Industry Restaurants Headquarters West Hollywood Founded 1972 | Website hamburgermarys.com Number of locations 13 | |
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Hamburger Mary's Bar & Grille is a gay-themed and LGBT-friendly burger restaurant chain that started in San Francisco, California, in 1972. Their motto is: "an open-air bar and grill for open-minded people", and the eateries are often in [[Gay village|gayborhoods]. The menu items include humorously named items and the decor of the restaurants is flamboyant. Cross-dressing is common, with many of their locations hosting drag shows on weekends. Mary in the name is a reference to the slang descriptor "Mary" used for gay men as far back as the early 1900s.
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There are 13 Hamburger Mary's in the U.S. and one in Berlin, Germany as of 2015. Their Portland, Oregon location closed in late 2012 when they lost their franchise and their San Francisco location closed in 2013. Their Denver, Colorado location was renamed the M Uptown as the result of a franchise dispute in late 2015. Their main offices are in Chicago and West Hollywood, as of 2013. Hamburger Mary's has reopened in Denver, their new location is 1336 E 17th street.