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'''Big John Steak & Onion''', aka '''BJs & Onion''' or '''Steak and Onion'''<ref>[http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=UCO&FILE_NAME=D201111\2011318\INT0004A2D6.TIF Assumed Names: Steak and Onion]. State of Michigan. Retrieved August 16, 2013.</ref> and formerly '''Slick-Chick, Inc.''', is a regional sub sandwich chain.<ref name=mtc/> The name came from a nickname that the founder, John E. Klobucar, had received from his friends. The chain is considered a restaurant icon of the [[Flint, Michigan|Flint Area]].<ref name=fj>{{cite news|last=Confer|first=Karen|title=Founder of Flint restaurant Big John Steak and Onion dies|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/05/founder_of_flint_restaurant_bi.html?amp&amp|accessdate=7 June 2011|newspaper=The Flint Journal|date=May 12, 2011}}</ref>
'''Big John Steak & Onion''', aka '''BJs & Onion''' or '''Steak and Onion'''<ref>[http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=UCO&FILE_NAME=D201111\2011318\INT0004A2D6.TIF Assumed Names: Steak and Onion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063643/http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=UCO&FILE_NAME=D201111%5C2011318%5CINT0004A2D6.TIF |date=2016-03-04 }}. State of Michigan. Retrieved August 16, 2013.</ref> and formerly '''Slick-Chick, Inc.''', is a regional sub sandwich chain.<ref name=mtc/> The name came from a nickname that the founder, John E. Klobucar, had received from his friends. The chain is considered a restaurant icon of the [[Flint, Michigan|Flint Area]].<ref name=fj>{{cite news|last=Confer|first=Karen|title=Founder of Flint restaurant Big John Steak and Onion dies|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/05/founder_of_flint_restaurant_bi.html?amp&amp|accessdate=7 June 2011|newspaper=The Flint Journal|date=May 12, 2011}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
John E. Klobucar opened [[Flint, Michigan]]'s first [[KFC|Kentucky Fried Chicken]] in 1963, the first outside of the Detroit area.<ref name=fj/><ref name=cmm>{{cite news|last=Hillaker|first=Allison|title=The founder of 'Big Johns Steak and Onion' has died|url=http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=617347|accessdate=7 June 2011|newspaper=NBC25|date=2011-05-13}}</ref> He incorporated his business on August 16, 1967 as Slick-Chick, Inc.<ref>[http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=STS&FILE_NAME=D0145\STAT0730\92308342.TIF Articles of Incorporation of Slick-Chick, Inc.] State of Michigan. Retrieved August 16, 2013.</ref> A decade later in 1973, Klobucar started Big John Steak and Onion,<ref name=fj/><ref name=cmm/> the first restaurant to serve [[submarine sandwich]]es in the Flint Area.<ref name=fj/> The first location was opened on Dort Highway, near Court Street, and is still operating there. The original menu was the Steak and Onion plus 2 other subs and a [[Koegel Meat Company|Koegel]] hot dog.<ref name="mcm">{{cite news |last1=Dennison |first1=Cheryl |title=A Flint Tradition Since 1972 Big John Steak & Onion |url=http://www.mycitymag.com/a-flint-tradition-since-1972big-john-steak-onion/ |accessdate=November 4, 2019 |work=My City Magazine |date=September 3, 2019}}</ref> His brother Joseph "Joe" Klobucher opened Big John Chicken & Sandwich Factory franchise where he lived in [[Caro, Michigan|Caro]] in 1973.<ref name=fj/><ref name="mcm" /> On September 16, 1975, Slick-Chick changed its name to Big John Steak & Onion, Inc.<ref>[http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=STS&FILE_NAME=D0145\STAT0730\92308342.TIF Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Slick-Chick, Inc.] State of Michigan. Retrieved August 16, 2013.</ref> Klobucar later opened a KFC in Owosso, but sold the Flint location.
John E. Klobucar opened [[Flint, Michigan]]'s first [[KFC|Kentucky Fried Chicken]] in 1963, the first outside of the Detroit area.<ref name=fj/><ref name=cmm>{{cite news|last=Hillaker|first=Allison|title=The founder of 'Big Johns Steak and Onion' has died|url=http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=617347|accessdate=7 June 2011|newspaper=NBC25|date=2011-05-13|archive-date=2011-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005235004/http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=617347|url-status=dead}}</ref> He incorporated his business on August 16, 1967 as Slick-Chick, Inc.<ref>[http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=STS&FILE_NAME=D0145\STAT0730\92308342.TIF Articles of Incorporation of Slick-Chick, Inc.] State of Michigan. Retrieved August 16, 2013.</ref> A decade later in 1973, Klobucar started Big John Steak and Onion,<ref name=fj/><ref name=cmm/> the first restaurant to serve [[submarine sandwich]]es in the Flint Area.<ref name=fj/> The first location was opened on Dort Highway, near Court Street, and is still operating there. The original menu was the Steak and Onion plus 2 other subs and a [[Koegel Meat Company|Koegel]] hot dog.<ref name="mcm">{{cite news |last1=Dennison |first1=Cheryl |title=A Flint Tradition Since 1972 Big John Steak & Onion |url=http://www.mycitymag.com/a-flint-tradition-since-1972big-john-steak-onion/ |accessdate=November 4, 2019 |work=My City Magazine |date=September 3, 2019}}</ref> His brother Joseph "Joe" Klobucher opened Big John Chicken & Sandwich Factory franchise where he lived in [[Caro, Michigan|Caro]] in 1973.<ref name=fj/><ref name="mcm" /> On September 16, 1975, Slick-Chick changed its name to Big John Steak & Onion, Inc.<ref>[http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=STS&FILE_NAME=D0145\STAT0730\92308342.TIF Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Slick-Chick, Inc.] State of Michigan. Retrieved August 16, 2013.</ref> Klobucar later opened a KFC in Owosso, but sold the Flint location.


