MCL Cafeterias

MCL Restaurant & Bakery, formerly known as MCL Cafeterias, is a chain of American cafeteria-style restaurants based in Indianapolis. As of April 2024, the company operates 13 locations in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

MCL Restaurant & Bakery

Formerly	MCL Cafeterias
Company type	Private
Industry	Restaurant
Founded	1950; 75 years ago (1950) in Indianapolis, Indiana
Founders	Charles O. McGaughey George Laughner
Headquarters	Indianapolis, Indiana , US
Products	American food
Owners	McGaughey family
Website	mclhomemade.com

Background

The company began with a single cafeteria in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1950, founded by Charles O. McGaughey and George Laughner. MCL is an abbreviation of their two names.^[1] Today, the chain operates locations in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. It is a privately owned company, now exclusively owned by the McGaughey family. In 2007, MCL Cafeterias changed the brand to "MCL Restaurant and Bakery", although no fundamental changes were made in production.^[2] MCL competed with Laughner's Cafeteria, which was founded by a cousin.

MCL Cafeteria at the Kingsdale Shopping Center in Upper Arlington, Ohio

See also

• List of cafeterias