Main Street & Main, Inc

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Main Street & Main, Inc., incorporated in 1988, is a franchisee of T.G.I. Friday's restaurants, currently owning 56 and managing five T.G.I. Friday's restaurants. The Company also owns five Redfish Cajun Grill and Bar restaurants and five Bamboo Club restaurants. On November 19, 2001 , the Company entered into two license agreements with Celebrity Restaurants, L.L.C., the owner of the exclusive rights to operate Alice Cooper'stown restaurants, and which operates one such restaurant in Phoenix , Arizona . The agreements allow the Company to operate an Alice Cooper'stown restaurant in Cleveland , Ohio and in San Diego , California .

T.G.I. Friday's Restaurants

The T.G.I. Friday's concept is franchised by Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, Inc. (formerly TGI Friday's Inc.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Carlson Companies Inc., which is a diversified company with business interests in the restaurant and hospitality industries. T.G.I. Friday's restaurants are full-service, casual dining establishments featuring a wide selection of high-quality, freshly prepared popular foods and beverages, including a number of distinctive menu items, such as menu items featuring "Jack Daniel's" sauces. The restaurants feature quick, efficient and friendly table service designed to minimize customer-waiting time and facilitate table turnover. The Company's restaurants generally are open seven days a week between the hours of approximately 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m.

The Company attempts to capitalize on the distinctive menu items that have been an important attribute of T.G.I. Friday's restaurants. The menu consists of more than 85 food items, including appetizers, such as buffalo wings, stuffed potato skins, quesadillas, fried onion rings and pot stickers; a variety of soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers and pasta; southwestern, oriental and American specialty items; beef, seafood and chicken entrees, including Jack Daniels grill items; a children's menu; and desserts. Beverages include a full bar featuring wines, beers, classic and specialty cocktails, after dinner drinks, soft drinks, milk, milk shakes, malts, hot chocolate, coffee, tea, frozen fruit drinks known as Friday's Smoothies, and sparkling fruit juice combinations known as Friday's Flings.

Redfish Cajun Grill and Bar Restaurants

Redfish Cajun Grill and Bar restaurants are full-service, casual dining restaurants that feature a broad selection of New Orleans style fresh seafood, Creole and Cajun cuisine, and traditional southern dishes, as well as a "Voodoo" style lounge, all under one roof. The restaurants offer unique, freshly prepared food that is served quickly and efficiently in a fun-filled New Orleans atmosphere. Each Redfish restaurant's Voodoo lounge features a unique atmosphere decorated with an eclectic collection of authentic New Orleans artifacts, signs, and antiques. Local bands and, occasionally, national touring acts present live rhythm and blues music on weekends. Redfish restaurants are open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, although the Company's Denver restaurant is not open on Sundays. Hours of operation are usually from 11:00 a.m. until Midnight Monday through Thursday and 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. on weekends.

The Company has developed a menu of more than 50 items for its Redfish restaurants. Signature dishes include blackened redfish, Bourbon Street jambalaya, southern fried catfish and crawfish etoufee. The menu also features a selection of appetizers, including Looziana egg rolls, Dungeness Maryland-style crab cakes, "Alligator Bites," buffalo crawfish tails, and crab and artichoke dip. The Company's Redfish menu also features a variety of fresh seafood, pastas, fresh seasonal salads, sandwiches, and desserts such as bananas foster, chocolate bread pudding and the Company's signature key lime pie. The spacious Voodoo lounge offers a wide selection of the finest beers on tap, a full wine list and an extensive specialty drink list.

Bamboo Club Restaurants

Bamboo Club restaurants are full-service, fine dining restaurants that feature an extensive and diverse menu of Pacific Rim cuisine. Bamboo Club restaurants use fresh ingredients and premium herbs and spices in creative combinations to serve high-quality food and beverages that deliver a unique combination of delicious taste, eye-appealing color, appetizing aroma and delightful texture. The entire Bamboo Club concept has been designed to deliver a consistent and enjoyable dining experience to each guest in an elegant, upscale atmosphere. The restaurants feature a modern decor that provides a dramatic yet comfortable impression, with food and beverages prepared and served by a highly trained and skilled staff.

Bamboo Club restaurants are open for lunch and dinner, with hours of 11:30 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. The kitchen remains open until 11:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday to accommodate guests who prefer to dine late. Bamboo Club restaurants take reservations and can serve large parties or groups.

Bamboo Club restaurants feature a menu of more than 80 items inspired by the diverse and exotic cuisines found in locations such as Bangkok, Canton, Singapore, Seoul, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Hawaii and other Pacific Rim cities and provinces. Each Bamboo Club restaurant also features a full-service bar that serves a variety of popular drinks and liquors, such as martinis and tropical drinks, as well as traditional mixed beverages, fine wines, a wide selection of popular Asian and domestic beers, and fine cigars.

Alice Cooper'stown Restaurants

The Alice Cooper'stown concept was developed by Celebrity Restaurants, L.L.C. and is rock and roll and sports themed, featuring a connection to Alice Cooper. The Company owns no interest in Celebrity Restaurants, L.L.C. Celebrity Restaurants operates one Alice Cooper'stown restaurant, which opened in December 1998 in Phoenix , Arizona . Although the Company has the right to operate Alice Cooper'stown restaurants in Cleveland , Ohio and in San Diego , California , the Company has to date only elected to open in Cleveland , Ohio . The Cleveland location's proximity to Jacobs Field, the home of the Cleveland Indians, and the fact that Cleveland is the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, resulted in the Company's decision to convert the location into a Alice Cooper'stown. The Company's menu in Cleveland will include salads and sandwiches, pizza and burgers and tempting appetizers and desserts.

Celebrity Restaurant's Alice Cooper'stown restaurants are full-service, casual dining establishments featuring a wide selection of high quality, freshly prepared popular foods and beverages, including a number of distinctive menu items, such as menu items that are sports and rock and roll themed. In addition, the restaurants sell sports and rock and roll memorabilia. The restaurants feature quick, efficient and friendly table service designed to minimize customer-waiting time and facilitate table turnover.

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