Mankato, Minnesota: Last Happy Chef
Last survivor of an iconic franchise roadside eatery, this is the only remaining Happy Chef restaurant with a spoon-hoisting Happy Chef statue.Happy Chef Restaurant
- Address:
- US Hwy 169, Mankato, MN
- Directions:
- Happy Chef Restaurant. Just north of the interchange of US Hwy 14 and US Hwy 169, on the west side of US Hwy 169.
- Phone:
- 507-345-4571
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Last Happy Chef According to the people at Happy Chef HQ, Mankato is the last remaining Happy Chef location with a statue. As I have long kept a "No Statue, No Stop" policy with this chain, I made a stop last summer for some fries, and took some creepy nighttime Chef photos. Hopefully this Chef will remain standing, as their empire has fallen quickly in the past few years...
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Other Happy Chef statues have disappeared, even though a handful of restaurants continue under the HC banner. While a few statues have moved on to new careers, many have been lost or destroyed...