Fast-food restaurants proliferated, travelers developed new habits, and Howard Johnson’s restaurant empire steadily dwindled. When it closed in 2022, the restaurant chain finally disappeared. The Illinois burger chain was started in 1956 by businessmen who had initially explored becoming McDonald’s franchisees before striking out on their own. A restaurant chain that had once dotted the country was eventually reduced to a single location in Deptford, New Jersey. Gone, But Definitely Not Forgotten마늘씨 – TripAdvisorIt’s tempting to assume that a restaurant chain disappears because people simply stopped liking the food.