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Pick Up Stix is a San Clemente, California based[1] "fast-casual" restaurant chain that serves fresh Asian cuisine through corporate-owned restaurants and franchises in Southern California. The company serves both dine-in and take-out customers, and offers offsite catering and some delivery services. It also supplies meals to private schools as part of a school lunch program. It is owned by Lorne Goldberg's Mandarin Holdings, parent company of Leeann Chin, who bought the company from Carlson Companies in 2010. [2]
All of the company's food is cooked-to-order over high-heat burners using traditional woks. In a readers poll in the June 2008 issue of San Diego Magazine,[3] Pick Up Stix was named one of three "Best Takeout" restaurants in San Diego.
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[edit] History
The first restaurant was opened in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, in 1989 by entrepreneur Charles 'Charlie' Zhang. In July 2001, the company was acquired by Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, a unit of the Carlson Companies. The company is headquartered in San Clemente, California, and owns and operates its own food-processing facility.
[edit] Closings
In early 2008, 26 locations were closed in California, Nevada, and Arizona in order to "focus on stronger markets".[4] In 2010 all locations in Nevada and Arizona were closed although Pick Up Stix' Facebook page encouraged these states’ local customers to continue to enjoy their menu at various Californian locations.
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact Us." Pick Up Stix. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.
- ^ Leeann Chin owner buys Pick Up Stix from Carlson Cos.
- ^ 2008 Readers Poll Picks
- ^ Pick Up Stix closes eight local restaurants - Sacramento Business Journal:
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