White Coffee Pot
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White Coffee Pot Family Inns was a privately held Baltimore, Maryland, restaurant
chain and coffeeshop popular from the 1940s until the 1980s. During the 1960s and 1970s, they opened a chain of fast-food restaurants White Coffee Pot, Jr. Major competitors included national chains Gino's (which sold Kentucky Fried Chicken), Denny's
and Friendly's
.
The last White Coffee Pot restaurant closed in Brooklyn Park, Maryland
, in 1993. The company shared ownership with the Horn and Horn Smorgasbord Cafeteria chain, and some locations are now Cactus Willie's all-you-can-eat restaurants.
The White Coffee Pot restaurants were known for their bread pudding
and Maryland-style fried chicken.
Actress Veronica Lake
was a waitress at a White Coffee Pot restaurant in the 1960s.
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
chain and coffeeshop popular from the 1940s until the 1980s. During the 1960s and 1970s, they opened a chain of fast-food restaurants White Coffee Pot, Jr. Major competitors included national chains Gino's (which sold Kentucky Fried Chicken), Denny's
Denny's
Denny's is a full-service coffee shop/family restaurant chain. It operates over 1,500 restaurants in the United States , Canada, Curaçao, Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan , Mexico, New Zealand, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.Denny's is known for always being...
and Friendly's
Friendly's
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation is the owner and operator of the Friendly's restaurant chain on the United States' East Coast. Founded in 1935 in Springfield, Massachusetts by brothers Curtis Blake and S. Prestley Blake, 20, their first shop served double-dip cones for 5 cents...
.
The last White Coffee Pot restaurant closed in Brooklyn Park, Maryland
Brooklyn Park, Maryland
Brooklyn Park is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,938 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brooklyn Park, MD is located at ....
, in 1993. The company shared ownership with the Horn and Horn Smorgasbord Cafeteria chain, and some locations are now Cactus Willie's all-you-can-eat restaurants.
The White Coffee Pot restaurants were known for their bread pudding
Bread pudding
Bread pudding is a bread-based dessert popular in many countries' cuisine, including that of Great Britain, France, Belgium, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Malta, Argentina, Louisiana Creole, and the southern United States...
and Maryland-style fried chicken.
Actress Veronica Lake
Veronica Lake
Veronica Lake was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle...
was a waitress at a White Coffee Pot restaurant in the 1960s.