Top 10 Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore
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- These famous restaurants have gone the way of the dodo bird. For this list, we'll be ranking the most missed or iconic eateries that have sadly bitten the dust. Our countdown includes Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken, Lum's, Howard Johnson's, and more! Did we miss your favorite restaurant? Let us know in the comments?
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How one day ago
I hope Five Guys never makes this list.
Old days all long going without older restaurants and with new restaurants
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all that wasted taxes could have been better used to give all medicare
There was Monkey Joe’s, and Lucky Key in the Ottawa/Gatineau in Canada. Lucky Key was Chinese.
Bobs Big Boys was one of my childhood favorites.
There is one in my town still :)
Had one within a mile of where I lived as a kid. Went there a LOT! Miss it.
There's one in CALAMASA Ca!
We have one about 45 minutes from us.
Big Boy restaurants are still around.
I worked at a Burger Chef during high school. We had a blast there. Is was like a nonstop party.
Hey there is 1 Burger Chef still running and it's not a Hardee's. When Burger Chef shut it's doors, the Manager of my local Burger Chef restaurant bought the whole place lock, stock and barrel for cheap and kept the same suppliers of everything shipping to him. Everything is still cooked the same way, he just changed the name.
This "Burger Chef" is now called, "Pete's Burgers and More" and is located in Reidsville, NC. They are packed with customers everyday. If you ever want to know how REAL burgers and fries used to taste 40+yrs ago, make a trip there.
BTW their fries taste so much better than McD's!! My family and I only go Pete's on burger nights.
About 20yrs ago I was trimming bushes at my parents house and found one of my many lost orange Burger Chef frisbeez. 😆😂🤣
@@MAGGOT_VOMIT That would be the only reason id travel there across the country :-(
Same here ... so much fun!
@@velvetbees 1971-1973
The thing I remember most about Burger Chef is that it had a build your own burger stations, where you got a basic burger and then put your own lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and whatever else on it yourself. It was cool as a kid, but wouldn't have survived the age of COVID.
So true unless they just bring each individual different toppings and sauces to pick from
Making history with food,good taste,great memories
Isn't that like Five Guys?
That's what they do at Harvey's.
Ahhh good ol Burger Chef it was the COZiest !! First Burger place i remrmber , other than Jacking the Box😋.We had a Burger chef right next door to our junior high school so we kids would sometimes go over there after school , and hang there for.awhile and eat a lil something I simply loved that place‼️✨😃oooh I just spotted LUMs !! My mom's old diary from 64-70 had a few entries ref. To her + our POP getting a blv steaksandwiches atgoodol LUMs! 🤗
One of the places I miss is Chi-Chi’s.
I went there constantly as a child and it’s now a bank 😭 I miss their salsa I know they sell it in store but it’s not the same
Omg Chi-Chi's. Every Friday night we'd go there and then go watch a movie. Both right in the mall. I miss that place.
Oh do I miss Chi-Chi's! I had to take some college classes on Tues nights and that was the place we would go after class for margaritas and seafood nachos. Good food, good times!
Agreed, I hated to see that chain go broke. The lone Chi-Chi's in my area is now a Longhorn Steak House.
A celebration of food.
Me who’s never heard of almost all of them
My grandparents: That place was so good
I know shoney's and I love there breafest
@@erinsaylors4665
I did too even when I worked during its serving hrs
It got so busy !!
I liked the Friday night all-you-can-eat fish fry at Howard Johnson's.
Remember Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles"? The town of Rockridge was populated with Johnsons and the sign in the window of Howard Johnson's restaurant featured "Ice Cream, 1 Flavor"
My family owned a supermarket in the late 80s and early 90s and I had an older customer that would buy HoJo canned clam chowder by the case whenever we could get it. He was hugely grateful we would special order it for him and not charge retail. But it became discontinued in the 80s I think.
