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 ...

But it wasn’t just ice cream. To me, as a boy in the back seat of the car on family vacations, Howard Johnson’s meant fried clam strips. The menu was actually fairly extensive — not just ...

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.

America’s final Howard Johnson’s restaurant — a 7,500 ... once beloved for its fried clams and multitude of ice cream flavors. (“Long live the ‘Orange Roof’!” the group’s about ...

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 ...

The last remaining Howard Johnson’s restaurant, located in Lake George, New York, has closed and the property is up for lease, WTEN-TV reported. The restaurant chain, known for its fried clams ...

But it wasn't just ice cream. To me, as a boy in the back seat of the car on family vacations, Howard Johnson's meant fried clam strips. The menu was actually fairly extensive - not just "hamburgs ...