The late 70's, 80's, and 90s were a far better time for food/shopping experience and quality imo, despite not having the "tech" we do today. What a great time to have experienced in America.

@VulcanLogic

19 күн бұрын

For shopping, I think you can make that argument, particularly at the meat counter. You knew your butcher in the 70s. For food, in particular restaurant food? No. We're much better today than the 1970s. It's not even close.

When I was very young in the 70's our family would take family trips in the car every summer and we would always stop by a Howard Johnsons and it was AMAZING , great food and service 🤠

I loved going to Burger Chef... as a kid in the 80's

@Angie2343

21 күн бұрын

I went to Ground Round as a little girl. Crushed it with the menu!

@glennso47

18 күн бұрын

One Rockford Burger chef restaurant was refurbished into Buddhist worship center.

There is a.ponderosa Steakhouse in Coldwater Michigan!

@M.TreyDom2929

20 күн бұрын

I remember going to Ponderosa’s as a young kid in the early 90s. One of my best memories, was my family and I traveling to universal studios in Orlando, Florida back in the summer of ‘95, these were calm and happy times as a kid stuffing my face! 😂

@deloresalviar2461

19 күн бұрын

There is one in the Wisconsin Dells

I was probably around 12 years old and I just won my first BMX race @redbud so my grandparents took me to the HoJo in Benton Harbor,MI for dinner and a huge sundae that came in a, what i thought at the time, was the biggest fancy dish ever. So good.

It was a special Friday when we went to Howard Johnson's for fied clams and chowder! Sure do miss them.

@leilaabdelmeguid3977

21 күн бұрын

Miss the HoJo🥲🥲

I miss Ponderosa

@memorysurge

24 күн бұрын

Honestly, I don't miss the restaurants I miss the memories I have with my family members that are no longer here. My late grandmother loved Ponderosa just as much as Cracker Barrel, so I had a lot of meals and memories of here there.

@Lisa-welder1

22 күн бұрын

There is a Ponderosa, in Coldwater, Michigan! And, it's still open.

@leilaabdelmeguid3977

21 күн бұрын

​@@memorysurgeme too🥲🥲

Ponderosa is still around. I eat there a couple times a year/ It is about 4 miles from my home. Babanza also is around.

I was born and raised in Houston Texas and the majority of the Bonanza locations in the city once Bonanza vacated the building's most of them in this area became adult-oriented entertainment venues

Roy Rodgers, hamburgers, flame broiled. Nobody got close.

Ah, the Magic Pan! I still miss it!

Howard Johnson’s was a huge loss.

@memorysurge

25 күн бұрын

Fried clams!

@bwenluck9812

24 күн бұрын

YES! All you can eat!!!!

Loved going to “Steak and Ale”. We used to go there to celebrate as a family. My daughter and her future husband had their rehearsal dinner there. I noticed that the quality going down. But we still miss you Steak and Ale.

@memorysurge

20 күн бұрын

Steak and Ale! I wanted to eat them so badly. Unfortunately, it was too expensive for our family.

Brown Derby still here in Middleburgh Hts. Ohio

Yessss‼️‼️ forgot about these joints 😳😳

you forgot SIZZLER another Bonanza like restaurant what I remember of Burger Chef was NO sit down, it was all takeout many of these I have never heard of...

During the White Tower segment, why did you only show WHITE CASTLE ads?

We still have Howard Johnson, ponderosa restaurant and bonanza. At some states. Chambersburg pa have them still

Pancakes are not even close to the same a crepes

I have eaten at Victoria Station in Los Angeles several times and it was always a great experience.

Today there are still 13 Ponderosa locations and 3 Bonanza locations

@memorysurge

20 күн бұрын

As of April 2024, only 13 Ponderosa locations currently remain open in the US. That Ponderosa doesn't exist anymore...

Islets was a big hit in Youngstown Ohio

We had a Ponderosa, their steak quality turned into that of Golden Corral and was unedible chewy grizzly fat.

Gervis brown derby was good too

The ground round was the biggest loss! They had everything, I could eat there 3 or 4 times a week and not be broke.

WE HAD KITCHENS WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF APPLIANCES AT HOME, AND WE WIND UP HERE ! ! ! HOW DID WE GET TO BE, ""SO STUPID"",,,????

I'd kill for an all malibu chicken from Sizzler.

Excellent video! How do i contact you.

We still have a Ponderosa. But will be gone soon. I remember back, We used to go in, order an $7 buffet, add a steak and baked potato for $3 more. Then I would proceed to eat 25 chicken wings, mashed potatoes, etc. Saving the steak and potato to take home and eat later. For $20, my wife and I had 4 meals. Now the buffet is $20 and to add a steak and potato, another $16. And you can no longer take the steak home with you. At $36 for a steak and potato dinner with buffet, too expensive.

Tony Roma's should have been on this video

@memorysurge

23 күн бұрын

Part two is definitely coming then!

Steak dinner at Steak & Ale for $2.95😀

there's a ponderosa stake house in vincennes Indiana the home town of America's clown Red skeleton we go there all the time to eat its really good so number ones not that accurate

"Restaurants that no longer exist" First one went from 700 to 400 locations.... But, you know, it doesn't exist. 🙄

its red lobsters trun next they just closed a butt load of there store this passed week

Mr. Steak? Rax Roast Beef?

Now the only icon in LA streets are the homeless people who are living in their tents. ⛺️

Ponderosa AND Bonanza are owned by the same people and there is a huge error in the video about these. As of april 2023 there are 22 left in combination....not a few hundred as stated. Go to the Pon-Bon and see for yourself. The Brown Derby section shows an unrelated chain of Brown Derbys in the Ohio area where five locations are still open to this day. As for Howard Johnsons...again...error....there are NONE left open as of 2022. Trader Vic's is still a global brand with locations all over the world. Geno's Burgers is not gone either....2 locations still exist. Ground Round up next....yep errors here too Ground Round is not gone...still 15 locations. Shrimp Boat....yep...bet you can guess....they still exist too....7 locations. White tower....why does it constantly show White Castle images? Yep though...no more White Towers :(. If you want subs....get the facts right

Hardee’s ruined burger chef I still to this day want a super chef burger

Stuckey’s?…

@memorysurge

23 күн бұрын

We got stuck at Stuckey's once. Became a family road trip joke. Actually, there is not enough space to tell you about all the restaurants and not to forget about their specialties, so there will be a second chapter about these restaurants. So hit the subscribe button!

@annet1784

22 күн бұрын

And Shoney’s

Diverse culinary styles? Ummm...no. All of these chains were serving similar middle-American cuisine. The only slightly unique items were the crepes.

Ponda"GROSS"a, what me and my cousins called it🤣 still miss it though. Sunday nights with our grandparents. They would stay and play pinochle after🥲🥲 good ole days.

@memorysurge

21 күн бұрын

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I used to love LOVES which was a BBQ fam8ly restaurant. Weirdly the name, in the orinal font and incorporated heart design lives on in a truck stop chain ....