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March 21, 2007
Johnny Rockets opens its 200th restaurant in Glendale, Arizona! Offering everyone Free Milkshakes for the day.

May, 2006
Johnny Rockets was awarded Hot! Again in Nation's Restaurant News' prestigious Hot Concepts! competition

October, 2005
johnnyrockets.com wins Best Restaurant Website Award at the 2005 WebAward Competition.

June 3, 2005
175th restaurant opened in Hicksville, New York.

September 2004
Johnny Rockets launches the Rocket Kids Rocket Reader Program, a reading incentive program for elementary school students in the communities of the 29 states and seven countries where Johnny Rockets is located.

Summer 2004
Citysearch ranks Johnny Rockets as one of the top ten restaurants in markets across the country for "Family-Friendly", "Best Hamburger", "Best Fries", "Cheap Eats", "Comfort Food" and "Best American Food."

May 2004
Johnny Rockets celebrates the 100th anniversary of the hamburger with a month-long party!

August 2003
Johnny Rockets launched its "Rocket Kids" kids program with kid celebrity Steven Anthony Lawrence, "Beans" from the Disney Channel's Even Stevens.

Summer 2003
Awarded Citysearch top 10 "Best Hamburger" ranking in Los Angeles for the second year in a row, "Best Fries" in Atlanta by Citysearch, and a top 10 ranking for "Best Family-Friendly Restaurant" on San Francisco's Digital City.

Summer 2002
Johnny Rockets received top 10 ranking for "Best Hamburger" by Citysearch in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Boston.

May 30, 2001
Johnny Rockets opened restaurant at Cedar Point Amusement Park. Guests jumped with excitement.

May 4, 2000
Johnny Rockets set sail on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' Voyager of the Seas.

May 1999
Make mine a double! The Johnny Rockets Rocket Double was added to the menu.

October 18, 1996
100th restaurant opens at The Falls in Coral Gables, Florida. Milkshakes were the purchase of choice due to the heat wave.

May 18, 1995
Johnny Rockets rolled into the Reno Hilton in Reno, Nevada, the company's first casino location.

July 15, 1993
50th restaurant opened in San Francisco on Fillmore Street.

June 1991
To celebrate Johnny Rockets' 5th birthday, servers began dancing to Kool and the Gang's "Celebration." They haven't stopped dancin' since!

June 6, 1986
The first Johnny Rockets opens on Melrose Avenue.


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