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CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Albion 200 B Dr. N. Closed ca. 2000, later Peter's Place (2004), now Full Moon Restaurant
Allen Park 15544 Southfield Rd. Became Ram's Horn before 1986
Alma 7990 N. Alger Rd. Closed ca. 2017, later Piper's Grill and Brew, now vacant
Alpena 1315 W. Chisholm Ave. Closed ca. September 2012, became Thunder Bay River Restaurant 2017
Ann Arbor 100 E. Huron St. Torn down for National City (now PNC) Bank
3030 Lohr Rd. Closed 2009, now Nick's Original House of Pancakes
505 E. Liberty St., ste. 100 Was a concept called @Burger. Opened June 2010 in a former bank, closed June 2011.
Later Grand Traverse Pie from May 2012-March 2013, became Tomukun 2014.
Briarwood Mall
(214 Briarwood Cir.)
Now part of H&M
3315 Washtenaw Ave. Torn down for Fifth Third Bank
497 N. Zeeb Rd. Opened 2007, closed 2016, now Kathy's House of Pancakes
3611 Plymouth Rd. Closed 2017, vacant
Battle Creek Lakeview Square Mall
(5775 Beckley Rd., ste. A3)
Opened 1983, closed 1989, became Applebee's December 1993
Bay City 802 N. Euclid Ave. Moved 1960s?, later various other restaurants, then Mattress Connection, then Mid Michigan Home Care, now T-Mobile
500 N. Euclid Ave. Closed 2021, vacant
Belleville 10705 Belleville Rd. Opened 1975, closed October 2013, torn down 2015 for Starbucks
Benton Harbor 1703 M-139 Closed ca. 1990, became Benton's Restaurant ca. 1992, Alexander's ca. 1996.
Torn down ca. 1998 for Rite Aid which is 1701
1647 Mall Dr. Opened 1998 in former Shoney's; closed and became Sophia's House of Pancakes within a few months
Big Rapids 630 S. State St. Closed 2015?, torn down 2017 for O'Reilly Auto Parts
Birch Run 8645 Birch Run Rd. Opened 1998 in former Shoney's; closed and became Leo's Coney Island 2015
Bloomfield Hills 6675 Telegraph Rd. Now Mex
Boyne City 1313 Boyne Ave. Opened April 1999 in half of former Country Star Restaurant.
Closed August 2000, became Charlevoix-Emmet School District offices summer 2001
Brighton 4141 Bauer Rd.
(Mt. Brighton Ski Club)
Later The Bauery, now Ore Creek Mountain Grill
8150 W. Grand River Ave. Opened 1977, closed March 2020, was to have been torn down but reopened late 2021; closed again April 2023, vacant
Burton Eastland Mall
(now Courtland Center)
(main entrance)
Moved to below 1980s?, later Aladdin's Castle, now El Cozumel
Eastland Mall
(now Courtland Center)
(west wing)
Closed late 1990s; was to have become a furniture store but did not.
Space removed 2008 for JCPenney expansion and new entrance.
Caledonia 6450 100th St. SE Opened April 24, 2007, closed August 20, 2008, later Trends Cafe, now Brann's
Caro 1901 W. Caro Rd. Closed January 2022, vacant
Chelsea 1610 S. Main St. Closed June 27, 2021, torn down for Culver's
Clinton Township 33100 S. Gratiot Ave. Torn down ca. 2012, site became Henry Ford OptimEyes ca. 2016
33991 S. Gratiot Ave. Torn down for Pep Boys (now Value World) at 33955. Interestingly, this location and 33100 are both listed in at least 1966.
