The Windmill (restaurant)

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The Windmill
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The Windmill (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established1964
Street address586 Ocean Blvd. (location of the first restaurant of the chain)
City Long Branch
State New Jersey
Postal/ZIP Code07740
Country United States

The Windmill (stylized as WindMill) is a chain of restaurants located mostly near the Jersey Shore known for its hot dogs and other fast food. The original location, a windmill-shaped building in Long Branch, New Jersey, was built and opened in 1963. [1] Leo and Ed Levine bought the restaurant in 1976, and opened a second location in Belmar, New Jersey, three years later. [1] George James in The New York Times writes, "Aside from Sabrett, the family-owned hot dog manufacturer based in New Jersey that makes the Windmill hot dog, the Levines, probably constitute the largest wiener dynasty in the state." [2] The Windmill's hot dog style is a Jersey Shore flat-grilled dog.

The Windmill's Long Branch location is known for its fierce competition with nearby Max's Famous Hotdogs. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Carmody, Dennis P. (June 19, 2005). "Banking on the hot dog". Asbury Park Press . pp. B1.
  2. James, George (May 24, 1998). "An Empire Built on Hot Dogs". The New York Times.
  3. Robert Santelli (2006). Guide to the Jersey Shore: From Sandy Hook to Cape May. Globe Pequot Press. p. 211.

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