[2] The main restaurant has old wooden booths, a dining counter, as well as a large storefront, showing the grill to pedestrians.

[3] The trademark menu item is an Albert's frank with chili sauce, mustard and onions, as well as french fries with gravy.

[5] American soldiers serving abroad in England, Germany, Japan, and Vietnam have all received shipments of Shorty's chili sauce in the mail from their mothers.

[5] The favored supplier of the hot dogs has changed over time from locations in Germantown, Johnstown, and Green Valley Packing in Taylorstown.

[6] The Observer-Reporter describes Shorty's as having a "local brand recognition that a lot of companies can only dream about"[7] and that a book could be written on the restaurant.

[8] An associate professor of entrepreneurship at the nearby Washington & Jefferson College said that the customer loyalty and business model represents "almost a case study for a franchising class.

[1] The efforts to keep Shorty's open in the face of pressure for developers has inspired other small business owners, including Shelley's Pike Inn in Houston, Pennsylvania.

[3] They have pursued a franchising effort to place stores in Southpointe Shopping Plaza, downtown Canonsburg, and Franklin Township.