come to trial, Shakey's was sold to Jacmar Companies of Alhambra, California in 2004. Jacmar had been the franchisee of 19 Shakey's restaurants. , there were 51 Shakey's Pizza restaurants in the United States - 48 of the locations are in California (all, except Oroville, are in Southern California), and two in Washington. The last location east of the Mississippi River, in Auburn, Alabama, closed in April 2019. There are six locations in the Greater Mexico City metro area. All locations closed their dining rooms in mid-March 2020 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, with take-out service still available. Dining rooms re-opened in May 2021. In popular culture At the start of Wayne's World, Rob Lowe's character is introduced to the show by a Shakey's employee. In a season five episode of South Park titled "Kenny Dies", Cartman uses human stem cells to clone a Shakey's restaurant. Cartman recalled this act of his in the season 9 episode "The Death of Eric Cartman". Shakey's was also briefly mentioned in other episodes such as the season 6 episode "Asspen", the season 8 episode "Up the Down Steroid", and the season 10 episode "Stanley's Cup". In episode seven of the National Public Radio series Riders Radio Theater, a flashback sequence features the character Deputy Doug saying "I'm not going to be a banjo player at Shakey's the rest of my life!" In the film Love & Pop, two characters meet at a Shakey's in Japan. Gallery See also List of pizza chains of the United States References External links Shakey's USA Restaurants established in 1954 Pizza chains of the United States Pizza franchises Companies based in Los Angeles County, California Restaurants in California Restaurant chains in the United States Alhambra, California 1954 establishments in California