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In reply to the discussion: 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]NNadir
(33,599 posts)71. There's one outside of Knoxville TN, at least there was four or five years ago.
I saw it driving my son back from his internship at ORNL.
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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
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
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
the motel is still open, but I think the lunch/dinner counters are all closed.
bottomofthehill
Apr 8
#125
I remember Ponderosa steakhouse . yes , you would slide your tray down the line and get you salad , potato,drink..tell
debm55
Apr 7
#74
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
Burger Chef burgers were either flame broiled and dosed with smoke flavoring and were pretty bad. IIRC.
EarnestPutz
Apr 7
#55
Ty, You used to be able to buy they in packages at the food store to take home and make.
debm55
Apr 7
#27
They were here in my section of Pittsburgh. I vaguely remember someone slipping on the peanut shells and they stopped
debm55
Apr 7
#33
Biff Burger. My first teen hangout after ballgames. May have been more rgeional than national.
dameatball
Apr 7
#53
Loved them! In the SF bay area at least they were absorbed into KFC for a while then dropped
kelly1mm
Apr 7
#96
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
My local Bobby Rubino's closed down and got replaced with a chicken place.
iscooterliberally
Apr 8
#127