I miss Howard Johnsons fish fry. The fry clams were so good
HiJo's had the Big Breakfast, I think it was. Used to go there some weekend mornings.
Howard Johnson’s gets a very prominent exposure in Hitchcock’s “Marnie,” and if I’m not mistaken, one or both versions of “Lolita” (presumably in the Nabokov novel I never read as well). I think Tippi Hedren orders “a frank and a coffee” which is in itself makes the scene hard to forget, HoJo nostalgia aside.
@@AnonYmous-ry2jn good hot dogs.
I remember Red Barn and Burger Chef. The Red Barn became a place that sold smokes and beer. The Burger Chef became a Mexican restaurant. It was sad to see those places that I remember from my childhood vanish, but time marches on.
Rax, Shonee's, Bonanza, Ponderosa, Western Sizzlin. I still have some packs of cards that came in the Burger Chef kids meals.
Ponderosa up here just got bought a month ago. I worked there for two years and we were barely hanging on. Covid was the nail in the coffin.
There’s a few Rax left.
There's a few Shoney's left in Kentucky (one in Elizabethtown and one in Louisville). It's not a dead chain by any stretch of the imagination.
There are two Bonanzas in Pa
@@terrib627 Owensboro, Kentucky has a Shoney's.
Steak & Ale has been closed for years. Loved the salad bar!
I remembered going to one during my grandmother's birthday but didn't find my Little Women literature there, thus making my grandmother very angry
That was where my first boyfriend and I went for a "fancy" meal!
@@debrahubbard763
I was correct
And French Silk pie
@@robertd9850
Yep
Let's put Academy Sports & Outdoors out of business and bring Steak & Ale back as soon as possible
I miss Bennigans and the little leprechauan dude in the commercials
I never been always heard of it
There is one that opened about 2 years ago in Stubenville, Oh...went there and much of the menu is the same
Second on Bennigan's. Best Monte Cristo sandwich ever!
now you're talking .. bennigans was the truth!
I've seen one or two on my travels, but haven't stopped to see if it's like I remembered them. The Monte Cristo Sandwich was my favorite. Cheddars has one too and it' delicious.
I loved Berger Chef grilled bergers. A lunch stop any day I skipped school. I also liked Ponderosa.
Burger Chef was one of my favorites. I remember most of those restaurants except D'Lites, and I was surprised that Arthur Treacher's didn't make the list.
I really miss Burger Chef. It was pretty awesome back in the day.
Before The Murders
I was a kid in the 60's. I'd meet my friend Billy every Saturday morning to play in the park, and then we'd eat at Burger Chef. The burgers were up to a quarter by then. I miss it.
@@MrWeezer55
No doubt
Sambo's. It was a Denny's style restaurant chain in the southeast. I remember eating there as a kid, great pancakes! Alas, they also had some very questionable mascoting which would NEVER fly today. There is a cheeky nod to Sambo's in the Netflix series "F is for Family" when Franks takes his family to Sam's Starving Boy.
No one has made pancakes as good as Sambo's. Miss that place, happy memories.
Peace ☮️ in abundance be safe y'all
That's a racial slur. I bet you loved it there 😒
The Sambo's chain started in Santa Barbara, CA, and took its name after portions of the owners' names, but it rather quickly became associated with the "Little Black Sambo" story. The original location is still open, though the owners changed its name in 2020.
@Happy Thoughts indeed
@Happy Thoughts As a child, I never saw racism in the mascot. I thought of Sambo as a kid that lived in another land with a pet tiger. It seemed pretty innocent.
Dog ‘n Suds was like A&W in the Midwest. Great root beer floats!
1 A&W on Cape Cod, in Harwich.
A&W Root Beer. Used to love that drive-in place.
Still going strong in Canada. Well still open and national. One of the original locations that had actual car hops turned into a dive-y place when I was in middle school. Think Waffle House at 3AM on a Saturday.
The A&W root beer is alright to me it ain't my type to be honest.
