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97. Po Folks. There are a few rumored to still be around. I went a lot to the one in Hagerstown MD in the

Sun Apr 7, 2024, 07:30 PM

Apr 7

early 90's.

So their hook was 'poor people' food. Think country fried steak, ocra, hush puppies. Their drinks were served in mason jars. They had all you can eat specials and being 22 and in the military that was the bomb!

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What fast food places or restaurants are a thing of the past??? Chi-Chi's and Steak and Ale, The Chi-Chi's down the [View all] debm55 Apr 7 OP

Most don't remember but the country had "Shrimp Boats" the nation over--Some locations became Taco Bells in 70s. hlthe2b Apr 7 #1

I don't see Arthur Treacher Fish and Chips anyplace anymore. bottomofthehill Apr 7 #2

Loved the Double-R-Bar burger. n/t malthaussen Apr 7 #4

I was a big fan of the Fixin Bar. bottomofthehill Apr 7 #8

I don't think we had any around here. debm55 Apr 7 #25

Well, I stand corrected. bottomofthehill Apr 7 #6

Me either. Haven't seen Roy Rogers since I was in college many moons ago debm55 Apr 7 #7

C.F. Ohio werdna Apr 7 #21

Thant's neat. Are there just those two left in the US? debm55 Apr 7 #26

Per Wiki bottomofthehill Apr 7 #35

I live not extremely far from the one of three remaining Arthur Treacher's EYESORE 9001 Apr 7 #38

Wow, I did not know any were left at all. bottomofthehill Apr 7 #61

There's one outside of Knoxville TN, at least there was four or five years ago. NNadir Apr 7 #71

This is from 2022 EYESORE 9001 Apr 7 #73

I think the Treacher's moniss Apr 7 #78

You may be right. They were greasy. bottomofthehill Apr 7 #99

Ty moniss. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHA debm55 Apr 8 #117

H. Salt Fish and Chips was big on the west coast in the 70's and 80's and got absorbed into KFC. nt kelly1mm Apr 7 #94

Gino's. Even having the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise couldn't save them. malthaussen Apr 7 #3

Sorry for you Mal debm55 Apr 7 #9

They had a lot of Gino's franchises in the Baltimore area. Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 7 #32

The first time I visited the US was in 1991 and the OnDoutside Apr 7 #5

Ty OnDoutside. It sounds great. debm55 Apr 7 #12

Howard Johnson Walleye Apr 7 #10

Yes, long gone. Ty Walleye. debm55 Apr 7 #14

How I miss Ho-Jo's. bottomofthehill Apr 7 #60

We'd always stop there when we were driving on the turnpike up to Pennsylvania, I remember the fried clams, of course Walleye Apr 7 #62

Just drove by one in Northern Florida a couple days ago MichMan Apr 8 #124

the motel is still open, but I think the lunch/dinner counters are all closed. bottomofthehill Apr 8 #125

Does Howard Johnson's count? sinkingfeeling Apr 7 #11

Sure, we would stop there to get ice cream and not stay overnight. debm55 Apr 7 #17

We would stop there too. LisaM Apr 7 #36

Ty LisaM. My husband always talks about their fried clam strip sandwiches. debm55 Apr 7 #41

They had diners and hotels IbogaProject Apr 7 #56

I remember Ponderosa steakhouse . yes , you would slide your tray down the line and get you salad , potato,drink..tell debm55 Apr 7 #74

Steak & Ale is supposed to make a comeback. TexasTowelie Apr 7 #13

Thanks for the information, TexasTowelie. debm55 Apr 7 #19

My favorite fast food burger was from Burger Chef... SKKY Apr 7 #15

We had a Burger King around here but no Burger Chef. I think Burger King is gone too---very recently. But I hated the debm55 Apr 7 #20

The Whopper is great when made correctly Shermann Apr 7 #43

Agree debm55 Apr 7 #75

Wait. LeonidPlanck Apr 8 #132

Thank you LeonidPlanck and welcome to DU. debm55 Apr 9 #135

Thanks, LeonidPlanck Apr 9 #140

bk shut down in sonora also. AllaN01Bear Apr 7 #66

Sad Story werdna Apr 7 #22

Thank you werdna. That is very sad. debm55 Apr 7 #40

Burger Chef was sold to Hardee's in 1982. Different Drummer Apr 7 #48

Speaking of Hardee's Shermann Apr 7 #81

That is too bad. OldBaldy1701E Apr 8 #128

Thank you Different Drummer. debm55 Apr 8 #116

Burger Chef burgers were either flame broiled and dosed with smoke flavoring and were pretty bad. IIRC. EarnestPutz Apr 7 #55

Ty EarnestPutz. It doesn;t sound too good. debm55 Apr 8 #118

We Had Burger Chef ProfessorGAC Apr 7 #72

Thank you ProfessorGAC debm55 Apr 8 #119

My first job was at Burger Chef MichMan Apr 7 #98

Thank you MichMan. That is a funny post. debm55 Apr 8 #120

Lubys enid602 Apr 7 #16

Thank you, enid602 debm55 Apr 7 #39

Kind of the Hill character, Luanne Platter: LudwigPastorius Apr 7 #103

Tony Roma's for ribs. GP6971 Apr 7 #18

Ty, You used to be able to buy they in packages at the food store to take home and make. debm55 Apr 7 #27

There is still one open in Las Vegas DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 7 #69

Mr quick Burgers BOSSHOG Apr 7 #23

I guess that is why they are not around any more. debm55 Apr 7 #30

Burger Chef. Lunabell Apr 7 #24

We had a White Castle around here. They were like sliders. TY debm55 Apr 7 #31

Team Krystal here. I know they tried to expand outside of the Mid South yellowdogintexas Apr 7 #49

