Runza Restaurants
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Runza Restaurants is the name of a small regional restaurant chain specializing in ethnic cuisine once served by the Volga German immigrants to the United States. In 1949, Sally Everett and her brother, Alex Bruning opened the first Runza Drive-Inn in Lincoln, Nebraska and began serving runza sandwiches, a type of pastry filled with ground beef, onion, and cabbage. They eventually opened more locations in the late 1950's and added hamburgers to the menu. Her son, Donald Everett, who took over operations in 1966, began franchising and established a company.
Today there are locations throughout Nebraska with additional locations in Colorado, Iowa and Kansas. They maintain that their ingredients are fresh and buy many products from local farmers. The menu offers several types of Runza sandwiches, 100% beef hamburgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, onion rings, soups and thick, hand-dipped milkshakes. The regional chain began a children's menu featuring "Runza Rex and Friends" and participates in reading and literacy programs.
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