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all that wasted taxes could have been better used to give all medicare
There's still A&W in the US. Some are the old drive in style and some are co branded with KFC.
@@mackpines Yeah that's true I remember driving in northern PA, and jersey and seeing Long Johns/KFC co branded locations cus here in NYC there is a lot of shared KFC/taco bell locations I think they're owned by the same ppl and brand.
I remember we'd pretty much toss a coin in the early seventies on whether we'd go to Burger Chef or McDonalds. I liked Burger Chef more !
Burger Chef was my first job in 1973. I made $1.60 an hour and I loved it. They had great food.
Burger Chef was awesome!
I wish I could go back in time and eat some fried clams at HoJo's and get a steamed in beer hot dog from Lum's. My mother loved these places.
I miss Burger Chef! ☹️
Great place to go after drinking in the bars all evening. Clam strips! Yum!
You'd have to go back in time for those fried clams; Jacques Pepin, who was their chief cook in the '60s said on his PBS show that the species of clam they relied on was overfished into extinction.
Oh was that it? Hot dogs steamed in beer? I knew it was beer something with Lum's.
Lums yesss
Remember Uncle Moes Family Feedbag were if moe isn't smileing when you get your order its free and if it was your birthday you could eat a basket of fries off of Uncle Moes head. That place went under fast
I like your Simpson's reference 👍
Unkie moe my soda is too cold my teeff hurt
"My freaking ears"😂
@@Britt4770 I expect that type of language at Dennys but not here. 😆
@@hansyoyo7541 😂😂😂
9:28 - HJ ruled. my moher and grandmother would drive 45 minutes on a Tuesday for "all you can eat clam strips" - i always got a cheeseburger and fries (never finished it) andthe peppermint ice cream.
as i got older, i finished the burger, their "special fries" were amazing, but i always got peppermint ice cream. ALWAYS
Anyone else remember Arthur Treacher's Fish n Chips?
Vaguely. Don't think I ever ate at one but I've seen at least one somewhere.
I remember Arthur Teacher's in the 1970's, there were several of them in the Chicago area.
A lot of these places I have never heard of. The only one I ever went to was Burger Chef. They would serve your hamburger in a sandwich bag which kept it warm and made the buns soft. It was my favorite fast food place as a kid. I miss it. Hardees can't compare. Thank you for this list.
@ Mike Sterling
Yes..thesandwich bag!
Roy Rodgers, is definitely missing from this list. they had it all. Fried chicken, full compliment of condiments and fixings. Cole slaw, burgers, fries. deserts. And the quality was great. Of all the closed restaurants , I miss them most. Burger Chef was pretty good too.
There are still Roy Rodgers restaurants in my area. Nearest one in about 30 mins away. Best fried chicken out of all the fast food places.
Roy Rogers still exists in Northern Virginia and Maryland, although not as many locations as the heyday. Famous fried chicken, roast beef, burgers and fixins bar. Also bought by Hardee's but now independent franchise operation.
Roy Rogers was making a comeback before the Coronavirus . August 2021 they had 43 Roy Rogers so far their food is good. They trying to make a comeback in all 50 states. I hope so because I prefer my Rogers over McDonald's any day.
When you are talking about Walgreens getting into the restaurant business. Don’t forget that until about the mid 1960s there were soda fountains and even restaurants in a lot of the major drug stores. I remember eating at some of them when I was a kid.
The one I miss most is York Steak House. There was one at West Towne Mall in Madison Wisconsin in the late seventies/early eighties, and on our rare roll trips to the mall we always stopped after shopping as a treat.
My mom talks about York's all the time. Apparently, there's still some around.
We have one here in Columbus Ohio
@@charlesdewalt3330 that's about 30-45 minutes away from me. Mom said she wants to go to it!
The only one's I heard of are Kenny Rogers and Howard Johnson. Even being 68 I never saw those 2 either.
You never went to a HoJo's? They were on every highway.
