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Gunther Toody's expands...
New Store in Tennesee is our first outside of Coloardo. We opened on 9/15/05 and the response in the first two days was fantastic. Check it out.
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Gunther Toody's is proud to join a great list of retailers to build a new store in the Larkridge development in Thornton...full story
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Serving You and Our Community...
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Cool School Nights at Gunther Toody's are not only a lot of fun but more importantly a percentage of the proceeds goes back to the schools.
Learn more and see our giving in action.
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Jackson gets ‘cool’ blast from the past
By PETE JOHNSON - JACKSON TODAY
On Thursday, Sept. 15, when Gunther Toody’s Diner opens its mirrored doors for the first time, Jackson will receive a cool blast from the past.
Located in the steadily developing Columns area, this retro-diner offers a taste of vintage ‘50s nostalgia and service.
Gunther Toody’s Diner is an 18-year-old concept, taking its name from a rather odd character on an the old 1950s television program Car 54. The name captures the lighthearted innocence often associated with the era, a quality the employees of the family-oriented diner are trained to reflect. The staff will all have character-names,” said Tom Jones, one of the owners of the Colorado-based franchise. “The girls will wear poodle skirts and chew bubble gum a and they’ll have to blow bubbles. The guys will wear vintage uniforms.” The diner is covered in neon and stainless steel, both inside and out, and the interior is decorated with fifties memorabilia.
It’s the first Gunther Toody’s Diner to venture outside of Colorado, and more are planned for Tennessee. “We recognized a need for a concept restaurant c a unique place to eat, with great food, reasonable prices and a clean, safe environment,” Jones said. “Jackson is a great market for it, situated as it is between Nashville and Memphis.”.
'50s-styled diner pays homage to TV sitcom
By NED HUNTER - THE JACKSON SUN
Grab your poodle skirt and dancing shoes and comb your hair like Elvis, because Gunter Toody's opens today at 6 a.m.
Located next to Sonic Drive-In, the 50s-styled diner at 1110 Vann Drive in The Columns is now open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week, said Trent Alford of Dyersburg, franchise owner. "This is the first franchise outside of the state (of Colorado)," he said." All the others are corporate owned." The restaurant, which sits on about one acre of land, has a Triumph "Chopper" and antique BSA motorcycle hanging from its ceiling. It also has a Corvette wall, Alford said.
The restaurant takes its name from the 1960s television sitcom "Car 54, Where Are You?," based on the comic adventures of two New York police officers stationed in the Bronx, according to the company's Web site. One of the officers, played by Joe E. Ross, was named Gunther Toody.
Gunther Toody's rocks around the clock
By KE'VAN YARBROUGH - COUGAR TRAX (JACKSON CENTRAL-MERRY HIGH SCHOOL)
Gunther Toody’s is located at 1110 Vann Drive, directly beside Verizon Wireless and across the street from Kirkland’s Home and Retail Store.
As you arrive on the parking lot, you can imagine yourself transporting back to the 1950’s and 1960’s, as you look upon its olden-styled building.
While I was opening the door, I was greeted with smiles and cheerful faces, making me think that I’m going to enjoy myself tonight.
I was approached by two servers just waiting to answer my every question and plea. I was seated and handed a menu. They had everything from deluxe cheeseburgers, the size of two men’s fists, to ice cream sundaes, that would make any hungry man cry. “Our best sellers so far are burgers and shakes,” says Tracy Duikeman a.k.a. “Spankie”, a waitress who works at Gunther Toody’s. So on the safe side, I ordered a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a pepsi.
Although they only have been open for three days they are already averaging from 600 to 700 people a day.
All while I waited for my food, I enjoyed watching every eye catching thing I could see, such as two large, black and blue motorcycles mounted were everyone can see them, and the thousands of balloons hanging and places in every booth.
Within a matter of minutes, my food arrived in front of me looking wonderful and delicious. I took one hit and couldn’t put my burger down, and each of the mountain of fries was simply indescribable.
After I finally took my last bite of my enormous cheeseburger, I was greeted once again by my waitress, with a smile, asking if I wanted dessert. I couldn’t turn down dessert so; I ordered the hot fudge ice cream sundae.
This time within a matter of seconds my waitress, “Susie Q” came back with a big bowl consisting of a large a large brownie, topped with two scopes of ice cream covered with hot fudge and a red glowing cherry.
After eating that big burger and ferocious amount of fries, I couldn’t at the entire sundae, but I tried.
Once I had taken all that I could take, I placed my spoon down and sat happily and satisfied.
Two or three seconds later “Susie Q” approached me with my check and it wasn’t too expensive. It was reasonable and I was happy. So I paid my check and I left happily and trying to set a time when I was able to come back.
So I rate Gunther Toody’s on a scale from one to ten, a 100. They are open from 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. So, I recommend that you go check them out, because you won't go home unsatisfied.
Diners are making a comeback
By RALPH MILLIS - THE GAZETTE
You have to love Gunther Toody's, if for no other reason than the campy atmosphere: chrome, The Drifters and Elvis floating above the din, order codes yelled to the cooks, waitresses with raucous laughs and "wink-wink" banter and nicknames such as Big Red and La Vern and Peaches...
For all its inspired retro zaniness, Toody's always has seemed to put out diner grub that's a cut or two above typical "family restaurant" chain food. Read more...
Meatloaf & mashed potatoes
It isn't always pretty, but a plate of comfort food is like a smile from an old friend.
By ELLEN SWEETS - DENVER POST STAFF WRITER
Gunther Toody’s. The ’50s-inspired diners opened in the ’80s. The menu reveals its heart and harkens back to a time with corner drug stores with soda fountains served authentic cherry Cokes, almost every household had a recipe for Sunday pot roast and every mom fried chicken or made a ketchup- or gravy-drenched meat loaf. Read more...
Gunther Toody's Diner
Retro flashback to the days at the hop.
By ELLEN SWEETS - DENVER POST STAFF WRITER
Happy days are here when you walk into this zany '50s-style diner and sample the comfort food and delicious desserts of another era. Adding to the retro experience are the jukebox sounds hovering in the background, not to mention the large red leather booths, black and white floors and rock 'n' roll memorabilia adorning the walls. There is even a portion of an old Corvette sitting over the bar area, tying together your trip down memory lane.
Authentic cherry and vanilla cokes are served, not straight out of the cans of today but the way youngsters originally enjoyed them, with real cherry and vanilla flavoring doused over the top. Read more...
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Go to Toody's Tribune Photo Album for more local pictures.
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LOOKING BACK
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On July 9th 1956, Dick Clark became the host of an after school TV dance show.
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Just 1 1/2 years later "Dick Clark's American Bandstand" became one of America's most watched TV Shows.
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