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{{short description|Fast food chain in the Rochester, New York area}}
{{short description|Fast food chain in the Rochester, New York area}}
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| name = Bill Gray's Inc.
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| foundation = 1938
| foundation = 1938
| location = [[Webster (town), New York|Webster, NY]], United States
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'''Bill Gray's''' is a chain of restaurants based in [[Webster (town), New York|Webster, New York]] (a suburb of [[Rochester, New York]]) that currently has 14 restaurants in the Rochester area in [[western New York]], including seven tap room-style restaurants, and one tavern-style grill named Flaherty's. Ten of these locations also sell [[Abbott's Frozen Custard]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abbott's Frozen Custard|url=https://www.qsrmagazine.com/emerging-concepts/abbott-s-frozen-custard|access-date=2020-06-11|website=QSR magazine|language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:Bill Gray's flagship location.jpg|thumb|Bill Gray's restaurant in [[Henrietta, New York]]]]
==History==
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'''Bill Gray's''' is a chain of restaurants based in [[Webster (town), New York|Webster, New York]] (a [[suburb]] of [[Rochester, New York]]) that currently has 14 restaurants in the Rochester area in [[western New York]], including 7 Tap Room-style restaurants, and one tavern-style grill named Flaherty's. 10 of these locations also sell [[Abbott's Frozen Custard]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abbott’s Frozen Custard|url=https://www.qsrmagazine.com/emerging-concepts/abbott-s-frozen-custard|access-date=2020-06-11|website=QSR magazine|language=en}}</ref>
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In 1938, Bill and Alberta Gray began selling [[hot dog]]s in Webster.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.billgrays.com/our_history.asp | title = Our History | publisher = Bill Gray's Restaurants | location = [[Webster, New York]] | accessdate = 2010-08-30| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100920131300/http://billgrays.com/our_history.asp| archivedate= 20 September 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Within a few years, Bill Gray's expanded and added multiple items to its menu.


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Local businessman Bruce Hegedorn became a partner with Bill Gray in the early 1960s. With Bill as the head of operations and store management and Bruce as the financial person and location expert, they continued to expand and build the restaurant chain. They acquired competitor [[Tom Wahl's]] in 1986.<ref>{{Citation | date = 2010-10-02 | title = Tom Wahl's named one of 51 best burger joints | periodical = [[Democrat and Chronicle]] | location = [[Rochester, New York]] | url = http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20101002/BUSINESS/10020320/1001/business/Tom-Wahl-s-named-one-of-51-best-burger-joints | issn = 1088-5153 | accessdate = 2010-10-06}}</ref>
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In 1938, Bill and Alberta Gray began selling [[hot dog]]s in [[Webster, New York|Webster]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.billgrays.com/our_history.asp | title = Our History | publisher = Bill Gray's Restaurants | location = [[Webster, New York]] | accessdate = 2010-08-30| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100920131300/http://billgrays.com/our_history.asp| archivedate= 20 September 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Within a few years, Bill Gray's expanded and added multiple items to its menu.
===Restaurants===
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Bill Gray's mostly operates stand-alone restaurants in [[Monroe County, New York]]. The one exception is the facility in the [[Strong National Museum of Play]] (Bill Gray's at the Skyliner).


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Local businessman Bruce Hegedorn became a partner with Bill Gray in the early '60s. They have a very liberal ideology when it comes to politics. During the 2020 election cycle they were caught at times rejecting patrons that wore president trump hats, trump masks. On one occasion A couple got kicked out of Bill grays in webster for wearing a trump mask. They refused to give the couples money back and told the couple they needed to leave. KATHLEEN who is the supervisor at the Webster bill grays told the couple they are idiots for liking Trump. The store manager KATHLEEN then call the police on on the couple. To make a long story short the police got the couples money back. To think a company would violate an America citizens 1st amendment right is completely appalling. The couple was harassed by customers, and staff alike. bill grays is joining a long list of company’s that suffered a boycott of their business in 2020. With Bill as the head of operations and store management and Bruce as the financial person and location expert, they continued to expand and build the restaurant chain. They acquired competitor [[Tom Wahl's]] in 1986.<ref>{{Citation | date = 2010-10-02 | title = Tom Wahl's named one of 51 best burger joints | periodical = [[Democrat and Chronicle]] | location = [[Rochester, New York]] | url = http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20101002/BUSINESS/10020320/1001/business/Tom-Wahl-s-named-one-of-51-best-burger-joints | issn = 1088-5153 | accessdate = 2010-10-06}}</ref>
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File:Bill Gray's flagship location.jpg|Bill Gray's restaurant in [[Henrietta, New York]]

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Image:Bill Gray's typical fare.JPG|A Bill Gray's 1/4 pound [[white hot]] served "Bill's Favorite"-style
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Bill Gray's mostly operates stand-alone restaurants in [[Monroe County, New York]] and [[Erie County, New York]]. Exceptions are the facility in the [[Strong National Museum of Play]], and the combined restaurant and sports bar in [[Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex]].
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[[Image:Bill Gray's typical fare.JPG|thumb|A Bill Gray's 1/4 pound [[white hot]] served "Bill's Favorite"-style|alt=]]
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 14:59, 28 November 2024

Bill Gray's Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
Founded1938
HeadquartersWebster, New York, United States
Websitewww.billgrays.com

Bill Gray's is a chain of restaurants based in Webster, New York (a suburb of Rochester, New York) that currently has 14 restaurants in the Rochester area in western New York, including seven tap room-style restaurants, and one tavern-style grill named Flaherty's. Ten of these locations also sell Abbott's Frozen Custard.[1]

History

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In 1938, Bill and Alberta Gray began selling hot dogs in Webster.[2] Within a few years, Bill Gray's expanded and added multiple items to its menu.

Local businessman Bruce Hegedorn became a partner with Bill Gray in the early 1960s. With Bill as the head of operations and store management and Bruce as the financial person and location expert, they continued to expand and build the restaurant chain. They acquired competitor Tom Wahl's in 1986.[3]

Restaurants

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Bill Gray's mostly operates stand-alone restaurants in Monroe County, New York. The one exception is the facility in the Strong National Museum of Play (Bill Gray's at the Skyliner).

References

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  1. ^ "Abbott's Frozen Custard". QSR magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  2. ^ "Our History". Webster, New York: Bill Gray's Restaurants. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  3. ^ "Tom Wahl's named one of 51 best burger joints", Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, 2010-10-02, ISSN 1088-5153, retrieved 2010-10-06
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