I remember eating at Hilltop Steakhouse when I was a baby. Howard Johnson’s used to be close to where I live.
Part of the sign still there. I drove up Rt 1 the other day. But giant cow is gone. All other businesses now.
Are you from Massachusetts too? When I first moved to Eastern Mass from the central part of the state fifteen years ago, I went to Hilltop on Route 1 a few times. After it closed, the landmark sign was preserved by the condo complex that now occupies the site.
I remember Lyon's and Howard Johnson's. Does anyone remember Shakey's Pizza?
Only a few are open. We passed through California a couple of years ago, we found one with all you can eat lunch. It was amazing
Shakeys yes. Had couple in Las Vegas many years ago.
@@GDCDGC , shakeys has been closed in Las Vegas for over 30 plus years. I know there's one in San Fernando valley that's still open.
Yes
Yep, I remember Shakey’s Pizza!
First thing I thought about was Grand Round. I loved that place
Forgot about them. Thanks.
Do you mean Ground Round?
Haven't thought of them in many years.
“I’ve had a big burger. But never one with this much flavor!” Shows thin ass burger with one slice of tamatoe
Tomato
You spell "tomatoe" like Dan Quayle spells "Potatoe."
Red Barn was pretty good. Burger Chef was the 1st fast food place in my town growing up. .55 would get you a burger, fries, and shake.
Great video and I enjoyed it and I wish I could have tried these restaurants back in the day
Po Folks was great, I loved their picnic carry out meals.
I always went there for all you can eat country fried steak.
Couldn't get enough of the chicken strips and bbq sauce. 😋Yum.
That was the place where I got my first taste of hush puppies. Yum!
The demise of Bill Knapp's was a damned shame. It may be best remembered for its chocolate cake, but its fried chicken to this day remains the best I've ever had. Alas, the company's boneheaded executives couldn't leave well enough alone, and had to drive away its customer base and ultimately run the business into the ground in an effort to make the restaurants more "hip." Thanks for nothing, ass-hats.
You can get the chocolate cake at Kroger sometimes. So good.
Bill Knapps in Portage Michigan was my oldest daughters favorite. So many great family and friends times there.
The scallops were awesome.
The Au gratin potatoes and clams were the best!
There’s an Ollie’s Trolley in Louisville, Kentucky too.
There's also one at 1607 Central Ave. in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Poor Burger Chef and Jeff, out on the street, homeless. I had completely forgot about Red Barn.
Me too
"The bigger the burger, the better the burger, the burgers are better at Burger Chef" was the jingle I remember.
I use to work at a Lyon’s restaurant for four years. Made it to asst. mgr. Fun times!!
When I was a kid in the 60's. Our family was a Burger Chef family. Our Pizzas came from Shakey's, and our Chicken was KFC. It was a rare thing unlike today. It was more of a break for mom, and a treat for us.
I liked Burger Chef back in the '70s when you could buy a hamburger and go to The works bar and make a super big whatever you want to put on this thing Burger make it 5 inch tall price was the same. To the best of my knowledge there's still one Ollie's trolley in the Derby City on Kentucky Street between 5th and 6th. I think it's where Rally's got their idea for their seasoned fries.
I remember those days at the Chef. I used to get the veggies in a paper after I finished eating. Jeff was his sidekick if I'm not mistaken
Thank you! I lived in the Kentuckiana area for over 10 years. Moved in 2020. I knew I heard of Ollie's Trolley but I couldn't figure out where. Great food but very limited open hours.
Always have a special place in my heart for Lyon's Restaurant! College job. The food was pretty good. Sara Lee didn't get involved until the early 80s, taking over from Consolidated Foods. The specialty Lyon's Syrups can still be found in Smart and Final stores.
