Velvet Turtle
{{Short description|Former restaurant chain}}
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Velvet Turtle was a chain of fine-dining restaurants founded by Wally Botello based in Menlo Park, California, that at its height had 20 locations in California, plus one location each in Washington state, and Arizona.{{cite web|url=http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=670610|title=Menlo Park|website=Digitialcollections.library.cmy.edu|accessdate=December 25, 2017}}
History
In 1986, Marriott Corp. sold the chain to a private investor group.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-05-fi-1553-story.html|title=Marriott to Sell Restaurant Units : Deal Includes Stuart Anderson's and Velvet Turtle Chains|first=MARTHA|last=GROVES|date=August 5, 1986|website=Articles.latimes.com|access-date=December 25, 2017}} The semi-formal restaurant chain closed down in the early 1990s when the popularity of casual dining was on the rise.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2009/04/04/velvet-turtle-closure/|title = Velvet Turtle closure|date = April 4, 2009}}
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External links
- [http://www.wallysdesertturtle.com/about-wallys.html History]
- [http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/shellshocked-velvet-turtle-is-razed/article_b12f7d5a-bc19-11e3-b6cc-001a4bcf887a.html Redevelopment of Former restaurant site]
Category:Defunct restaurants in California
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