bob's big boy restaurants in southern california
Bob's Big Boy Bob's Big Boy is a restaurant chain founded by Bob Wian in Southern California in 1936, originally named Bob's Pantry.[1][2] It is now part of Big Boy Restaurants International, the current primary trademark owner and franchisor of the Big Boy system. As of September 2017, only five Bob's Big Boy Restaurants remain in operation, all in Southern California.[3][4][note 1] Those five locations are in Burbank (Toluca Lake), Calimesa, Downey, Norco, and Northridge.