Article: Ohhh boy! Big Boy moves to town: The revamped, nostalgic diner plans to open first in Altamonte Springs.

Byline: Mark Chediak

Mar. 14--Big Boy Restaurants, known for its iconic statue of a chubby kid holding a plate-size hamburger, will serve up its first Central Florida restaurant at the end of this month.

The revamped Big Boy chain, which left Florida under a different franchise owner more than a decade ago, plans to open in Altamonte Springs in the Gateway Crossings Shopping Center on State Road 434.

At least six restaurants are planned for the Orlando area during the next five years.

"This is really the start of the onslaught of Big Boy into Florida," said Tony Michaels, chief executive officer of Big Boy Restaurant International, ...

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