Ive been a restaurant supplies salesman for 28 years here in my born & raised area of N. IL. (I’m 59) Mom & Pop owners and their establishments are the salt of this Earth. Your interview coverage of these folks EXACTY showed why. They provide many first jobs, even lifetime positions, many new workers have learned hard work ethic and dealing with people! Extremely important skills and all while providing much needed services to their communities. I supply one restaurant that’s been in our community for 51 years, and 2 others almost 30 years as the honorable mentions. They become friends, not just my customers. Great interview!

Mom and pop places like this are true gems when you can find them. So much better than chain restaurants.

@suzukibn1131

3 ай бұрын

LOVE THIS TOO!! On my tour of your area, Imwill hot this and all the other places you have featured, John. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND WHY YOU DO IT!!!

Now this is America. Excellent video.

Back in 1980 I bought a small restaurant in south central Illinois, I was the first owner outside of the original family in 110 years. I had customers that had been eating there for 90 years. A wonderful video John and a great channel to subscribe to, many thanks.

What a gem! So glad places like this survive and thrive!

How cool is that ! American people are keeping it open !

Mrs. Martha seems like a wonderful lady with a love for tradition, and I love that!

Love these places! Good people with great work ethic. Thanks for sharing this wonderful restaurant with us.

I visited there once during the peak of the pandemic and still could eat indoors. Great food and great service.

I sure wish frosty was in my town! i’d be lined up with all these other good folks.❤

@theappalachianchannel

5 ай бұрын

The best!

@jameswood231

5 ай бұрын

We do, here in Mule Town USA Columbia Tn. The JUMBO HOUSE!!!😅 Greatest🍔 Burgers, Shakes & Fries. Just like days of yesteryear. Great service, Great food, Great price!!! The folks have even apologized for the rising cost of items on the menu. Same Quality & Service for nearly 40 years.😂😂😂

I want this on my bucket list that woman was so kind and beautiful her love for this is just amazing God bless her

Great video John! It's awesome seeing these family restaurants that have survived all these years. Definitely want to visit them.

I love that there are still these mom and pop places and that you keep people in the know about them… You help keep their doors open. Even though I’m 1/2 way across the US from where you share with us, you make me search out these type of establishments in our part of the country. Although they are fewer and further between in CA, not that they don’t exist. I was a huge Huell Howser fan for just that reason and have visited many places because of his show, which yours remind me greatly of. Keep up great job. I’ve taken many armchair trips and met many fascinating people on your channel. Thank you!!!

I'm so glad I just happened to come upon this video! I'm with the owner, I don't like change because why would you change such beauty of these wonderful places, if it isn't broke why fix it! And the neons, are a work of art! The ladies and the crew, are wonderful! Thank you for this video and all you do to bring us history!

@theappalachianchannel

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Awesome video 'it is gear to see a family restaurants that have survived.Thank you for sharing with us.

Almost every little town through the sierra range and much of california's rural areas has little places like this, and i try to go to them when I'm riding around here. Great little local places, some only open in spring to fall, and always worth going to. These places are where the locals eat, lots of families and people passing through. One I found not way too far makes great lemonade, iced tea and a BLT that goes well with their fresh made onion rings. When you're out on the road, support these little places, keep them going and don't let fast food chains take this history of little locally owned places away.

Lord, if I hadn’t left my run too late and I’d ever got to come to the USA …..I’d of headed straight to the Appalachian places you document…..beautiful country, people and passion…..thanks for showing them all to me 😊❤🇦🇺❤️

Great place love the mom and pop places it's sad when they aren't around anymore.

I love the family owned restaurants the best. They always have great food and very friendly employees. What will we do if they all disappear someday? I would never go to another restaurant if that happened. Thank you for showing us this wonderful restaurant! I wish we had one just like it around my area. There are a few family owned restaurants around here but this one looks exceptional. What a lovely family and fantastic employees. I hope it lasts for many more years! ❤

Amy is a great artist

I'm canadian. I've been to a lot of usa and I have friends there. I ❤ your intro tune

Amazing place. Amazing people. The best of Americana.

