Mentor Area Restaurants

Bakers Square

Bakers Square Restaurant and Bakery is a casual dining restaurant chain the the United States. Most commonly known for their pies. Bakers Sqaure also offers full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. The Chain is owned by American Blue Ribbon Holdings. Bakers Square began in December 1969 with a restaurant called Mrs. C's in Des Moines, Iowa, that became popluare for its pies. They then renmaed to Poppin' Fresh Pies after Pislbury purchaed around that time. Owners of the Village Inn restaurant chain purchased Poppin' Fresh Pies from Pilsbury in 1983 and became changed the name to Bakers Square.

Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill

Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill is a restaurant chain based in Chicago, Illnois that specializes in Asian-style stir fry and other Asian-themed dishes. Stir Crazy features a Market Bar or "build your own stir fry" menu, where the customer creates a custom stir fry dish from about 30 different vegetables, spices, and sauces. After placing the selections in a small wok, the customer hands it to a chef who prepares it aling with a choice of meats, fish, rice, and/or noodles. The stir fry is cooked in front of the customer.

The Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory's founder by David M. Overton, opened the first restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, in 1978. The restaurant established the future chain's pattern of featuring an electric menu, large portions, and signature cheesecakes. The Cheesecake Factory was founded by Evelyn Overton. Evelyn first decided to open a business after making a cheesecake for her husbband's employer in 1949. She opened a small cheesecake shop in the late 1950s, but eventually gave up to raise her two children. She continued to supply cakes to several local restaurants through a litchen in her basement. In 1972 her husband opened a wholesale bakery, in which they produced cheesecakes and other desserts for local restaurants. Her son David opened a small salad and sandwich restaurant, which became succesful and branched into more restaurants.

Olive Garden

Olive Garden is an American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine. As of January 11, 2016, Oliver Garden operates 844 locations globally. It is subssidiary of Darden Restaurants, Inc. Olive Garden started as a unit of General Mills Inc.

Red Lobster

Red Lobster is an American casual dining restaurant chain. Red Lobster was founded by entrepreneurs Bill Darden and Charley Woodsby in 1968. The brand specializes in seafood, including lobster, shrimp, fish, crab, and mollusks. In 2009, Red Lobster debuted its new "Bat Harbor" restaurant protype modeled after coastal New England.