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Moe's Southwest Grill 
Type Subsidiary Industry Chain restaurant Founded Atlanta, Georgia, United States 2000 Headquarters Atlanta, United States Number of locations 360 (2007)[1] Area served North America Key people Paul Damico (President)[2] Products Tacos, Burritos, and other Tex-Mex cuisine Parent FOCUS Brands Website moes.com Moe's Southwest Grill is an American chain of fast casual style Tex-Mex restaurants headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Moe's was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in December 2000,[3] by Raving Brands. In August 2007, the brand was purchased by FOCUS Brands.[4] As of the 2007 purchase, there were 360 locations in operation in 35 states.[1]
Many of the menu items have names drawn from popular culture memes such as:
- "Art Vandalay" and "Close Talker" (both from the television series Seinfeld)[5]
- "Who is Kaiser Salsa", a reference to the villain in The Usual Suspects.
- "El Guapo's Infamous Salsa", named after the villain in the movie Three Amigos.
- The "Triple Lindy" burrito (no longer on the menu), a reference to the movie Back to School.
- The "John Coctostan" quesadilla, a reference to the movie Fletch.
- The "Billy Barou" nachos, a reference to the movie Caddyshack.
- The "Fat Sam" is a reference to the drug dealer (George Wendt) in the movie Fletch.
- The "Ruprict" may be a mistaken reference to Steve Martin's gimp-retard character "Ruprecht" in a scene from the movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Garden Hills location
"the very first Moe's on earth"References
- ^ a b FOCUS Brands press release, FOCUS Brands and Roark Capital Complete Purchase of Moe's Southwest Grill, August 30, 2007
- ^ FOCUS Brands press release, Moe’s Southwest Grill Names Paul Damico as Brand President, May 6, 2008
- ^ FOCUS Brands press release, FOCUS Brands to Acquire Moe’s Southwest Grill, April 11, 2007
- ^ Minnick, Fred, FOCUS Brands Buys Moe's Southwest Grill, QSR Magazine, April 11, 2007
- ^ McClurg, Kelly (2002-04-12). "Moe's Southwest Grill expanding in local market". Birmingham Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2002/04/15/story7.html. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
External links
Focus Brands Auntie Anne's • Carvel • Cinnabon • Moe's Southwest Grill • Schlotzsky's
Categories:- Companies based in Atlanta, Georgia
- Fast casual restaurants
- Cuisine of the Western United States
- Fast-food Mexican restaurants
- Fast-food chains of the United States
- Mexican restaurants
- Tex-Mex cuisine
- Restaurants in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Restaurants established in 2000
- Restaurant chains in the United States
- Restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia
- Companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)
- United States company stubs
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