Big Boy Restaurants
Big Boy is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Southfield, Michigan; it is currently operated in most of the United States by Big Boy Restaurant Group, LLC. The Big Boy name, design aesthetic, and menu were previously licensed to a number of similarly-named regional franchisees. The parent franchisor company has changed over the system's lifetime: it was Bob's Big Boy from 1936 to 1967, then Marriott Corporation until 1987, then Elias Brothers' Big Boy until 2000.
Basic Information
- Category: Casual Dining
- Founded: 1936
- Headquarters: Warren, MI
- Website: bigboy.com
Documented Facts
- Phone: (248) 588-6600 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Email: bigboy0042@bigboy.com (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- Big Boy Restaurants — Official Site (official)
- Big Boy Restaurants on instagram (social)
- Big Boy Restaurants on facebook (social)
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- Recorded profile date: 2025-10-28T22:05:55.121Z
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Big Boy is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Southfield, Michigan; it is currently operated in most of the United States by Big Boy Restaurant Group, LLC. The Big Boy name, design aesthetic, and menu were previously licensed to a number of similarly-named regional franchisees. The parent franchisor company has changed over the system's lifetime: it was Bob's Big Boy from 1936 to 1967, then Marriott Corporation until 1987, then Elias Brothers' Big Boy until 2000.
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 1 official source linked for verification.
- 2 supporting sources linked.
- 2 structured facts available for extraction.
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