By 1964, the Elias Brothers had opened 100 restaurants bearing the Elias Brothers Big Boy® name throughout Michigan and Ohio. The Elias Brothers purchased the Big Boy® chain in …

The previous Michigan-based owner of the Big Boy chain, which chiefly franchised previous Elias Brothers Big Boy restaurants in Michigan, has suffered a gradual loss of franchised …

Feb 21, 2025 · The court battle pits Frisch's against Big Boy Restaurant Group, the successor of the famed Elias Brothers Big Boy franchise that also acquired the original Big Boy brand …

May 22, 2022 · Elias Brothers (Michigan, Northeastern Ohio, Ontario, Canada, 1952–2000, founded by Fred, John and Louis Elias) In 1938 the brothers opened Fred’s Chili Bowl in …

Nov 5, 2018 · This is a post about the chain, Big Boy, formerly known as Elias Brothers' Big Boy which has locations primarily in Michigan, not to be confused with Frisch's Big Boy, or any …

Jan 29, 2024 · Although the name Big Boy was originally applied to the famous double-decker hamburger, the Big Boy restaurants are also noted for their signature food items like onion …

Opened April 1999 in half of former Country Star Restaurant. Closed late 1990s; was to have become a furniture store but did not. Space removed 2008 for JCPenney expansion and new …

Jan 26, 2023 · In 1952, Wian granted franchise rights to three brothers in Detroit, who soon opened 100 Big Boy franchise restaurants, bearing their own name instead of Bob's: Elias …

Jun 7, 2021 · This burger, still considered the signature dish of the franchise, became an instant hit, and led to Wian renaming the restaurant to “Bob’s Big Boy.” Big Boy soon gained attention …

Dec 13, 2023 · The Elias Brothers version of the iconic Big Boy fiberglass three-dimensional figure is mounted on a steel base and originally rotated.