Industry Fast Food Restaurants Area served Central Michigan Founded 1973 Number of employees 75 | Founder John E. Klobucar Key people John D. Klobucar Headquarters Mount Morris Township Number of locations 16 Type of business private | |
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Website Big Johns Steak & Onion.net | ||
Big John Steak & Onion, aka Steak and Onion and formerly Slick-Chick, Inc., is a regional sub sandwich chain. The name came from a nickname that the founder, John E. Klobucar, had received from his friends. The chain is considered a restaurant icon of the Flint Area.
History
John E. Klobucar opened the first Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1963 Flint, Michigan, the first outside of the Detroit area. He incorporated his business on August 16, 1967 as Slick-Chick, Inc. A decade later in 1973, Klobucar started Big John Steak and Onion, the first restaurant to serve submarine sandwiches in the Flint Area. On September 16, 1975, Slick-Chick changed its name to Big John Steak & Onion, Inc. Klobucar later opened a KFC in Owosso, but sold the Flint location. The restaurant grew into a chain of 15 stores across Mid-Michigan.