Bob's Big Boy: Burbank, California

The Bob's Big Boy in Burbank, California, is the oldest of the restaurant chain still in operation.
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The Bob's Big Boy in Burbank, California, is the
oldest restaurant of the chain that is still in operation.

The oldest operating Bob's Big Boy in the country is a Burbank, California, landmark, adorned with a 70-foot neon sign, architecture that defined a time (the 1950s) and place (Southern California), and a statue of the restaurant's mascot out front.

The place is named for a pudgy kid the founder spotted after inventing the double-decker hamburger.

See the next section for a food landmark that is located a stone's throw from where the Boston Tea Party took place.

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