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Big Boy Restaurants
Marc 's ( Wisconsin , Iowa , Minnesota , Illinois , 1958 -- 1995 , founded by Ben Marcus and Gene Kilberg ) Owned by the Marcus Corporation , Marc 's Big Boy debuted in Milwaukee in November 1958 . The chain grew to 4 units by 1962 , 22 units by 1970 and eventually operated as many as 64 Big Boys over a 4 state territory . A two - year experiment completely removing Big Boy at two of its stores ended in 1991 demonstrated no effect on business . In 1992 , the Marc 's format was upscaled and renamed Marc 's Big Boy Cafes ; in 1993 13 Big Boy Cafes were converted to Marc 's Cafe and Coffee Mills , and the company launched 2 Big Boy Express drive - thru stores . The following year , the 13 Cafe and Coffee Mill restaurants were sold to a group of employees , with 3 remaining Big Boys and 2 Big Boy Express units offered for sale . In 1995 , the company closed its last Big Boy operation . Some former units later operated as Annie 's American Cafe and as Perkins Restaurants . However , in 2017 the Marcus Corporation sells Big Boy hamburgers at the Kil@wat restaurant in its downtown Milwaukee hotel ; in March 2017 , the sandwich is priced at $12 on the lunch menu and $10 on the dinner menu where it is listed as an appetizer and served quartered . 
Marc 's ( Wisconsin , Iowa , Minnesota , Illinois , 1958 -- 1995 , founded by Ben Marcus and Gene Kilberg ) Owned by the Marcus Corporation , Marc 's Big Boy debuted in Milwaukee in November 1958 . The chain grew to 4 units by 1962 , 22 units by 1970 and eventually operated as many as 64 Big Boys over a 4 state territory . A two - year experiment completely removing Big Boy at two of its stores ended in 1991 demonstrated no effect on business . In 1992 , the Marc 's format was upscaled and renamed Marc 's Big Boy Cafes ; in 1993 13 Big Boy Cafes were converted to Marc 's Cafe and Coffee Mills , and the company launched 2 Big Boy Express drive - thru stores . The following year , the 13 Cafe and Coffee Mill restaurants were sold to a group of employees , with 3 remaining Big Boys and 2 Big Boy Express units offered for sale . In 1995 , the company closed its last Big Boy operation . Some former units later operated as Annie 's American Cafe and as Perkins Restaurants . However , in 2017 the Marcus Corporation sells Big Boy hamburgers at the Kil@wat restaurant in its downtown Milwaukee hotel ; in March 2017 , the sandwich is priced at $12 on the lunch menu and $10 on the dinner menu where it is listed as an appetizer and served quartered .
Marc's Big Boy, owned by the Marcus Corporation, opened in Milwaukee in November 1958, but in 2017, the company closed its last Big Boy operation.
Marc 's ( Wisconsin , Iowa , Minnesota , Illinois , 1958 -- 1995 , founded by Ben Marcus and Gene Kilberg ) Owned by the Marcus Corporation , Marc 's Big Boy debuted in Milwaukee in November 1958 . However , in 2017 the Marcus Corporation sells Big Boy hamburgers at the Kil@wat restaurant in its downtown Milwaukee hotel ; in March 2017 , the sandwich is priced at $12 on the lunch menu and $10 on the dinner menu where it is listed as an appetizer and served quartered .