restaurant founded june 6 1986 los angeles california united states founder ronn teitelbaum headquarters lake forest california united states number of locations 320 2010 1 area served worldwide key people chales bruce ceo products american food choices revenue 69 million 2010 2 owner sun capital partners website johnnyrockets.com johnny rockets is an american restaurant franchise whose themed decor is based upon 1950s diner style restaurants . decor includes coca cola advertising featuring nearly life size cardboard illustrations of women in world war ii armed services uniforms individual jukebox stations chrome accents and red vinyl seats . the staff at some locations are known to sing and dance every half hour . making a smiley face with ketchup on the paper plate when serving french fries is a johnny rockets trademark . the menu presentation counter seating and grilling area are based on an original restaurant from 1947 still operating today the apple pan in west los angeles . the restaurants feature a small two sided menu . hamburgers are grilled to order in full view of the customers and are served wrapped in paper on paper plates . 3 4 5 contents 1 history 2 in the media 3 locations 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit johnny rockets was founded on june 6 1986 by ronn teitelbaum of los angeles california and crafted as a nongimmicky recreation of the 1940s vintage malt shops of his childhood . the first restaurant was established as a 20 stool counter operation on melrose avenue in los angeles . 4 this location permanently closed on october 26 2015 . 6 in 1999 royal caribbean international featured a johnny rockets location onboard its voyager of the seas making it the first ever mobile johnny rockets restaurant . from that point forward the cruise line has offered a johnny rockets location onboard many of its new cruise ships . citation needed johnny rockets in denver defunct now a 7 eleven johnny rockets at six flags over texas . in february 2007 it was announced 7 that redzone capital the private equity firm of daniel snyder was set to acquire the chain . snyder announced plans to expand the chain both within the united states and worldwide including the launch of smaller outlets known as johnny rockets express . a sit down restaurant owned by six flags red zone is the largest shareholder trappers adirondack grill was converted to a johnny rockets in june 2008 . 8 in april 2009 the new yankee stadium opened with johnny rockets stands throughout the site . these stands serve traditional johnny rockets hamburgers french fries shakes and malts among other menu items . fedex field home of washington redskins the stadium and team are both owned by snyder whose company owned johnny rockets at the time features johnny rockets concession areas . 9 the world s largest johnny rockets franchise opened on june 6 2012 at the corner of abraham lincoln avenue and bolivar avenue in santo domingo the capital city of dominican republic . the restaurant has more than 6 000 square feet 560 m2 and comfortable seating for more than 200 guests . 10 redzone capital management sold the company to sun capital partners in 2013 . 11 johnny rockets opened its first branch in pakistan on december 5 2013 in dolmen city mall karachi . plans to open up in pakistan were announced back in june 2013 . 12 this is not only the first branch of johnny rockets in pakistan but also its first branch in south asia . 13 johnny rockets followed it up with the opening of its next branch in lahore . this branch made its official opening on january 17 2014 and then further extended with the opening of their third branch in pakistan in the capital islamabad at the centaurus mega mall . 14 in the media edit in 2009 the company and ceo john fuller were featured in the hit tv show undercover boss on cbs in the usa and on channel 4 in the united kingdom . the sixth episode of the anime series blood blockade battlefront features a parody of the restaurant called jack rockets which the characters leonardo watch and nej order from a lot . locations edit united states 15 bahamas bahrain brazil 16 canada chile costa rica colombia dominican republic ecuador germany limited access us military airbase ramstein indonesia egypt kuwait malaysia mexico north cyprus nigeria india italy pakistan panama philippines qatar russia saudi arabia south korea shinsegae honduras united arab emirates tunisia see also edit food portal companies portal the apple pan eddie rockets list of hamburger restaurants references edit volpe michael july 19 2010 . johnny rockets offers loans to credit strapped franchisees . orange county business journal . 33 29 4 . hamanaka kari may 9 2011 . johnny rockets americana abroad driving growth . orange county business journal . 34 19 4 . latimemachines.com . a b spector amy ; martin richard september 25 2000 . ronn teitelbaum johnny rockets founder dies at 61 . nation s restaurant news . the apple pan hickory burger revisited with clear eyes . chowhound.com . february 18 2007 . world famous melrose avenue landmark closes it s doors . melrose action . ross andrew 2007 02 09 . footballs funhouses and fries new york times . nytimes.com . retrieved 2011 11 25 . trapper s adirondack grille to be converted to new johnny rockets restaurant . adirondack chamber of commerce . retrieved june 17 2012 . redzone capital to acquire johnny rockets . display and design ideas . february 13 2007 . world s largest johnny rockets restaurant opens . restaurantnews.com . luna nancy june 18 2013 . o.c. based burger chain johnny rockets sold . the orange county register . retrieved 18 june 2013 . johnny rockets set to rock the coast of karachi the express tribune . 12 june 2013 . adgeekdaily.com is for sale . johnny rockets reaches pakistan . rockets johnny . johnny rockets locations . brasil d as boas vindas ao primeiro restaurante johnny rockets o 100o . local da marca fora dos eua . external links edit wikimedia 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