@@auraglasswerks4900 Nobody was taking their kids to Farrell's every day. It was a special treat. Do you think we should just eliminate desserts because they have sugar in them?
My friends and I would go to Farrell's at least once a month through the late 70's and early 80's. Those were great times. Farrell's is another example of "Don't fix what ain't broke".
It really brought such joy to so many! I wanted to take my family members there someday when I had MY family, but idiot business heads (board members) ruined it all.
I get a sinking feeling hearing the fate of all these successful enterprises taken over by faceless corporates. Why do they buy a business only to abandon its formula, lose money and close it down.
They don’t give a damn. It’s all about Wall Street morning profit reports. And if some Main Street institution isn’t making them millionaires, they execute it. Doesn’t matter how many generations used or enjoyed it. Read and learn.
look what's happened and the whole country, and the world as well. successful, well patronized businesses soaked up by faceless and soulless corporate America, drained then discarded.
They probably do it on purpose... raid the cash, stiff creditors and walk away. It’s a strategic plan . I worked for a large corporate grocery chain and saw it up close . They wanted it to fail . Bought it cheap,raided the assets ,filed bankruptcy and on to the next rip off
My parents used to take my brothers and I there in Indy on our birthdays back in the early '70s. It was really cool. One of my brothers ended up with a giant jowl breaker. That thing was huge lol.
I celebrated several birthdays at Farrell's. I always got the "Zoo" to share with friends. I loved the siren going off and the servers running around the restaurant.
I grew up in San Diego, and Farrell’s was one of the best things about childhood. The candy shop was like being in Willy Wonka’s waiting room. Of course new owners ruined it. Of course they did. They bought a wonderful, well-loved company, and decided to change everything we loved about it.
Ahh Ferrell's, my first job. Hired on at $1.10/hour. Guys always started out as dishwashers and worked your way up to waiter where the big tips awaited. I only made it to fountain jerk. Girls were just hired on as waitresses and cashiers. I worked at the Lloyd Center branch in Portland which is the first pictured building in the clip, and recognize Steve McKenna, my manager, holding the Gibson Girl Sundae over the piano a few photos in. Good memories there of long nights scooping ice cream till my arm ached, making Zoo's, tons of Clown sundaes, Tin Roofs, Apple Pandowdies, Banana Splits and Pig Troughs. And 2 cent soda water! As many other people here have noted, Ferrell's took a huge turn for the worse when it was sold to Marriott's. Almost overnight it went from such a fun place to work, to penny pinching, micro managed EVERYTHING. They killed the enthusiasm of us employees completely. We couldn't even walk fast with Zoo's anymore. You could tell it was the beginning of the end. Bob Ferrell's presence on the company was pretty limited. But still my good times far out weigh the bad, good memories, good friends, and I still have my Styrofoam "straw" hat and the red, white and blue garters we wore around our upper arms.😁
My family went to the Lloyd Center Farrell's all the time between about 1974 to 1979. We lived in Vancouver and my cousins lived in Canby, Oregon. Best place on the planet for a kid.
I worked at the Sacramento Farrell's (downtown) in the late 1970s. I scooped the ice cream and made sodas. I also had to ring the bell and run the siren. Total fun. So sad to see it gone today.
@@ApartmentKing66 A fighter jet that was at Executive Airport for an air show failed to take off, skidded across Freeport Blvd., and slammed into the Farrell's across the street back in 1972. That was basically the end of Farrell's in Sacramento.
@@bellesogne Wasn't there one on Fulton or Ardan?? though?? Can't remember the street names it's been so long ago! I just remember going out there as a kid and having so much fun! then my young adult group occasionally go out there.
@@lisawaldron14 Yes, there was a Farrell's in that area. I believe it was at the old Country Club Plaza shopping mall. I also remember going to that location once. My aunt bought me some plastic soldiers from a toy store in the mall right after that. It's funny the things you remember from your childhood.
I had my 16th birthday party in the 70's with family at Washington Square Mall Farrell's in Indianapolis. We all ate the giant pig trough sundae they brought out on the stretcher with sirens blaring. Oh how we laughed. I recall it being so much fun. Back when the world was normal. This channel is my addiction and I use it to escape back to a world I liked better.
Farrell's was so important to me as a child! When you said "back when the world was normal" I looked you up and subscribed... God I miss those less complicated times. What happened to America??!
Farrell's also had an elaborate candy store inside the restaurant, a novel and profitable concept. I'm sure they made a lot of money from people waiting to be seated.
In the 1970s, I spent a year as an exchange student in the US. On my last day, only a few hours before my plane left for home, my host family took me to Farrell´s, where we shared a "Mount Rainier", a humongous bowl of ice cream latge enough to make a football team sick Needless to say I was not really in the mood for this, as I didn´t want to go home. That year was the best in my entire life!
Farrells and Bob's Big Boy were always the special family outings for me growing up in the 70's, although I always got scared when the ZOO came around!!
My Daughters birthday happened to land on the same day that Farrell's closed its doors in Hayward, Ca at Southland Mall. We were the last customers to leave the restaurant. I still have the old Farrell's menu from the day that Farrell's died in Hayward, CA
My Farrell's was in Torrance, CA on Hawthorne Blvd. Lots of birthdays (even as adults ... young at heart), team parties, and just because visits. Farrell's will always have a special place in our hearts.
Same for me as well. Born and raised in Torrance. Graduated from Torrance High in1974. I remember going to Farrell’s one time with a date. We went there because his friend worked there. His friend was a jokester-he slipped a note under my bowl of ice cream asking if I would like to go out on a date with him. Too funny!
Pig trough, Animal zoo, trademark parsley on every plate you ordered ! Giant jawbreakers, Rock candy on a stick, drums pounding sirens blazing good times, childhood memories ... Ferrells ice cream@Colma Serramonte Shopping Center, Daly City California ! *Does anybody also remember PIZZA & PIPES in the same parking lot across from it ?
Some of my best birthday memories are from that Serramonte Farrel's! I still have some of those little plastic animals from the Zoo sundae. And those jawbreakers, we'd suck on those things for a while and then put them in plastic bags, then keep taking them out ... they'd last seemingly forever (or at least several weeks). That whole experience was back at a time when neighborhood kids all hung out together, and simple birthday outings to places like Farrel's were common. Times change, I guess, but it was fun while it lasted.
