Is Shoney's (restaurant) still around ?

[Mikey]

I used to love Shoney's breakfast buffet -- especially their biscuits and gravy

My local one closed down about 20 years ago.

Just wondering if they're still around somewhere ?

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[ScottA]

They are still around here. I know of 4 right off the top of my head, including the one in town. Some people know them as Big Boy. And it's still crowded at breakfast.

[Mikey]

Thanks for the info -- and -- I envy you Scott

[wayne foundation 07]

The one closest to use was turned into a Poor Folks restaraunt.Stayed like that for several years,untill they got closed down,Now its a car lot.

[toys2cool]

1 here

[MIB41]

Actually Shoneys and Frisch's Big Boy are separate entities these days. Only Frisch's has the franchise rights to Big Boy and the menu is considerably different.

In 1976 a dispute arose among the several Big Boy franchise holders. Shoney's gave up its rights to the Big Boy name, thus Shoney's restaurants no longer have a statue of the Big Boy mascot in front of the store. The restaurants were all simply renamed "Shoney's", the Big Boy sandwich was simply renamed the "double decker hamburger" and "Shoney Bear" was developed as a corporate mascot. From this point, the company was effectively separate from Big Boy.

[jimsmegos]

1 here in Harrison, 1 in Branson, and 1 in the Mrs' old stopping grounds in Greenville Mississipi. The breakfast are still good but the rest is a bit lack luster. There used to be one in Little Rock years ago that was really good but was leveled to make way for a McDonald's.

[Megospidey]

^^ I miss the one on Little Rock. The best strawberry pie.

[Adam West]

We used to have a Big Boy in our town. When I was in High School; we had quite a few pranksters in school. Someone stole the large Big Boy statue and cemented right in front of our school. They must have used some type of quick dry cement because the school officials had a hard time removing him and giving him back to their rightful owners.

[Mikey]

We dont have Big Boys around anymore either

[Duncan]

There's a chain with 4 or 5 locations in Ohio called Der Dutchman. It's kind of an Amish family place, with attached gift shop & bakery. They do a nice buffet. Highly recommended. My wife just reminded me that I recently referred to their dutch apple pie as a life-changing experience.

[jwyblejr]

There's a few around here. The one in Decatur is now a Chinese buffet. Now I've either got to go to Athens or Huntsville. They've also have a great seafood buffet.

[saildog]

^^ I miss the one on Little Rock. The best strawberry pie.

When I read "Shoney's" in the title, the first thing I thought of was their strawberry pie. That pie was something else!

[luey]

Bunch around here plus their headquarters offices... I love there salad bar and the breakfast bar is still real good... Want me to ship you some biscuits and gravy up there Mike, I owe you one from the snack cakes you sent me back in the day

[vintage spideyfan]

There are Big Boy restaurants everywhere here, many are known as "Elias Brothers" Big Boys. Never been to a Shoney's.