I grew up in Nashville and it was our go-to fast food place. Lunabell Apr 7 #57

Is ground round still operating anywhere? JT45242 Apr 7 #28

They were here in my section of Pittsburgh. I vaguely remember someone slipping on the peanut shells and they stopped debm55 Apr 7 #33

Lum's Sneederbunk Apr 7 #29

Shakey's, and I am on a constant search for a pizza sauce woodsprite Apr 7 #34

Thank you woodsprite. debm55 Apr 7 #37

We have a Bennigan's in Des Moines. rsdsharp Apr 7 #44

They might still have Shakey's on the West Coast TBF Apr 7 #91

Papa Murphy's Shermann Apr 7 #42

There's a Papa Murphey's about a mile from me. rsdsharp Apr 7 #45

They're alive and well here GP6971 Apr 7 #54

They are based in Vancouver, so you are probably safe. Shermann Apr 7 #58

Henry's Hamburgers. It was sort of a discount McDonalds. rsdsharp Apr 7 #46

Do they have a scary looking discount clown mascot? nt Shermann Apr 7 #59

Not that I'm aware of, but I haven't seen one in nearly 50 years. rsdsharp Apr 7 #65

Gee, how can a place be a discout McDonalds. They must have been bad. debm55 Apr 8 #121

The steak places - Ponderosa and Rustler Freddie Apr 7 #47

And Sizzler n/t snpsmom Apr 7 #95

Ty Freddie. I really liked the Texas Toast. TY debm55 Apr 9 #136

TGI Fridays, at least in Texas, also Bennigans yellowdogintexas Apr 7 #50

Burger Queen RandySF Apr 7 #51

HAHAHHAHAHAH For real?? debm55 Apr 9 #137

Yeah, it was a southern franchise. RandySF Apr 9 #138

Ty RandySF. debm55 Apr 9 #139

I liked Bennigan's Ritabert Apr 7 #52

Biff Burger. My first teen hangout after ballgames. May have been more rgeional than national. dameatball Apr 7 #53

Ty dameatball. Think it was regional, as I don't remember them here. debm55 Apr 7 #89

Chock Full O'Nuts IcyPeas Apr 7 #63

Wasn't that coffee? debm55 Apr 7 #85

They were a chain of restaurants with counter service too IcyPeas Apr 8 #107

Sambo's JoseBalow Apr 7 #64

My very first payrolled job was at a Sambos in Las Vegas, NV. yonder Apr 7 #68

That was the worst name to give a place debm55 Apr 7 #80

Thank you JoseBalow, I think they renamed them Denny's debm55 Apr 7 #83

Yes, some locations were sold to Denny's JoseBalow Apr 7 #90

Winky's cloudbase Apr 7 #67

I remember Winky's!!!! debm55 Apr 7 #77

H. Salt Esq. Fish and Chips. Mr.Bill Apr 7 #70

Thank you Mr. Bill debm55 Apr 7 #76

Loved them! In the SF bay area at least they were absorbed into KFC for a while then dropped kelly1mm Apr 7 #96

bob's big boy. AllaN01Bear Apr 7 #79

We had them around here but they were just called Big Boys. debm55 Apr 7 #82

Sambo's was a big chain that for moniss Apr 7 #84

Thank you moniss. debm55 Apr 7 #87

Hardees, Burger Chef, Arthur Treachers and local Big Boy franchise Elby's doc03 Apr 7 #86

Thank you doc03 debm55 Apr 7 #88

Pizza Haven FuzzyRabbit Apr 7 #92

Thank you, FuzzyRabbit debm55 Apr 8 #115

I love the discussions that pop up here dai13sy Apr 7 #93

Thank you. debm55 Apr 8 #114

Po Folks. There are a few rumored to still be around. I went a lot to the one in Hagerstown MD in the kelly1mm Apr 7 #97

Ty Kelly1mm. I remember them. Didn't they have picnic like table where people ate instead of individual tables.? debm55 Apr 8 #113

Fred Harvey's were a big deal during the days of train travel moniss Apr 7 #100

Sizzler! choie Apr 7 #101

TY choie. Loved the salad bar. debm55 Apr 8 #112

Rally's Pisces Apr 7 #102

Ty Pisces. debm55 Apr 8 #111

Steak and Ale may be making a come back dflprincess Apr 7 #104

TY , dflprincess for the information. debm55 Apr 8 #110

Was going to post, Boston Market, but... LudwigPastorius Apr 7 #105

Ty LudwigPastorius. Very few, if any are open here. debm55 Apr 8 #109

CoCo's Bristlecone Apr 8 #106

Ty Bristlecone. debm55 Apr 8 #108

Ahh, Steak and Ale... OldBaldy1701E Apr 8 #122

Thank you OldBaldy1701E.The only one I m familiar with it the Dairy Queen. debm55 Apr 8 #123

Bojangles is still going strong. nt Shermann Apr 8 #129

Cool. I liked their biscuits and their chicken. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Apr 8 #130

I had another thought. OldBaldy1701E Apr 8 #131

We used to call steak and ale "fake and stale" unblock Apr 8 #126

Thank you unblock. debm55 Apr 9 #134

My local Bobby Rubino's closed down and got replaced with a chicken place. iscooterliberally Apr 8 #127

Thank you iscooterliberally. Thant's funny debm55 Apr 9 #133

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour Chakaconcarne Apr 9 #141

Does anyone remember area51 Apr 10 #142