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{{For|the landmark motel, café, and gas station|Roy's Motel and Café}}
{{Infobox company
|name             = Roy's
|logo             = Roy's logo.jpg
|type             = [[Subsidiary]]
|industry         = [[Restaurant]]
|genre            =
|foundation       = {{Start date and age|1988}}<br />[[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|founder          = [[Roy Yamaguchi]]
|location         = 13355 Noel Road, Suite 1645<br>[[Dallas, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]] 75240
|locations        = 3 (2023)
|area_served      =
|key_people       = [[Roy Yamaguchi]]<br />([[Chef]]) <br /> Sunil Dharod<br />([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br />Mario Cernadas<br />([[Chief Operating Officer|COO]])
|products         = [[Cuisine of Hawaii|Hawaiian cuisine]], [[Sushi]], [[Seafood]], [[Steakhouse]]
|revenue          =
|operating_income =
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|parent           = United Ohana, LLC.
|homepage         = {{URL|http://roysrestaurant.com}}
|footnotes        = <ref name="FY 2011 10-K">{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874691/000087469112000017/osi-123111_10xk.htm|title=FY 2011 10-K|author=OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC|date=December 31, 2011|publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roysrestaurant.com/about/company_officers.asp|title=Company Officers|date=2011|publisher=OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref>
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'''Roy's''' is an upscale [[United States|American]] [[restaurant]] that specializes in [[Cuisine of Hawaii|Hawaiian]] and [[Japanese cuisine|Japanese]] [[fusion cuisine]], with a focus on [[sushi]], [[seafood]] and [[steak]]. The chain was founded by [[James Beard Foundation Award]] Winner [[Roy Yamaguchi]] in 1988 in [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roysrestaurant.com/about|title=About Roy's|date=2011|publisher=OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> The concept was well received among critics upon inception.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_4_37/ai_97314574|author=Lisa C. Peterson|title=Roy Yamaguchi: the king of Roy's Restaurants rules by serving regional Hawaiian cuisine to subjects around the globe|publisher=Nation's Restaurant News|date=January 27, 2003|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> The concept has grown to include 21 Roy's restaurants in the continental [[United States]], six in [[Hawaii]], one in [[Japan]] and one in [[Guam]].
Roy's is known best for its eclectic blend of [[Cuisine of Hawaii|Hawaiian]], [[Japanese cuisine|Japanese]], and Classic [[French cuisine]] created by founder Roy Yamaguchi who was born in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], and spent his childhood visiting his grandparents who owned a tavern in [[Wailuku, Maui]]. Yamaguchi then graduated from the [[Culinary Institute of America]] where he received his formal culinary training and credits these factors to inspiring his unique culinary vision that is brought to life at Roy's.
Twenty mainland locations were owned and operated by [[Bloomin' Brands, Inc.]], until December 2014 when they were sold to United Ohana, LLC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Engle |first1=Erika |title=Roy's restaurant franchises sold |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2014/12/02/business/roys-restaurant-franchises-sold/ |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=December 2, 2014}}</ref> The locations of Hawai'i and Pebble Beach, California, remain under original ownership.
In the last several years, multiple Roy's locations on the mainland have closed. Of the original 20 locations that United Ohana, LLC purchased, only three locations remain open: two in California, and one in Florida.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roysrestaurant.com/locations/|title = Locations - Roy's Restaurant - Roy's Pacific Rim Cuisine}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of restaurants in Hawaii]]
* [[List of seafood restaurants]]
* {{portal-inline|Food}}
* {{portal-inline|Hawaii}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{official|http://www.roysrestaurant.com}}
{{Bloomin' Brands}}
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[[Category:Restaurants in Hawaii]]
[[Category:Companies based in Newport Beach, California]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 1988]]
[[Category:Restaurant chains in the United States]]
[[Category:Seafood restaurants in the United States]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Hawaii]]
[[Category:2014 mergers and acquisitions]]
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