Gott's Roadside
Gott's Roadside is a Northern California restaurant group with four locations in St. Helena, Napa, San Francisco and Palo Alto. As an “idealized version of the American roadside stand”[1] and diner concept, the family-owned company’s niche is fast food made with boutique ingredients from local purveyors cooked to-order, including hamburgers and Ahi burgers, salads, French fries and milkshakes, plus seasonal specials like the “Seoul” pork burger with kimchi and the B.L.T. with heirloom tomatoes.
When the owners of a historic burger shack in St. Helena – Taylor’s Refresher – decided to lease out their 50 year-old property, brothers Joel and Duncan Gott capitalized the opportunity to run their own restaurant. The restaurant became Taylor’s Automatic Refresher when the first location re-opened in St. Helena in 1999, and (in the aftermath of a trademark dispute, and over the protests of the Taylor family) was renamed in 2010 as Gott's Roadside.[2]
Founded and developed by brothers Joel and Duncan Gott, the restaurants embrace a California-casual cooking style, featuring microbrewed beer and boutique wines alongside chili cheese dogs and mini corn dogs for kids.[3] In 2004, a second Taylor’s opened in the Ferry Building Marketplace, San Francisco, and in 2007, a third opened in the Oxbow Public Market of Napa. The St. Helena spot is a gourmet drive-in, with guests eating at bright red picnic tables on the lawn, while the other two locations are built in an urban, retro diner-style. In 2013, a fourth location opened in Palo Alto.[4] While new locations are planned, the company remains privately owned.
In 2006 Taylor’s received the James Beard Foundation Award designating them as one of America’s Classics.[5] In addition to The New York Times and Food & Wine, Taylor's/Gott’s has been featured in USA Today,[6] Bon Appétit,[7] Gourmet,[8] Travel + Leisure,[9][10] and Robert M. Parker Jr.'s The Wine Advocate.[11]
References
- ^ "Eat Facing the Highway". Food & Wine. March, 2002. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Finz, Stacy (March 27, 2010). "Taylor's Refresher name change draws family ire". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ^ "A Most Adult City Has Plenty of Appeal for the Young, Too". New York Times. May 1, 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ Lucchesi, Paolo (September 27, 2013). "Gott's Roadsite ready to open in Palo Alto". Inside Scoop SF. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ^ "JBF America's Classics". JamesBeard.org. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Where to find bargain bites in San Francisco". USA TODAY. February 26, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Taylor's Automatic Refresher". Bon Appétit. September, 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "MENU, Urban Markets". Gourmet. February, 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Taylor's Automatic Refresher". Travel + Leisure. September, 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Kate Spade's Wine Country". Travel + Leisure. September, 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Issue 142". The Wine Advocate. August 31, 2002. Retrieved 2010-03-17.