We used to have a Burger Chef here , quite a few yrs ago , and a Kwik Kook , they sold chicken , and a Domino's Pizza place left . They were one of the first pizza places to sell pizza . They had pretty good pizza . The only A&W that I know of is in another town , the one here left yrs ago too . Same with supermarkets . Once the big stores moved in , like Walmart and Meijers , the smaller stores moved out . I liked going to Save A Lot , they had some real good deals for low income families , but even they got pushed out . This brings back memories of the places we used to eat , and shop at . Thanks for this memorable walk down memory lane .
One of my favorite restaurant's growing up was Sizzler!! My Mom loved their chicken parmesan, my Dad always got their steak and I loved all the variety of things that they had that you could put on ice cream; from chopped peanuts to gummy bears.
Yes Sizzler the 💣 best steak in town me small town in Texas but plenty steak restaurants
I miss Steak & Ale. Great steak at good prices and they had an excellent salad bar.
I also miss Mighty Casey's. Those places always smelled like onion rings, even when they weren't cooking them at the time.
Ohhhh man... I LOVED Mighty Casey’s!!!! I miss that one to this day!
Steak & Ale was extremely underrated. Good food, excellent value.
@@darcyjorgensen5808 My grandfather told me that when he first started going to Steak & Ale back in the 60s, they were a little pricier than the average steakhouse. As time went by, they gradually became the beast value in steak.
Wait!? Your completely skipping the honorable mentions to include the Elephant Bar Restaurant!? That was an amazing Restaurant with not only it's safari theme and atmosphere but it's combination of American, European, and Asian cooking. I use to eat their all the time during my childhood, until its bankruptcy back in 2014. Even though it's long gone, it will always hold a place in my heart. 🐘🍹🍔🍣
Yep, they had one in Tulsa years ago!
@@roadrunner381 I wish it was still around or at least a spiritual successor like the Rhino Pub or the Hippo Club.
Sounds like a great place. Never heard of it but Rainforest Cafe was a theme restaurant I went with my Girl Scout troop in the late 90s.
I miss LuBis, Piccadilly, and Steak n Ale.
I was soooo gonna say Steak N’ Ale!
Steak n Ale was a good one.
I don't know if you meant Luby's (instead of LuBis), but they still exist.
I ate ate Piccadilly’s today.
I remember eateries from my childhood like mr. Quick, geri 's ,ponderosa, bonanza, a&w, shakey 's,perkins, hardee's & even Woolworths lunch counter, k mart's grille, and they were all great, too!
After reading your comment, I got hungry.
Brian Petrick Ah, I had completely forgot about Ponderosa. Their steaks and even their fries were among my favorites.
come to So Cal, we still have a few Shakey’s here.
A&W is still around, though not many left. Most I've seen have been co-located, like the one on Dodge St. in Iowa City just north of NCS/Pearson and Interstate 80 in a gas station.
Ponderosa and Bonanza merged decades ago, and were still barely holding on last time I checked - used to be one of them in Cedar Rapids along with a Perkins.
Oh yeah Woolworth's counter. I remember that. Then we had some Star Markets (super market) that had a section for a diner. They had Brigham's ice cream.
It's funny that the Heart Attack Grill is not shut down.
Because u can literally eat for free if you’re 350lbs or more, no problem for an American.
Also not a franchise...I hope
Given the size of most of their clientele, it's the closest many of them will ever get to a sexy gal. Not fat shaming, cause I ain't exactly a stick myself, just pointing out a cold fact of life.
It really should be but obesity is common in America.
One should be on the list (and missed) is Bob's Big Boy.
These really bring back memories. Although 1/2 hour drive south, I would routinely trek to Hannibal MO. to get LUMS foot long hotdog and when I moved to FL, a occasional visit to Howard Johnson was a must (or affectionly known HOJOs).
I miss Burger Chef. I remember when 5 employees were murdered after a robbery in Indianapolis, the bad publicity helped to put the final nail into the coffin.
That must have been scary and sad for them!
I liked Sweet Tomatoes. Didn't go there often, but it was good and different.
