NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — A national burger chain is entering Western New York, with its first site planned for Niagara Falls.
A&W Restaurants will open this summer at 303 Rainbow Blvd., a former tourist shop, bringing fresh-made root beer and milkshakes, as well as burgers, hotdogs, chicken and fries.
Founded in 1919 by Roy Allen as a roadside root beer stand in Lodi, California, A&W was named for Allen and his business partner Frank Wright. Franchising started a few years later, making A&W the country’s first franchised restaurant chain.
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