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Bonanza Steakhouse

Logo: Ponderosa/Bonanza Steakhouse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons²

Bonanza Steakhouse is an American buffet/steakhouse restaurant chain based in Seattle, founded in 1963.¹ It was founded by Dan Blocker.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1963Founded¹

HeadquartersSeattle, United States¹
Founded inWestport¹
Websitewww.pon-bon.com/bonanza

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Bonanza Steakhouse, South Sanford ME — Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

The story

Founded by Dan Blocker in 1963, in Westport.¹

Leadership

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FounderDan Blocker¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1963Founded Founded in Westport¹

Links

Websitewww.pon-bon.com/bonanza¹
X (Twitter)x.com/PonBonSteak¹
Facebookwww.facebook.com/ponbonsteakhouses¹
WikidataQ64045992

Sources

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1
WikidataBonanza Steakhouse on Wikidata
2
Wikimedia CommonsBonanza Steakhouse logo by Ponderosa/Bonanza Steakhouse, Public domain
3
Wikimedia CommonsBonanza Steakhouse photo by John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0