with geno s steaks . gino s burgers and chicken everybody goes to gino s industry fast food fate acquisition founded 1957 dundalk maryland defunct 1982 revived in 2010 headquarters king of prussia pennsylvania number of locations 2 key people gino marchetti chain s namesake tom romano c.o.o. in 1982 products fast food including hamburgers french fries and fried chicken website www.ginosgiant.com gino s hamburgers was a fast food restaurant chain founded in baltimore maryland by baltimore colts defensive end gino marchetti and running back alan ameche along with their close friend louis fischer in 1957 . a new group of restaurants under the gino s name involving some of the principals of the original chain was started in 2010 . contents 1 history 2 gino s burgers and chicken 2010 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the first gino s was opened in dundalk maryland just outside baltimore ; it got its official name in 1959 when the owners invited on colts captain gino marchetti to become a partner . in 1967 gino s merged with tops drive inn a chain of 18 drive in restaurants located in the washington d.c. area ; most tops locations were rebranded as gino s. 1 in the early 1970s the company attempted to expand from its east coast base into the midwest however these locations only operated a short period . for one location it purchased orchestra hall in detroit and planned to demolish the structure to construct a restaurant . when the plan became public it led to a grass roots campaign to save and restore the abandoned structure . 2 the chain had 359 company owned locations when marriott corporation acquired it in 1982 . marriott discontinued the brand and converted locations to its roy rogers restaurants chain . 3 the last gino s located in pasadena maryland and owned independently from marriott closed in 1986 . gino s also operated the rustler steak house chain which was sold by marriott shortly after its purchase of gino s. the restaurant was known for high quality hamburgers such as the sirloiner which was made from sirloin steak and was originally a staple of tops drive inn and the gino giant which predated and later competed with the big mac . the company held the franchise for kentucky fried chicken in the mid atlantic states . the company s jingle played during radio advertisements in the early years was everybody goes to gino s cause gino s is the place to go 4 the original menu included french fries made fresh in each restaurant . one of the last menu changes included burgers made from fresh ground beef each morning unique in the fast food industry at the time . citation needed the company also became known for its philanthropic efforts . 5 the executives of the company supported many educational cultural recreational and athletic programs . this made the community and the company tied with the common goal of trying to help the youth . gino s burgers and chicken 2010 edit marchetti romano and fischer have opened several new gino s restaurants . marchetti and fischer will be serving as consultants . the new restaurants plan to serve burgers chicken sandwiches hand cut french fries and hand spun milkshakes . initially the chain plans to open locations in pennsylvania and maryland . 6 in charge is tom romano who worked for 20 years with the company and was c.o.o. in 1982 when the chain was sold . it s apparent there s a need for better burgers out there said romano citing the success of such chains as five guys and gino s burgers and chicken has placed itself upscale of the earlier gino s. gino s plans to make its burgers to order from fresh beef . 7 their first location opened in king of prussia pennsylvania the same town as the original chain s headquarters on october 25 2010 . 8 plans were announced in spring 2011 for franchise expansion into baltimore . on august 17 2011 a second gino s location opened in towson maryland . another gino s opened in bensalem pennsylvania on october 11 2011 . a gino s burgers and chicken opened in oriole park at camden yards at the start of the orioles season in 2012 but closed by the end of the 2014 season . 9 on january 22 2013 gino s burgers and chicken opened in aberdeen maryland 10 however the bensalem location closed around the same time . 11 later on july 9 2013 the king of prussia location closed effectively leaving the philadelphia market . 12 the location at perry hall maryland which opened on march 5 2012 13 closed on december 8 2013 . 