Shop 'Til You Do-Wop! The Dairy State Welcomes Newest Johnny Rockets At The Outlet Shoppes at Oshkosh

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global restaurant chain Johnny Rockets will celebrate their newest restaurant to open in the dairy state at The Outlet Shoppes at Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The all-American restaurant will host a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting on Thursday, June 5, 2014 from 4 to 6 p.m. Professional football player B.J. Raji from the Green Bay Packers along with the Oshkosh Area Chamber of Commerce will join the ribbon cutting and celebrate the home of the ketchup smile.

Owned by Horizon Group Properties, Inc., the free-standing restaurant will boast 2,500 square-feet, with features such as:

• Seating for 74
• Fresh air dining with outdoor patio seating
• Traditional red booths as well as swivel stool counter seating
• Exclusive local menu item: cheese curds
• Table-top nickel jukebox with timeless music options

"We are thrilled to add Johnny Rockets to our shopping experience," said Keith Holschbach, General Manager of The Outlet Shoppes at Oshkosh. "We have made significant developments this past year to offer the ideal outlet shopping experience and now that includes the all-American food and fun of Johnny Rockets."  

The newest Johnny Rockets in the U.S. joins the more than 300 Johnny Rockets restaurants operating globally, offering their signature Americana-inspired fun, nostalgic atmosphere. The restaurant's trademark fresh, never frozen hamburgers, classic sandwiches, crispy fries served with a ketchup smiley face and premium ice cream shakes are all available for hungry shoppers to enjoy.

"Horizon Group Properties is committed to the Johnny Rockets Guest Promise," said John Fuller, CEO of Johnny Rockets. "We have every expectation that Johnny Rockets will thrive at The Outlet Shoppes at Oshkosh – offering a delicious and entertaining meal to complete a day of outlet shopping."

The new restaurant is located within The Outlet Shoppes at Oshkosh, just south of the intersection of Highways 41 and 44, across the highway from Experimental Aircraft Association grounds. The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

About Johnny Rockets
Johnny Rockets is a global restaurant franchise that offers food and fun reminiscent of feel-good Americana. Every Johnny Rockets restaurant serves classic, great-tasting food from a menu of all-American favorites, including 1/3-pound (5.3 oz.) hamburgers made with 100% fresh, never frozen, all-natural beef, crispy American Fries and premium ice cream shakes and malts. This dynamic lifestyle brand offers friendly service, upbeat music, twirled straws, ketchup smiles and dancing servers, contributing to the chain's signature atmosphere of relaxed, casual fun. Johnny Rockets operates more than 300 franchise and corporate locations in 26 countries around the world.  For more information, visit www.johnnyrockets.com.  

About Horizon Group Properties, Inc.
Based in Norton Shores, Michigan with executive offices in Rosemont, Illinois, Horizon Group Properties, Inc. is a leading owner and developer of factory outlet shopping centers in the United States and Asia and is the developer of a master planned community in suburban Chicago.  For more information, please visit www.horizongroup.com.

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120112/LA35131LOGO

SOURCE Johnny Rockets