Marvel Ranch owner Cheryl Burton and her father, Roger Bermel, food planner and dietitian, are marking the 50th anniversary of the Reading restaurant.
The late Gus Thomas owned the Marvel from 1959 to 1969, then Kenneth Shugars owned it from 1969 to 1979. Roger Bermel, who was working there in the 1970s, bought it in 1979. His daughter, Cheryl Burton, has owned it since the mid-1990s. Thomas started a few restaurants in the mid-20th century. Marvel Ranch was one of them. Something about the Marvel Ranch withstood the test of time.
Menu: Breakfast and lunch. The Marvel Mess, a combination of potatoes, onions, eggs, cheese, came from the suggestions of customers Don Miller and Don Kirby in 1976.