I celebrated my 10th birthday at Farrell's. We had the Hawaiian Luau party. The huge "volcano" of ice cream had hot fudge and marshmallow cream "lava" and they lit the top of it instead of a candle. Our waitress wore a grass skirt over her uniform and gave all of us plastic leis. Mine had a couple of plastic flowers added as the birthday girl. It was the best time I had at a party.
oh my GOSH! You just made my DAY! NOW I'm HOMESICK AGAIN! Farrell's on Beach Blvd. in Huntington Beach, CA!! I can still see my baby brother trying to eat the Zoo on his birthday! THANK YOU, DEAR DEAR WHOEVER YOU ARE ON RR !! SHARING!!!
I grew up going to that same Farrell’s! Many birthdays spent there. Even when it was someone else’s birthday it was a blast! Will never forget being startled by that damned siren!
Thanks so much for this story. I grew up with Farrells in Portland Oregon. One of my best friends worked there in the 60s and is second from right in the first group picture . He was Bob Reynolds. He was a Jolly Fun Loving person and told great stories about those early days. In the 80s I moved to a home on N.E. 17th street, 3 blocks from the place. I raised my kids there and we made Farrells a weekly spot. Bobby died this year, it was nice to see his face again.
Mr. Farrell even made a customer service video program that my HR department used to show new hires. If you got good reviews by customers you received a pickle pin and if you racked up enough of them, a bonus on your paycheck. He came across on the video as a genuine, funny and likeable guy who treated everyone with respect.
They had a very larg item called the Trough sounds like troff what pigs eat out of, if you finish thy gave you a ribbon and have you stand up and say something like I'm a pig and I love it in front of everyone.
My wife and she best friend worked at a Farrell’s in Beaumont, Texas while she was going through college at Lamar University. Working there paid for four years of college, and a teacher’s certificate. She’s been retired for eight years.
About 30 seconds into the video shows a Farrells which looks like the one they had in outer northeast Portland at 122 and Halsey, they also had on in the area of the Lloyd center. What I remember most was the Portland Zoo being carried around the restaurant.
My dad worked for Farrells in portland oregon. My brother got to ride in the farrell car in the junior rose parade. Me and my sister were too little. Good times.
The pig trough! You showed a picture of it, it was the double banana split in the stainless steel pan surrounded by a square pig trough. And yes I could eat it all at one sitting. I really love the aesthetic and atmosphere.
There was also a Farrell's at the Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, but the location was lousy (top floor in a corner), so if you blinked you missed it, which is a big reason it went under (along with the fact that American culture started to harden and coarsen in the 90's). But their ice cream was awesome!
We just went to Cold Stone Ice Cream to celebrate my granddaughter's 8th grade graduation. It was fun and most people were ignoring COVID restrictions in favor of the joy of a great experience; yet, it didn't match a comparable experience one had at Ferrell's.
Some of my favorite memories: The "candy store" aisle at the entrance. The "newspaper" menus The player piano (where you could pick your own songs) The Volcano sundae (a mound of ice cream topped by flaming hot toffee) Thank you for posting :).
I haven't been to a Farrell's since 1988. There was one in the Fashion Valley shopping center, San Diego. Very fun place and such insane amounts of ice cream🤣 During my senior year of high school, I worked a few doors down from them at the AMC theater and would go there for lunch with friends.
Went to the one in Van Nuys back in the late 60's . Loved it. I loved the huge Banana Split ! The Rope licorice, always bought some. Always a fun place to go. Great memories !
I remember being shown once how Zoos were made. They had a big walk-in freezer and on shelves in there they had Zoo bowls lined up in a frosty line. During the course of the day, all the uneaten returns and other order mistakes were dumped whole into one of the lined up Zoo bowls. Once they had partially filled with returns from other customers, when a Zoo was ordered, the partially filled bowl would be brought out and a few new scoops of ice cream placed on top, plus all the toppings, to disguise the mess of old ice cream underneath. The concept was that by the time the customer got down to the lower level it would all be half melted together any way, and no one would notice.
Hahaha. You got that right. Mistakes certainly were part of what went into The Zoo. Not a bad thing. It wasn't like anyone touched it. And they weren't actually served to the customers...IOWs they weren't put on the table, at least not where I worked.
Best place ever to work I think the employees had just as much fun at Farrell's as the customers did. My first job out of high school in 1974, I'm still in touch with a few of my fellow employees.
I worked there in high school also. The line to be interviewed was down the street so I lied about my age and got the job...can’t do that today...remember the sasparilla?? Banana split rule: Strawberry on the vanilla, Pineapple on the chocolate and “whip” Ribbon on the top with an American flag on top..
I must admit the thing I enjoyed doing the most there was running the zoo up and down the aisles on the stretcher. I was lucky enough to get hired the same day my twin sister was fired so we both had such an incredible time working there. I'm sure everyone else that work there he has the same wonderful fine memories
Went to the Farrell's at Landover Mall in the 70's. Hot fudge sundaes came with the metal container of hot fudge to pour over your ice cream. Always seemed more special that way.
Back in the ‘80s when I never worried about calories, I always ate a Trough whenever I went to Farrell’s, and I still have multiple ribbons to prove it! 🤣 Unfortunately, my metabolism caught up with me 😕
I remember the Trough! I always wanted to try one so I could get one of those "I made a pig out of myself at Farrell's" ribbons but never got a chance to. As a kid, that place was like a sweets Disneyland because after all the ice cream there was that big candy section near the entrance.
I think I got to try The Trough once in my childhood. Do you recall what the serving dish looked like? I have a vague memory of mine having a stainless steal interior and the outside being some kind of rough looking lacquered wood that was carved and scrawled on with graffiti from previous diners.
@@quesoblanco444 I also remember it being a rectangular stainless steel bowl inset in a slab of wood and it held the equivalent of something like 2 banana splits.
I remember going to Farrells for many birthdays in the 60s and 70s. There was one at a local mall. Then in came the ‘food courts’ and away went Farrells. So sad. Such great childhood memories. I feel bad for younger people that didn’t get to experience such ‘events’, because it was truly ‘eventful’ to go to Farrells. At that mall in Washington State, we also had a Mount Rainier on the menu. Looked like it sounds! The last time I had the pleasure of enjoying a Pig Trough was in downtown Seattle in the very early 90s. Some of the best times of childhood, although I was no longer a child the last visit. I miss that place!
One of my first jobs was at a Farrell's in a shopping mall in 1976 while a high school senior. I worked there for about seven months before leaving for Navy basic training in August. I made ice cream sundaes and such solo when business was slow and with three others at peak times. I regret never having a photo taken with my co-workers as a memento.
