Other locations include Times Square area and the lobby of the Fox Tower in the Foxwoods Resort in Ledyard, Connecticut.

The restaurant was founded by Harry Rosen in 1950,[1] although his family had run a diner in that location, albeit not under the Junior's name, since 1929.

"[3] Current owner Alan Rosen identifies the roots of the cheesecake in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.

[4] Rosen worked with master baker Eigel Peterson[1] to create the cheesecake known today as "The World's Most Fabulous Cheesecake", based on a recipe that was in the Rosen family for three generations,[5] a recipe that calls for sponge cake instead of graham cracker crust.

In addition to cheesecake, Junior's features deli sandwiches (particularly corned beef and pastrami), ten ounce steakburgers, cheese blintzes, and unique onion rings.

"[8] In 1981, when the restaurant caught on fire, a crowd of people watching the firefighters started chanting "Save the Cheesecake!