Johnny Rockets - wikipedia Johnny Rockets The Johnny Rockets Group Inc. Type Private Industry Burger Restaurant Founded June 6, 1986 ( 1986 - 06 - 06 ) Los Angeles, California, United States Founder Ronn Teitelbaum Headquarters Lake Forest, California, U.S. Number of locations 320 ( 2010 ) Area served Worldwide Key people John M. Maguire, CEO Products American Food Choices Revenue $47.8 million ( 2013 ) Owner Sun Capital Partners Website johnnyrockets.com The Johnny Rockets Group Inc. is an American restaurant franchise whose themed decor is based upon 1950s diner - style restaurants. Decor includes Coca - Cola advertising, featuring nearly life - size cardboard illustrations of women in World War II armed services uniforms ( see WASP - Women Airforce Service Pilots ), individual jukebox stations, chrome accents and red vinyl seats. The staff at some locations are known to sing and dance every half - hour. Making a smiley face with ketchup on the paper plate when serving French fries is a Johnny Rockets trademark. The menu, presentation, counter seating and grilling area are based on an original restaurant from 1947 ( still operating today ), The Apple Pan in West Los Angeles. Hamburgers are grilled - to - order in full view of the customers and are served wrapped in paper on paper plates. Contents 1 History 2 In the media 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History Johnny Rockets was founded on June 6, 1986, by Ronn Teitelbaum of Los Angeles, California, and `` crafted as a ' nongimmicky ' recreation of the 1940s - vintage malt shops of his childhood ''. The first restaurant was established as a 20 - stool counter operation on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. This location permanently closed on October 26, 2015. Johnny Rockets in Pooler, Georgia at the Tanger Outlets shopping mall Johnny Rockets at Six Flags Over Texas In February 2007, it was announced that RedZone Capital, the private equity firm of Daniel Snyder, was set to acquire the chain. Snyder announced plans to expand the chain both within the United States and worldwide, including the launch of smaller outlets known as Johnny Rockets Express. A sit - down restaurant owned by Six Flags ( Red Zone is the largest shareholder ), Trappers Adirondack Grill, was converted to a Johnny Rockets in June 2008. In April 2009, the new Yankee Stadium opened with Johnny Rockets stands throughout the site. These stands serve traditional Johnny Rockets hamburgers, french fries, shakes, and malts, among other menu items. FedExField, home of Washington Redskins ( the stadium and team are both owned by Snyder, whose company owned Johnny Rockets at the time ), features Johnny Rockets concession areas. The world 's largest Johnny Rockets franchise opened on June 6, 2012, at the corner of Abraham Lincoln Avenue and Bolivar Avenue in Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic. The restaurant has more than 6,000 square feet ( 560 m ) and seating for more than 200 guests. RedZone Capital Management sold the company to Sun Capital Partners in 2013. The first Johnny Rockets restaurant in Pakistan was opened in 2013 in Karachi. and later in Lahore and Islamabad in 2014. Johnny Rockets opened their first outlet in Bangladesh at Uttara of Dhaka in November 2016 and later at Dhanmondi in April 2018. Johnny Rockets opened its first branch in Paraguay on December 16, 2016, in Shopping Mariscal, Asuncion. In 2016, they also opened branches in Peru and Bolivia. Johnny Rockets Canada has three Canadian locations, all in Metro Vancouver, with a fourth location in Vancouver planned for early 2018. In the media In 2009, the company and CEO John Fuller were featured in the hit TV show Undercover Boss on CBS in the USA and on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The sixth episode of the anime series Blood Blockade Battlefront features a parody of the restaurant called `` Jack & Rockets '' which the characters Leonardo Watch and Nej order from a lot. See also Food portal Companies portal Eddie Rockets Ed 's Easy Diner List of hamburger restaurants References Jump up ^ Volpe, Michael ( July 19, 2010 ). `` Johnny Rockets Offers Loans to Credit - Strapped Franchisees ''. Orange County Business Journal. 33 ( 29 ) : 4. Jump up ^ Hamanaka, Kari ( May 9, 2011 ). `` Johnny Rockets : Americana Abroad Driving Growth ''. Orange County Business Journal. 34 ( 19 ) : 4. Jump up ^ `` latimemachines.com ''. ^ Jump up to : Spector, Amy ; Martin, Richard ( September 25, 2000 ). `` Ronn Teitelbaum, Johnny Rockets founder, dies at 61 ''. Nation 's Restaurant News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Jump up ^ `` The Apple Pan hickory burger revisited ( with clear eyes ) ''. Chowhound.com. February 18, 2007. Jump up ^ `` World Famous Melrose Avenue Landmark Closes It 's ( sic ) Doors ''. Melrose Action. October 27, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Ross, Andrew ( 2007 - 02 - 09 ). `` Footballs, Funhouses and Fries ''. New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Trapper 's Adirondack Grille to be converted to new Johnny Rockets restaurant ''. Adirondack Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved June 17, 2012. Jump up ^ `` RedZone Capital to Acquire Johnny Rockets ''. Display and Design Ideas. February 13, 2007. Jump up ^ `` World 's Largest Johnny Rockets Restaurant Opens ''. RestaurantNews.com. Jump up ^ Luna, Nancy ( June 18, 2013 ). `` O.C. - based burger chain Johnny Rockets sold ''. The Orange County Register. Retrieved June 18, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Rockets set to rock the coast of Karachi ''. The Express Tribune. 12 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Rockets Becomes Latest International Brand To Open Doors In Karachi ''. AdGeekDaily. December 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Rockets reaches Pakistan ''. December 11, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Franquicia hamburguesera Johnny Rockets llega a Paraguay - Business Review América Latina ''. 19 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Rockets Expands Into Italy, Paraguay, and Canada - QSR Magazine ''. 27 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Rockets Peru ''. Facebook. Jump up ^ `` Contact ''. Johnny Rockets Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johnny Rockets. 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Question: where was the first johnny rockets restaurant located
Answer: on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles