That was his really big advantage over people, you couldn’t get him aggravated.”ĭoria died a month before Golden Star was to celebrate its 50th anniversary, but Justin says the family is thankful he lived to see its fifth decade and Joe says he’s carrying on the little jokes family and customers became so fond of. “He tried to turn everything into a funny thing. Order food online at New Golden Star, New York City with Tripadvisor: See 4 unbiased reviews of New Golden Star, ranked 7887 on Tripadvisor among 10096. “There wasn’t a single person who didn’t like him,” said his son Joe, who took over the business with his brother Frank Jr. After stints working for CP Rail and Shopsy’s, Doria and Margaret moved to Thornhill, where they opened the Golden Star drive-in restaurant in 1965.Īt the time it was a gamble, but Doria wasn’t one to shy away from hard work and the juicy, homemade burgers won people over. “She came in and he bought her a Coke and that was basically it,” Justin said.Ĭokes became auspicious and they married two years later. It was while working at a mom-and-pop soda shop in South Porcupine in northern Ontario in 1942, that he met his wife Margaret. This quiet, soft-spoken guy who loved the restaurant,” he said.īorn Main Gagliato in southern Italy, Doria came to Canada as a teenager, hoping to build a better life for himself. “He was very caring and giving, very understanding. As a teenager clearing tables, Justin would bring Doria a coffee and be tipped five bucks.

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