The Famous

Silver Cart Story

The ideas that made Lawry's so unique sprang from the late founder, Mr. Lawrence Frank and Mr. Walter van de Kamp's belief that customers deserve top quality food and exemplary service. Hence no expense was spared to make the carts magnificent. Lawrence L. Frank designed the famous "silver" carts so that the beef could be carved at tableside. The first one was built in 1938 and it cost nearly as much as a Cadillac (US$30,000). (That cost has kept pace with inflation, and a new cart today is still as expensive as a new Cadillac.)