Iconic Restuarants that are no more.

[dvcfamily41801]

York Steak House
Horn & Horn - I think thats what it was....it was in the mall.
Olgas Kitchen
Mr. Dunderbak's
Pampered Pup

 

[A_Princess'_Daddy]

We have Zantigos in the Twin Cities. I used to have two pretty close to me, but the one closed not long before Christmas.

Is Zantigos still good? I get up to the Twin Cities for business somewhat frequently and am seriously considering a side-trip to eat at one, if they haven't become total dives. From their website, it looks like there is one in Bloomington that isn't far from where I often go, so it would be fun to relive old memories. I'm sure they're not as fantastic as I remember, but if they are passable, I'll make a trip.

 

[mmouse37]

any North Jersey people remember Fat Mikes on 46?
or Callahans?

Definitely remember Callahans!!! Great hot dogs!!!

MJ

 

[Swank]

any North Jersey people remember Fat Mikes on 46?
or Callahans?

Each time we visited my Grandma in Cliffside Park we had to go to Callahans on the way home. Even though she had fed us tons of food.

So Big..So Good, Callahans.

 

[GDUL]

Bodega's
Holly's By Golly
Steak and Ale
Don Pablo's
Victoria Station
Mountain Jacks

 

[Heidict]

The one thing I miss about A&W was the seasoning that they put on their fries. Does anyone know how to duplicate that? Would love to have it again.

 

[CandleontheWater]

There is an Arthur Treachers alive and serving in Alexandria, VAa

Ok, this one is Orlando specific, but I thought maybe on a DIS board some of you would remember

King Henry's Feast!

It was a dinner theater type show a little like medieval times, but WAY better. First of all you didn't have to eat with your hands and they had jugglers and magic tricks.

We used to go there practically every Disney trip as a child, it was located on I-drive.

There also was a Mardi Gras themed dinner show and one themed to the Wild west, but King Henry's Feast was our families favorite!

 

[jen0610]

A lot of the usual suspects:
Rax - I could kill for a BBC (bacon beef & cheddar) right now! That amazing tangy sharp cheese sauce hasn't been duplicated since.
Farrell's - "I made a pig out of myself" with The Trough a bunch of times as a kid (when my metabolism was a LOT higher) and had a birthday party there complete with a Zoo sundae.
Sambo's - Victim of unnecessary controversy. It was named after the two founders "Sam" and "Bo".
Arthur Treacher's - I always smile when I pass an old location with the trademark "lantern" sign still being used by the current occupant.
Burger Chef - My parent's bought their current home off of the guy that was the corporate counsel for the chain.
Roselyn Bakery's - You've only probably heard of them if you grew up in Central Indiana. Locations all over Indy. Great cookies... Funny, I just learned via Wikipedia that they were shut down because their central bakery suffered repeated rat infestations!!!
Steak-n-Ale - Took my date there for my Senior Prom (big spender, I was!).
The Magic Pan - Loved eating there during the short time crepes were all the rage in the late 70's.
Orange Julius - My aunt worked there at our mall while she was dating my uncle. Both are gone now. It was back when they had the demon logo (which they dropped after threats of a lawsuit from Arizona State) and the store had a "Hell" theme with fake black volcanic rock and light fixtures with flickering light bulbs that looked like they came out of a dungeon. I smiled last weekend to see that DQ apparently now owns the recipe and trademark.

The Orance Julius/DQ combo has been open down here for a couple of years now. We have one in the mall and I know of at least one stand alone DQ store that has added the OJ products to their line up. The best of both worlds. The kids can get their blizzards and DH gets his strawberry julius and I get my orage one.

 

[marcyinPA]

We still have Aurellio's pizza in the Chicago area. I think that they're a franchise so if you're looking for a business opportunity ...