I wish I lived close to this restaurant. I would eat here every week. Food looks delicious!

I eat at mom and pops whenever possible. The service and food is always a 1000 times better than franchises

Id love love to visit that restaurant... I bet its the best in the county. Just love it. I can taste it by watching. Much love from Indiana 🤍

So great to see a mom & pop establishment be able to survive & thrive in this day & age. Hopefully they are paying their employees a decent living wage.

This brings me back I was Bron in 1955 .thank you for this Amen .😊

Forget about them fast food joints!! Its time for Mom and Pops to come back!!

My town in Southern Ontario used to have a diner like this, a drive in, that was always busy...so many good memories eating there on Sunday while out for a family drive to the lake...It closed down about 25 years ago when our son was a toddler, so he doesn't remember it...I wish we still had it, I miss it very much😢

Oh my gosh I came across this tonight. It’s wonderful love to see the businesses that have been open for years and still doing the same thing. We need more places like this forget the corporations.❤ the most amazing thing is such loyalty in employees.. that says a lot about their employer.. can’t wait to see the next gem. you find

I love old places like this!!! God Bless!!!

Right in my hometown! I eat there all the time and I love the pizza burger. They make great milkshakes with real fruit like strawberries which is my favorite. If you ever find your way over in Taz Vegas as some of us call it, stop in there it really is great.

God bless here for taking care of the community food looks great

(This is Tom, not Sandra.) What a great place!! The owner and her employees were so gracious and nice to see. I just love these small town places that harken back to earlier, calmer times. Thank you for making these videos, sir. May GOD bless you and your organization that produces these great videos. Take care. (Tom)

@theappalachianchannel

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

We need to get back to these mom and pop restaurants !!!! They really put the big chain fast food restaurant’s to shame EVERY time !!!

@AudiophileTommy

5 ай бұрын

These places earn your business ! The corporation ran chains Don’t 🎉 BIG DIFFERENCE 🎉🎉

Absolutely wonderful story & family. Good folks, doing it right.

You should do follow-up visits, to show how much business has increased since your videos were made. I live in North West Georgia, and have drove quite a ways to try some places, just because of your videos. So far B&B Market is my favorite.

Love this place ~ is on my list of places to visit this summer 🌸🦋

Smash burgers look wonderful!

I wish to say that I am glad you are still running😊

Great video. Love catching a glimpse of America's past.

Wonderful Just enjoy old businesses ... Thanks

Good job thanks keep it up very nice old school is always better

Awesome Video! I really want to eat there someday! 🍦🍧🍨 🍔🌭 🍟

That place is the BEST.

I really enjoy these videos. Keep up the great work.

Just love this video. Thank you.

This is TRUE AMERICA ❤💯🇺🇸❤️‼️

I live about an hour and 15 minutes away and didn't even know this place existed. Love this place. I've got to go there

I been to Tennessee all my life when I was kid and food looks mouth watering 😋 and God bless yall employees 🙏

I'm pretty sure I remember the video with Ralph when he came to eat with you here. Back in the day we use to have lots of these little restaurants around even here in Illinois. Still find one or two in the small towns but really none in the larger towns. And, it is hard to find help here, too. Still see some limited openings due to staffing.

Loved this video John. Reminds me of the old Dairy Queen in Alpharetta Georgia when I was a kid. My mom managed it.

@ronniewatkins

5 ай бұрын

Im from Crabapple!!! What time period was it? I hung out there from the mid 70s ril the early 80s

Absolutely love your channel! Just found it today and Subscribed

I absolutely loved watching that video, if I ever get down that way I'll be sure to visit.

Great service with a great smile!

Serving Great Loyal People. So nice.

Incredible can’t wait to go there!

