Gino's

Re:Gino's (hkrall)

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:10:24 GMT

Recently ate at Gino's in King of Prussia. Didn't know about the history until looking it up afterwards.
Really good - similar to Five Guys but a little bit better. Also they have a french fry "toppings bar" with all sorts of spice mixes and such to top your fries. Was sort of empty when I was there hope it lasts. Wish they would open one in the city, there's not too many places to get a burger under 10 bucks that tastes like anything!

RE: Gino's (maclevel)

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:27:30 GMT

Just went to the Ginos on EJOPPA rd in Baltimore area near Towson. Very good just like I remembered it back in the day.

RE: Gino's (Foodbme)

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:12:27 GMT

Gino Marchetti is still kickin'. He's 84-85 years old!
In 2009, Marchetti teamed with other former key Gino's employees to resurrect the Gino's name. Hiring commenced in September 2010 to staff their first new restaurant in the company's old hometown of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and Gino's Burgers & Chicken, as the company is now known, opened its first store on October 25, 2010. The company is looking for locations throughout the Philadelphia area.
http://www.ginosgiant.com/
He still knows how to tackle!

RE: Gino's (Billfish)

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:02:53 GMT

The very last Gino's store was on Mountain Road (Rt 177) in Pasadena Maryland,a road where there are no mountains within 200 miles.I lived in Pasadena at the time and I believe the last store closed in the early-mid 90s.I saw a couple of pictures of it on Flickr,but as is customary,they tore the sign down and de-branded the place within 2 days.The franchisors are really serious about that,its a pity they cant be so serious about customer service at stores which are in operation.

RE: Gino's (zqgenius)

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:01:22 GMT

I remember Gino's well for the large lighting order my company received when they remodeled every location. I think they changed the red awnings to new red/white striped awnings or vice versa. Anyway, they bought thousands of fluorescent fixtures to light up the awnings from underneath.

A few months later, they sold out to Marriott and all of that was ripped out and trashed.

I also remember them for their salad bar from which you could also dress up your burger, which allowed me to turn a bacon double cheeseburger into a feast. Their fries and onion rings were superb.

RE: Gino's (jks19714)

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:42:05 GMT

I remember Gino's -- toward "the end", they had the word BAG on the bags, CUP on the cups. I suspect that was a reflection of the kind of help they had. We had one a couple of blocks from the firehouse. Which was good for them, as they had some nasty grease fires from time to time. Then there was the time they filled the basement and restaurant above with chlorine (don't mix bleach and toilet cleaner folks!)...

I wish them luck. If that area of 202 wasn't such an absolute zoo for traffic, I'd make a nostalgic journey. As it is, I think that I'll settle for some Russian Dressing on my burger tonight instead.

john in Delaware

RE: Gino's (whotony)

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:09:40 GMT

Resurrecting this topic because Ginos has opened up a location in King of Prussia Pa.
It's a similar model to 5 Guys but they did bring back the Gino Giant with the original secret sauce.
Ginosgiant.com

RE: Gino's (db1105)

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:57:04 GMT

I think I still have a few gino's ash trays in the attic.

RE: Gino's (Michael Hoffman)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:44 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Mack184

quote:
Originally posted by Robearjr

Speaking of Wendy's, when did they stop selling chicken? In Maryland I remember Wendy's selling perdue chicken about ten or maybe fifteen years ago.

If I'm not mistaken, Wendy's actually tried opening a string of stores that sold chicken. They didn't last long, I knew some of them were in the midwest..Sisters? Grandmas? Something like that. So it's very possible that some of the Wendy's stores sold the chicken product. And, the timeline sounds about right.

Sister's Chicken and Biscuits. It was started in Columbus in 1980 and became a chain in 1981. The chain of 55 restaurants was sold to Wendy's largest franchisee in 1987. In 1990 a former Burger King franchisee bought the then bankrupt Sister's Chicken and Biscuits, but shut the company down in 1992.

RE: Gino's (Casey3557)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:36:10 GMT

Gino's was another of my childhood haunts. The one I remember was on MacDade Blvd. in Woodlyn, PA. McDonald's was the closest (probably only!) competitor around here. The location was a CVS for several years and is now a doctor's office. I remember liking Gino's a lot better than McDonald's, but heck if I remember why!

