Big Boy Celebrating 88 Years With Big Plans For June
Everyone Loves and grew up with Big Boy restaurants. Big Boy Double Decker Sandwiches, Slim Jims, and endless delicious desserts.
Join Big Boy for some celebrating from June 10th to 16th for a week full of exciting offers, family fun, and special events! Plus don’t miss the special event. National Big Boy Day is on June 15th, and many special events are planned at participating restaurants.
Let’s Get The Party Started
A celebration that lasts a week, June 10-16, with specials every day and the Birthday Man of the Hour, a Big Boy birthday party to honor the restaurant’s impressive 90 years in business. June 15 will be ” Big Boy Day”, a birthday party and you will get presents.
A Party At The Latest Location
Mark the calendar from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 15 at the NEW Big Boy Arena, 34400 Utica Rd. in Fraser. At the event, the Big Boy Food Truck will offer free Big Boy burgers to the first 50 people (one per person), with $5 Big Boy and fries available with a Pepsi purchase afterward. Expect Big fun with Big Boy games, a video game truck, an inflatable obstacle course, a Big Boy foam party, open ice skating inside the Big Boy Arena, and carnival-style games to win prizes. The Birthday Boy will also be on hand to celebrate.
A Little History On Our Birthday Boy
In 1936, Bob Wian sold his prized DeSoto Roadster to purchase a hamburger stand in Glendale, California, which he named Bob’s Pantry.
One night in 1937, a regular customer requested something different for a change. Bob went to work, sliced a bun into three slices, added two hamburger patties and the first double-decker cheeseburger was born!
Big Boy’s mascot came to life when a regular customer, a movie studio animator, sketched the now-famous character on a napkin.
Learn more about the history of Big Boy by clicking the link here
Celebrate With A Big Special
On June 12, the classic Big Boy burger is 99 cents, served with fries and a pop.
List Of Events The Week Of Big Boy’s Birthday
- June 10: Supercharged Bingo Monday with $25 and $50 gift card prizes, free Big Boy and fries, and custom Big Boy Bingo Winner Keychains. Senior breakfast is $5 (regular price is $6.99) all day.
- June 11: Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal and get a free kids’ dessert. A special edition Big Boy Birthday comic book is offered with a chance to win an Xbox in a special sweepstakes.
- June 12: The Big Boy burger is 99 cents, dine-in or carryout, with a Pepsi purchase. Served with fries, the regular price with a drink is $13.78.
- June 13: Sandwich and fries are $7, dine-in or carry-out.
- June 14: Free slice of pie with any purchase of $8.99 or more for dine-in only.
- June 15: Celebrate National Big Boy’s birthday with $5 Big Boy and fries with a purchase of a Pepsi offer started after noon at all Michigan and Ohio restaurants.
- June 16: Half off any dessert after 4 p.m. for dine-in only.
Michigan Big Boy Memories
If you were from Michigan, Big Boys back in the day were Elias Brothers Big Boy restaurants. Brothers John, Louis, and Fred Elias were the first to formally apply to Bob Wian for a Big Boy franchise license. Their Hazel Park, MI restaurant became the first official Big Boy® franchise.
Big Boy restaurants in Ohio were known as Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.
Bob’s Big Boys has 55 locations in the United States: 51 “Big Boy” named restaurants were located in Michigan, Nevada, North Dakota, and Ohio, and four additional locations in California branded as “Bob’s Big Boy.”