Pa Pubs Inc history

Six weeks later he was awarded the concession contract for Husky Stadium, beginning with the 1961 season.

Komen enjoyed considerable success as a concessions operator, and soon gained the food-service contract for the Seattle Center, a vast complex created for the 1962 World's Fair.

One year after he was awarded the concession contract for Husky Stadium, Komen had opened his first restaurant--Hippopotamus--but three years later, in 1965, the restaurant closed its doors, temporarily ending Komen's diversification into the full-service dining business.

Horatio's and Clinkerdagger, decorated in dark, wood-paneled decor reminiscent of Edwardian English pubs, were both opened in 1971.

Finally, after a year of introspective analysis, Komen and Lindstrom built their new restaurant, Morgan's Lakeplace, in December 1981.

Cutter's Bayhouse, a more refined version of Morgan's, was opened in Seattle in 1983, the same year Ryan's opened in Honolulu.

Instead, they led Restaurants Unlimited in a new direction by opening a specialty cinnamon roll business in 1985.

By the end of 1990, there were 72 Cinnabons scattered throughout the nation, generating roughly 25 percent of Restaurants Unlimited's $100 million in annual sales.

Called Palisade, the 13,000-square foot, $4.5 million restaurant was opened in 1992 and featured a 1,000-square-foot saltwater pool, a wood-fired rotisserie, and an up-scale menu offering prime rib, chicken, pasta, and seafood.