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Bambolino's is an Italian American restaurant in Houston, Texas. The original Bambolino's Inc. restaurant chain was established by Ninfa Laurenzo and her family, who had established the Ninfa's restaurant chain.〔"(Ninfa Laurenzo )." Texas Woman's University. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 The original Bambolino's was controlled by the holding company RioStar Corp. ==History== Managers and investors of the Ninfa's restaurant chain established Bambolino's. Most of the funding came from the Ninfa's Inc. restaurants. When Bambolino's started, it raised $400,000 through a private placement of notes and an additional $160,000 through a debt-and-equity arrangement with MESBIC Financial Corp.〔Pearson, Anne. "(Venture capital funds drop/But number of Houston firms financed in 1988 rises )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday August 9, 1989. Business 1. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 Bambolino's was the Laurenzo family's second attempt in making an Italian-American restaurant.〔Levinson, Brian. "(Ninfa's to open chain of fast-food Italian restaurants )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday February 17, 1987. Business 1. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 The first Bambolino's was scheduled to open on March 30, 1987 in Southwest Houston.〔〔Mesinger, Maxine. "(Another wedding - 34 years later )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday February 25, 1987. Houston Section Page 1. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 The Laurenzo family hoped that the increasing trend of carry-out food would help the restaurant chain's success.〔 The original Bambolino's was to be only serving carry out and drive through customers. Each location consisted of a group of portal spaces that could occupy in two spaces in a standard parking lot. The president of Ninfa's and a son of Ninfa Laurenzo, Roland Laurenzo, said that this would allow a Bambolino's restaurant to make relatively few sales in order to break even.〔 In February 1987 the company elected D. Drue Pollan Jr. as the president, Leo J. Kelleher as the chief financial officer, and Joanne L'Abbate as the secretary-treasurer.〔Staff. "(PEOPLE IN BUSINESS )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday March 8, 1987. Business 5. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 The first restaurant opened in April 1987.〔 It was the Ninfa's company's first restaurant established since the dissolving of the joint venture with McFaddin Ventures.〔 In June 1987 Ninfa Laurenzo signed for the second location, at the intersection of Durham Drive and Washington Avenue. It was scheduled to open at the end of the month.〔Mesinger, Maxine. "(Former press aide working on books )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Friday June 19, 1987. Houston Section, Page 1. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 In September 1987 Ninfa Laurenzo signed for the lease of the fourth location on Montrose Boulevard.〔Mesinger, Maxine. "(Story is set here, but filmed there )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday September 22, 1987. Houston Section, Page 1. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 In February 1988 the chain leased of space to house its fifth location.〔Staff. "(LEASING BRIEFS )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday February 28, 1988. Business 6. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 In 1989 and 1990, RioStar converted four Bambolino's locations into Ninfa's Cafe ''fajitarias''.〔Staff. "(4 Bambolino's change menus to Mexican )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Friday June 8, 1990. Business 2. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕〔Staff. "(No pizza today )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Friday June 8, 1990. Business 1. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 The first conversion occurred in November 1989, and the conversions of the other three occurred afterwards. Ten Bambolino's remained.〔 In 1992 Houston Intercontinental Airport (now George Bush Intercontinental Airport) had two Bambolino's locations, with one in Terminal C and one in the Mickey Leland International Airlines Building (now Terminal D).〔Simons, Janet. "(AIRPORT INFO HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT )." ''Rocky Mountain News''. Sunday October 11, 1992. Sunday Magazine/Travel 5T. Retrieved on February 7, 2012.〕 In 1996 one Bambolino's remained.〔Elder, Laura Elizabeth. "Rapid expansion caused Ninfa's debt woes, says restaurant official." ''Houston Business Journal''. Sunday November 3, 1996. (2 ). Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 In 1997 Bambolino's filed for bankruptcy. The Laurenzo family kept the rights to the name.〔 Between the chain's opening and 1993, 17 Bambolino's restaurants had been in operation.〔Wollam, Allison. "(Original Bambolino’s pizza returns to Houston )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Wednesday July 13, 2011. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 As of 2011 there is one franchised Bambolino's location in operation on 1525 Westheimer Rd. During that year, Roland Laurenzo announced that he would start a new location at 1504 Airline Drive. This was the second restaurant he had opened in that location; Laurenzo opened the "Chispas Tiempo" restaurant there in March 2011, but it remained open for one month. While the new Bambolino's is primarily a pizza delivery business, it also houses six tables for dining-in.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bambolino's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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