The restaurant grew into a chain of 15 stores across [[Central Michigan|Mid-Michigan]] by May 2011, when Klobucar died.<ref name=fj/> Then Joe Klobucar took over as Chairman/President/CEO.<ref name="mcm" />
The restaurant grew into a chain of 15 stores across [[Central Michigan|Mid-Michigan]] by May 2011, when Klobucar died.<ref name=fj/> Then Joe Klobucar took over as Chairman/President/CEO.<ref name="mcm" />

Revision as of 15:01, 10 October 2023

Big John Steak & Onion, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryFast Food Restaurants[1]
Founded1963/1973
FounderJohn E. Klobucar
Headquarters
Mt. Morris Township, MI[1]
,
USA
Number of locations
16
Area served
Mid Michigan
Key people
John D. Klobucar[1]
Productssubmarine sandwiches
Number of employees
75[1]
Websitewww.bigjohnsteakandonion.net

Big John Steak & Onion, aka BJs & Onion or Steak and Onion[2] and formerly Slick-Chick, Inc., is a regional sub sandwich chain.[1] The name came from a nickname that the founder, John E. Klobucar, had received from his friends. The chain is considered a restaurant icon of the Flint Area.[3]

History

John E. Klobucar opened Flint, Michigan's first Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1963, the first outside of the Detroit area.[3][4] He incorporated his business on August 16, 1967 as Slick-Chick, Inc.[5] A decade later in 1973, Klobucar started Big John Steak and Onion,[3][4] the first restaurant to serve submarine sandwiches in the Flint Area.[3] The first location was opened on Dort Highway, near Court Street, and is still operating there. The original menu was the Steak and Onion plus 2 other subs and a Koegel hot dog.[6] His brother Joseph "Joe" Klobucher opened Big John Chicken & Sandwich Factory franchise where he lived in Caro in 1973.[3][6] On September 16, 1975, Slick-Chick changed its name to Big John Steak & Onion, Inc.[7] Klobucar later opened a KFC in Owosso, but sold the Flint location.

The restaurant grew into a chain of 15 stores across Mid-Michigan by May 2011, when Klobucar died.[3] Then Joe Klobucar took over as Chairman/President/CEO.[6]

  • steak and onion sandwich, for which it is best known for[6]
  • Red Sauce, a cocktail sauce with a sweet/hot taste, its recipe is credited to John Kish, owner of Uncle Bob's Diner, a well known former Downtown Flint restaurant.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Big John Steak & Onion Incorporated". Manta.com. Manta Media Inc. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Assumed Names: Steak and Onion Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. State of Michigan. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Confer, Karen (May 12, 2011). "Founder of Flint restaurant Big John Steak and Onion dies". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b Hillaker, Allison (2011-05-13). "The founder of 'Big Johns Steak and Onion' has died". NBC25. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. ^ Articles of Incorporation of Slick-Chick, Inc. State of Michigan. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e Dennison, Cheryl (September 3, 2019). "A Flint Tradition Since 1972 Big John Steak & Onion". My City Magazine. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Slick-Chick, Inc. State of Michigan. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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