@theappalachianchannel

5 ай бұрын

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Awesome place to livei can just tell. Great people an awesome service. Much love from Indiana 🤍

thats a awesome place to eat john thank you and your wife for these video's

$5.34 for Fish and Chips? - You can't even get crappy fish and chips for under $20 in my town!

@michaelminster9239

5 ай бұрын

I imagine that's why they have a hard time hiring. Wages have to be rock bottom with those prices.

I can remember as a young girl back in late 80s I was probably 10 years old so 36 years ago and camping in the carpenteria campsite on the beach in California and my girlfriend and I would walk down to frostee freeze to get ice cream cones and then go walk the train tracks and find our smashed Pennie’s by the train we placed on the railway way very nice video thank you

@theappalachianchannel

5 ай бұрын

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Strive not to change anything. Wise lady.

Another awesome video. I may just have to visit them. As always, Thumbs up 👍

Aloha 🌺 What a wonderful place! Thank you for taking us along!!!! 🥰

@theappalachianchannel

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting

4/3/24 - Hello from Charleston,SC ! Enjoyed this video very much !

@theappalachianchannel

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great video! I love their food!

Looks like a really great place to eat . Congrats for the years you've been in service. Now I'm hungry!

@theappalachianchannel

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😋

Another good one John! Be Blessed everyone!

@theappalachianchannel

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Definitely going!

❤love their food there

@theappalachianchannel

5 ай бұрын

Thanks you for watching my videos here on The Appalachian Channel. John Ward

that persons comment about mashing the hamburger too hard is wrong. It’s not real thick so doesn’t take long to cook but it is delicious and very tasty. Don’t knock if you haven’t tried it. They beat any fast food burger any day of the week. The hillbillies know how to cook. Ask me I’m a hillbilly living in Md for 60 years. We have an Ann’s hotdog that has a 😅😊😊 history and reputation that carries all over the country Just found you and really enjoy this. Thank you 😊

Fantastic. Road trip. 😂

@theappalachianchannel

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you for sharing this video with us I love that part of Tennessee I would love to live there but because of very little money I have stay in Knoxville which is a awful place to live now

Yummy great food 😜

Can't wait to make it out there!

What a nice story.

Frosty freezes the best ice cream ever

John there is a little drive in in maryville tn called the hop. It use to be the humdinger when I was a kid. Great food.

I was looking for a BIG SCREEN drive-in. They must be around somewheres.

Looks exactly like the tasty freeze in south pittsburg tn.

I saw this.... You put this video out like a year or two ago

20:00 I'm amazed there is a Food City down there

Awesome will have to make a trip from Mo

You either marry a good looker OR you marry a good cooker!!

great content

If walls could talk, them walls would spin a fine tale.

About an hour from me. I need to go check it out.

Did anyone mention mister Robertson he was there to and a great man

Have you ever been to the Hob-Nob in Gate City? They have been there for ever. I don't know how long. I have been going there for about 25 years but they they had been there for years when I started going. I guaranty it is the best the Cheese Burger in Southwest Virginia hands down.

Great restaurant, it's only 5 minutes from the house.

👍👍👍👍👍

the one thing missing in restaurant they need put a wurlitzer jukebox in there.

@theappalachianchannel

2 ай бұрын

yes forsure..Thanks for visiting with me here on KZread and watching my video.. John Ward

I remember when i bought a restaurant in 19+69, she was 19 and i was 69!! My wife didnt like the idea of me buyin the place!!!

@joesmith7427

5 ай бұрын

This is what you do when you buy yourself a job!!

My wife was 69!! I was 72!!

I want to marry the window painter!!

@thomasmurphy6389

5 ай бұрын

I saw her first! She's a cutie huh?

Dont ask forJokes!!

I would come and work if there is place to live at a good price

this like Tennessee highway route 66 on east coast.

@theappalachianchannel

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting with me here on KZread and watching my video.. John Ward

im hungry

U wanted comments, well u gottem!