Farrell’s was a celebration of our wonderful childhoods. It’s what made American great . No child was left out . It was for all families to have a blast . You could eat ice cream until you puked . What could be better ? These were the great days of summer. The Farrell’s I went to was at the Ala Moana shopping center in Honolulu, Hawaii . This fun but inexpensive model was succeeded by family style pizza parlors with game rooms attached to them . They will never have clown sundaes , San Diego Zoos or Black Cherry hard candy .
Between his 1972 sale to Marriott and his departure in 1985, Farrell's continued presence with the new owners did not stop the slide. My wife worked for them during this transition period and she says just one sign of the decline in quality was the mandated shift of food suppliers to those of parent Marriott .
Loved Farrell's. I grew up in Southern California. Their biggest ice cream dish was called the " Earthquake" an awesome dish to share with others. YES WE USED TO SHARE & EAT FROM SAME bowl... good memories.
In late 70s early 80s when Farrells was in the mall we went to , it was “entertainment “ to watch The Zoo try to be ate . It was a big deal when they brought it out . Neat place
We had a Farrells in Fremont, that we spent so much time at through high school. Then I worked my way through college in retail at the Southland Mall in Hayward and would eat lunch or dinner at Farrells. The food and treats were great, service unmatchable and such a fun place. Sure miss it even now.
I have very vague and fuzzy memories of the Riverside Farrell’s as a young child but one thing that stands out was the time the Zoo sundae servers accidentally dropped the whole thing while running to our table. What a mess😅! I recall the siren and the little plastic animals on the ice cream as well. Great fun and memories, thanks Grandma and Grandpa😊!
Green Rivers, Clown Sundaes and the candy counter. Grilled hot dogs. Didn't know the first one was in Portland, but that's where I went growing up there. One of the last ones was at Lloyd Center.
Our farrels had a massive sundae they called Farrells Zoo. If you could eat it all it was free. After a few freebies the manager told my mom that I no longer qualified for the free Zoo. 😆 I could eat that massive thing without batting an eye. Loved Farrells...
Loved going to Farrell's in the East Bay Area of California with the fam in the 1970s. Dad had the banana split, Mom and I each had a Tin Roof Sundae, and my kid brother had an ice cream cone. Using some of your saved up allowance money to buy old fashioned candies at the "candy shoppe" near the cash register was delightful. Thank you for this sweet and cool trip down memory lane!
Talk about a dream day as 13 yo girl. Hanging out at the mall with your friends all day ending with with a trip to Farrells and sharing a huge sundae! I always went for the spumoni!
The original Farrell’s in Portland, Oregon was a delightful place. Went there several times while attending University of Portland School of Nursing. We’d pile in several cars, drive to the location off of 21st, order a pig trough, and share it among several hungry college students. The atmosphere was fun, staff engaging, and never ending spoonfuls of varying flavors of ice cream a delicious reward after mid-terms or finals.
I remember when they opened one in pearl ridge or at la Moana center when I was a kid. I loved the maze of candy bins you had to walk through on your way to the cashier and exit. I would always get a big rainbow jawbreaker. I was happy that there was one at tysons corner center when I moved to virginia, but I believe that was one of the first to close after Marriott sold the brand off.
Wow, talk about some obscure buried memories. First went there for my friend's 7th birthday party at the Brunswick Square Mall. I think the shot at 5:41 was that location. It was recessed down a long corridor. My babysitter worked at the fountain back in 1980-something. Ice cream wasn't my favorite, but I did try to hit up my parents for one of their strawberry cones when we went to that mall. IIRC, that store closed down by 1987, and I'd never seen another one, so i forgot all about the place till i saw this video.
I remember getting the clown sundae's and after hamburgers, fries, soda, ice cream sundae, and then a bag of candy from the candy store you waited in line for to pay the cashier
There was one in South Bend, Indiana at the Scottsdale mall ! Very popular place to go. Lots of great memories there ! Mall is long gone, too. Thanks for this video. Very good !
I had one of my birthday parties there. We would go there when ever we went to the mall. We lived in Elkhart, I remember when the opened Scottsdale Mall. Then along came University Park.......
I remember this as a child I always wanted that huge ice cream sundae they carried though the restaurant with that siren going I was always jealous of the people that got that. I also remember checking out at the register and the huge jaw barkers that could not possibly fit in ones mouth wondering how would one eat something like that?
@Jeff K. I seem to remember it was MOSTLY a lot of scoops of different flavors and not that much topping! Would have been better to order several small dishes of different flavors so they'd each have their own topping, lol. I don't think you missed much.
I miss Farrell's!! I miss the yummy food/sundaes, the cute little plastic animals and flag toothpicks in the sandwiches/burgers. I miss the candy shop, the player piano, the crazy atmosphere when it was someone's birthday. My cousin had a birthday party there and he tackled the "Zoo" lol ate all of it too but barely!! He definitely wasn't feeling great afterwards lol.
@@389383 That's because most MBA people are either greedy or have a huge ego or both. Doubt most of the investors that took over Farrell's could even serve up a bowl of ice cream in their own homes.
Similar to the item served at Greenwood Dairies in Langhorne Bucks county in the late 1960's -1970's. It was called a Pigs dinner, if you finished you received a button that said "I was a Pig at Greenwood Dairies". You also shivered after ingesting all that ice cream, bananas, whipped cream & toppings, finished one. Sadly closed in 1985.
Had more than a few birthdays in the early 70's in Portland Oregon. Good times!! I remember the crystallized sugar on sticks in the gift shop for some reason.
we spent many childhood birthdayparties at the farrells in portland. when i turned 23, we were having my birthday party, and the servers were running a huge Portland Zoo sundae around the restaurant, and accidently dumped it on a couple... ahhhhh, the memories. the giant pig trough sundae and bananna royal.. miss them all.
The ZOO...my favorite birthday ritual for maybe 3 or 4 years. Farrell's always did well in my town. I think by the time they came back (2nd time), too many people were a lot more health conscious. Too bad. I'll have nothing but good memories of Farrell's.
I had my greatest Birthdays at Ferrell's, and I did get the " Zoo " for a few of my Birthdays thanks to my mother. I loved watching the 2 people run through the restaurant carrying that stretcher with all that ice cream on it. Inside " Chris town Mall " , Phoenix, Arizona Loved those Uniforms/ hats.
This was a great video! I had many birthdays as a kid growing up at this place and I loved it. We had a new one open in Sacramento and unfortunately it closed down again.
