A Taste for Food You Can't Find Nowadays

[Mikey]

Was just thinking, I really have a taste for a local roach-coach cheese burger from the 1980's...

Made me think, what other foods do I crave but can't find in 2021 …..

1. --- Roy Rogers Double-R-Bar burger

2. --- Arthur Treature's CHICKEN and chips

3. --- Big Boy's "Big Boy" … (Big Mac ripped it off)

4. --- Stewarts Drive-In --- shrimp in a basket

5. --- Taco Bell --- Taco Salad … yes, it had a million calories but who cares ? … it was gooooood

[Goblin19]

I feel lucky as I have a Big Boy and Arthur Treachers near me, though I always get the fish at Arthur Treacher’s.

For me, I’d go with the old fried apple pies from McDonalds.

[PNGwynne]

Arthur Treacher's

Rax was good, too.

[Makernaut]

For me, I’d go with the old fried apple pies from McDonalds.

They are still available in Hawaii.

[Random Axe]

Hardee's roast beef - far better than Arby's

Taco John's burrito- far better than anything Bell makes

Pizza Hut Priazzo - deep dish pie with a sauced, cheese lid

Orange Julius

[powersthatbe]

I didn't know arthur treachers was still around. lets see i miss quiznos I liked their sandwhiches i miss burger chef from when i was a kid.there used to be a restuarant down town called the cork and bottle where my aunts would take me after we went to the movies. i miss their jumbo(they were really jumbo!) shrimp and parfaits.another big place from my childshood was a place called the south park inn. greatest fish sandwhiches i have ever had and i miss thier fried onion rings mushrooms and salad bar. was a very popular place in my area. I miss frog legs.

[Mikey]

Bonanza/Ponderosa ---

Fried chicken on their buffet and make your own tacos !!!

[LonnieFisher]

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor pig trough. Man, I really miss Farrell's!

[J.B.]

Lucky to still have 2 Bob's Big Boy local to me: Burbank and Downey. When I wore a younger man's clothes, I would frequent the O.G. Bob's in Glendale.

I do miss the H. Salt Fish & Chips 21 Shrimp in a Basket.

[Mikey]

The only Big Boy near me was owned by Larry Holmes (Champion Boxer)

He owned The Commodore Inn (motel and restaurant)--- aka ---including Bob's Big Boy.

Was the nicest, cleanest restaurant you'd ever want to visit.

Because of hard times Larry had to sell the place and it became crap --- and then finally nothing.

Today, it's a parking lot for an out-of-date closed down mall.

Really sad story but shout out to Larry Holmes --- Loved your restaurant !!!!

Holmes -- super-total class gent in all respects



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[Goblin19]

Forgot Ponderose. That was one of my family’s favorite places when I was growing up. Loved their burger.

[Confessional]

Having grown up amid a region of truly plentiful, delicious Italian food, I've been officially missing such bounty for years!

And just to go full-on rust best nostalgia, 1980's Arby's, the legendary BBQ of The Pit, Booba's pierogi, popcorn & Dr. Pepper from the Uptown Theater, and a Snappy Joe from Snaps!

[Klosterheim]

A more recent one was to go in person for an UNO Pizza.

They might still have frozen.

Red Bull, they are probably long gone.

and, another one from a while ago, there was a steak house at the mall, but I don't remember the name.

The steak house had knight decorations in there, I think, it probably was not a chain restaurant, I am not sure.

One place that became a parking lot, had a basement restaurant, and it was really good, one of their best items was the borscht.

[PNGwynne]

^York Steak House, jeez I loved that place--a family favorite and so much better than Ponderosa. There's just one left, still in Columbus.

[Werewolf]

I miss Jello 1,2,3.