Oct. 16—When a Facebook post went up Oct. 9, the chatter ran faster than that of a busload of kids lined up to listen to a message from the Happy Chef statue. It was 60 years ago when the Frederick ...

Happy Chef restaurants were a staple in seven midwest states as early as 1963. The chain made its debut in Sioux Falls in 1976, 13 years after the first location opened on Highway 169 in Mankato, ...

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WATERLOO, Iowa --- First, the chef disappeared. Now this? Happy Chef restaurants in Waterloo and Cedar Falls are slated to close today, ending a nearly 40-year run in the Cedar Valley. Chuck Melby has ...

Minnesota's iconic Happy Chef may have only one restaurant left in Mankato, but the cheerful 16-foot statues keep the ...

The past employees of Happy Chef were lined up and ready to punch in Saturday when 3 p.m. came around. This time, however, they were making and serving memories. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of ...

After serving hungry diners since 1976, the Happy Chef Restaurant closed its doors Wednesday. But while Winona lost a longtime restaurant, another eatery will soon take its place, said Tom Frederick ...

MANKATO — When Tom Frederick Jr. sat down to list what his father was known for, the majority of them came back to one thing: Treat people well. “Be nice to all the employees. Each one of them has an ...