My first memories of Farrells is from 1964. My 4th birthday. I crawled under the table cuz I was scared when they brought out the "Zoo" 😊 My mom took pics. My last memories are from 1982 when my hubby was manager at the same location. I was pregnant with my first child and he would bring me corned beef sandwiches home at night. Many many good times had at Farrells from bdays to high school celebrations! I always liked the Gibson girls sundae 😁
Great memories at Farrell's in Portland. In the 60's we went for birthdays and the free Sundae. It was noisy as heck but what great fun for kids. The memories have been on my mind lately but I couldn't remember the name, thanks Recollection Road for this great blast from the past. Great times that will never be again, sad!!! Wish they were around to take the grandkids to. LOL
Farrell's was a great treat for kids... I had a birthday party there back in the 70's... Every kid dreamed to hear that siren go off, the banging of the big drum and the wait staff singing happy birthday to you... This concept is dead because the world has changed so dramatically for the worse.. I"m glad that I was born in the 70's and had a real childhood. Once the cell phone age came out the world went down the crapper. Now there would just be riots because people would find something to complain about and ruin the entire experience.
This brought back a FLOOD of memories. We had a Farrell's at Town East Mall in Mesquite TX in the 70s till the late 80s. Best banana split ever. No trip to the mall was complete 'til we stopped at Farrell's. Had a birthday party there, and our soccer team went there after some games. Loved this place.
It's been years since I saw a Farrell's! Seattle , Washington - it was the "go-to" place for anything we wanted to really celebrate about. The atmosphere was always fun, and the ice cream dishes were good-tasting and a lot of fun. it was great!
That zoo is a LOT smaller than the one they had on the mid-seventies. I loved the old fashion candies, and the layer piano. I remember the trough, I never succeeded, but if you finished one you got a ribbon that said "I made a pig of myself at Farrell's" I had a friend with seven of the ribbons! Gosh they were a fun place to eat.
I loved Farrell's. We need things like this back. Kids these days have no idea.
Sugar It’s highly addictive but start them off early right
Constantly looking for places like this on my travels
@@auraglasswerks4900 Nobody was taking their kids to Farrell's every day. It was a special treat. Do you think we should just eliminate desserts because they have sugar in them?
It's part of an America that no longer exists.
Kids nowadays don’t care about anything but tiktok and insta. Don’t waste your time worrying about this worthless generation. Enjoy your memories.
My friends and I would go to Farrell's at least once a month through the late 70's and early 80's. Those were great times.
Farrell's is another example of "Don't fix what ain't broke".
It really brought such joy to so many! I wanted to take my family members there someday when I had MY family, but idiot business heads (board members) ruined it all.
I get a sinking feeling hearing the fate of all these successful enterprises taken over by faceless corporates. Why do they buy a business only to abandon its formula, lose money and close it down.
They don’t give a damn. It’s all about Wall Street morning profit reports. And if some Main Street institution isn’t making them millionaires, they execute it. Doesn’t matter how many generations used or enjoyed it. Read and learn.
look what's happened and the whole country, and the world as well. successful, well patronized businesses soaked up by faceless and soulless corporate America, drained then discarded.
They probably do it on purpose... raid the cash, stiff creditors and walk away. It’s a strategic plan . I worked for a large corporate grocery chain and saw it up close . They wanted it to fail . Bought it cheap,raided the assets ,filed bankruptcy and on to the next rip off
That's what happened to Toys R Us, too. We don't have any toy stores left now
Also York Steak House, just to name another forgotten gem.
Best Birthdays EVER at Farrell's. They would run that Siren, and. made it so amazing.
My parents used to take my brothers and I there in Indy on our birthdays back in the early '70s. It was really cool. One of my brothers ended up with a giant jowl breaker. That thing was huge lol.
Haha I think they were called jaw breakers.
I celebrated several birthdays at Farrell's. I always got the "Zoo" to share with friends. I loved the siren going off and the servers running around the restaurant.
Loved it but was terrified, too.
OMG! I’d forgotten about the sirens! We used to go to Farrell’s at Cinderella City in Denver.
I grew up in San Diego, and Farrell’s was one of the best things about childhood. The candy shop was like being in Willy Wonka’s waiting room.
Of course new owners ruined it. Of course they did. They bought a wonderful, well-loved company, and decided to change everything we loved about it.
Ahh Ferrell's, my first job. Hired on at $1.10/hour. Guys always started out as dishwashers and worked your way up to waiter where the big tips awaited. I only made it to fountain jerk. Girls were just hired on as waitresses and cashiers.
I worked at the Lloyd Center branch in Portland which is the first pictured building in the clip, and recognize Steve McKenna, my manager, holding the Gibson Girl Sundae over the piano a few photos in. Good memories there of long nights scooping ice cream till my arm ached, making Zoo's, tons of Clown sundaes, Tin Roofs, Apple Pandowdies, Banana Splits and Pig Troughs. And 2 cent soda water!
As many other people here have noted, Ferrell's took a huge turn for the worse when it was sold to Marriott's. Almost overnight it went from such a fun place to work, to penny pinching, micro managed EVERYTHING. They killed the enthusiasm of us employees completely. We couldn't even walk fast with Zoo's anymore. You could tell it was the beginning of the end. Bob Ferrell's presence on the company was pretty limited.
But still my good times far out weigh the bad, good memories, good friends, and I still have my Styrofoam "straw" hat and the red, white and blue garters we wore around our upper arms.😁
I am almost tearing up reading this, because that America, and the Magic of it all, has gone for good.
My family went to the Lloyd Center Farrell's all the time between about 1974 to 1979. We lived in Vancouver and my cousins lived in Canby, Oregon. Best place on the planet for a kid.
Hi. I worked at 23rd and burn location through most of HS 70-73. Cook waiter fountain BF would come in from time to time
I worked at the Sacramento Farrell's (downtown) in the late 1970s. I scooped the ice cream and made sodas. I also had to ring the bell and run the siren. Total fun. So sad to see it gone today.
Didn't a plane bound for Executive crash into the South Sac location on Freeport?
@@ApartmentKing66 A fighter jet that was at Executive Airport for an air show failed to take off, skidded across Freeport Blvd., and slammed into the Farrell's across the street back in 1972. That was basically the end of Farrell's in Sacramento.
@@bellesogne Wasn't there one on Fulton or Ardan?? though?? Can't remember the street names it's been so long ago! I just remember going out there as a kid and having so much fun! then my young adult group occasionally go out there.
