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


History

In 1938, Bill and Alberta Gray began selling
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s 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
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. The one exception is the facility in the
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(Bill Gray's at the Skyliner). File:Bill Gray's flagship location.jpg, Bill Gray's restaurant in
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Image:Bill Gray's typical fare.JPG, A Bill Gray's 1/4 pound
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served "Bill's Favorite"-style


References


External links


Official website
*http://rocwiki.org/Bill_Gray's {{City of Rochester, NY Companies based in Monroe County, New York Western New York Fast-food chains of the United States Regional restaurant chains in the United States Restaurants established in 1938 1938 establishments in New York (state)