Ben Frank's was a restaurant in West Hollywood, California, opened in 1962 by Arthur Simms and Bob Ehrman.
[1] The location, surrounded by the famous nightclubs of the Sunset Strip, led to a celebrity clientele, and the 24-hour restaurant became a popular late night destination.
The distinctive googie architecture and eye-catching neon sign[2] helped attract musicians like Jim Morrison and Frank Zappa,[3] as well as patrons of the nearby music venues.
[6] Mel's Drive-In renamed and rehabilitated the building in 2007, redesigning much of the interior and adding new windows but maintaining the distinctive A-Frame architecture and replacing the letters on the original sign structure.
[8] The sign and the original Ben Frank's are briefly visible in the 1965 black and white concert film The Big T.N.T.