Wimpy's Diner is a Canadian chain of 51 restaurants in southern
Ontario
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based on the 1950s- and 1960s-themed
diners
[About Us]
at Wimpy's Diner corporate website. Retrieved 15 May 2015. serving hamburgers, but also serving breakfast all day along with various lunches and dinners
"Wimpy's Coming to Brantford".
''Brantford Expositor
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''. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015. and specialty poutine
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s. Wimpy's was established in 1961 as "Wimpy's Drive-In"[ in ]Toronto
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(Wimpy's Charcoal House at Finch Avenue West and Yonge Street). In 1988, it was turned into a full-service restaurant. A second location was opened in 1992. Locations are now found in Southern Ontario
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.[(4 March 2016)]
Wimpy's Diner
''Waterloo Region Record
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'' (from ''Cambridge Times
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'')[(6 July 2015)]
Wimpy's opens franchised location on the Mountain
''Hamilton Spectator''
See also
*List of Canadian restaurant chains
Although many of the largest restaurant chains in Canada are US-based (McDonald's and Yum Brands among others), some Canadian-based (owned and operated from Canada) restaurant chains are growing and have expanded into other markets, especially ...
References
Restaurants established in 1961
Restaurant chains in Canada
1961 establishments in Ontario
Canadian companies established in 1961
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