RE: Gino's (Robearjr)

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:01:32 GMT

The Roy Rogers website says that they have restaurants in 9 states.

The one you are most likely to come across is at the Maryland House on I 95 between exit 80 and 85. It's about a half hour north of Baltimore.

RE: Gino's (JakerDog)

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:04:44 GMT

We had a Gino's in Neptune NJ that I think at one time or another was a Roy Rogers and KFC, I don't remember the order but they all occupied the same location at some point.

RE: Gino's (frogger67)

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:41:20 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by MetroplexJim

Gino's is late and lamented. So is their successor, Roy Rogers. I had the best fast food of my life at their Lee Highway & George Mason Drive store in Arlington, VA.

Jim, a few Roy Rogers remain in Northern VA and Maryland.....ex Gino's that became Roy Rogers are in Woodlawn, VA (on Route 1) and in Belle View Plaza off the GW Parkway, if you're ever back in Virginia. The Double R Bar Burger is just as you remember, I'm sure.
Going into Roy's is like going into a time machine................

RE: Gino's (Oneiron339)

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:29:21 GMT

While working as a lifeguard at a resort in PA, there was a Gino's nearby and we would get sackfuls of burgers all the time. One of the guests made a bet with six lifeguards that we couldn't eat 100 Gino's burgers in an hour - for $100.00. Of course we took the bet. And won. I remember eating my quota of 17 burgers, two of the guys ate fewer, but one guy ate about 24 to make up the shortfall. But we did it. Never again.

RE: Gino's (MetroplexJim)

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:00:20 GMT

Gino's is late and lamented. So is their successor, Roy Rogers. I had the best fast food of my life at their Lee Highway & George Mason Drive store in Arlington, VA.

RE: Gino's (mgyip)

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:16:21 GMT

Gee, y'all are bringing back OLD memories for me...

When I was a lad, long before the days of Direct Deposit, every payday, my Mother would drive into the city to meet my Father. They'd drive to the bank (no such thing as a branch on every corner in those days), then they'd have lunch and she'd drop him off at the office. During my glorious summer vacations, I'd accompany my Mother on those trips and we'd frequently stop at Gino's for lunch. I don't remember what they'd order but my "special treat" was a Gino's Giant!!! Then the place changed to an Uncle Roy's Trigger Burger Heaven, er, um, a Roy Rogers.

Those were the days...

RE: Gino's (Tedbear)

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:45:41 GMT

Al--You mentioned that you taught in Somerset County, NJ, back in the '70s. Well, you likely wouldn't recognize the area at this point, as many of the farms have given way to housing--albeit very expensive housing on relatively large tracts of land. Luckily the area has retained its beauty, despite residential development.

And, Somerville, the sleepy old county seat, is slowly being gentrified and is now a significant restaurant destination on Friday and Saturday nights, with a large number of upscale places to eat.

Whereabouts in the county did you teach?

RE: Gino's (mayor al)

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:45:13 GMT

I lived in N J from 1972-1978, teaching in Somerset Couty and living near Ft Dix/ McGuire AFB. The only way we could get KFC at that time was at the Gino's in the area. I believe thats the only relatively Large Chain the Colonel had a piece of... Everywhere else I recall only seeing KFC independent restaurant/stands. Now they are combined with a variety of other "YUM" brand logos in one location.

RE: Gino's (nicolem)

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:09:47 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by BigDave67

quote:
Originally posted by frogger67

Does anyone remember this place? I think they were based in the northeast and owned by an ex pro athlete. I'm sure there is a lot of info on the Internet, but I'm taking the lazy route......

I believe they were bought out by Roy Rogers but for a while this was the only place we could get Kentucky Fried Chicken in our area. This was late '70s.

Gino Giant: Muhammad Ali did the ad for that, unless I'm dreaming....

Were there Genos pizza places in the 1970s,I remember some being around. Excellent oily pizza

Don't know if it was a chain, but we has Geno's pizzeria on 37 in Toms River, NJ and there was one on Rt 9 or 166 in South Toms River/Beachwood area too. Gosh I loved them. We would always get a bag of yummy zeppolis as well. Friday night was pizza night when I was a kid.

RE: Gino's (nicolem)

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:06:32 GMT

I loved Gino's. I used to go to the one on 37 In Toms River, NJ. I was heartbroken when it closed. It became a Roy Rogers.

