ADVISORY/Tuesday, Aug. 7 is Johnny Rockets Day in Columbus; Johnny Rockets Celebrates ``The Original Road Trip''.

Business Editors & Restaurant Writers

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Aug. 7)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

 Columbus Is One of Only Nine National Stops as Classic American-Style
       Diner Embarks on a Cross-Country Journey in a Classic Car
                 Along Historic Route 66 to Celebrate


WHAT:    Johnny Rockets, the All-American hometown hamburger and malt
         shop, invites all to an official celebration for "The Johnny
         Rockets Original Road Trip." Festivities will include free
         giveaways and a chance to win a classic 1950s Chevy Bel Air,
         and much more!

WHERE:   Johnny Rockets
         Lennox Towne Center
         1787 Olentangy River Road
         Columbus, Ohio  43212
         614/291-8239

WHEN:    Tuesday, Aug. 7
         11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VISUALS & OPPORTUNITIES:
         Drive a classic red 1950s Chevy Bel Air; dance to your
         favorite 50s music with Johnny Rockets servers; participate
         in games and win lots of fun prizes; make milkshakes; flip
         "the original" hamburger.
         "Johnny Rockets Day" proclamation presented by the city of
         Columbus at 1 p.m.

BACKGROUND:
         Johnny Rockets will celebrate its newly enhanced menu with
         "The Johnny Rockets Original Road Trip," a 66-day road trip
         across the highways and byways of America that includes part
         of historic Route 66.

         Johnny Rockets' newly enhanced menu now includes a Route 66
         hamburger, a delicious tribute to the infamous highway that
         embodies a nostalgic experience similar to that of Johnny
         Rockets restaurants nationwide. In addition to the Route 66
         hamburger, Johnny Rockets is also broadening its menu variety
         to include Chicken Tenders, a Chicken Club Salad, and more.