Flying Star (restaurant)
| Private | |
| Industry | restaurants |
| Founded | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (1987) |
| Headquarters | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Products | Cakes, coffee drinks, ice creams & other dinner items |
| Website | www.flyingstarcafe.com |
Flying Star Cafe is a privately owned and operated cafe restaurant chain in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
History
Flying Star Cafe first location was opened in 1987 on Central Avenue in the Nob Hill area of Albuquerque, near the UNM campus. At the time it was named Double Rainbow, as it was a franchisee of San Francisco ice cream chain of the same name.[1] The two businesses entered into an agreement regarding the common use of the name, but eventually the Albuquerque location wanted to branch out into food restaurants and the agreement was revisited; as a result, Double Rainbow in Albuquerque changed their name to Flying Star Cafe.[2] When looking for a name, they went over 300 different choices, and ultimately the name Flying Star came from a Chinese Firecracker Magazine.
As Double Rainbow, they opened up two more locations. One is located in the Northeast Heights of Albuquerque and was dubbed the Juan Tabo location it opened in 1995. The third location opened in 2000 and it was located near the Uptown area of Albuquerque. It is known as the Menaul location. When they decided to open their fourth location, this was when the name change came about in 2001. The fourth location was opened up in the North Rio Grande Valley where they decided to add a horse hitching post to allowed customers to bring their horses to come and eat at Flying Star Cafe. This location also had a large Petio which was a place for their patrons to bring their pets to eat alongside in the fresh air. The fifth location opened in 2005 in the Downtown Albuquerque area. This building now offered yet another way to dine with Flying Star Cafe and that was with a conference room. In 2006, another location opened in Corrales, and in 2007, another Northeast Heights location opened off of Paseo del Norte. When 2008 came around, it was time to spread past the city limits, and they opened their first location in Bernalillo. The following year, they opened yet another store in the Railyard district of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Since 1987 Flying Star has expanded to seven locations in Albuquerque, with four more locations in Bernalillo, Corrales and Santa Fe.[3] The Downtown Albuquerque location is housed in the former Southern Union Gas Company Building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Alongside with Flying Star Cafe, the sister company of Satellite Coffee was also thriving as well.
Locations
| Location Name: | Opened: | Closed: |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Star Cafe Nob Hill | 1987 (as Double Rainbow) | |
| Flying Star Cafe Juan Tabo | 1995 (as Double Rainbow) | |
| Flying Star Cafe Menaul | 2000 (as Double Rainbow) | |
| Flying Star Cafe Rio Grande | 2001 | |
| Flying Star Cafe Downtown | 2005 | October 23, 2015[5] |
| Flying Star Cafe Corrales | 2006 | |
| Flying Star Cafe Paseo del Norte | 2007 | |
| Flying Star Cafe Bernalillo | 2008 | January 30, 2015[6] |
| Flying Star Cafe Santa Fe Railyard | 2009 | January 30, 2015 |
References
- ↑ Flying Food Star
- ↑ Duke City Fix
- ↑ Flying Star Locations
- ↑ Lane, Charlotte Balcomb (January 6, 2005). "Flying Star remodels historic building". Albuquerque Journal. NM.
- ↑ Staff, ABQJournal News. "Updated: Flying Star to close Downtown". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ↑ Writers, Richard Metcalf and Mark Oswald | Albuquerque Journal Staff. "Updated: Flying Star files for Chapter 11, shuts SF, Bernalillo restaurants". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-08-03.