There were close to 1,000 Howard Johnson's restaurants back then, each of them serving 28 flavors of ice cream and platefuls of fried clams. The clams were small yet meaty, with a thick and ...

In so doing, he transformed Howard Johnson’s into a cultural phenomenon known to millions for its signature orange roofs, “tender-sweet” fried clams and 28 flavors of ice cream.

They didn’t sell. People didn’t understand. But that’s an honest fried clam, Chicago. Howard Johnson lied. So did your neighborhood shrimp hut. A fried clam is not a skinny strip.

Those fried clam plates? All but eighty-sixed. Howard Johnson's restaurants — the once-ubiquitous orange-roofed eateries that nourished baby boomers before the rise of burgers and burritos ...

The last Howard Johnson’s restaurant has shut its doors, signaling the end of an era for travelers who remember the brand’s fried clams and 28 flavors of ice cream as a road trip staple.

Those fried clam plates? All but eighty-sixed. Howard Johnson’s restaurants – the once-ubiquitous orange-roofed eateries that nourished baby boomers before the rise of burgers and burritos ...

The 28 ice cream flavors are just a cool memory. Those fried clam plates? All but eighty-sixed. Howard Johnson's restaurants -- the once-ubiquitous orange-roofed eateries that nourished baby ...

No one outside of coastal New England had ever eaten fried clams before Howard Johnson’s introduced them in the late-1930s. The fact that these clams became a fondly remembered signature dish by ...

Between the two styles of fried clam, the clam strips are easier to ... bun to hold clam strips and began selling them to Howard Johnson's Restaurant. Up until the final Howard Johnson's closed ...

1925: Howard Deering Johnson takes over a drug store with a soda fountain in Quincy's Wollaston section. Doubles butterfat in ice cream and expands flavors, attracting repeat customers.

Those fried clam plates? All but eighty-sixed. Howard Johnson's restaurants — the once-ubiquitous orange-roofed eateries that nourished baby boomers before the rise of burgers and burritos ...