@@lisawaldron14 Yes, there was a Farrell's in that area. I believe it was at the old Country Club Plaza shopping mall. I also remember going to that location once. My aunt bought me some plastic soldiers from a toy store in the mall right after that. It's funny the things you remember from your childhood.
Farrell's was one of the first jobs I had in 1972. I loved bringing out the "ZOO".. Man it was heavy and a lot of ice cream.
I had my 16th birthday party in the 70's with family at Washington Square Mall Farrell's in Indianapolis. We all ate the giant pig trough sundae they brought out on the stretcher with sirens blaring. Oh how we laughed. I recall it being so much fun. Back when the world was normal. This channel is my addiction and I use it to escape back to a world I liked better.
i ate the pigs trough in chicago
Oh, I'm so with you on that, sister! We didn't know how great we had it before the Great Reset.
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I remember not taking treats like that for granted
Farrell's was so important to me as a child! When you said "back when the world was normal" I looked you up and subscribed... God I miss those less complicated times. What happened to America??!
More normal than now.
Farrell's also had an elaborate candy store inside the restaurant, a novel and profitable concept. I'm sure they made a lot of money from people waiting to be seated.
I was just remembering the candy at the checkout area! I could never resist buying something, usually rock candy
Yes! For me - it was ALWAYS a bag of rock candy.
@@d.dorough yes!!!
Jawbreakers
Yup, rock candy, and the bane of every parent, giant jaw-breakers. I think the candy store with it's barrels of sweets, was my favorite part.
We could use a fun place like Farrells again. Remember the player piano? Life was so simple then
In the 1970s, I spent a year as an exchange student in the US. On my last day, only a few hours before my plane left for home, my host family took me to Farrell´s, where we shared a "Mount Rainier", a humongous bowl of ice cream latge enough to make a football team sick Needless to say I was not really in the mood for this, as I didn´t want to go home. That year was the best in my entire life!
I was looking for you. I had a Mount Rainer for my birthday party too. I think it was at South Center.
Farrells and Bob's Big Boy were always the special family outings for me growing up in the 70's, although I always got scared when the ZOO came around!!
My Daughters birthday happened to land on the same day that Farrell's closed its doors in Hayward, Ca at Southland Mall. We were the last customers to leave the restaurant. I still have the old Farrell's menu from the day that Farrell's died in Hayward, CA
We went to a birthday party at that Farrell's before, but the closest one to us while I was growin up was at Eastridge Mall down here in San Jose....
Sometimes we would go to the Pizza and Pipes then over to the Farrell's next door at the Tanfran Mall in San Mateo.
@@branon6565 Yes, and they had another San Jose location at Almaden Expressway and Blossom Hill Road, in the Payless/PW Super shopping center.
Wow I’ve been to Southland mall from a young age till now yet still didn’t know about this or I never took notice. Shame
I lived In Hayward California in the 1970s and used to go to the Southland Mall
Actually forgot about Farrell's until I saw this and it all came back. Good memories.
Me too!
My Farrell's was in Torrance, CA on Hawthorne Blvd. Lots of birthdays (even as adults ... young at heart), team parties, and just because visits. Farrell's will always have a special place in our hearts.
Yeah that Farrell's was ours, too.
Same here, I was in that one a few times.
Same for me as well. Born and raised in Torrance. Graduated from Torrance High in1974. I remember going to Farrell’s one time with a date. We went there because his friend worked there. His friend was a jokester-he slipped a note under my bowl of ice cream asking if I would like to go out on a date with him. Too funny!
Its Pollo Inka now. I remember when it opened--it was like Disneyland had opened. I went to South High--long ago.
Me too. Went to West High. There seem to be a lot of Torrance folks who remember it.
Pig trough, Animal zoo, trademark parsley on every plate you ordered ! Giant jawbreakers, Rock candy on a stick, drums pounding sirens blazing good times, childhood memories ...
Ferrells ice cream@Colma Serramonte Shopping Center, Daly City California !
*Does anybody also remember PIZZA & PIPES in the same parking lot across from it ?
I got the animal "Zoo" one birthday,It was the pinnacle
Yes! And don’t forget the “Gibson Girl”! I used to go there also in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I worked at Macy’s in Serramonte at the time.
@@vicmerle57 I was reading the comments to see if anyone would mention the Gibson girl. That was my goto dish. Town East Mall Wichita ,KS
I was at that location myself! Sad it doesn't exist anymore.
Some of my best birthday memories are from that Serramonte Farrel's! I still have some of those little plastic animals from the Zoo sundae. And those jawbreakers, we'd suck on those things for a while and then put them in plastic bags, then keep taking them out ... they'd last seemingly forever (or at least several weeks). That whole experience was back at a time when neighborhood kids all hung out together, and simple birthday outings to places like Farrel's were common. Times change, I guess, but it was fun while it lasted.
I celebrated my 10th birthday at Farrell's. We had the Hawaiian Luau party. The huge "volcano" of ice cream had hot fudge and marshmallow cream "lava" and they lit the top of it instead of a candle. Our waitress wore a grass skirt over her uniform and gave all of us plastic leis. Mine had a couple of plastic flowers added as the birthday girl. It was the best time I had at a party.
I wish things were still this wholesome 💜
Tough poop, worlds too woke now
@@surferbri5346 Everyone loves ice cream.
oh my GOSH! You just made my DAY! NOW I'm HOMESICK AGAIN! Farrell's on Beach Blvd. in Huntington Beach, CA!! I can still see my baby brother trying to eat the Zoo on his birthday! THANK YOU, DEAR DEAR WHOEVER YOU ARE ON RR !! SHARING!!!
I spent many wonderful hours embarrassing myself at that same place. I think I gained one pound just remembering.
I was there too at the same farrells. It was a blast
I grew up going to that same Farrell’s! Many birthdays spent there. Even when it was someone else’s birthday it was a blast! Will never forget being startled by that damned siren!
Thanks so much for this story. I grew up with Farrells in Portland Oregon. One of my best friends worked there in the 60s and is second from right in the first group picture . He was Bob Reynolds. He was a Jolly Fun Loving person and told great stories about those early days. In the 80s I moved to a home on N.E. 17th street, 3 blocks from the place. I raised my kids there and we made Farrells a weekly spot. Bobby died this year, it was nice to see his face again.
Not a tattoo or weird piercing in sight.Miss both the time and the place.Thanks for bringing these oldies but goodies back for us to view!
