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12.07.05

what about Bob at 12:12 pm





My favorite restaurant when I was young was Bob�s Big Boy. I don�t know what it was about the plastic, creepy looking Bob out front that made it seem so comfortable but it did. I loved going there with my parents and then with my friends starting in Junior High. This was back in the day where we you could ride your bike the five miles there alone and no one worried that you�d be kidnapped. As a senior in high school it was well known that stealing the statue was a right of passage for every outgoing cheerleading squad. Ours was no different. I was sad to see Bob�s slowly go out of business in the early 90s.

Last month I was in Las Vegas and as I stared out the car window on a trip to yet another smoke filled casino full of gambling tourists I saw my old nemesis, Bob. Right there on the side of the road was a Bob�s Big Boy being erected. Amazing. He�s back in all his glory. I hope he makes it to Sacramento soon.

Via the LV Review Journal:

�Bob�s Big Boy site open for business. North Las Vegas eatery abuzz with patrons. �A new Bob�s Big Boy Restaurant, with its iconic logo of an ebullient, well-fed youngster wearing checkerboard pants, opened recently in North Las Vegas. The business opened its doors on Nov. 22, and its immediate popularity was obvious. By the following Sunday afternoon, the restaurant was brimming over with patrons. Hostesses were advising potential customers of a 45-minute wait for seating.� �Bob�s Big Boy is a brand with a great deal of energy and appeal right now,� said Jim Teleghani, president of TCCC Inc. �Bob�s Big Boy is returning to the West Coast in a very big way.�

For even more must have info, visit Bob's cool site.

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