Jack Dempsey's Broadway Restaurant
[1][2][3] Owned by world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey,[3] the restaurant originally opened for business as Jack Dempsey's Restaurant on Eighth Avenue and 50th Street, directly across from the third Madison Square Garden, in 1935.[4] Most nights would find Dempsey's famous proprietor on hand to greet guests, sign autographs, pose for pictures, and hold court with people from all walks of life.Amiel became famous as the owner of the "underdog" horse Count Turf who won the 1951 Kentucky Derby.A few years after his Derby win, Amiel became a co-owner of Jack Dempsey's Restaurant.It is baked on our premises, eaten in our restaurant, as well as airmailed all over the United States and Europe.