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former Bob's Big Boy
Lakewood, CA		 former Bob's Big Boy
Garden Grove, CA
These former Bob's Big Boy restaurants now house Coco's Restaurant & Bakery locations. This Armet & Davis design was developed in 1958.

The Lakewood location was built in 1962. By 2016, it was housing the Heritage Family Pantry. Around 2022, the name was changed to Pancho's Heritage. The building is currently vacant. [map]

The Garden Grove location was built in 1965 and later housed a Carrow's restaurant. It became a Coco's in the 1980s. The original sign was adapted. The restaurant closed in 2017 but reopened. [map]

former Bob's Big Boy [gone]
San Jose, CA
This Bob's Big Boy location was designed by Armet & Davis and built in 1965. This was the first Bob's Big Boy in Northern California. It closed in the late 1980s. The building later housed the Flames Coffee Shop. The sign was adapted with its spike shortened. The restaurant closed in 2016. In 2019, the building was demolished.

former Bob's Big Boy
Mesa, AZ
2012: 2017:
This former Bob's Big Boy was vacant in 2012. By 2015, the building was housing a wedding and party rental storage space. It later housed a used car dealership and the building has been painted gray. I believe the building is currently vacant. [map]

former Bob's Big Boy
Torrance, CA

2016:
2024:
This former Bob's Big Boy was built around 1966. It housed a Coco's Restaurant for many years. In 2024, it began housing a Raising Cane's restaurant. [map]

former Bob's Big Boy [gone]
Las Vegas, NV

2006:
2014:
This former Bob's Big Boy was built in 1966. By 1989, the building was housing a wedding chapel. It was housing the Chapel of Love when the photos above were taken in 2006. It had been renamed A Wedding Chapel by 2014. The building had been repainted and the drive-thru marriage window was closed. The building was vacant in 2018. In 2021, the building caught fire. It was demolished in 2021.

former Bob's Big Boy
Long Beach, CA
This former Bob's Big Boy was built in 1963 as the 18th location. The building now houses a Chase Bank. Before that, it housed a Blockbuster Video store. [map]

former Bob's Big Boy
Fresno, CA

2013:

2024:
This former Bob's Big Boy was built on a corner on an extra-large lot and featured two signs. When an Exxon gas station was built in the parking lot, one of the signs was adapted. The station has since become a Valero and the sign was reworked again. The other sign was adapted for the Fu Hai Chinese restaurant which was closed for many years. In 2023, there was a fire in the building and it is now surrounded by chain link fencing. By 2024, the building had been remodeled somewhat with the rocks removed. The building now houses the Haven cannabis store. The sign was adapted again. For more, see this website. [map]

former Azar's Big Boy
Boulder, CO
This Azar's Big Boy was built in 1968. The building housed Harpo's Sports Grill for many years. In 2019, it began housing Ralphie's. The building is currently vacant. For more, see this website. [map]

former Kip's Big Boy
Oklahoma City, OK
This building design is so similar to the Bob's Big Boy buildings shown above that I assume it was built as a Kip's Big Boy. There were at least four Kip's Big Boys in Oklahoma City. However, I can find no proof that this was another location. The building now houses the Windsong Dojo. [map]

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