Roly Poly is an American
chain of
sandwich
A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich began as a po ...
stores. They first opened their doors in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, in 1996.
History
The first Roly Poly Sandwich Shop opened in 1997 in the
Buckhead
Buckhead is the uptown commercial and residential district of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, comprising approximately the northernmost fifth of the city. Buckhead is the third largest business district within the Atlanta city limits, behind Downto ...
section of Atlanta, Georgia. Company founders Linda Wolf and Julie Reid had been rolling sandwiches in their shops in
New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan () is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,622 according to the 2020 census.
About an hour from Manhattan by train, the town is considered part of Connecticut's Gold Coast. The town is bounde ...
(1986) and in
Key West, Florida
Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Sigsbee Park, Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Isla ...
(1997) before building their franchise system.
Number of Locations Over Time
At one point in the early 2000s they had over 170 locations in 27 states. The chain has since declined to 27 locations as of January 2021.
Current Locations
Alabama
* Birmingham - Homewood
* Mobile
Georgia
* Augusta
* Cumming
* Duluth
* Macon
* Savannah
Indiana
* Bloomington
* Terre Haute
Louisiana
* Alexandria
* Baton Rouge - Corporate Blvd
*Baton Rouge - Coursey
* Baton Rouge - Downtown
* Lafayette
*Lake Charles
* New Orleans
*Ruston
* Sulphur
* West Monroe
Maryland
* Annapolis
Michigan
* Grand Blanc
North Carolina
* Raleigh
South Carolina
* Columbia
Texas
* Dallas
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External links
Roly Poly
References
The Atlanta Journal article about owning a shopKansas City Star about opening 45 more shops in the Kansas City area.
Companies based in Atlanta
Restaurants in Atlanta
Privately held companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)
Restaurants in Georgia (U.S. state)
Economy of the Eastern United States
Regional restaurant chains in the United States
Fast-food chains of the United States
Restaurants established in 1996
1996 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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