Junior's

This article is about the restaurant in New York City. For the restaurant in Atlanta, see Junior's Grill. For other uses, see Junior's (disambiguation).
Junior's Restaurant
Company typerestaurant
IndustryFamily restaurant
Founded1950
HeadquartersDowntown Brooklyn, New York City
ProductsCheesecakes, desserts, drinks
Revenue$200 million (2005)
Websitewww.juniorscheesecake.com

Junior's is a restaurant chain with the original location at 386 Flatbush Avenue Extension at the corner of DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. Other locations include Times Square area and the lobby of the Fox Tower in the Foxwoods Resort in Ledyard, Connecticut. The restaurant was founded by Harry Rosen in 1950,[1] although his family had run a diner in that location, albeit not under the Junior's name, since 1929. The place is known for iconic New York–style cheesecake. According to the restaurant, it was named Junior's after Rosen's two sons, Walter and Marvin.[2]

  1. ^ Asimov, Eric (October 11, 1996), "Harry Rosen Is Dead at 92; Junior's Restaurant Founder", The New York Times
  2. ^ Barron, James (May 9, 2006), "Provenance of Junior's Cheesecake Is Questioned", The New York Times