36811 S. Gratiot Ave. Closed before 1973, torn down for Waffle House which was later Our Place and is now vacant
Coldwater 552 W. Chicago St. Closed 2018, vacant
Dearborn Fairlane Town Center Removed late 1990s? for food court
13001 Michigan Ave. Closed ca. 2012, now MedMart
24241 Michigan Ave. Closed 2019, now Ophthalmic Specialists of Michigan
Detroit 30 W. Grand River Ave. Torn down for parking lot
Renaissance Center
124 Cadillac Square Now Checker Bar & Grill
13340 Harper Ave. Later Food Factory, then Chop Suey King, now long vacant
20409 James Couzens Freeway Torn down for White Castle
1247 Woodward Ave.
(Merchant's Row)
Later Detroit's Breakfast House, now Hudson Cafe
15601 Grand River Ave. Torn down for strip mall with LA Insurance and other stores
20225 W. 8 Mile Rd. Now JJ Fish & Chicken
14800 W. McNichols Rd. Torn down for a dentist's office
2921 W. Grand Blvd. Formerly Howard Johnson's; hotel and restaurant torn down for offices
3750 Woodward Ave. Later China One Buffet, torn down for offices
5020 E. 8 Mile Rd.
(also listed as 5050)
Opened mid-1970s as Fast Freddy's Food Factory, a short-lived fast food concept created by Big Boy.
Torn down early 1990s? for King Auto Sales
18650 Ford Rd. Now Red Robin
12745 E. McNichols Rd. Opened 1965, possibly relocated to 11020 Conner; torn down, site vacant
11020 Conner St. Opened 1970s? in former A&W; later Mr. Ted's, long abandoned, torn down, site vacant
20 W. Adams Ave. Now Lax Lounge
7033 E. Jefferson Ave. Former Howard Johnson's, closed April 2017, vacant
East Lansing 1050 Trowbridge Rd. Closed 1990, later Trowbridge Diner (1990 listing), then Emerald City Cafe (1995 listing), then Inside Edge, now Oasis
401 E. Grand River Ave. Closed ca. 1971, later Discount Records, then various other stores, now Starbucks
Eastpointe 22765 Gratiot Ave. Closed August 2017, vacant
Escanaba 1110 Ludington St. Moved to Lincoln Rd. 1970s?, now Ludington Grill
201 N. Lincoln Rd. Later Country Kitchen, now Hudson's Classic Grill
Esssexville 3111 Center Ave. Closed 2022, became Beef-a-Roo 2023
Farmington 20788 Farmington Rd. Became Dunkin' Donuts 2016
Farmington Hills 27810 Grand River Ave. Now Mayberry's
24084 Orchard Lake Rd. Torn down for Sherwin Williams
25938 Middlebelt Rd. Later Cafe Venezia, now Ideal Bite
24301 Halstead Rd. Torn down for Tuffy Muffler
Flat Rock 27050 Telegraph Rd. Closed ca. 2016, vacant
Flint Genesee Valley Center
(3417 S. Linden Rd.)
Closed late 1980s, later Ruby Tuesday until 2010, became Lane Bryant April 2014
642 Harrison St. Closed before 1970, torn down for now-vacant office building
1901 S. Dort Hwy. Opened ca. 1983 in former Sambo's, closed before 2007; later Z's Buffet, then House of Hunan, now vacant
G-3558 Miller Rd. Closed ca. 2005, now Famous Dave's
Fort Gratiot Birchwood Mall Was an Express location; closed late 1990s, became part of Chuck E. Cheese's which is now Five Below
Fowlerville 963 S. Grand Ave. Closed 2009?, later Great Lakes Family Restaurant, now vacant
Fraser 33650 Groesbeck Hwy. Now Anderson Financial
Gaylord 252 W. Main St. Moved to 1359 W. Main St. in 1975.
