(for example, "The Crown and Firkin", in Whitby, Ontario), and many Firkin Group pubs in fact share their names with former UK Firkin Brewery pubs. In the United States, the franchise pubs are named with "Firkin" first, as in "The Firkin & Fox" as opposed to "The Fox & Firkin". The pub chain once credited itself as being the "largest and fastest growing" group of pubs in North America. Lately the claim is "largest & most dominant chain of traditional English pubs" in North America. About 10 pubs have closed out of the about 25 pubs that have opened since 2005. New pubs have opened about every 6 months, keeping the overall number of open pubs around 15. Typically the demographic ranges from parents with children during the day to an older drinking crowd in the evenings and late night. Although the menu is somewhat limited, the food is on pace with other more well known bar & grill restaurants. Australia A number of independent English-style pubs in Australia use "Firkin" in their names, such as the Firkin and Hound in Alice Springs. References External links Firkin Group Of Pubs home page (US and Canada) List of Firkins with histories Pub Reviews at PubJury.com List of Firkin pubs in Greater London (1999) 1979 establishments in England Defunct breweries of the United Kingdom British companies established in 1979 Food and drink companies established in 1979 Food and drink companies disestablished in 2001 Pub chains Defunct restaurant chains Restaurants established in 1979 Restaurants disestablished in 2001 2001 disestablishments in England Defunct restaurants in the United Kingdom