Ford's Garage
Ford's Garage is an American chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 2012. The first restaurant was opened in Fort Myers, Florida. As of April 2021, the company had 16 restaurants in three states, the majority of which are operated by 23 Restaurant Services. The chain has a licensing agreement with the Ford Motor Company that allows it to use the "Ford" name and the carmaker's logo. History. In 2012, co-founders Mike McGuigan and Daniel Kearns, President of the Kearns Restaurant Group, opened the first Ford's Garage restaurant in Fort Myers, Florida. In  May 2013, the company applied to trademark its name as Ford's Garage Venture LLC. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied the application, because the name was too similar to the trademark held by the Ford Motor Company. One year later in 2014, the restaurant chain signed a deal with the Ford Motor Company enabling it to use Ford's trademark "Blue Oval" logo and other insignia in its restaurants. In 2017, Ford's Garage opened their first restaurant outside Florida in Dearborn, Michigan, the birthplace of the motor company's founder Henry Ford. The restaurant in Dearborn is  located within the property of the Ford Motor Company and is less than two miles away from the company's international headquarters. Sister restaurants. Ford's Garage's sister restaurants include Yeoman's Cask & Lion, Tiki Docks, The Firestone, Capone's Coal Fired Pizza, Los Cabos Cantina, The Lodge, The Boathouse, and The Lakehouse all located in Florida.