Later Four Seasons Gifts (1976 listing), became Main Street Shoes by 1982; closed 2019, now Sitz Tax
Grand Haven 17250 Hayes St. Closed before 2008, torn down for Flagstar Bank
Grand Ledge 1010 Charlevoix Dr. Opened 1997, closed and became Sophia's House of Pancakes 2004
Grand Rapids 3036 S. Division St. Torn down for Rapid Oil & Lube
2030 28th St. SE Later China Seafood Buffet, now vacant
1014 Michigan Ave. NE Torn down for Taco Bell
3800 Plainfield Ave. NE Torn down for Kool Toyota expansion
4233 Kalamazoo Ave. SE Later Town & Country Kitchen, torn down for Family Dollar
4370 Lake Michigan Dr. NW Closed ca. 2008, torn down ca. 2015, site vacant
2817 Kraft Ave. SE Closed 2008, later Trends Cafe, now Bagger Dave's
3525 E. Mall Dr. SE Moved to Woodland Mall ca. 1978, now Showgirls
Woodland Mall, Macy's wing Closed 1990s?, now MasterCuts
3122 28th St. SE Opened late 2010, closed January 27, 2014, now Le Kabob
Grayling 2222 Business Loop I-75 Closed February 2019, vacant
Grosse Pointe Park 16624 Mack Ave. Now Harvard Grill
Hamtramck 9300 Joseph Campau Ave.
(Joseph Campau Holbrook Building)
Building burned down 1992, site later Arbor Drugs, now CVS/pharmacy
Harper Woods Eastland Center
(southwest entrance)
Closed late 1990s?, later US Hair Care; mall closed 2022 and torn down
Hartland 10587 Highland Rd. Closed June 2023, vacant
Hastings 1105 W. State St. Closed 2015, now State Street Diner
Hazel Park 22700 John R. Rd. Torn down 1960s for construction of I-75
1635 E. 8 Mile Rd. Torn down for strip with Greedy's Cafe. Most likely relocated to Chrysler Drive.
22821 S. Chrysler Dr. Opened ca. 1983 in former Sambo's; closed 2008, now Coney Cravers
Hillsdale 390 W. Carleton Rd. Later Bingo's, then Arbour Garden Florist, now Xpressions
Holland 216 Douglas Ave. Torn down for a parking lot
Houghton 515 Shelden Ave. Later Book World; closed 2017, vacant
Houghton Lake 9261 W. Lake City Rd. Closed October 2016, later Mikey's, now vacant
Howell 2222 E. Grand River Ave. Closed August 2016, later Mourad's Grill, then Brunner's, then Copper River, now Pro Fireworks
Ionia 2880 S. State Rd. Became Southside Restaurant January 2020
Ironwood 1111 E. Cloverland Dr. Now Breakwater
Iron Mountain 1804 N. Stephenson Ave. Now Mike's Outdoors Store
Jackson 133 N. Jackson St. Now part of Casler Hardware at 125
Westwood Mall, ste. #706 Closed early 1990s?, now Applebee's
1213 N. West Ave. Opened 1962, closed 2016, became IHOP 2017
Kalamazoo 4320 S. Westnedge Ave. Now Outback Steakhouse
4700 Stadium Dr. Closed July 29, 2010, became Sophia's House of Pancakes September 21 of same year
Western Michigan University
(Bernhard Center)
Was an Express location; closed and became McDonald's 1991.
McDonald's closed 2006 and became Taco Bell/Pizza Hut.
Taco Bell/Pizza Hut closed April 16, 2011, became Western Scoops June 2011, became Santorini Grill 2012
Maple Hill Mall
(5234 W. Main St.)
Closed before 1988, not sure if it was ever retenanted, mall torn down 2003.
2000 lease plan shows a proposed Texas Roadhouse here.
5480 Gull Rd. Now Los Amigos
Kingsford 500 S. Carpenter Ave.
(in Shopko)
Closed late 1980s?, Shopko torn down and rebuilt ca. 1990
Lansing 7050 S. Cedar St. Opened 1975, closed ca. 1994, later Stops (1995).
Later Tommie's (1997 listing), then Steak Hut (1998), became China East ca. 2000
3425 E. Saginaw St. Opened ca. 1964, torn down ca. 2000 for Walgreens
5020 W. Saginaw Hwy. Opened 1977, closed ca. 1995, was to have become Work 'N Gear but apparently did not.
Torn down ca. 1999 for DOC Eyeworld, later LensCrafters, now Eyemart Express
Lansing Mall
(5330 W. Saginaw Hwy.)
