Ham's Restaurant was a restaurant chain based in North Carolina and Virginia.
| Industry | Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1935 |
| Defunct | July 12, 2022 |
| Headquarters | , |
Areas served | North Carolina and Virginia |
Key people | Charlie Erwin |
History
editHam's was started in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1935. In 1984, Charlie Erwin acquired the original property. The business was expanded into the North Carolina and Southern Virginia region, and eventually comprised more than 20 restaurants under the Ham's logo.[1] In 2009 the company filed for bankruptcy and was eventually sold at an auction. The new owners continued the business but changed parts of the business model, closed a lot of locations and opened new ones with different concepts.[2] The last location in High Point, North Carolina closed down in 2022 due to short-staffing, effectively ending the chain.[3]
Former locations
edit- Florida
- North Carolina
- Asheville, NC
- Burlington, NC
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Greensboro, NC- 4 locations
- Goldsboro, NC
- Hickory, North Carolina
- High Point, NC- 2 locations
- Kernersville, NC
- Kinston, NC
- Shelby, NC
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Sanford, NC- Later became, “Toots and lastly Coaches bar and grill. -
- Salisbury, NC
- Virginia
Entertainment
editHam's provided entertainment including live music, karaoke and NTN trivia.
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Local restaurant chain closes one of its legacy Triad restaurants". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ carl.wilson@greensboro.com, Carl Wilson. "Greensboro's last Ham's closes". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Ham's closes its last remaining restaurant: Palladium in High Point". FOX8 WGHP. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