14 the aberdeen location closed on march 27 2016 15 leaving only the towson and glen burnie locations . see also edit companies portal food portal ameche s drive in a former a fast food restaurant chain based in baltimore maryland chicken george a former fast food restaurant chain founded in baltimore maryland list of defunct fast food restaurant chains references edit johnson ii william page summer 2007 . tops drive inn pdf . the fare facs gazette historic fairfax city inc. . orchestra hall paradise theatre detroit michigan . historicstructures.com . 25 march 2011 . retrieved 2014 02 24 . the marriott timeline archived 3 february 2011 at webcite gino s jingle . archived from the original on 2011 02 03 . retrieved 2014 02 24 . gino s philosophy . archived from the original pdf on 2011 02 03 . retrieved 2013 02 24 . basch michelle 26 february 2010 . beloved local fast food joint is making a comeback . wtop fm sports . archived from the original on 2011 02 03 . klein michael 20 december 2009 . gino s hamburgers to make a comeback . the philadelphia inquirer . philly.com . retrieved 2014 02 24 . gino s burgers & chicken opens today . gino s burgers and chicken on blogspot.com . 25 october 2010 . archived from the original on 2011 02 03 . retrieved 2014 02 24 . gino s and stuggy s out at oriole park . the baltimore sun . zumer bryna 22 january 2013 . gino s giants arrive in aberdeen wednesday . the baltimore sun . hartford.com . retrieved 2014 02 24 . klein michael 8 february 2013 . gino s burgers closes its bensalem location . the philadelphia inquirer . philly.com . retrieved 2014 02 24 . 1 perry hall gino s menu preview the prices . patch network . archived from the original on 2 march 2012 . template url https foursquare.com v ginos burgers chicken 4f4b9609e4b0cccede8ae297 gino s aberdeen press release . facebook . external links edit gino s burgers and chicken v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in n out jack in the box johnny rockets krystal mcdonald s roy rogers shake shack smashburger sonic steak n shake wayback wendy s whataburger white castle asian l & l hawaiian barbecue manchu wok panda express pei wei asian diner pick up stix sarku baked goods au bon pain auntie anne s bruegger s cinnabon corner bakery cafe dunkin donuts einstein bros. great american cookies honey dew donuts krispy kreme mrs. fields nestl toll house panera bread pretzelmaker pretzel time shipley do nuts tim hortons t.j. cinnamons wetzel s winchell s beverages argo tea biggby coffee caribou coffee bean & tea leaf coffee beanery dunn bros gloria jean s jamba juice juice it up orange julius peet s planet smoothie robeks seattle s best coffee smoothie king starbucks teavana tropical smoothie cafe tully s frozen desserts baskin robbins ben & jerry s braum s bruster s carvel cold stone culver s dairy queen dippin dots fosters freeze friendly s golden spoon graeter s h agen dazs handel s kiwi yogurt maggiemoo s marble slab menchie s pinkberry red mango rita s sweet frog tastee freez tcby tropical sno tutti frutti yogen fr z yogurtland hot dogs hot dog on a stick nathan s famous portillo s wienerschnitzel mexican style tex mex baja fresh cafe rio chipotle del taco el pollo loco freebirds green red burrito moe s pancheros qdoba rubio s taco bell taco bueno taco cabana taco del mar taco john s taco mayo taco time wahoo s fish taco noodles fazoli s noodles & company sandwiches arby s atlanta bread blimpie capriotti s charley s cos cousins d angelo daphne s erbert & gerbert s firehouse subs great wraps jason s jerry s subs jersey mike s jimmy john s lenny s sub mcalister s deli miami subs mr. hero newk s eatery penn station port of subs pdq potbelly quiznos rax runza sandella s schlotzsky s steak escape subway togo s tubby s tudor s biscuit world which wich seafood arthur treacher s captain d s h. salt esquire ivar s long john silver s skippers seafood & chowder house defunct bresler s ice cream brigham s burger chef carrols d lites druther s henry s hamburgers hot n now hot sam pretzels naugles red barn sandy s zantigo retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gino % 27s hamburgers & oldid 743277451 categories fast food chains of the united statesfast food hamburger restaurantsculture of baltimorerestaurants in baltimoreregional restaurant chains in the united statesrestaurants established in 1957defunct fast food chainshidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2010 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 8 october 2016 at 23 05 . 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