Lion's Choice

Lion's Choice
Company typeCorporation
IndustryRestaurants
Founded1967
FounderMarv Gibbs and Clint Tobias
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
St. Louis metropolitan area, Kansas City metropolitan area
Key people
ProductsQuick service restaurants, including:
Roast beef · sandwiches
Websitelionschoice.com

Red Lion Beef Corporation, doing business as Lion's Choice,[2] is an American fast food restaurant chain based in St. Louis, Missouri, serving roast beef sandwiches and other menu items. The company was founded in 1952 and opened its first restaurant in Ballwin, Missouri, on October 26, 1967, which remains open today. As of May 2021, there are 62 Lion's Choice restaurants in St. Louis and Kansas City.

In addition to roast beef sandwiches, Lion's Choice offers turkey sandwiches, ham sandwiches, Italian beef sandwiches, French dip sandwiches, hot dogs, soups, salads, side dishes, and desserts.[3][4]

  1. ^ Brown, Lisa (September 8, 2016). "Former Panera exec Fine joins Lion's Choice as COO". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Red Lion Beef Corporation: Private Company Information". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "New Lion's Choice in O'Fallon will be the first in the country to serve breakfast". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "This new restaurant will replace Tim Hortons in O'Fallon". bnd. Retrieved June 20, 2018.