IN SEARCH OF STARS.
♪ >> Jason: MICHIGAN IS HOME TO
>> Jason: MICHIGAN IS HOME TO
AMAZING FOOD YOU WON’T FIND
ANYWHERE ELSE.
"LIVE IN THE D" IS CELEBRATING
MICHIGAN FOOD WEEK AND YOU HAVE
THE CHANCE TO WIN $500 CASH,
WHICH YOU CAN USE TO TREAT
YOURSELF TO SEVERAL MEALS.
TODAY, WE’RE CELEBRATING A
CLASSIC.
BIG BOY RESTAURANTS IS A FOOD LEGACY IN THE D, LEGENDARY AND
LEGACY IN THE D, LEGENDARY AND
GREW UP GOING TO IT.
JOINING US IS FRANK.
BIG BOY HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF
OUR LIVES.
DID I SAY YOUR LAST NIGHT RIGHT? >> YOU DID, YOU NAILED IT.
>> YOU DID, YOU NAILED IT.
>> Jason: WHICH LOCATION ARE YOU
AT?
>> THE NEW TELEGRAPH LOCATION
HERE IN SOUTHFIELD.
>> Jason: THAT’S WHERE I GO. I TAKE MY DAUGHTER IN THERE.
I TAKE MY DAUGHTER IN THERE.
>> YES, I HEARD YOU HAD A GREAT
VISIT.
HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. >> Jason: I WAS SUCH A BIG BOY
>> Jason: I WAS SUCH A BIG BOY
NERD THAT IN OHIO IT WAS CALLED
FRISHS AND HERE ELIAS BROTHERS
AND NOW BIG BOY FOR DECADES.
TELL US ABOUT THE RESTAURANT’S CLAIM TO FAME.
CLAIM TO FAME.
>> WE’RE EXCITED TO BE HERE.
THANKS FOR HAVING US! OUR BRAND IS 84 YEARS OLD.
OUR BRAND IS 84 YEARS OLD.
AND WE HAVE A COUPLE CLAIMS TO
FAME.
AUSTIN POWERS, STAN LEE CREATED OUR COMIC BOOK THAT WE’RE
OUR COMIC BOOK THAT WE’RE
EXCITED TO BRING BACK.
AND WE’RE THE HOME OF THE
ORIGINAL DOUBLE-DECKER.
AND WE’RE THE HOME OF THE
ORIGINAL FARM-TO-TABLE. WE BUY OUR PRODUCE FROM EASTERN
WE BUY OUR PRODUCE FROM EASTERN
MARKET AND HAVE FOR YEARS AND
BUY OUR BEEF FROM THE WOLVERINE
PACKING COMPANY. AND WE HAVE OUR OWN COMMISSARY
AND WE HAVE OUR OWN COMMISSARY
WHERE WE MAKE OUR OWN SAUCES,
CHILI, SOUPS, ICE CREAM, TO NAME A FEW.
A FEW.
AND HAND BREADED ONION RINGS.
SO WE’RE PROUD TO BE THE
ORIGINAL FARM-TO-TABLE AND
CONTINUE THAT FOR YEARS.
>> Jason: I COULD EAT BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER AT BIG BOY.
LUNCH, AND DINNER AT BIG BOY.
ONE DAY THE BIG BOY, THEN THE
BRAWNY LAD, THEN THE SLIM JIM
AND THEN THE CLUB SANDWICH. SHOULD I CONTINUE?
SHOULD I CONTINUE?
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF OFFERINGS,
SO YOU COULD HAVE SOMETHING NEW
EACH DAY.
>> Jason: THE RESTAURANT IS
GROWING RIGHT NOW.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR NEW LOCATIONS?
>> WE’RE READY TO TAKE BIG BOY
BACK TO THE ICON HE DESERVES TO
BE AND GROW TO AN INTERNATIONAL ICON.
