The Old Spaghetti Factory

The Old Spaghetti Factory logo

The Old Spaghetti Factory is an Italian-style chain restaurant in Canada, Japan, and the United States.

Locations

There are 40 USA locations, primarily in Oregon, Washington, California, and Utah. The Old Spaghetti Factory is in Nagoya, Japan [3] and previously in Kobe and Kawagoe, Saitama (closed 2009). Canada has 13 Old Spaghetti Factories in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario. OSF International was previously affiliated with these stores until new management took over.

History

The chain was founded in Portland, Oregon on January 10, 1969 by Guss Dussin. Many of the chain's restaurants are located inside renovated warehouses and historic locations. The restaurant decor traditionally features antiques, including chandeliers, brass headboards and footboards as bench backs for booths. Prominently featured are busts of train engineers, such as Adicus Piesowski. Each restaurant's most prominent feature is a streetcar in the middle of the restaurant with seating inside. The Old Spaghetti Factory is very similar to Spaghetti Warehouse, though Spaghetti Warehouse was founded three years later in Texas.

Old Nagoya trolley inside former Old Spaghetti Factory in Kawagoe, Japan

External links

• The Old Spaghetti Factory official American website
• The Old Spaghetti Factory official Canadian website
• The Old Spaghetti Factory official Japanese website