I Can Appreciate An Artistic, Or Religious Tattoo, But A Huge Part of Me Wishes It Was 35 Year's Ago...
While tattoos and piercings are not my thing, I’m struggling to understand what they have to do with anything about an ice cream parlor.
@@davidpearson3304 My Take Is, The Time Frame Of The Story, Back Then Few Folks Had Such Things... That's My Take-Away...
@@lastmanstanding2358 That's it.
Bigoted trash.
The three words that are a kiss of death for a company, private equity firm! I remember going to the Farrell’s at the Cerritos Mall.
Yeah, their goal tends to be twofold: (1) Loot the company, and: (2) sell and destroy the company & kick the peasants to the curb.
Cerritos, me too. I loved the Tin Roof Sundae.
@@idagirl814 , those where so good !
Mr. Farrell even made a customer service video program that my HR department used to show new hires. If you got good reviews by customers you received a pickle pin and if you racked up enough of them, a bonus on your paycheck. He came across on the video as a genuine, funny and likeable guy who treated everyone with respect.
What I remember about Farrell's is the noise. It had a higher decibel level than any restaurant before or since.
It wasn't disturbing, though. That place was made to be loud. Shakey's Pizza was like that too.
@rclauglin Chuckie Cheese could give it a run for int's money, lol.
I remember eating MANY "pig troughs" there! LOVED that place
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They had a very larg item called the Trough sounds like troff what pigs eat out of, if you finish thy gave you a ribbon and have you stand up and say something like I'm a pig and I love it in front of everyone.
The pig trough! I rememeber it well.
It was 2 banana splits in a tray
😂😂😂👍
"I made a pig of myself at Farrell's!"
@@rainydaze9318 Yes that’s it, it has been 46 years since I had one.
My wife and she best friend worked at a Farrell’s in Beaumont, Texas while she was going through college at Lamar University. Working there paid for four years of college, and a teacher’s certificate. She’s been retired for eight years.
I have the utmost respect for teachers. There's no way that I could do their job!
Good times when I was in High School. Then it just vanished in our area in the late 80s.
That's what happened to the Farrell's in my area!
So sad 😔
About 30 seconds into the video shows a Farrells which looks like the one they had in outer northeast Portland at 122 and Halsey, they also had on in the area of the Lloyd center. What I remember most was the Portland Zoo being carried around the restaurant.
My dad worked for Farrells in portland oregon. My brother got to ride in the farrell car in the junior rose parade. Me and my sister were too little. Good times.
The pig trough! You showed a picture of it, it was the double banana split in the stainless steel pan surrounded by a square pig trough. And yes I could eat it all at one sitting. I really love the aesthetic and atmosphere.
Exactly!!! Some people are confusing it with The Zoo.
I remember going to the Farrells on Telegraph in Mich, took my kids for a number of birthdays!
I had my 6th birthday at Farrells and still remember it, one of the greatest memories of my childhood
We had Farrells in Chicago in the north river side mall . It was great, I truly miss that Piece of nostalgia from my childhood .
There was also a Farrell's at the Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, but the location was lousy (top floor in a corner), so if you blinked you missed it, which is a big reason it went under (along with the fact that American culture started to harden and coarsen in the 90's). But their ice cream was awesome!
Want there one at Woodfield too?
@@Dulcimertunes I remember the one at Woodfield Mall
3:37 - I remember that "Victorian" menu and massive amounts of frozen treats to choose from. A kid's paradise.
We just went to Cold Stone Ice Cream to celebrate my granddaughter's 8th grade graduation. It was fun and most people were ignoring COVID restrictions in favor of the joy of a great experience; yet, it didn't match a comparable experience one had at Ferrell's.
Some of my favorite memories:
The "candy store" aisle at the entrance.
The "newspaper" menus
The player piano (where you could pick your own songs)
The Volcano sundae (a mound of ice cream topped by flaming hot toffee)
Thank you for posting :).
I haven't been to a Farrell's since 1988. There was one in the Fashion Valley shopping center, San Diego. Very fun place and such insane amounts of ice cream🤣 During my senior year of high school, I worked a few doors down from them at the AMC theater and would go there for lunch with friends.
Life was FUN then. Miss that time. 😀
Went to the one in Van Nuys back in the late 60's . Loved it. I loved the huge Banana Split ! The Rope licorice, always bought some. Always a fun place to go. Great memories !
Ah, the rope licorice! You could actually eat it while you were wearing it.
I remember being shown once how Zoos were made. They had a big walk-in freezer and on shelves in there they had Zoo bowls lined up in a frosty line. During the course of the day, all the uneaten returns and other order mistakes were dumped whole into one of the lined up Zoo bowls. Once they had partially filled with returns from other customers, when a Zoo was ordered, the partially filled bowl would be brought out and a few new scoops of ice cream placed on top, plus all the toppings, to disguise the mess of old ice cream underneath. The concept was that by the time the customer got down to the lower level it would all be half melted together any way, and no one would notice.
Hahaha. You got that right. Mistakes certainly were part of what went into The Zoo. Not a bad thing. It wasn't like anyone touched it. And they weren't actually served to the customers...IOWs they weren't put on the table, at least not where I worked.
Best place ever to work I think the employees had just as much fun at Farrell's as the customers did. My first job out of high school in 1974, I'm still in touch with a few of my fellow employees.
I worked there in high school also. The line to be interviewed was down the street so I lied about my age and got the job...can’t do that today...remember the sasparilla?? Banana split rule:
Strawberry on the vanilla,
Pineapple on the chocolate and “whip”
Ribbon on the top with an American flag on top..
I must admit the thing I enjoyed doing the most there was running the zoo up and down the aisles on the stretcher. I was lucky enough to get hired the same day my twin sister was fired so we both had such an incredible time working there. I'm sure everyone else that work there he has the same wonderful fine memories
Went to the Farrell's at Landover Mall in the 70's. Hot fudge sundaes came with the metal container of hot fudge to pour over your ice cream. Always seemed more special that way.
Yep, we pumped that hot fudge into that little metal ramekin.
Back in the ‘80s when I never worried about calories, I always ate a Trough whenever I went to Farrell’s, and I still have multiple ribbons to prove it! 🤣
Unfortunately, my metabolism caught up with me 😕
I remember the Trough! I always wanted to try one so I could get one of those "I made a pig out of myself at Farrell's" ribbons but never got a chance to. As a kid, that place was like a sweets Disneyland because after all the ice cream there was that big candy section near the entrance.