IN THAILAND, NEVADA IS GETTING A
BIG BOY, ARIZONA IS GETTING ONE,
OHIO, AND HERE IN MICHIGAN WE’VE
REOPENED THE GROSSE POINTE WOODS
LOCATION, THE WARREN LOCATION
WILL REOPEN BY THE END OF THE
YEAR, A NEW BIG BOY IN MUSKEGON,
FRASER, AND BIG BOY WILL BE BACK
ON WOODWARD IN ROYAL OAK WITH A
NEW BIG BOY.
WE’RE COMMITTED TO BRING YOU A
BIG BOY RESTAURANT IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS MICHIGAN AND
NATIONALLY AND WE’RE WORKING
FAST TO ACCOMPLISH IT.
A LOT OF GROWTH HERE.
>> Jason: IN 2020 AMID THE
LOCKDOWN, PEOPLE WERE LOOKING
FOR COMFORT.
WHY IS IT TIME TO EMBRACE BIG
BOY?
>> OUR COMFORT FOOD SPEAKS FOR
ITSELF.
THE FISH & CHIPS, THE CLASSIC
ITEMS YOU SEE HERE, WE STAND FOR
SIMPLER TIMES AND BRING YOU BACK
TO GOOD MEMORIES AND YOU WANNA
FEEL FULL AFTER YOU EAT, AND YOU
DEFINITE ACCOMPLISH IT.
>> Jason: WHAT ABOUT BREAKFAST,
BRUNCH, HAVING THE FAMILY INSIDE
OR OUT?
>> OUR BRUNCH IS OVER THE TOP
DECADENT GOODNESS WE’VE BEEN
WAITING FOR.
OUR CHURRO WAFFLES, CINNAMON
SUGAR, WITH FROSTING, AND THEN
WE HAVE THE DOUGHNUT HOLES AS AN
APPETIZER.
SO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY UNTIL
2:00 IS THE WEEKEND BRUNCH.
C’MON IN AND WE PROMISE YOU’LL
BE ENJOYING THIS BRUNCH.
>> Jason: AND YOU HAVE THE
COMBOS.
YOU CAN’T HAVE THE BIG BOY
WITHOUT THE FRIES AND THE
SEASONED SALT AND CHOCOLATE
MALT.
>> OUR CLASSIC COMBOS ARE BACK.
THE BIG BOY, THE BRAWNY LAD, AND
PAIR THEM WITH FRENCH FRIES,
COLESLAW AND A PEPSI FOR $7.99.
YOU CAN’T BEAT THE VALUE.
DINE IN OR TAKEOUT, WHATEVER YOU
PREFER.
SO I THINK WE DECIDED, JASON,
WHAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA EAT FOR
LUNCH, ONE OF OUR CLASSIC
COMBOS.
>> Jason: ANYTIME YOU WANT ME TO
BE IN YOUR CORPORATE KITCHEN AND
COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW AND SLAP A NAME ON IT, I’M THERE.
SLAP A NAME ON IT, I’M THERE.
>> YOU NAME A TIME AND YOU’LL BE
THERE.
THE HOT FUDGE CAKE WE’VE HAD FOR
YEARS.
WE HAVE A MINI BROWNIE, JUST THE
RIGHT AMOUNT.
YOU WON’T WANT TO SHARE IT, SO
GRAB TWO MINIS AND YOU’RE GOOD
TO GO.
>> Jason: GO TO MY INSTAGRAM, THERE’S A PICTURE OF MY DAUGHTER
THERE’S A PICTURE OF MY DAUGHTER
WITH THE ICE CREAM HOT FUDGE
CAKE, AMAZING PICTURE!
THANKS, GOOD TO SEE YOU! >> THANK YOU, GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
>> Jason: FOR MORE, VISIT THEIR
WEBSITE, BIGBOY.COM.
NOW TO THE CASH GIVEAWAY WE
MENTIONED.
GO TO THE "LIVE IN THE D"
FACEBOOK PAGE OR THE CONTEST
PAGE AT CLICKONDETROIT.COM TO
ENTER.
THE PRIZE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY BIG BOY AND THESE FINE SPONSORS.
BIG BOY AND THESE FINE SPONSORS.
WE WILL ANNOUNCE A NEW WINNER ON