RE: Gino's (Tedbear)

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:36:14 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by dth1971

Soupy Sales, Dom Deluise, Muhammad Ali, and Colonel Sanders did TV commercials for Gino's.

I was the President of the Soupy Sales Fan Club of Bayonne, NJ, circa 1960-61. (I hope that you are impressed!) His show was very big with the 8th grade set at that time.

I remember receiving a lot of autographed photos of Soupy, some of which I saved. Of course, I can't find them now, and that is a shame because I could probably sell them on e-bay for...perhaps $5.00 for the lot.

Oh, and by the way, Gino's was the only fast food chain in Hudson County, NJ back in the late '60s--early '70s. Back then, I really thought that The Gino Giant was the ne plus ultra in dining!

RE: Gino's (dth1971)

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:24:10 GMT

Soupy Sales, Dom Deluise, Muhammad Ali, and Colonel Sanders did TV commercials for Gino's.

RE: Gino's (Mack184)

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:27:54 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Robearjr

Speaking of Wendy's, when did they stop selling chicken? In Maryland I remember Wendy's selling perdue chicken about ten or maybe fifteen years ago.

If I'm not mistaken, Wendy's actually tried opening a string of stores that sold chicken. They didn't last long, I knew some of them were in the midwest..Sisters? Grandmas? Something like that. So it's very possible that some of the Wendy's stores sold the chicken product. And, the timeline sounds about right.

RE: Gino's (Robearjr)

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:01:30 GMT

Speaking of Wendy's, when did they stop selling chicken? In Maryland I remember Wendy's selling perdue chicken about ten or maybe fifteen years ago.

RE: Gino's (Mack184)

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:37:39 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Robearjr

I remember the Gino's in Joppatown, Maryland.

I always wondered why or how they were able to sell KFC chicken. Did a lot of small regional chains around the country used to offer KFC chicken?

That was KFC's original business plan. The Colonel went around to restaurants and sold his recipe for a price. So you could go to a local eatery, and find KFC on the menu. Originally it was sold in what might be called "family style" restaurants. I believe that it was Pete Harmon one of the Colonel's original franchisees who opened up the first "stand-alone" KFC store. Wendy's founder Dave Thomas went on to open up many more.

RE: Gino's (BigDave67)

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:33:50 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by frogger67

Does anyone remember this place? I think they were based in the northeast and owned by an ex pro athlete. I'm sure there is a lot of info on the Internet, but I'm taking the lazy route......

I believe they were bought out by Roy Rogers but for a while this was the only place we could get Kentucky Fried Chicken in our area. This was late '70s.

Gino Giant: Muhammad Ali did the ad for that, unless I'm dreaming....

Were there Genos pizza places in the 1970s,I remember some being around. Excellent oily pizza

RE: Gino's (Robearjr)

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:55:27 GMT

I remember the Gino's in Joppatown, Maryland.

I always wondered why or how they were able to sell KFC chicken. Did a lot of small regional chains around the country used to offer KFC chicken?

RE: Gino's (the plainsman)

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:47:25 GMT

GINO'S Back in the early 1970's, North Jersey college days, we would sometimes stop in and I would always have two GINO's GIANTS and fries at their Parsippany spot on Rt 46. They had a sort of maybe cole slaw topping, I think, and were so different from the typical FF burger. McD's came late to the NY Metro Area (NYC TV advertising was and is expensive), so we had other long gone chains that also included Burger Chef.

RE: Gino's (QFan)

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:41:15 GMT

Back in the 70's, Mrs QFan & I used to stop at a Gino's on the way to the Baltimore O's games (at old Memorial Stadium) with our kids. We would get a bucket of KFC and take it into the ball park to feed the family on the cheap. Toward the end of their run in the Baltimore/DC area Gino's brought out The Sirloiner, which was a very good quarter pound burger with about one-third of it sirloin instead of the cheaper cuts of ground meat (at least that what the ads said). Still think Gino's & later Roy Rogers had a better fast food burger than most all of the ff chains around today.
QFan
Bonita Springs, FL

p.s. Don't believe there was any connection between Gino's ff stands and the Geno's pizza referred to by some of the other posters.

RE: Gino's (syrup)

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:55:48 GMT

When I heard then name Gino's I thought you were talking about the Chicago Pizza Restaurant, which is definetly not a chain.