Who founded Junior's restaurant in Brooklyn in 1950?

Junior’s restaurant in Brooklyn was founded by Harry Rosen in 1950.

The restaurant’s original location is at 386 Flatbush Avenue Extension, at DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn. Rosen’s family had already operated a diner at the site since 1929, but the Junior’s name began in 1950. The restaurant opened on Election Day and was named after Rosen’s sons, Walter and Marvin.

Junior’s became especially famous for its New York-style cheesecake. Rosen and master baker Eigel Peterson developed the signature recipe, which uses a sponge-cake base rather than the graham-cracker crust common in many American cheesecakes. Alan Rosen, Harry’s grandson, later became the third-generation owner, so he is sometimes mistakenly credited as the founder.