Eat'n Park to Close Area Restaurants Early for the Big Game

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eat'n Park Restaurants (www.eatnpark.com) is showing its support for the Pittsburgh Steelers (www.steelers.com) and the company's team members by closing its western Pennsylvania-area restaurant locations at 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 6, to allow its team members to watch the Steelers.

"Since we are a Pittsburgh-based company, many of our team members are loyal Steelers fans. We want them to have an opportunity to cheer the Steelers to victory with their family and friends," said Kevin O'Connell, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Eat'n Park Restaurants. "Our guests can still enjoy breakfast and lunch on February 6, and will still have plenty of time to stock up on black and gold Steelers Smiley Cookies for the game."

Steelers Smiley Cookies are available at all Pittsburgh-area Eat'n Park locations or by ordering online at SmileyCookie.com.

All restaurant locations will re-open for breakfast at 6 a.m., Monday, February 7.  For more information and a complete list of which restaurants are closing early, visit www.eatnpark.com.

Eat'n Park is open 363 days a year, closing only for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The family dining chain closes early for Easter, and now, for the Super Bowl.

About Eat'n Park Restaurants

Since 1949, Pittsburgh-based Eat'n Park Restaurants has been a family-owned restaurant chain, serving guests across 73 Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia locations. Its 8,000-plus team members are proud to support a growing number of community initiatives, including raising more than $7 million for children's hospitals, and pioneering the use of sustainable agriculture practices with local farmers through the chain's FarmSource program.  The company also donates more than 200,000 Smiley Cookies – the brand's iconic symbol – every year to community events.  

Eat'n Park was recognized nationally by the Points of Light Foundation as one of the country's leading organizations in promoting volunteerism, as well as a national recipient of the prestigious American Business Ethics Award.  It is a division of the Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, which also operates concepts focused on personalized dining, including Parkhurst Dining Services (contract dining), CURA Hospitality (senior living facilities) and Six Penn Kitchen (upscale, casual dining). www.eatnpark.com.

SOURCE Eat'n Park Restaurants