Dic Ann's Hamburgers

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Dic Ann's Hamburgers is a local fast-food restaurant chain centered on Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1954, Dic Ann's is best known for its uniquely thin hamburgers -- ironically named "Hi-Boys" -- which are topped with their own unique hot sauce, as well as its poutine. Their french fries are cooked in 100% peanut oil. They serve Pepsi, and there are many signed photos and hockey sticks from Quebec sports figures and celebrities.

The chain consists of 10 restaurants in the greater Montreal area, most in suburban locations such as Montréal-Nord, Dorion, Ville d'Anjou, Laval and Terrebonne. The location closest to downtown Montreal is located on St-Jacques Street in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

Its restaurants are not listed in local phone directories. None of the restaurants are open on Mondays.

[edit] Founders

The name, Dic Ann, is an amalgam of the founder's names, Dominic "Dick" Potenza and wife Ann Collecchia. Potenza was born in West Virginia and was raised in Utica, New York. During the 1940s, he worked as a head-waiter in the supper-club restaurants in the Rochester, New York and Buffalo, New York areas. It was at one of these clubs that he met his future wife, a jazz accordionist who performed using the stage name of Ann Russell. [1]