Opened ca. 1979, closed ca. 1986, later KB Toys, now Lansing Athletics
Lapeer 195 W. Genesee St. Later Country Cafe, now Hungry Dan's
Lincoln Park 4089 Dix Hwy. Opened ca. 1963 in former Dan's Prize Beef; torn down ca. 2005 for Ageless Laser Center
Livonia 19190 Middlebelt Rd. Torn down ca. 1999 for CVS/pharmacy and Bank of America (now Jimmy John's)
Livonia Mall Closed before 2000 after several kitchen fires, never re-tenanted, mall torn down 2009 for Walmart
Wonderland Mall
(29999 Plymouth Rd.)
Closed late 1990s?, mall torn down 2004 for Walmart
33427 Plymouth Rd. Now Annie's
Ludington 5275 W. US-10 Closed 2022, vacant
Mackinaw City 404 S. Nicolet Ave. Closed 2009, later Up North, now vacant
Macomb Township 45048 Gratiot Ave. Later Bluewater Homes, torn down for Russ Milne Ford
Madison Heights 31270 John R. Rd. Relocated 2006 to prototype at 30460, torn down for Sam's Club gas bar
27301 Dequindre Rd. Closed early 1990s?, now Parthenon Coney Island
Manistee 1525 S. US-31 Closed ca. 2007, torn down for Walgreens
Marine City 6700 S. River Rd. Closed ca. 2016, now Valentino's
Marquette Marquette Mall Closed 1989?, later part of Dunham's Sports which is now closed
Westwood Mall Closed before 1988, torn down 1989 for JCPenney wing
Marshall 1205 W. Michigan Ave. Opened 1972, closed 2001; later Michigan Roadhouse, torn down June 2003 for Applebee's
Marysville 100 Gratiot Blvd. Opened 1959. Moved to 2555 Gratiot before 1976, later Chatter Box, now Gratiot Coney Island
Menominee 2110 10th St. Later Empire Buffet, then Chang's, now vacant
Milan 1000 Dexter St. Closed 2015, now JR's Hometown Grill
Milford 160 S. Milford Rd. Closed 2009, later Milford Family Restaurant, then Applewood Grille, torn down 2018 for Starbucks
Monroe 15415 S. Dixie Hwy. Later China Gate, now vacant
138 N. Monroe St. Opened 1974, became Public House June 2014
1240 N. Dixie Hwy. Became IHOP July 2014
Mount Clemens 28 Market St. Torn down early 1990s for a parking lot
99 N. Groesbeck Hwy. Closed 2017, vacant
Mount Morris 11111 N. Saginaw St. Later Catholic Credit Union, torn down 1990s? for Rally's which is now Mt. Morris Coney Island
Mount Pleasant 1623 S Mission St. Closed 2020, vacant
Muskegon 1746 E. Apple Ave. Torn down for Arby's
950 W. Norton Ave. Now Pints & Quarts
Northville 133 W. Main St.
(Northville Square)
Now Northville Sports Den
Niles 1109 S. 11th St. Became Arby's ca. 1995, moved next door ca. 2003, later Blueberry Hill, now Hob Nob
Novi Twelve Oaks Mall
26401 Novi Rd. Closed ca. 2012, torn down for Qdoba, Verizon, and Blaze Pizza
Oak Park 13400 W. 8 Mile Rd. Opened ca. 1974 in former Howard Johnson's, closed before 1980, later Sami's, then Patsy's, now vacant
26196 Greenfield Rd. Strip mall location; closed before 1989, later King Lim's Garden (1989 listing), then a Secretary of State office, then Villa, now vacant
Okemos Meridian Mall, ste. 265 Closed before 1997, later Foot Locker, now vacant
2221 University Park Dr. Closed 2009, later Bethany's Place, torn down ca. 2015 for Sunoco station
Oscoda 3511 N. US-23 Opened late 1960s, closed 1998, vacant. Was to have become a brewery 2020 but was canceled.