Haha- they had a franchise here in PA when I was in HS- back in 1985-ish, and it didn't make it. Don't think I will try that one here again! LOL

 

[marcyinPA]

York Steak House
Horn & Horn - I think thats what it was....it was in the mall.
Olgas Kitchen
Mr. Dunderbak's
Pampered Pup

German restaurant? We still have one in our mall here- and it is always busy. My kids like to go there when we go to the mall- which isn't very often anymore.

 

[spacemountainmom]

Is Zantigos still good? I get up to the Twin Cities for business somewhat frequently and am seriously considering a side-trip to eat at one, if they haven't become total dives. From their website, it looks like there is one in Bloomington that isn't far from where I often go, so it would be fun to relive old memories. I'm sure they're not as fantastic as I remember, but if they are passable, I'll make a trip.

We had Zantigos when I was a kid and they all closed. I never visited one in those days. When they came back, I started going there. I love them! Now I've got the urge for a chilito!

 

[suzimar57]

yes, used to go to callahan's (fort lee) - lived in cliffside park, ate there a LOT, even had the yellow t-shirt - yoo hoo and a dog!!

remember the callahan's on route 46W (down from the "circle" by valley fair) but the fort lee location was "home" for us!

how about binghamton's in edgewater? - is it still there??!!

 

[bunkkinsmom]

OH MR DUNDERBAK'S!! YES!!! MMMMM German Potato Salad.

Thanks, there's my craving for the day.

 

[Dax]

There is an Arthur Treachers alive and serving in Alexandria, VAa

Ok, this one is Orlando specific, but I thought maybe on a DIS board some of you would remember

King Henry's Feast!

It was a dinner theater type show a little like medieval times, but WAY better. First of all you didn't have to eat with your hands and they had jugglers and magic tricks.

We used to go there practically every Disney trip as a child, it was located on I-drive.

There also was a Mardi Gras themed dinner show and one themed to the Wild west, but King Henry's Feast was our families favorite!

Though I never ate there...I remember it....I think there is an Olive Garden there now in its place, next to Dave and Busters

Many of the mentioned places exist in Orlando area..

Friendly's - I drive
Pondorosa - I drive and 192
Sizzler - 192
Steak and Shake - Numerous FL locations
Houlihans - 192

 

[tvguy]

Sizzler (although I guess they still exist in some states)

Big Boy

176 Sizzlers left, down from a high of 215.
My goodness, they advertise like crazy here. They drove Mr. Steak and Happy Steak out of business here in California.

 

[tvguy]

Godfather's Pizza. I used to love it. Ours went out of business years ago.

620 of those left according to their website.

 

[tvguy]

Tony Baloney's and Shakey's Pizza.
Woolworth's counter for the hot dog in the wierd bun that was grilled.

Tony Baloneys is still open on College Oak, down the street from ARC.

 

[tvguy]

Shakey's, so named because one of its founders suffered shaking due to a bout of malaria, was a fairly large national chain at one point but a series of buyouts, each with bad management nearly killed it completely. Today, there are 58 stores left in the U.S. with 51 in California. Ironically, none of them are left in Sacramento where it was founded. Shakey's, back in its day was an example of the California style crust. It was thin, but not wafer thin, crispy on the bottom, and bubbly on the top and never soggy. Today's extra thin crusts aren't the same.

Closest one to Sacramento is in Oroville.

 

[tvguy]

Sambo's!

Remember the wall mural that was so politically incorrect I don't even dare describe it on the DIS?

We didn't know any better, we just enjoyed the food!

Terri

PS I won't go into how much underage drinking we did at Chichis....

Had many a great meal at Sambos after Little League games as a kid.

 

[tvguy]

Not in Chicago but I remember a Farrell's. It was an 19th century motif. I remember if you ordered the Pig's trough or there was a birthday, the banged the drums in all the rooms, used a two person thing to carry the ice cream and ran all over the place with sirens blaring. I think they did the same for the Pike's Peak.

Actually, I think the huge procession was if you ordered a Zoo, which was basically a huge metal bowl filled with enough ice cream for a birthday party....they ran around the restaurant with it on a stretcher,,, had sirens and bells and kazoos going off the entire time.