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In 1924, teacher Frank Stewart was looking for a way to supplement his income during the summer months.
   So he borrowed a popular restaurant concept from the West Coast --- a fast-food drive-in establishment that served root beer and popcorn.
   His original concept was simple. The drive-in would feature Stewart's Root Beer in a cold mug and also sell salted popcorn. Stewart figured that selling popcorn with just the right amount of salt would increase his Stewart's Root Beer sales. He was right.
   However, he first had to develop a unique root beer recipe to differentiate it from the competition, mainly A&W Root Beer, which was produced in California. By blending over 20 extract varieties of roots, barks, herbs and berries, he and a flavor chemist with J. Hungerford Co. developed Stewart's Root Beer.
   Thus, the first Stewart's Drive-In, featuring root beer and popcorn, delivered to customer's cars by carhops, was opened in Mansfield, Ohio.
   In 1931, Stewart was approached by an aspiring entrepreneur, John L. Mandt, who wanted to purchase a franchise to operate a Stewart's Drive-In. Subsequently, the first franchise opened a year later in Huntington, W. Va., and is still owned and operated by Mandt's grandson, who took the business over from his father. Today the Mandt family owns and operates three Stewart's Drive-Ins in the Hunington area.
   Over the next 38 years, the company operated successfully, changing  ownership twice, first to Robert Ransbottom and then to Raymond Beck, both of whom were Ohio businessmen who operated as sole owners.
   In March 1971, Beck sold the company to Frostie Enterprises, a Camden based flavor manufacturer. Frostie Enterprises owned Stewart's until Dec. 31, 1979, when Frostie was purchased by Moxie Industries, which then sold Stewart's to David Chapaton and Michael Fessler. They formed a new company, De Novo Corp., to operate Stewart's and another franchise that Fessler owns in the Midwest --- Dogs 'n Suds.
   Two years later, Chapaton's share of the company was bought out by Fessler, who currently remains owner of Stewart's Restaurant Inc
MENU:

STARTERS
Crinkle-Cut Fries
Cheese Fries
Chili Cheese Fries
Mozzarella Sticks

(w/celery blue cheese dressing)
Onion Rings
Half & Half
(half onion rings & half fries)
               
SANDWICHES
Grilled Chicken
(with lettuce & tomato)
Crispy Chicken Club
(with lettuce, tomato, bacon & mayo)

Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap
Taylor Pork Roll with Cheese

ORIGINAL BURGERS
Mini Angus Cheeseburger
BBQ Cheddar
Mushroom Swiss Burger
Bacon Cheeseburger
Original Double Cheeseburger
Original Cheeseburger
Original Hamburger

ORIGINAL HOTDOGS
TexasTommy (with bacon and melted American cheese)
Chili Cheese Dog
Chili Dog
Cheese Dog
Original Hot Dog

STEAKS
Philly Steak
Philly Cheese Steak
Chicken Cheese Steak

SALADS
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Grilled Chicken Caesar

SWEETS
STEWART'S FAMOUS ROOT BEER FLOAT or your choice of soda
               
STEWART'S FROZEN FLOATS frozen root beer or orange n' cream soda with vanilla soft serve
 
MILKSHAKES vanilla, chocolate, strawberry or orange cream
 
SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM Chocolate, Vanilla or Twist. Stewarts sprinkles or hot fudge
 
BROWNIE FUDGE SUNDAE

BEVERAGES
Stewart's Root Beer
Stewart's Diet Root Beer
Stewart's Oranges 'N Cream
Coca-Cola
Diet Coca-Cola
Sprite
Lemonade
Iced Tea
Stewart's Bottles
Bottled Water
Coffee
Hot Tea
Vitamin Water
Nantucket Nectars

FRUIT SMOOTHIES
Strawberry Banana Pina Colada Mango

KIDS MENU:
Kids Burger
Kids Hot Dog
Mac & Cheese Bites
Kids Chicken Tender

FRANCHISE
Coming Soon

CONTACT
609.261.8893
stewartsrb@verizon.net