Yocco's Hot Dogs facts for kids
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Yocco's T-Town in Trexlertown, March 2014
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| Private | |
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | Allentown, Pennsylvania (1922) |
| Founder | Theodore Iacocca |
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U.S.
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Number of locations
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6 stores (2024) |
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Area served
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Lehigh Valley |
| Products | Hot dogs, cheesesteaks, pierogis, french fries, other |
| Owner | Gary Iacocca |
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Number of employees
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100-299 |
Yocco's Hot Dogs is a very popular place to get hot dogs and cheesesteaks. It has six restaurants. All of them are in the Lehigh Valley area of eastern Pennsylvania. Theodore Iacocca started Yocco's in 1922. He was the uncle of a famous businessman named Lee Iacocca. The main office for Yocco's is in Emmaus.
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About Yocco's Hot Dogs
How Yocco's Started
Yocco's first opened in 1922. It was located at 625 Liberty Street in Allentown. Back then, it was called the Liberty Grill.
Growing Through the Years
From the 1970s to the end of the 1990s, Yocco's opened five more restaurants. These were in Allentown and nearby towns. The first new store was on Hamilton Street in Allentown. After that, stores opened in Emmaus, Fogelsville, Trexlertown, and Hanover Township.
Yocco's has even been in a comic strip! It appeared several times in Zippy. This is a comic strip that appears in newspapers across the country.
Yocco's Today
In 2016, the original Liberty Street location closed down. A new Yocco's opened in the South Mall in Salisbury Township.
Today, Yocco's has six locations in the Lehigh Valley. Three are in Allentown. There is one each in Emmaus, Fogelsville, and Trexlertown. In December 2023, the company shared on Facebook that the Trexlertown store would close. Its last day was December 22, 2023.
Gary Iacocca runs Yocco's now. He is the third person from his family to own the business. The company's main office is in Emmaus.
The Name Story
The name "Yocco's" came from the family's last name, "Iacocca." Many people in the area were Pennsylvania Dutch. They found it hard to say "Iacocca" because it is an Italian name. Instead, they often said "Yocco." So, the family changed the name of the restaurant to Yocco's. This made it easier for everyone to say.
Where to Find Yocco's
Here are the locations of Yocco's restaurants:
- Yocco's Route 100 is at 225 PA Route 100 in Fogelsville.
- Yocco’s South is at 4042 Chestnut Street in Emmaus.
- Yocco’s South Mall is inside South Mall at 3300 Lehigh Street in Allentown.
- Yocco's Trexlertown is at 7150 Hamilton Boulevard in Trexlertown.
- Yocco's Valley Plaza is at 1930 Catasauqua Road in Allentown.
- Yocco's West is at 2128 Hamilton Street in Allentown.
