The Old Spaghetti Factory is an Italian-style restaurant currently operating in 40 locations in several U.S. states, primarily Oregon, Washington, California and Utah as well as Nagoya in Japan,[3] and previously in Kobe and Kawagoe, Saitama (closed 2009).There are also Old Spaghetti Factories in Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario.) There are a total of 13 locations in Canada. OSF International was previously affiliated with these stores until new management took over.
The chain was founded on January 10, 1969, by Guss Dussin in Portland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. Many of the chain's restaurants are located inside renovated warehouses and historic locations. The restaurants' decor traditionally features antiques, including chandeliers, brass headboards and footboards as bench backs for booths. Prominently featured are busts of train engineers, such as Adicus Piesowski. Each restaurant's most prominent feature is a streetcar in the middle of the restaurant with seating inside.
The Old Spaghetti Factory is very similar in concept to Spaghetti WarehouseSpaghetti Warehouse is an Italian restaurant geared towards families with 16 locations in 7 U.S. states. The chain started in 1972 in Dallas, Texas, and has since spread throughout the southern and eastern parts of the United States. The location in Columbus, Ohio, which opened in 1978, is the...
, though Spaghetti Warehouse was founded three years later in Texas.
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