Owosso 210 W. Exchange St. Opened September 1966, closed early 1990s; later Oliver's, now Skillet's. Another Big Boy opened on M-21 in 1998.
Paradise Tahquamenon Falls State Park Opened and closed 1990s?, now Tahquamenon Falls Brewery & Pub
Paw Paw 854 S. Kalamazoo St. Now The Copper Grille
Petoskey 629 Charlevoix Ave. Relocated mid-1970s to 751 Spring St.; later Luds Hamburgers, then Hunan.
Torn down 2013 for McDonald's.
Plainwell 618 Allegan St. Later Jenna's Pancake House, now Aubree's Pizza
Plymouth 44681 Ann Arbor Rd. Closed 2012, torn down for Kroger expansion
Pontiac 20 S. Telegraph Rd. Torn down for Walgreens
Silverdome
(1200 E. Featherstone Rd.)
Was a franchised concession stand. Closed 2006 when Silverdome closed.
Reopened 2010-13 without franchised concession stand; torn down 2017, site vacant
Port Huron 502 Huron Ave. Apparently left franchise 1964 and became Elias Chop House. Closed ca. 1978, later Olympic Flame (1978 listing).
Later Mainstreet Family Dining, then Bravo Cafe (2007 listing), then Tony's Food Paradise, now Maria's
Portage Southland Mall
(6210 S. Westnedge Ave.)
Opened 1970s when mall was converted to strip; closed before 1988, later Dots.
Most of mall torn down ca. 1994, although Dots space was not removed until ca. 2010.
The Crossroads Later T.E. Murch's; became McDonald's and Sbarro ca. 2000 when food court was rebuilt; McDonald's now closed
Redford 11310 Telegraph Rd. Torn down for McDonald's
Riverview 19230 Fort St. Closed 2012, now Leo's Coney Island
Rochester Winchester Mall Mall torn down 1990s and converted to strip
727 N. Main St. Now Bangkok Cuisine
Rochester Hills 195 S. Livernois Rd. Torn down late 1990s for FirstMerit Bank
Royal Oak 4017 N. Woodward Ave. Opened 1959, converted 1970s to Fast Freddy's Food Factory before reverting.
Closed 2004, torn down for Men's Wearhouse which is 31921 Woodward Ave.
1337 S. Woodward Ave. Torn down late 1980s for construction of I-696
Saginaw 6090 State St. Closed 1970s, later Barnes Family Restaurant, became Mancino's late 1990s
3050 Bay Rd. Torn down ca. 1997 for Rite Aid
Fashion Square Mall Closed 1980s?, later Ruby Tuesday, then Garfield's, then Willow Tree, now vacant
3355 Holland Rd. Closed ca. 2002, later Under the Sun until 2005, torn down ca. 2013 for Popeyes Chicken (which is 3359)
7467 Gratiot Rd. Later Mario's La Belle, now Los Cabos
Saline 220 W. Michigan Ave. Later Maple Tree Restaurant, now City Limits Diner
Sandusky 422 Sanilac Rd. Closed December 2020, vacant
St. Clair Shores 23815 Jefferson Ave. Opened 1950, closed June 20, 2010, now Ram's Horn
St. Ignace 195 US-2 Opened 1975, closed 2020, vacant
Sault Ste. Marie 1809 Ashmun Ave. Later Blockbuster Video, now Best Wireless
Shelby Township 46991 Van Dyke Ave. Closed 2011, torn down 2015 for Art Van PureSleep (now TrueSleep), Urgent Walk In Care Clinic, and Tropical Smoothie Cafe
South Haven 261 73rd St. Closed 2023, vacant
South Lyon 22421 Pontiac Trail Evidently moved to below, torn down for CVS/pharmacy
21775 Pontiac Trail Closed 2014, now Aubree's
Southfield 15750 J. L. Hudson Dr. Opened ca. 1974, closed ca. 1998, torn down for parking lot
Northland Center Possibly closed early 1980s, later various other stores including #1 Shoe Service; mall torn down
24901 Northwestern Hwy. Was in an office complex; now Centrum Cafe
25555 Telegraph Rd. Opened as Fast Freddy's Food Factory before converting to Big Boy; torn down 2013 for AutoZone
Sterling Heights Lakeside Mall, ste. #1610 Now part of Jeepers!
