Kings Family Restaurants, an iconic Western Pennsylvania chain that once boasted 30 locations and created a darker counter-confection to its rival’s Smiley Cookie, has been whittled down to just five sites. Patrons who went to the Kings at 315 Hyde Park Road in Allegheny Township on Sunday learned the eatery
After 48 years in business, another Pittsburgh-area Kings Family Restaurant has closed. Kings district manager George Brown confirmed Thursday morning that the Kings in Presque Isle Plaza in the Holiday Park area of Plum permanently closed its doors Monday. “The plaza has been sold, and the new owner had different
Eight Kings Family Restaurant locations in Western Pennsylvania are on the market. Offered as a master lease portfolio in an April 2020 commercial listing on Loopnet.com, the locations are in Allegheny Township, Kittanning, Monroeville, Monaca, Canonsburg, Somerset, Franklin and Meadville . Six of the businesses are within a 45-mile radius
Eight Kings Family Restaurant locations in Western Pennsylvania are on the market.
Offered as a master lease portfolio in an April 2020 commercial listing on Loopnet.com, the locations are in Allegheny Township, Kittanning, Monroeville, Monaca, Canonsburg, Somerset, Franklin and Meadville.
Six of the businesses are within a 45-mile radius of Pittsburgh and seven of the properties are stand-alone locations.
Jarrett Ritenour, senior vice president of operations at Kings, said all 16 locations located in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio plan to remain open for business.
“We’re not going anywhere. We still have the Frownie,” Ritenour said. “We rent and don’t own the properties, but we have a long-term lease for multiple years.”