I think I got to try The Trough once in my childhood. Do you recall what the serving dish looked like? I have a vague memory of mine having a stainless steal interior and the outside being some kind of rough looking lacquered wood that was carved and scrawled on with graffiti from previous diners.
@@quesoblanco444 I also remember it being a rectangular stainless steel bowl inset in a slab of wood and it held the equivalent of something like 2 banana splits.
I remember going to Farrells for many birthdays in the 60s and 70s. There was one at a local mall. Then in came the ‘food courts’ and away went Farrells. So sad. Such great childhood memories. I feel bad for younger people that didn’t get to experience such ‘events’, because it was truly ‘eventful’ to go to Farrells. At that mall in Washington State, we also had a Mount Rainier on the menu. Looked like it sounds! The last time I had the pleasure of enjoying a Pig Trough was in downtown Seattle in the very early 90s. Some of the best times of childhood, although I was no longer a child the last visit. I miss that place!
Awesome video and info, I loved Farrell's
One of my first jobs was at a Farrell's in a shopping mall in 1976 while a high school senior. I worked there for about seven months before leaving for Navy basic training in August. I made ice cream sundaes and such solo when business was slow and with three others at peak times. I regret never having a photo taken with my co-workers as a memento.
I was invited here for a brithday party in the early 1970s. Thanks for the memories 😍🍨🎂
Farrell’s was a celebration of our wonderful childhoods. It’s what made American great . No child was left out . It was for all families to have a blast . You could eat ice cream until you puked . What could be better ? These were the great days of summer. The Farrell’s I went to was at the Ala Moana shopping center in Honolulu, Hawaii . This fun but inexpensive model was succeeded by family style pizza parlors with game rooms attached to them . They will never have clown sundaes , San Diego Zoos or Black Cherry hard candy .
Between his 1972 sale to Marriott and his departure in 1985, Farrell's continued presence with the new owners did not stop the slide. My wife worked for them during this transition period and she says just one sign of the decline in quality was the mandated shift of food suppliers to those of parent Marriott .
My brothers and I worked at Farrells in Indianapolis. My first job. This brings back a lot of great memories.
I celebrated several birthdays there. So sad about its demise. 😢 But on the bright side, this is my favorite video thus far!! 😀
For kids (and maybe adults too) probably the most memorable restaurants to eat at. Loved the candy stores in the restaurants too.
Farrell’s was the go to for our birthdays in the 1970’s - “Tin Roof” sundae my favorite - Bellevue, WA
Loved Farrell's. I grew up in Southern California. Their biggest ice cream dish was called the " Earthquake" an awesome dish to share with others. YES WE USED TO SHARE & EAT FROM SAME bowl... good memories.
In late 70s early 80s when Farrells was in the mall we went to , it was “entertainment “ to watch The Zoo try to be ate . It was a big deal when they brought it out . Neat place
We had a Farrells in Fremont, that we spent so much time at through high school. Then I worked my way through college in retail at the Southland Mall in Hayward and would eat lunch or dinner at Farrells. The food and treats were great, service unmatchable and such a fun place. Sure miss it even now.
Sure miss places like this!!!
This place had to be the greatest for young kids having birthday parties. Such a great concept.
We asked and you definitely delivered
I use to go to Farrells in riverside ca
I use to get the pig trope
Thank you
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I have very vague and fuzzy memories of the Riverside Farrell’s as a young child but one thing that stands out was the time the Zoo sundae servers accidentally dropped the whole thing while running to our table. What a mess😅! I recall the siren and the little plastic animals on the ice cream as well. Great fun and memories, thanks Grandma and Grandpa😊!
Green Rivers, Clown Sundaes and the candy counter. Grilled hot dogs. Didn't know the first one was in Portland, but that's where I went growing up there. One of the last ones was at Lloyd Center.
Our farrels had a massive sundae they called Farrells Zoo. If you could eat it all it was free. After a few freebies the manager told my mom that I no longer qualified for the free Zoo. 😆 I could eat that massive thing without batting an eye. Loved Farrells...
Loved going to Farrell's in the East Bay Area of California with the fam in the 1970s. Dad had the banana split, Mom and I each had a Tin Roof Sundae, and my kid brother had an ice cream cone. Using some of your saved up allowance money to buy old fashioned candies at the "candy shoppe" near the cash register was delightful. Thank you for this sweet and cool trip down memory lane!
Talk about a dream day as 13 yo girl. Hanging out at the mall with your friends all day ending with with a trip to Farrells and sharing a huge sundae! I always went for the spumoni!
The original Farrell’s in Portland, Oregon was a delightful place. Went there several times while attending University of Portland School of Nursing. We’d pile in several cars, drive to the location off of 21st, order a pig trough, and share it among several hungry college students. The atmosphere was fun, staff engaging, and never ending spoonfuls of varying flavors of ice cream a delicious reward after mid-terms or finals.
I remember when they opened one in pearl ridge or at la Moana center when I was a kid. I loved the maze of candy bins you had to walk through on your way to the cashier and exit. I would always get a big rainbow jawbreaker.
I was happy that there was one at tysons corner center when I moved to virginia, but I believe that was one of the first to close after Marriott sold the brand off.
I worked at the one at Kahala Mall around 1976.
The fun singing ice cream I hope someone revives it and mad makes it better than ever
Awesome. You took my suggestion! Thank you.
Wow, talk about some obscure buried memories. First went there for my friend's 7th birthday party at the Brunswick Square Mall. I think the shot at 5:41 was that location. It was recessed down a long corridor. My babysitter worked at the fountain back in 1980-something. Ice cream wasn't my favorite, but I did try to hit up my parents for one of their strawberry cones when we went to that mall. IIRC, that store closed down by 1987, and I'd never seen another one, so i forgot all about the place till i saw this video.
I remember getting the clown sundae's and after hamburgers, fries, soda, ice cream sundae, and then a bag of candy from the candy store you waited in line for to pay the cashier
There was one in South Bend, Indiana at the Scottsdale mall ! Very popular place to go. Lots of great memories there ! Mall is long gone, too. Thanks for this video. Very good !
I had one of my birthday parties there. We would go there when ever we went to the mall. We lived in Elkhart, I remember when the opened Scottsdale Mall. Then along came University Park.......
I remember this as a child I always wanted that huge ice cream sundae they carried though the restaurant with that siren going I was always jealous of the people that got that. I also remember checking out at the register and the huge jaw barkers that could not possibly fit in ones mouth wondering how would one eat something like that?
