Private company
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Defunct hamburger restaurant chain
Yankee Doodle Dandy was a restaurant chain that served hamburgers and roast beef sandwiches and started in Bensenville, Illinois in December 1966 by brothers Chris and Bill Proyce as the Yankee Doodle House. The chain had as many as 27 restaurants, seven company owned and the rest franchised, in the Chicago area by 1976.2 It is headquartered in United States.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Yankee Doodle Dandy was a restaurant chain that served hamburgers and roast beef sandwiches and started in Bensenville, Illinois in December 1966 by brothers Chris and Bill Proyce as the Yankee Doodle House. The chain had as many as 27 restaurants, seven company owned and the rest franchised, in the Chicago area by 1976.2
Products and brands
- hamburger
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaYankee Doodle Dandy (restaurant)
- WikidataQ8048745
Sources
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- 1WikidataYankee Doodle Dandy on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaYankee Doodle Dandy on Wikipedia