A BELOVED local restaurant chain is returning after a decades-long absence.
The fast food restaurant recently opened its third location.
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Arthur Treacher’s – the fish and chips restaurant which once had 826 stores at its peak – just opened its third currently-operating restaurant.
The chain, famous for its hush puppies and fried fish, is making a comeback with the new location in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
This is the first Arthur Treacher’s restaurant in Cleveland Heights since the 1990s.
The new store is housed in the same location as the previous Arthur Treacher’s.
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Arthur Treacher’s new restaurant announced its return on social media.
The new location had been teased for weeks leading up to the opening.
NEW LOOK
The store launched with a grand opening on April 1.
“That store was always such a nostalgic location from the brand and the business, and it just came up in conversation with ownership and the opportunity was available for us,” Marketing Director Christian Burden told Fox 8.
According to Burden, fans have been asking the chain to open up more locations.
“The Cleveland area, whether it’s the west side or east side, they have specific restaurants they love, they have their specialties they love,” said Burden.
“It’s loved, and that’s why they were so successful back in the day.”
The chain’s two other locations are also in Ohio – one in Cuyahoga Falls and one in Garfield Heights.
COMPANY HISTORY
Arthur Treacher’s debuted in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio.
Its menu offered British-style fish and chips, fried chicken, clam chowder, and hush puppies, among other offerings.
The chain took its name from English actor Arthur Treacher, who lent his name to the company.
Treacher’s decades-long career included acting roles opposite Shirley Temple in Curly Top and Heidi in the 1930s, and as Constable Jones in Mary Poppins in 1964.
At its peak in the 1970s, the chain operated as many as 826 restaurants around the US, though it was marred with ownership troubles.
The chain was bought by Lumara Foods of America in 1982, which went bankrupt four months later.
Despite Chapter 11 proceedings wiping out most of the locations, the chain stayed alive with the two Ohio locations that are still open today.
Each of the three Arthur Treacher’s locations is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.