history

Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier, the Polaroid camera is invented (shake it!), and what becomes Arthur’s on Edward’s Road opens as the Allen E. Bradford Restaurant.

The Big Bang Theory is formulated, spawns popular TV show decades later. The restaurant changes names, becomes Apke’s Grill. Mr. Bradford is lost to history.

Elvis, along with his controversial pelvis, appears for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show. The TV remote control is invented, channel surfing becomes a national sport. Apke’s Grill becomes Art’s.Mr. Apke joins Mr. Bradford in obscurity.

Punk, disco, and Me and You and a Dog Named Boo. What a decade. Art's undergoes a name extension, becomes Arthur's. And with that, a Hyde Park neighborhood legend is born.

Soviet Union collapses, no one notices due to Milli Vanilli lip-sync scandal. Current owners Susan, Joe and B.J. start as bussers and servers at Arthur's. The future's so bright, you gotta wear shades.

Susan, Joe, and B.J. buy Arthur's. Did anything else happen this year? Not sure, we were too busy.

Things were going so well for Arthur's we were on fire... literally! Fortunately, we only had to shut down for a few days and there was no structural damage.

Arthur's opens a second location in Anderson Township