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Yesterdog
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Yesterdog is a restaurant that specializes in hot dogs located in Eastown, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The restaurant is known for being the model for the restaurant hangout of the characters in American Pie.[3]
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History
[edit]Yesterdog was founded in 1976 in Eastown by Bill Lewis.[1] By 2008, Bill Lewis, a former Mr. Fables employee, apparently owns the Mr. Fables trademark and would be allowed access to the Mr. Fables secret recipes if he wished to restart the Mr. Fables restaurant.[4] In February 2008, the Yesterdog building's windows were blown out by a gas explosion in a building across the street.[5] In the April 2010 issue of Esquire magazine, the restaurant was named one of "among great spots around the country 'Where Men Eat.'"[2] The eatery cited its 8% increase in 2011 sales to the auto bailout and the June 2011 stop of Barack Obama's reelection campaign.[1]
The fictional restaurant hangout of the characters in the 1999 film American Pie, "Dog Years", is based on Yesterdog.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Reens, Nate (June 13, 2012). "Why Yesterdog owner credits better hot dog sales to President Barack Obama". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ a b Knape, Chris (March 22, 2010). "Esquire magazine ranks Eastown's Yesterdog among 'places men eat'". Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ a b Greenfield, Beth (September 8, 2006). "Grand Rapids, Mich". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ Rademacher, Tom (September 11, 2008). "Sorry, folks, I can't pry loose the Fables secret". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Borden, Jim (February 26, 2008). "Gas blast demolishes Grand Rapids businesses". The Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ "2010 Townie Award Winners: A Taste for It". On The Town Advance Newspapers. June 30, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Townie Awards: A Taste for It". On-the-Town Advance Newspapers. July 6, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ "Best of Grand Rapids Readers Poll". Grand Rapids Magazine. February 2011. Archived from the original on February 24, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ Pillsbury, Kate (June 29, 2012). "Townie Awards: Dining Out". On-the-Town Advance Newspapers. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
