There was an Arthur Treacher’s in Medina, OH back in the day…
Just in time for the Lenten season, the Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips in Garfield Heights has reopened.
The eatery, at 12585 Rockside Road, had closed in 2021, leaving the one on State Road in Cuyahoga Falls as the sole Arthur Treacher’s remaining in the United States.
The fast-food eatery has been clinging to life years after its heyday. It was founded in Columbus in 1969 and named for the British actor of the same name. Treacher’s credits include the 1964 movie, “Mary Poppins,” as well as playing the butler Jeeves in a pair of 1930s movies.
When Arthur Treacher’s opened in 1969, the American fast-food sector was a burger-centric landscape, and AT offered something different. Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas was an early investor in Arthur Treacher’s. Also in 1969: Long John Silver’s opened its first restaurant, in Lexington, Kentucky.