I don't even know what Sweet Tomatoes is homie to be honest with u all I know it's a restaurant tho.
@@cliffs9458 Sweet Tomatoes is Souplantation outside the SoCal market. The whole thing shut down during the Scamdemic.
We still have one in Fort Myers. And I saw another one in Orlando.
Still have one in Houston Texas too. Nice place!
@@billh230 It is not a scamdemic it is a real illness.
Growing up in the 70's in Louisville, KY Burger Chef was killing the game. I preferred that over McDonald's
I grew up right across the river in New Albany. Loved Burger Chef!
We went to Burger Chef all the time when we were kids. Loved it!
Man, I really miss Burger Chef. Used to get 10 regular burgers for $1, take them home, doctor them up and make 5 double burgers out of them for me and my little sister! We were out of school at 3, and our parents both worked until 7, so that tided us over until Dinner at about 8.
I love food!
I remember going to Burger Chef when I was young. It was about all I could afford at that time but I enjoyed it very much. Today the building is long gone but the main structure is still there as a used car lot. The only thing missing is the signs in the center.
The Sizzler and Bob's Big Boy. They were both iconic in their own right. The Sizzler was referenced in many 90's movies, and Bob's Big Boy had a huge statue of the little boy outside of each restaurant.
I live in Canada, so I miss the Zellers restaurants.
when they talked about Wags restaurants, my mind immediately went to the old Zellers ones
I was just talking about Tim Horton's in my marketing class tonight.
There’s also an ollies trolly in downtown Louisville Kentucky. Still in an trolly shaped building. So there’s 2 left
Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips was a favorite of mine, and Bennigan’s. Bennigan’s had an AWESOME Monte Cristo sandwich!
Arthur Treacher's!
Their fish with the malt vinegar to cut the oil was quite tasty.
I will always have a nostalgic feel for Lyon's Restaurant. From the time I was a little kid until a young adult. It was my go-to place to eat when I worked late nights.
I remember Red Barn growing up in Cleveland Ohio!! But I just knew you would have mentioned Chi Chi's Mexican Restaurant.
I remember D'Lites VERY well and STILL think it is a good idea!
I miss Rax roast beef and Chi-Chi's mexican restaurant
Chi-Chi's had great fried ice cream
Man all these places sound so good I wish they were still around today
Golden Bear(Pancakes) Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips (Think Long John Silvers) and Sizzler (, steak house)
Being a former resident of Fort Worth, the one place I miss the most is Grandy's.
Yessuh!
They still exist. There’s at least one here in OKC
Anybody loved Steak & Ale?
I used to live right by a red barn 😭 I miss that place so much
Burger Chef and Howard Johnson’s go hard 💯! Remember those as a kid. The only BC, from my hometown closed in ‘96; and the two HJs closed in ‘97 and in ‘98. Low-key, felt ancient after watching this. Mid-Millennial here
We had a burger chef forever in my home town and it was awesome. It’s been decades since it closed and I still miss it.
I ain't had a burger chef, in NYC or the Northeast/east coast.
@@cliffs9458 There was one on Staten Island when I was a kid. I think in Mid Island.
@@jackiepaper6464 I'm from BK aka Brooklyn for slang and I ain't never seen one of those chain spots 😂
@@cliffs9458 I think they dies out in the late 70’s or early 80’s. I’m much older than you my friend. I got family in Bathbeach. Jackie Paper is not my name. You know any LaRocca’s?
Anyone remember: Sea Galley, Archer Treacher's Fish 'n Chips, Big Boy, Skipper's, Shakey's Pizza - and (cringeworthy named) Sambo's?
