mora in 1939. The name was taken from the "Big Apple" dance, a national craze in 1937.…
Big Apple Pierogi (Veselka Restaurant pierogi, 2023)
Veselka restaurant, located at 144 Second Avenue in Manhattan (and also Grand Central Terminal), opened in 1954 and serves Ukrainian food. "Pierogi" (dumplings) is a popular dish.…
Big Apple Pizza (Israeli pizza chain)
Big Apple Pizza was founded by Haim Kedem in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1986. Kedem came to New York City in 1978, then returned to Israel to open Big Apple Pizza. The kosher pizza chain has 11…
Big Apple Pizza & Pasta (Florida pizza chain)
Big Apple Pizza & Pasta is a Florida pizza chain that was founded in 1997. The Italian restaurant describes itself as a New York-style pizzeria. The Big Apple Pizza & Pasta in Fort Pierce,…
Big Apple Restaurant (Asheville, NC, 1957-1991)
The Big Apple Restaurant existed at 573 Swannanoa River Road in Asheville, North Carolina, from 1957 to 1991. From 1957 until about 1963, it was called the Big Apple Drive-In. The "Big…
Big Apple Restaurant (Covington, KY, 1938)
A Big Apple Restaurant existed at 524 Madison Avenue in Covington, Kentucky, from March 1938 to October 1938. The Big Apple Restaurant was almost surely named after the "Big Apple" dance…
Big Apple Supermarket & Red Apple Supermarket
There have been both "Big Apple" and "Red Apple" supermarkets. Sam Alterman opened the "Big Apple" supermarket in 1939 at 794 Marietta Street, N.W., in Atlanta,…