Parlor Restaurant

"In 1838 Sprague built a new jewelry store and family residence at the northwest corner of Liberty and Walnut streets. The two-story "Sprague Corner" building was torn down in 1955 and a new building was erected. Today that structure houses The Parlor restaurant."

Parlor Restaurant

Former type	Restaurants (American)
Industry	Accommodation & Food Services
Fate	Dissolved
Predecessor(s)	Isaly Shoppe, The
Successor(s)	The Leaf
Founder(s)	Pat Chirdon and Mike Chirdon
Defunct	May 2020 (2020-05)
Headquarters	203 W. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio, United States
Number of locations	1
Key people	Vera Geiselman- She also worked at The Isaly Shoppe (1960) Waitress, then Cook (1980); Pat Chirdon; Mike Chirdon; Bob Bercaw; Lois Owens; Gloria Airwyke, Waitress; Lois (Forbes) Owens, Manager.

Locations

• 203 W. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio 44691

Timeline

• 1980 - Opened as Parlor - with the building owned by Strawberry Alley Partnership which was comprised of members of the Retzler family has been virtually unchanged since it was construct in 1955 as an Isaly's store.
• 1976 - Bob Bercaw built a 5,058 pound ice cream sundae on the streets in downtown Wooster and entered in the Guiness Book of World Records (1976).
• 2010 - 30th Anniversary. "As long as I'm here, the coffee will never go above 99 cents," -- Mike Chirdon.
• 2011 - Vera Geilselman retired as Cook. Her potato salad was famous
• 2015 - 35th Anniversary
• 2020 - May, After 40 years at The Parlor Mike Chirdon sold the restaurant to Jason and Samantha Stine

Newspaper articles

Newspaper full-text articles

• July 31, 2005: "Family Restaurants Celebrate Milestones" by Naomi Snyder, The Daily Record, p. 123.

• August 01, 2010: "Friends and Family of Parlor Restaurant Mark 30 Years" by Rachel Jackson, The Daily Record, p. 123.

• February 15, 2011: "The Parlor co-workers say 'there's no repeating' Vera Geiselman's potato salad" by Amanda Rolik, The Daily Record, p. 123.

• February 01, 2013: "Building a 5,058-pound ice cream sundae on the streets of downtown Wooster" by Ann Gasbarre, The Daily Record, p. 123.

• June 28, 2013: "Bits and Pieces 6-28: 20,000 Gathered for Sundae Sample" by Ann Gasbarre, The Daily Record, p. 123.

• August 25, 2013: "Area Businesses' Fair Experience Is Varied" by Steven F. Huszai, The Daily Record, p. 123.

• August 16, 2015: "Wooster's The Parlor Celebrates 35 Years as Downtown Staple: The Parlor Family, Workers, Customers Celebrate 35 Years" by Emily Votaw, The Daily Record, p. 123.

• May 05, 2017: "Remember party lines?" by Ann Gasbarre, The Daily Record, p. 123.

• May 07, 2020: "New owners, new name: After 40 years The Parlor will become The Leaf" by Tami Mosser, The Daily Record, p. Online.

What Links Here

• Historic Downtown Wooster ‎ (← links)
• Portal:Business/Accommodation and Food Services ‎ (← links)
• Isaly Shoppe ‎ (← links)