*I remember ALL of them* ( *'Big-Boy' was the best of them...especially the one on Michigan Ave. just into Dearborn off Telegraph Rd* ) *And the first 'Arby's' in Michigan about a mile down the road from the 'Dearborn Theater'*
*And what I think was ?maybe? the first ''McDonalds' on Telegraph and Oxford...I was in 4th.grade then at 'Oxford Elementary' and a LOT of kids went there because it was so cheap it wasn't much more than the cafeteria!*
( *I wasn't a 'rich kid' but I always had 'lunch money' and I always got a burger for 'my best friend' Leon who was 'poor' but I was completely stupid about things like that when I was a kid...and now I feel bad he didn't have things like I did...it's funny how things like that come back to you and HURT and how much I miss him* )
My brother worked at Arthur Treachers, he was the night manager and brought buckets of shrimp home, till I couldn’t eat shrimp any more 🤢
proud to say we still have a shakey’s here, and it still as good as it was back then. oh, and the arcade takes tokens, not the play passes, so that’s a huge plus.
There's still one Arthur Treacher's left in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (just north of Akron)
@@dalekinnear7303 what? whoa!
Wow! A real blast from the past. Portage/Kalamazoo, Michigan used to have many if not all of these places. So many good times, eating out 😋
Damn, I didn't even realize Howard Johnson's had went under (we don't have any in the mid south). And from the looks of things down here, Shoneys and IHOP may soon join this list sadly.
HoJo's folded along time ago. IHOP could definitely be on its way out. Many have closed around Boston. Have some small ones tucked into buildings like in Harvard Square.
Shoneys is pretty gross, and I hop is also. I don’t think I would miss either one
😃 I once was the ice cream counter girl at the HoJo's (Howard Johnson's) in Port Charlotte FL. We had the HoJo's hotel, too. Interesting place. Once some Arab prince came to stay at the hotel (don't ask me why - it's a mystery)... He had quite a few wives... Their room service was always a big deal... Heh.
As a child in Southern California we went for breakfast to a pancake house called Sambos. The placemats had stories on them about how tigers were chased around the tree so fast they melted into butter and were served on your pancakes. For obvious reasons the chain renamed itself, but I think there might be one left on the Oregon Coast.
I remember Sambos. A bit racist as a name.
We had one in Charleston, S.C. years ago.
yea my Brother worked there nites in tucson would bring food left over ..yum
@@lsingstock1646 mean like hippies saving us from well in and frito bandito chips...we and indians at the time werent offended.... just white people..trying to save us/them
@@pamelahsmithsmith2366 when? I don't remember it
Farrells ice cream parlour restaurants were also one of my favorites...the strawberry sundae was to die for....
I remember druther's when I was a kid. I could be mistaken but I think they just became dairy queen. But in the 80s it was great
There is a Druther's in Campbellsville, KY still in operation.
Farrell’s, a staple of ‘70s childhood, is gone, too.
Was gonna mention the pirate-themed Jolly Rogers chain, but a quick look-see on Google indicates there are a few left. Huh. Weird.
Gonna need to do a plague-themed sequel to this list soon, though.
Soup Plantation threw in the towel, fairly early. (No surprise, given it was a buffet.)
Pretty sure that PizzaRev is on life support. And Stacked is down to one location, I think. Hells, even the local Red Robin is gone…
I miss Farrell's too. So many fun Birthday parties.
Peace ☮️ in abundance be safe
I loved Farrell's.
I think for Farrell’s, there used to be a few recent locations in Southern California, more towards my area in Riverside.
Red Robin isn't exactly struggling. Though I don't go as often anymore since they added Donatos pizza to the menu and cut out the ghost burger which was easily the best on the menu.
Red Robin is no loss, based on the one that was (might still be there) in Cedar Rapids.
Way overpriced, for a tiny overdone burger.
WatchMojo: "What?! You've never heard of Burger Chief?"
Me: "Ironically, up until that point of the video, that was pretty much the only one I'd ever heard of..."
Them and Howard Johnson's for me - though we never ate at HoJo, there was one I rode by frequently as a kid.
wags ham spinach and cheese omlette with home fries and texas toast god do i miss it
My hometown growing up got a Burger Chef when I was a kid, our first chain restaurant. When the company folded a McDonald's opened at the same location, but most folks preferred the other guys.