@Jeff K. I seem to remember it was MOSTLY a lot of scoops of different flavors and not that much topping! Would have been better to order several small dishes of different flavors so they'd each have their own topping, lol. I don't think you missed much.
Oh yah,,the giant jaw breakers!!
I miss Farrell's!! I miss the yummy food/sundaes, the cute little plastic animals and flag toothpicks in the sandwiches/burgers. I miss the candy shop, the player piano, the crazy atmosphere when it was someone's birthday. My cousin had a birthday party there and he tackled the "Zoo" lol ate all of it too but barely!! He definitely wasn't feeling great afterwards lol.
My favorite, the Tin Roof. Awesome.
Yes...hot fudge...peanuts...vanilla ice cream in a tulip glass (not that I remember working there)
@@richardc8333 yep those Spanish peanuts. Added a little saltiness.
@@richardc8333 Mee too I loved that when i worked there that is what i got it was super Yummy
I casually consider a Tin Roof to be the model sundae. But I think the only thing I ever ordered at Farrell's was the Gold-Digger.
I worked at Farrells in 1980 in Kennewick WA. Solo much fun! Loved it
Seems like it is always the case that once a founder of a popular business leaves that the business goes down hill. I remember Farrell's from the 70's
Start bringing in MBAs and they will close any business.
@@389383
You NAILED it. Cocky arrogant bastards bent on "moving and shaking" leave a path of destruction. Sickening.
@@389383 shows you really how much an MBA is truly worth now doesn’t it!!
@@389383 That's because most MBA people are either greedy or have a huge ego or both. Doubt most of the investors that took over Farrell's could even serve up a bowl of ice cream in their own homes.
And you know the new owners lied through their teeth to get a crack at the company. Their first decision ruined the company.
Big Part of My Childhood! What a Special Place!✨
I Remember The "Pig's Trough" In The Early '80's... In Deptford, South Jersey! If U Ate It All, It Was Free...
Similar to the item served at Greenwood Dairies in Langhorne Bucks county in the late 1960's -1970's. It was called a Pigs dinner, if you finished you received a button that said "I was a Pig at Greenwood Dairies". You also shivered after ingesting all that ice cream, bananas, whipped cream & toppings, finished one. Sadly closed in 1985.
@@johnwalker6121 Cool... I Lived In Bensalem From 1994-1996...
Same in Northridge, CA...the Pigs trough...loved it!!
@@havingfun3619 Yeah, Me Too... Awesome Memory!
Got one on my Bday at Ala Moana HI, ate the whole thing was phenomenal
we used to go to Farrells after football games in high school in the 70's. Also had my sons 1st birthday party there in 1983. La Mesa California
One of the very few you've done that I never heard of before this !
Had more than a few birthdays in the early 70's in Portland Oregon. Good times!! I remember the crystallized sugar on sticks in the gift shop for some reason.
we spent many childhood birthdayparties at the farrells in portland. when i turned 23, we were having my birthday party, and the servers were running a huge Portland Zoo sundae around the restaurant, and accidently dumped it on a couple... ahhhhh, the memories. the giant pig trough sundae and bananna royal.. miss them all.
I remember the candy shop the most. I thought that was amazing. A candy shop, ice cream place in one. One of my favorite places to go.
The ZOO...my favorite birthday ritual for maybe 3 or 4 years. Farrell's always did well in my town. I think by the time they came back (2nd time), too many people were a lot more health conscious. Too bad. I'll have nothing but good memories of Farrell's.
I had my greatest Birthdays at Ferrell's, and I did get the " Zoo " for a few of my Birthdays thanks to my mother. I loved watching the 2 people run through the restaurant carrying that stretcher with all that ice cream on it. Inside " Chris town Mall " , Phoenix, Arizona Loved those Uniforms/ hats.
This was a great video! I had many birthdays as a kid growing up at this place and I loved it. We had a new one open in Sacramento and unfortunately it closed down again.
I know I should wait until the end of the video, but isn't there one in San Francisco?
My first memories of Farrells is from 1964. My 4th birthday. I crawled under the table cuz I was scared when they brought out the "Zoo" 😊 My mom took pics. My last memories are from 1982 when my hubby was manager at the same location. I was pregnant with my first child and he would bring me corned beef sandwiches home at night. Many many good times had at Farrells from bdays to high school celebrations! I always liked the Gibson girls sundae 😁
Loved this place! Used to go to the Montclair, Ca location as a kid in the 70's
You just brought back some very Cherished memories. Thank you.
My Mom still has one of my "Made a pig of Myself at Ferrell's" ribons LOL....
Farrell's was the birthday spot for me and my friends when i was a kid in Southern California. I miss that place.
i miss Farrell's brings back great memoris in the late 60's early 70's in Santa Rosa, CA
Farrells is fabulus fun for everyone....that's all I can remember of the song.
There used to be a place similar to that in Upper Manhattan called Peppermint Patties in the 1980s
Great memories at Farrell's in Portland. In the 60's we went for birthdays and the free Sundae. It was noisy as heck but what great fun for kids. The memories have been on my mind lately but I couldn't remember the name, thanks Recollection Road for this great blast from the past. Great times that will never be again, sad!!! Wish they were around to take the grandkids to. LOL
Farrell's was a great treat for kids... I had a birthday party there back in the 70's... Every kid dreamed to hear that siren go off, the banging of the big drum and the wait staff singing happy birthday to you... This concept is dead because the world has changed so dramatically for the worse.. I"m glad that I was born in the 70's and had a real childhood. Once the cell phone age came out the world went down the crapper. Now there would just be riots because people would find something to complain about and ruin the entire experience.
This brought back a FLOOD of memories. We had a Farrell's at Town East Mall in Mesquite TX in the 70s till the late 80s. Best banana split ever. No trip to the mall was complete 'til we stopped at Farrell's. Had a birthday party there, and our soccer team went there after some games. Loved this place.
There was also a Farrell's across Montfort Street from ValleyView Mall in Dallas.
It's been years since I saw a Farrell's! Seattle , Washington - it was the "go-to" place for anything we wanted to really celebrate about. The atmosphere was always fun, and the ice cream dishes were good-tasting and a lot of fun. it was great!
That zoo is a LOT smaller than the one they had on the mid-seventies. I loved the old fashion candies, and the layer piano. I remember the trough, I never succeeded, but if you finished one you got a ribbon that said "I made a pig of myself at Farrell's" I had a friend with seven of the ribbons! Gosh they were a fun place to eat.