Restaurants that are no more

[mom2boys]

Our Roy Rogers had toy horses as the high chairs for kids (am I dating myself that I remember sitting in those?)

Now you are bringing back memories! I remember taking my mother taking my grandfather, my brother & me to see ROY ROGERS in person at our local Roy Rogers restaurant. Apparently, my grandfather was a big fan. I was only 7 or 8 and just didn't get it. I do remember that it was so hot that people were passing out from heat exhaustion and there were so many people you couldn't move.

 

[Planogirl]

just found this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Boy_(restaurant)

yes Kip's is list as a chain that was/is under the franchise

The link keeps messing up for some reason. If it doesn't work, just search for Big Boy restaurant at wikipedia

Good find!

I can't believe how many different names they've had!

 

[barkley]

i think the 'po folks' in old town sacramento is still there.

i think farrell's ice creams parlors fell out of popularity at least in northern california after one was crashed into by an airplane-there had been allot of concerns about's it's placement in proximity to the airport anyway, and then when something like 22 people were killed they just kind of fell out of favor.

i miss 'grandys'-a drive thru and sit down place where you could get awsome chicken fried steak with country gravy anytime they were open. i miss 'mels drive in' too-tremendous variety in the menu.

el torritos? who ever ate in the restaurant-the bar during happy hour had a huge free spread and half priced drinks

fuddruckers is still alive and well in northern california-and they serve a great ostrich burgar

i know allot of people like in and out burgar (personaly i think their fries are terrible) but if you're ever in washington state and like a traditional burgar of the same type try one of our local chains 'zips'-great burgars and their handmade shakes and sides are awsome (deep fried mushrooms ).

 

[Planogirl]

I just thought of another I liked and has since disappeared. We had a little drive through place called Checkers for a short while and I liked their burgers. I understand that they still exist in parts of the country though.

When we were in Houston we lost my much-loved Taco Bueno chain. I was thrilled when I found them everywhere in the Dallas area plus I understand that they've expanded back into the Houston area.

 

[sha_lyn]

We still Checker's here, but the one that was closest to us was torn down and a WalGreen's went up. The checker's was on our way home from where DS used practice football and baseball. We ended up getting checkers at least 1x a week

 

[Dee & Greg]

Checkers and Rally's are the same... some Checkers converted to the Rally's logo..

Oh, I loved GD Ritzie's... ice cream.. yum

 

[AmazingGrace]

fuddruckers is still alive and well in northern california-and they serve a great ostrich burgar

They have Fudd's here in San Antonio!! Love their burgers.

 

[Poohbear123]

They have Fudd's here in San Antonio!! Love their burgers.

No longer here, it closed a year or so ago, as did Bennigans, Roadhouse Grill.

 

[LBAK]

Please tell me Borelli's is still there! I plan on visiting next year and DH and I have been talking about them for weeks!

Suzanne

Borelli's is still there. I ate there last night. We go about every 3 weeks to get our fix. Enjoy it when you come.

 

[ChrisFL]

I used to love all the different kinds of booths they had. The one near my house had a booth that was actually a huge ferris wheel seat...was that in all of them?

I don't recall, I know all of them had some crazy decorations.

 

[paras4ri]

Lots of familiar names in this thread. The title caught my eye because we just noticed that our local Macaroni Grill is gone and we ate there just a few weeks ago.

Here in RI we had York Steak House as well as Rustler and Bonanza - which were actually in the same location. When one closed the other opened - and I worked there for a few summers. There was also Vallee's Steak House which was a New England chain. They were sit-down rather than cafeteria-style like the others.

My first job was at an A&W Root Beer stand - I was a car hop but we didn't wear roller skates.

OMG about Ground Round and Lums (we called it Slums!) Just last night we were reminiscing that those were both places that kids could drink while underage - and the drinking age back then was 18!!! Those are the memories that you don't share with your kids!

I remember Beefsteak Charlies for their shrimp and their sangria. In fact one Beefsteak Charlies became a Victoria Station but both are long gone now around here.

We had Burger Chef and another local chain but the name escapes me. It was a drive up place, no indoor seating.

When my IL's moved to Orlando in 1988 they loved Wags on I-Drive for breakfast. They'd also get donuts from Bill Knapps but that restaurant on I-Drive burned down. When we cleaned out their apartment not long ago I found an old bag from there - a Knapp Sack!

Remeber when Kmart had a cafeteria? I remember going there LOTS when I was a kid. Not just a nachos, hot dog place, a real cafeteria.

I remember the cafeteria in K-Mart and the lunch counter at Woolworth with the balloons to pop for a banana split.

Did anyone's (I guess in FL) Burdine's have a restaurant?

Jordan Marsh - a department store in New England - used to have a restaurant too. They also had a bakery and were famous for blueberry muffins. Speaking of blueberry muffins - there was also a chain called Pewter Pot that served muffin sundaes!

 

[starwatcher]

we had an american banstand cafe which closed down i did get to meet dick clark there. When I was little we had a restaurant that was called next door. It had like french soldiers decorating the outside and you would order your food on a phone and they had little flags you would raise at your table after calling in your order. Was my fave place to go was mad when it disappeared.

 

[lillygator]

also no Golden Corral, Sizzler, Road House, and I want my KRYSTAL BURGER!

 

[Dr.Girlfriend]

I miss Wag's

 

[LBAK]

I miss Jahn's ice cream palor. Our Macaroni Grill closed last week. What is Miller's Ale House? We're getting our first one here. Anyone familiar with it?

 

[Tink_Or_Belle]

I guess Lil Duffer must have been regional as nobody else misses it

we also used to go to a placecalled Furrs (not sure thats how it was spelled?) you walked down a line and picked your food and paid at the end.

we have an Orange Julius at the mall in Omaha (at least we did last time I was there)

and I LOOOVE A&W I drove down 84th in LaVista NE today and had to call EVERYONE I know to tell them they were opening an A&W... because whenever anyone goes anywhere with me and we see one I force them to eat there with me they will all be so happy that I can get my fix when I go volunteer down the street

 

[Planogirl]

we had an american banstand cafe which closed down i did get to meet dick clark there. When I was little we had a restaurant that was called next door. It had like french soldiers decorating the outside and you would order your food on a phone and they had little flags you would raise at your table after calling in your order. Was my fave place to go was mad when it disappeared.

I remember that place! It was in the Grapevine Mills mall right across from a restaurant that was all about spooky stuff. The Eerie Cafe or something like.

Someone mentioned Furr's. That was a cafeteria and I got my first job at one while I was still in high school. Cafeterias in general seem to be dying out.

A buffet place that I really like is Ryan's. I think the food is surprisingly good for a place of that kind. They seem way harder to find than they used to be though.

 

[LadyyRedd]

A buffet place that I really like is Ryan's. I think the food is surprisingly good for a place of that kind. They seem way harder to find than they used to be though.

There's one in Hagerstown, MD!

Kimya

 

[Figment22]

We have a Ryan's in Savannah. It had been there for many years and then closed down. Another restaurant took its place. Now Ryan's is back in the same location!

There's one in Charleston too.

 

[sha_lyn]

A buffet place that I really like is Ryan's. I think the food is surprisingly good for a place of that kind. They seem way harder to find than they used to be though.

YUCK...my mom loves the local Ryans and very often plans family get-togethers there. Many many yrs ago the one in north cobb was really good, but the one here in town has always been horrible IMHO.