Man I remember eating at Wag's and the Ho-Jo as a kid! Ah, the memories 😢
I have never heard of Wag's not gonna lie with u homie.
When my husband and I attended the University of Wisconsin-Superior together in the 70s there was a restaurant we used to go to called Sambo's. For obvious reasons in today's culture that restaurant would not exist. I don't remember when or why it went out of business.
Why wouldn't it exist today?
Their downfall had to do with a type of pyramid scheme where store managers would get 20% of the profits of their store, but could also obtain additional profits from the other newer stores. Eventually they could not add enough new stores to keep up with the earnings promised. The SEC got involved.
@Chris Morris They tried the name "Seasons" around here and it didn't do any better.
@@TDH24Live Because of the children's book "Little Black Sambo"
My mom worked atSamBos as a waitress in the 70s
Bishop's Buffet was a mainstay for many families on Sunday after church. And the fast food restaurant I remember most growing up was Sandy's and the A&W Drive-Up.
This restaurant's will be great for my train layout.
The man that did the voice-over for Minnie Pearl's restaurant used to do narrations for Walt Disney's True Life Adventures in the 1950s and 1960s.
I thought I recognized his voice
He’s been on NCIS a few times too
Distinctive voice
That’s for the name of the Disney show
I tried looking it up to find his name the other day !
I miss the York Steakhouse. Used to have one in my local mall, so many, many years ago.
Sounds familiar.
Miss Lum's used to eat at the last one in southeast Florida as a kid in the 2000's. It's now part of a very small expensive local chain of diners.
I Used to Adore this Restaurant called 'JoJo's'! Had the food served on 'Caste Iron' Pans with a Wood Base! Lovely decor too!!! In the 80's in N.IL.Chgo., etc.! Oh Yeah, WOLFIES IN MIAMI BEACH FLA.!!!
I remember Walgreens' restaurant in a mall here in Louisville (was attached to the drug store). I remember conning my parents into reluctantly eating there, simply because it was a novelty to me, since I was a country kid.
I miss Bonanza. They had a crazy huge buffet back in the day. I know Stuckey's is still in business, but I don't see them in my travels any more. It was always a treat to stop there.
You will probably be able to add Golden Corral, Ryan's, Old Country Buffet, and Hometown Buffet to the DOA list soon. The parent companies of all of those have declared bankruptcy and closed all of their locations around where I live.
We still have golden corral where I am but the others are long gone
we got 2 out of those here in California. in fact, Golden Corral opened a location in my family home area about 2 or 3 years ago. earliest being 1 year, it was before covid that’s for sure.
@@specteractual1 Except for 3 locations in Iowa, Ryans never made it west of the Mississipi.
They used to be my primary "stop for dinner on the way home" option when I worked the computer show / hamfest circuit for a living centered on Indianapolis - when one was on the way home.
I went to Burger Chef regularly in the 60s and 70s. Went to HoJo's a few times. Heard of Red Barn but never ate there. Never heard of the others.
Growing up there was only one franchise in my home town, Burger Chef. We passed it on the way into town and again on the way home. I remember they had really good food compared to the McDonalds and Hardees that opened years later. I also miss Kenny Rogers Roasters, a co-worker and I would get take out lunch on 3rd shift. Half a chicken, two sides, and cornbread. Good times.
I loved dining at lyons with my coworkers after work. I am glad I have many pictures there
Maxwell Street Pizza, San Bernardino CA. Used to go here as a kid. Amazing spicy sauce. No longer with us. 😭
GOOD HEAVENS, I'M HUNGRY!
Howard Johnsons. I live there thur my childhood traveling in the 60's and 70's. I love them. All across the country. They even had hotels! ❤
I was just at the Howard Johnsons in lake George! It was like going back in time! The food wasn't what it use to be tho.