navigation search hoss s redirects here . for other uses see hoss disambiguation . hoss s family steak and sea type private founded 1983 founder willard e. campbell headquarters duncansville 1 pennsylvania united states key people willard e. campbell ceo and chairman 2 3 carl raup cfo 4 website www.hosss.com hoss s family steak and sea commonly known as hoss s is a restaurant chain based in duncansville pennsylvania . as of january 2013 the company operates 36 locations in pennsylvania and west virginia . 5 the restaurant is a well known icon to the local economy and area and has hosted several local events 6 7 including a toys for tots and classic car show charity event in 2009 . 8 hoss s has also received news coverage participating in several pennsylvania farm shows 9 and according to a 2001 news article has spent about 200 000 a year . 3 contents 1 history 2 controversy 3 design 4 references 5 external links history edit hoss s steak and sea house was founded in 1983 by willard e. bill campbell with the first location in dubois pennsylvania . 10 11 today campbell still serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of hoss s steak and sea house and his son craig is the company s planning and development director . 12 his wife nancy has also served as the company s director of public relations for 24 years . 13 in addition to operating as a restaurant chain in 1998 hoss s financed and built a new bathroom and storage facility in delmont pennsylvania through a construction company hoss s owned . 14 in 2008 the restaurant chain was named best places to work in pa by a group of various pennsylvania based organizations making it the second consecutive year and the fourth time hoss s has made the list . 15 in 2011 the hoss s location in hummelstown was one of the businesses damaged by tropical storm lee flooded with more than six feet of water 16 and was out of business for eight months . 17 in march 2013 hoss s was named the 2013 chain operator in beef checkoff program s 2012 national foodservice beef backer awards . 18 in may 2014 hoss s started a white house petition to name may 31 national steak day but did not get enough signatures . 19 in 2015 hoss s also opened a separate restaurant marzoni s brick oven & brewery co. 20 controversy edit in 1995 two hoss s waitresses sued the company after a cook skewered mutilated and deep fried a barbie doll . in the lawsuit the waitresses recalled the events that took place in september 1994 including accusing the managers of fondling them employees discussing sexual encounters and obscenities and other sexual and inappropriate behavior . they accused the restaurant of not regularly changing the cooking oil including after the barbie doll incident . one of the waitresses also accused a manager of demoting and eventually firing her after she complained . 21 the lawsuit went to trial in federal court in 1998 22 and according to a 2000 book the jury ruled in favor of hoss s 23 though other details about the case have not been found . in 2007 hoss s received significant attention from state and international news sources 24 after an e. coli outbreak from the restaunt s meat supplier sickened several people at different locations . as a result the meat supplier hfx recalled 259 230 lbs . of meat as a precaution . 25 design edit the restaurant has received news coverage for its walls decorated with antique american newspapers photos and objects especially those local to the area including an erie newspaper s front page story of victory over japan day in 1945 . 11 references edit steer sold for 17 000 at state farm show . observer reporter . associated press . 1994 01 14 . retrieved 2013 02 04 . klaus mary 2008 01 09 . champions make money for owners . pennlive.com . retrieved 2013 02 04 . a b champion steer fetches 15 000 . gettysburg times . associated press . 2001 01 12 . retrieved 2013 02 04 . pinchot joe 2007 07 25 . hoss s vote delayed for study . sharonherald.com . retrieved 2013 02 04 . staul jenna 2013 01 07 . nearby hoss s steak and sea house to close in moon township . sewickley.patch.com . retrieved 2013 02 04 . west jamie 2009 11 27 . church restaurant provide luncheon . journal.news.net . retrieved 2013 02 04 . participants in heart walk take steps to help fight disease . gettysburg times . 1999 09 23 . retrieved 2013 02 04 . king joselyn 2009 11 12 . annual event kicks off with classic car show . news register.com . retrieved 2013 02 04 . sale of champions wraps up junior livestock exhibits at pa . farm show . farmanddairy.com . 2013 01 15 . retrieved 2013 02 04 . hoss s by land or hoss s by sea . the beaver county times . 1996 02 06 . retrieved 2013 02 04 . a b lawrence floyd 2005 10 21 . hoss s offers historic eating treat . erie times news . retrieved 2013 02 04 . guerriero john 2004 05 19 . hoss s to construct new bigger restaurant . erie times news . retrieved 2013 02 04 . cowan barbara 2008 04 13 . triibute to women . altoonamirror.com . retrieved 2013 02 04 . hoss s to build bathroom for park . pittsburg post gazette . 1998 11 11 . retrieved 2013 02 04 . pets won t suffer during tough times . goerie.com . 2008 09 15 . retrieved 2013 02 04 . hatmaker julie 2011 09 11 . hummelstown residents and businesses face hefty cleanup task after flood . pennlive.com . retrieved 2013 02 04 . gleiter sue 2012 05 21 . hoss s steak and sea house near hummelstown set to open tuesday eight months after it closed from flooding . pennlive.com . retrieved 2013 02 04 . frumkin paul 2013 03 25 . beef checkoff announces beef backer awards . nrn.com . retrieved 2013 04 06 . why no national steak day hoss s steak & sea house aims to change that with petition . pennlive.com . may 8 2014 . retrieved june 16 2015 . eatery with focus on craft beer to move into former muggs in scranton . citizensvoice.com . february 4 2015 . retrieved june 16 2015 . pitz marylynne 1997 08 22 . suit against hoss s by women advances . post pittsburgh post gazette . retrieved 2013 02 04 . pitz marylynne 1998 02 16 . waitresses suit reaches courts . post gazette.com . retrieved 2013 02 04 . benko laura ; attila benko 2000 . buy this book or we will sue you . citadel press . p. 146 . isbn 080652233x . retrieved 2013 02 04 . penn. firm recalls beef due to possible e. coli . uk.reuters.com . 2007 04 21 . retrieved 2013 02 04 . state investigates e. coli cases linked to restaurants . post gazette.com . associated press . 2007 04 21 . retrieved 2013 02 04 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hoss % 27s steak and sea house & oldid 743465463 categories companies based in blair county pennsylvaniaregional restaurant chains in the united statesseafood restaurants in the united statessteakhouses in the united statesrestaurants in pennsylvaniarestaurants established in 19831983 establishments in pennsylvaniacuisine of the mid atlantic united statesamerican companies 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