The item selection was hand-painted on wooden menu boards, advertising a $0.35 cent hot dog.

[3] In the late sixties, shoppers traveled from a great distance to patronize regional malls, therefore National Coney started implementing new locations in those areas.

Giftos was able to open two new stores in St. Clair Shores (1969) and Detroit (1971), due to the success of the Macomb location.

This is when the chain really grew to eleven locations, each with unique interior, some implementing drive-thrus, and others offering beer and wine.

patty, lettuce, tomato, red onion, 1000 island dressing, and pickles on the side.

Some cities that host National Coney Island are: Clinton Twp., Grosse Pointe/Detroit, Macomb Twp., McNamara Terminal Wayne County Airport, North Terminal, Rochester Hills, Roseville, Royal Oak, Shelby Twp., St. Clair Shores, Sterling Heights, Troy, Utica, Warren, and Waterford.

[6] In the future, Giftos’s son, Tom Giftos Junior, who has been currently running the business plans to drift away from sit down restaurants to a lot more “express” style National Coney Islands which will be opening up in places like airports, stadiums, and colleges.