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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* 3431 [[Colonnade Parkway]], [[Shops of the Colonnade]] | * 3431 [[Colonnade Parkway]], [[Shops of the Colonnade]] | ||
===Former locations=== | ===Former locations=== | ||
* [[Roebuck Marketplace|Roebuck Plaza Shopping Center]] | * [[Roebuck Marketplace|Roebuck Plaza Shopping Center]], 1954–1985 | ||
* [[Midfield Park Shopping Center]], 1960 | * [[Midfield Park Shopping Center]], 1960 | ||
* 316 [[Valley Avenue]] | * 316 [[Valley Avenue]], 1985–2009 | ||
* 1860 [[Center Point Parkway]], [[Center Point]] | * 1860 [[Center Point Parkway]], [[Center Point]], 1990s | ||
* 3040 [[Allison Bonnett Memorial Drive]], [[Hueytown]] | * 3040 [[Allison Bonnett Memorial Drive]], [[Hueytown]], 1990s | ||
* 2910 [[Morgan Road]] in [[Bessemer]] | * 2910 [[Morgan Road]] in [[Bessemer]], 1994–2009 | ||
* 1460 [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)|Montgomery Highway]] in [[Vestavia Hills]] | * 1460 [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)|Montgomery Highway]] in [[Vestavia Hills]] | ||
* 2252 [[Pelham Parkway]], at [[Oak Mountain Marketplace]] in [[Pelham]] | * 2252 [[Pelham Parkway]], at [[Oak Mountain Marketplace]] in [[Pelham]] | ||
* 7268 [[Gadsden Highway]] in [[Trussville]] (opened 1990, reopened 2009) | |||
* 10569 [[Old Highway 280]] in [[Chelsea]] (opened 2004, reopened 2017, closed 2020) | |||
* 309 [[Huntley Parkway]] in Pelham | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* Cooper, Lauren B. (June 13, 2011) "[http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2011/06/13/cellular-sales-to-take-space-in-vestavia.html Cellular Sales to take space in Vestavia]." {{BBJ}} | * Cooper, Lauren B. (June 13, 2011) "[http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2011/06/13/cellular-sales-to-take-space-in-vestavia.html Cellular Sales to take space in Vestavia]." {{BBJ}} | ||
* Kortright, Amelia (August 24, 2017) "Chelsea Johnny Ray’s celebrates new ownership." ''280 Reporter'' | * Kortright, Amelia (August 24, 2017) "Chelsea Johnny Ray’s celebrates new ownership." ''280 Reporter'' | ||
* Rebman, Stephanie (June 10, 2020) "BBQ joint to close location in Shelby County." {{BBJ}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 10 June 2020
Johnny Ray's is a chain of barbecue restaurants. The first location was opened by Johnny Ray in 1954, and moved into the newly-opened Roebuck Shopping Center in 1957. A second location at the Midfield Park Shopping Center opened before 1960.
Ray moved the main restaurant to Valley Avenue in 1985.
The chain is known for its pulled pork and chicken barbecue (offered in "blonde" or "brunette" for white or dark meat) and for its signature "Honey's Pies" (banana, chocolate, coconut and lemon cream pies).
Ray's daughter, Dee Wood, opened a second location with her husband, Gary, and son, Chad, on Gadsden Highway in Trussville in 1990. That location closed temporarily after Wood retired in 2009.
Most Johnny Ray's locations are operated by The Johnny Ray Companies, Inc., headed by Alton Shields. The Chelsea location was bought by Jack and Michelle Donovan in 2017.
Locations
Former locations
- Roebuck Plaza Shopping Center, 1954–1985
- Midfield Park Shopping Center, 1960
- 316 Valley Avenue, 1985–2009
- 1860 Center Point Parkway, Center Point, 1990s
- 3040 Allison Bonnett Memorial Drive, Hueytown, 1990s
- 2910 Morgan Road in Bessemer, 1994–2009
- 1460 Montgomery Highway in Vestavia Hills
- 2252 Pelham Parkway, at Oak Mountain Marketplace in Pelham
- 7268 Gadsden Highway in Trussville (opened 1990, reopened 2009)
- 10569 Old Highway 280 in Chelsea (opened 2004, reopened 2017, closed 2020)
- 309 Huntley Parkway in Pelham
References
- Natta, André (July 1, 2009). "Farewell, Johnny Ray's." The Terminal
- Cooper, Lauren B. (June 13, 2011) "Cellular Sales to take space in Vestavia." Birmingham Business Journal
- Kortright, Amelia (August 24, 2017) "Chelsea Johnny Ray’s celebrates new ownership." 280 Reporter
- Rebman, Stephanie (June 10, 2020) "BBQ joint to close location in Shelby County." Birmingham Business Journal
External links
- Johnny Ray's website