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Bill Gray's

Logo: billgrays.com4

Fast food chain in the Rochester, New York area

Bill Gray's is a chain of restaurants based in Webster, New York (a suburb of Rochester, New York) that currently has 14 restaurants in the Rochester area in western New York, including seven tap room-style restaurants, and one tavern-style grill named Flaherty's. Ten of these locations also sell Abbott's Frozen Custard.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1938Founded1
  • Industryrestaurant1
  • HeadquartersWebster1
  • Websitewww.billgrays.com
  • Legal formBusiness Corporation3
  • LEI254900D3V8MZ9DVE7B213
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address964 RIDGE RD, 14580 Webster, United States3
  • Registered withCorporation and Business Entity Database (Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC, Department of State), 1918863

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Bill Gray's is a chain of restaurants based in Webster, New York (a suburb of Rochester, New York) that currently has 14 restaurants in the Rochester area in western New York, including seven tap room-style restaurants, and one tavern-style grill named Flaherty's. Ten of these locations also sell Abbott's Frozen Custard.2

The story

In 1938, Bill and Alberta Gray began selling hot dogs in Webster. Within a few years, Bill Gray's expanded and added multiple items to its menu.

Local businessman Bruce Hegedorn became a partner with Bill Gray in the early 1960s. With Bill as the head of operations and store management and Bruce as the financial person and location expert, they continued to expand and build the restaurant chain. They acquired competitor Tom Wahl's in 1986.

Restaurants

Bill Gray's mostly operates stand-alone restaurants in Monroe County, New York. The one exception is the facility in the Strong National Museum of Play (Bill Gray's at the Skyliner).

From Wikipedia’s article on Bill Gray's, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1938Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$5.1M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $5.1M in all. PPP loans $5.1M.$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2020 · PPP loans: $3.1M20202021 · PPP loans: $2.0M2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$2.0M$2.0M
2020$3.1M$3.1M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA6. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 14, 2020$3.1M PPP loan (first draw) from Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company6To BILL GRAY'S INC., Webster NY; $3.1M forgiven Jun 11, 2021
  2. Mar 3, 2021$2.0M PPP loan (second draw) from Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company6To BILL GRAY'S INC., Webster NY; $2.0M forgiven Feb 11, 2022

Sources

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