# @columbuslibrary on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOTRNqFDGDp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34405400-columbuslibrary-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-07T12:30:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Columbus Library (@columbuslibrary) — https://gondola.cc/columbuslibrary

## Caption

Daddy-O’s: a short-lived chain making fast food even faster 🍔➡️

Launched in 1988 by the G.D. Ritzy’s chain, Daddy-O’s put speed and low costs at the forefront.

The restaurants were small. There was no indoor seating – instead, they built multiple drive-thru windows. With lower construction costs and minimal staff, customers enjoyed lower prices than competitors.

Their menu had all the classics: burgers (just 89¢), fries (49¢), chili dogs, chicken sandwiches, chocolate milkshakes, and soft drinks. 

📍 The first Daddy-O’s was a converted Ritzy’s on Ohio State’s campus. The first drive-up location opened in Whitehall later that year. The pictured shop, near Grandview at West 5th Ave. and Eastview Ave., opened in 1989.

But just as Daddy-O’s gained momentum, Ritzy’s began to struggle. Their namesake restaurants closed around the country, and Daddy-O’s quickly followed suit. Some locations shut down, while others were sold to Arby’s. 

By 2001, all Daddy-O’s were gone.

Today, the location is home to a Starbucks.

#daddyos #ritzys #columbushistory

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columbushistory, ritzys, daddyos

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