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CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Alpena 400 S. Ripley Blvd. Opened after 1976, closed 1980?, now Big Boy
Ann Arbor 2080 W. Stadium Blvd. Opened 1972 under chain's alternate name of Jolly Tiger. Later Pizza Hut until mid-1990s, became Kenny Rogers Roasters ca. 1995, Holiday's 1997.
Battle Creek 210 E. Columbia Ave. Became Homespun Restaurant 1984; torn down 2021 for Whitewater Express Car Wash
Bay City 4175 N. Euclid Ave. Operated as Season's; became Stevens Boats ca. 1989, closed and torn down 2007 for medical offices
Benton Harbor 2050 Pipestone Rd. Opened ca. 1978, later Veit's (1984), then Point Restaurant, torn down ca. 1995 for Applebee's
East Lansing 135 E. Saginaw St. Later Pizza Hut, torn down ca. 2008? for Rite Aid
Escanaba 200 N. Lincoln Rd. Now Elmer's
Farmington Hills 28130 W. 8 Mile Rd. Opened after 1976; later a printing service, torn down for White Castle
Flint 1901 S. Dort Hwy. Became Big Boy ca. 1983; closed ca. 2003, later Z's Buffet, then House of Hunan, now vacant
G-4346 W. Pierson Rd. Later Pizza Hut until early 1990s, now Chemical Bank
Fort Gratiot 4010 24th Ave. Became Denny's ca. 1983
Grand Rapids 415 College Ave. NE Now an office building
3500 28th St. SE Later Blodgett Immediate Care Center, then Batteries Plus, then Mattress World; torn down 2017 for Art Van PureSleep
Hazel Park 22821 S. Chrysler Dr. Later Big Boy, closed ca. 2010, now Coney Cravers
Jackson 1180 N. West St. Later Comfort Zone Waterbeds (1987 listing), then Oaktree Bedroom (1996 listing), now Sleep Doctor Mattress
Lansing 4337 W. Saginaw Hwy. Opened 1974; later Pizza Hut, then Fortune House, torn down for O'Reilly Auto Parts
6636 S. Cedar St. Later Denny's, then Legends, torn down ca. 2013, site vacant
Marquette 1230 W. Washington Ave. Later Alexander's, torn down for Marquette Federal Credit Union
Midland 1709 N. Saginaw Rd. Later Citizens Bank, became FirstMerit Bank 2013
Monroe 1224 N. Dixie Hwy. Now Denny's
Mt. Pleasant 1904 S. Mission St. Later Seymour's (1983 listing), then TJ Peppers, became Buffalo Wild Wings by 1994
Norton Shores 3409 Hoyt St. Attached to Days Inn; later Daybreak Restaurant, now motel lobby. Motel later Quality Inn, now Red Roof Inn.
Pontiac 1065 N. Perry St. Later Pontiac Osteopathic, then La Guadalupana, now vacant
Portage 6202 S. Westnedge Ave. Later Bilbo's Pizza in a Pan, torn down 2016 for Chick-fil-A
Redford 14349 Telegraph Rd. Operated as Season's. Later Pizza Hut, then Allstate Billiards (before 1999), now ATI Physical Therapy
Roseville 31560 Gratiot Ave. Later Silverman's, became Car Tunes before 1991
Saginaw 4585 Bay Rd. Became Flap Jack Shack 1983, became KFC mid-1980s
5940 State St. Later Zesto's Place for Ribs (1980s listings), torn down 1990s? for Applebee's
Sterling Heights 34180 Van Dyke Ave. Later Travis's, then Olga's Kitchen, now vacant
Sylvan Lake 2360 Orchard Lake Rd. Closed 1981, subdivided for office suites before 1987
Taylor 21250 Eureka Rd. Later Silverman's Restaurant, became Hooters March 12, 1995
8950 S. Telegraph Rd. Now Switch Eye Center
Traverse City 626 E. Front St. Opened 1978, closed 1982, later a succession of restaurants including Six Twenty Six East Front, Pepper's, then Shooter's.
Torn down late 2012-early 2013 along with adjacent former gas station for Traverse Bay Area Credit Union.
Walker 2332 Alpine Ave. NW Now Alpine Urgent Care
Warren 26800 Groesbeck Hwy. Opened 1977; later Nook VI (1986 listing), then Wine Cellar Party Store, now StaffWorks
26680 Dequindre Rd. Later Ponderosa Steakhouse; closed 2017?, now Detroit Pho and Crab
Waterford 6025 Highland Rd. Later Tapatio Mexican Grill, then Galapagos; torn down before 2015 for AutoZone
Wayne 32700 Michigan Ave. Later Alex's, torn down for Walgreens
Westland 6360 N. Wayne Rd. Closed 1981, later Big Boy until 2019, now vacant
Wyoming 2001 28th St. SW Later Steven's, then Omega Restaurant, torn down for AutoZone
700 44th St. SW Now Pizza Hut, which has been torn down and rebuilt

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