| Ford's Garage USA | |
| Type: | Private |
| Trade Name: | Ford's Garage |
| Genre: | Casual Dining |
| Founder: | Marc Brown Mike McGuigan Daniel Kearns |
| Foundation: | in Fort Myers, Florida |
| Industry: | Restaurant |
| Location: | 505 E Jackson Street Tampa, Florida United States |
| Locations: | 25 (2023) |
| Area Served: | Florida Michigan Indiana Ohio Texas Kentucky |
| Key People: | Steve Shlemon President Marc Brown, Franchisee |
| Owner: | Icon Restaurant Group |
| Products: | Burgers, Appetizers, Soups, Comfort Foods, Mac and Cheese, Sandwiches, Milkshakes, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft Drinks[1] [2] |
| Revenue: | US$105.6 million |
Ford's Garage is an American chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 2012.[3] The first restaurant was opened in Fort Myers, Florida. As of December 2023, the company has 25 restaurants in six states, the majority of which are operated by 23 Restaurant Services. The chain has a licensing agreement with the Ford Motor Company that allows it to use the Ford name and the carmaker's logo.[4]
In 2012, co-founders Mike McGuigan, Daniel Kearns, President of the Kearns Restaurant Group as well as his son, Zachary Kearns opened the first Ford's Garage restaurant in Fort Myers, Florida. In May 2013, the company applied to trademark its name as Ford's Garage Venture LLC. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied the application, because the name was too similar to the trademark held by the Ford Motor Company. One year later in 2014, the restaurant chain signed a deal with the Ford Motor Company enabling it to use Ford's trademark "Blue Oval" logo and other insignia in its restaurants.[5] In 2017, Ford's Garage opened their first restaurant outside Florida in Dearborn, Michigan, the birthplace of the motor company's founder Henry Ford.[6] The restaurant in Dearborn is located within the property of the Ford Motor Company and is less than two miles away from the company's international headquarters.
In 2023, the company opened a restaurant in Florence, Kentucky.[7]
Ford's Garage's sister restaurants include Yeoman's Topgolf Swing Suite, Tiki Docks, Don The Beachcomber, The Firestone, Capone's Coal Fired Pizza, Cabos Cantina, The Lodge, The Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill, The downtown social house, Izzy’s Fish & Oyster, all located in Florida.[8]