33800 Van Dyke Ave. Later Red Hot & Blue, now vacant
40850 Van Dyke Ave. Strip mall location; closed 2016?, vacant
35000 Moravian Dr. Closed between 2008 and 2012, later Fusions, now Johnny Black's
Stevensville 4641 Red Arrow Hwy. Closed 2020, now Texas Corral
Sturgis 1040 S. Centreville Rd. Later Dragon Express, now Fiesta Mexicana
Taylor Southland Center, ste. 1480 Closed January 15, 2012, vacant
21200 Penn St. Opened 1998 in former Shoney's. Closed 2017?, later Wahlburgers; moved 2020, vacant
Tecumseh 2701 E. Monroe Rd. Opened 1977, closed November 2017, now Tuckey's
Three Rivers 59264 S. US-131 Now The Oasis
Traverse City 161 E. Front St. Closed late 1990s, now Mackinaw Brewery Company
472 Munson Ave. Closed 1970s?, later Flap Jack Restaurant, became Mabel's 1990; closed December 23, 2011, became The Cottage ca. 2012
Trenton 2691 Fort St. Opened ca. 1959 as Triangle Cafe, became Big Boy ca. 1965. Closed before 1978, later The Clock, now Mom's Kitchen
Troy 755 W. Big Beaver Rd., ste #137
(Top of Troy, now PNC Center)
Closed late 1990s, now Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
931 E. Big Beaver Rd. Torn down ca. 2012 for McDonald's which is 3039 Rochester Rd.
2995 E. Long Lake Rd. Now Jay Jay's Bistro
Oakland Mall Closed late 1990s, space assumed into Steve & Barry's which closed 2008.
Steve & Barry's later Famous Labels, then Gibraltar Rug Outlet, now Dick's Sporting Goods
Warren 22600 Van Dyke Ave. Built as Dixie Drive-In and converted to Elias Big Boy before opening.
Torn down late 1990s? for now-closed Tim Hortons
4200 E. 14 Mile Rd. Closed after 2010, vacant
15198 E. 13 Mile Rd. Later Country Inn, now Leo's Coney Island
24500 Ryan Rd. Closed after 2012, vacant
Waterford 2490 Dixie Hwy. Vacant
5834 Highland Rd. Now Great Lakes Family Restaurant
Wayne 33290 Michigan Ave. Later The Beehive, torn down ca. 2015 for parking lot
West Bloomfield 6545 Orchard Lake Rd. Now Prime 29 Steakhouse
Westland Westland Center, ste. #434 Closed ca. mid-1990s, later Jonathon B. Pub, then Griffin's, then Great Lakes Fashions, now Ulta Beauty
6360 N. Wayne Rd. Former Sambo's; closed 2019, vacant
White Lake 9531 Highland Rd. Torn down, site vacant
Whitmore Lake 9899 N. Main St. Later Outriggers, now Captain Joe's
Woodhaven 22301 Allen Rd. Opened 1980s in former Cork Vs.; closed before 2003, later Hickey's Grill until 2004, then Ground Round, now Sneaky's
Wyoming 1819 28th St. SW Torn down for Taco Bell
Rogers Plaza, ste. #1020 Closed 2011?, now Maya Mexican Grill & Bar
Ypsilanti 62 Ecorse Rd. Later Food Garden, torn down ca. 2015, site vacant

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