Rafferty's Inc

Rafferty's Restaurant & Bar is an employee-owned company located in the Southeastern United States. The first Rafferty's was opened in 1981 in Bowling Green, Ky. Another successful location in Lexington, Ky., soon followed. There are 25 restaurants in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Ohio, with an annual growth rate projected at two to three new locations per year. The name Rafferty's was derived from the internal architecture of the building and its visible atrium 'Rafters.' The current d cor of its restaurants still feature the trademarks of the original unit in Bowling Green. Some house favorites on the menu include the Tostada Grande and Deep Dish Lasagna.