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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]

road caused all the Chi-Chi's to be shut down as 5 people died from e-coli

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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