Iconic Restaurant Chains Left with 1 Location

Once upon a time, these iconic and almost defunct restaurants were part of a larger chain that was either regional or spread across the entire United States.

Unfortunately, like most good things in life….mismanagement, bad decisions, declining sales & a slew of other reasons were the cause for them to dwindle to just one location, the last man standing if you will.

Just as an FYI, some historical items from these and many other defunct restaurant chains were at one time on display at my Burger Museum in Miami, Florida.

Have you visited any of these iconic restaurant chains? What are your favorite memories of eating there?

Druther’s

Druther's in Campbellsville, Kentucky
Druther’s in Campbellsville, Kentucky

Read about them on Wikipedia: Druther’s

Visit the last location:

Druther’s
101 N Columbia Avenue
Campbellsville, KY
(270) 465-3870

Henry’s Hamburgers

Henry's Hamburgers in Benton Harbor, Michigan
Henry’s Hamburgers in Benton Harbor, Michigan

Read about Henry’s Hamburgers

Henry’s Hamburgers
1832 M 139
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
(269) 926-6757

Hot ‘N Now

Hot 'n Now picture courtesy of Hot 'n Now's Facebook page
picture courtesy of Hot ‘n Now’s Facebook page

Read about them on Wikipedia: Hot ‘n Now

Visit the last location:

Hot ‘n Now
69310 M 66
Sturgis, MI
(269) 651-1983

Royal Castle

The last Royal Castle, owned by James Brimberry
Royal Castle in Miami, Florida

Read about them on Wikipedia: Royal Castle

Visit the last location:

Royal Castle
2700 NW 79th Street
Miami, FL
(305) 696-8241

SAMBO’S

Sambo's picture courtesy of mckroes
picture courtesy of @mckroes

Read about them on Wikipedia: Sambo’s

Visit the last location:

Sambo’s Chad’s Cafe
216 W Cabrillo Boulevard
Santa Barbara, CA
(805) 965-3269

White Tower

White Tower in Toledo, Ohio

Read about them on Wikipedia: White Tower

Visit the last location:

White Tower
1515 W Sylvania Avenue
Toledo, OH
(419) 476-8633

Woolworth’s

Woolworth's Luncheonette picture courtesy of ohtheplaceswewent.blogpot.com
picture courtesy of ohtheplaceswewent.blogpot.com

Read about them on Wikipedia: Woolworth’s

Visit the last location:

Woolworth Diner at
Five & Dime Antique Mall
1400 19th Street
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 321-0061

GONE FOREVER

Since this article was written in March 2017, we have lost three more last-standing restaurants.

Biff Burger

BIFF Burger in St. Petersburg
BIFF Burger in St. Petersburg

Read about them on Wikipedia: Biff Burger

Visit the last location:

Biff Burger
3939 49th St N
St. Petersburg, FL
(727)-527-5297

Biff Burger closed in November 2021

Howard Johnson’s

Howard Johnson's picture courtesy of Howard Johnson's Facebook page
picture courtesy of Howard Johnson’s Facebook page

Read about them on Wikipedia: Howard Johnson’s

Visit the last location:

Howard Johnson’s
2143 U.S. 9
Lake George, New York
(518) 685-3022

Howard Johnson’s closed in June 2022

LUMS

LUMS picture courtesy of Google Maps
picture courtesy of Google Maps

Read about them on Wikipedia: LUMS

Visit the last location:

LUMS
511 Fort Crook Rd N
Bellevue, NE
(402) 733-1646

LUMS closed in May 2017

Check out Ollie’s Trolley instead!

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