citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message du par s is a diner style restaurant chain based in los angeles california . the first du par s was founded in 1938 at the los angeles farmers market by james dunn and edward parsons who combined their surnames to create the restaurant s name . 1 the chain was purchased in 2004 by an investor group led by w.w. biff naylor the son of noted california restaurateur tiny naylor . du par s expanded in 2009 to include several locations from the bankrupt bakers square chain . 2 see also edit list of pancake houses references edit jennings lisa 2004 11 08 naylor to buy du par s taps puck chef to revamp menu nation s restaurant news mckinnon lisa 2009 03 02 bad economy hasn t eaten at county s food industry ventura county star external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title du par % 27s & oldid 743497099 categories restaurant chains in the united statesrestaurants in the greater los angeles areacompanies based in los angeles county californiapancake housesrestaurants established in 19381938 establishments in californiarestaurants in los angeleshidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2010all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 22 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view