Miller's Ale House is a
Florida-based American restaurant and sports bar chain which serves
steaks,
chicken,
burgers,
salads,
seafood
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, and similar items. Though most of their locations are in Florida, there are several restaurants now open in
Georgia,
Illinois,
Maryland,
New Jersey,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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,
Pennsylvania,
Delaware,
Virginia, and
Tennessee.
Locations are generally named after the town or neighborhood in which the store is located; for example, Miller's Ale House - Davie in
Davie, Florida, or Miller's Ale House - Levittown in
Levittown, New York. The use of the name "Miller's" in the name is recent; in the past, each restaurant was named for its location. For instance, the signage for the location in
Gainesville, Florida
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was Gainesville Ale House, the location in
Ocala, Florida
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Home to ...
, was called Ocala Ale House, and the multiple locations around
Orlando, Florida
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, were all called Orlando Ale House. There are 55 locations in Florida, eight in Pennsylvania, seven in Illinois, six in New York, four in New Jersey, three in Tennessee and Maryland, two in Georgia and Ohio, and one in Delaware and Virginia.
History
The first Ale House opened in 1988 in
Jupiter, Florida.
In 2003,
Nation's Restaurant News
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reported on Miller's Ale House's rapid expansion in the early 2000s, as well as on the chain's "high-grossing" revenues. According to the publication, average restaurant units grossed $4.1 million annually, and the chain's overall revenue for 2002 exceeded $125 million.
References
External links
* {{official website, https://millersalehouse.com
Restaurants in Florida
Restaurants established in 1988
Restaurant chains in the United States
Companies based in Orlando, Florida