Is Shoney's (restaurant) still around ?

[Mikey]

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

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Man, you have a sharp memory

[Marvelmania]

Yep, lots of them around in TN. Their breakfast and salad bar are great and the All American burger isn't too bad either.

[TEXASFETT]

Man we have one left here in San Antonio. I love going for all you can eat breakfast on Sundays.

[megoapesnut]

We had a Bob's Big Boy near here quite a few years ago. Never heard the name Frisch's Big Boy, but maybe it just wasn't called that. The Big Boy statue was stolen several times, the last time it was thrown in a nearby quarry. Took awhile for anyone to see it down there as it was out of the way and not used. We never had a Shoney's but I remember eating at one on our way back from Florida a few years ago.

[megowgsh]

Mike, I miss SHoney's biscuits and gravy, too But Waffle House is MY favorite. Closest one to me is in Indy. I hit it everytime I go to Mego Meet (going and coming)

[ThatBatmanGuy]

Yep, lots of them around in TN. Their breakfast and salad bar are great and the All American burger isn't too bad either.

You are correct Tim. As many as they are now, several years ago there were alot more. The main office in Nashville is to blame for the poor management. They got into the habit of only hiring white people. They would darken in the the "O" in the Shoney's letterhead if you were anything other than white. It caught up to them. Lots of Shoneys shut down after that.
Bob

[megoapesnut]

But Waffle House is MY favorite.

This reminded me of something, a little off the subject, but has anyone ever heard that song "Welcome to the Waffle House in Georgia" which is a Weird Al type parody song based on "Hotel California"? It is eye wateringly funny. Google it or search on Youtube. The artist is Mike something, I think. He toured with the Eagles at one time.

[ScottA]

During high school we used to hit Shoney's after the football games and get Hot Fudge Cake. So good.

[Mikey]

I have a question ......

I knew a few people back in the day who pronounced it sh-shoneys

That's not correct, right ?

[ScottA]

It's "show-knees".

[Mikey]

It's "show-knees".

Right, but no sh-sh from the beginning

Still wonder why they pronounced it like that ?

[LadyZod]

During high school we used to hit Shoney's after the football games and get Hot Fudge Cake. So good.

We'd hit Dennys for Sundaes after games and dances.

[Mikey]

We'd hit Dennys for Sundaes after games and dances.

I never liked Denny's

I must have went to at least 5 different ones in different states and they were all bad ...

1. Tiny servings
2. Waitresses were always snippy
3. Had to wait 45 minutes for almost anything you order
4. Usually get the order wrong
5. In an empty place it takes the waitress 15 minutes to bring coffee and they almost throw it at the table

Everytime I ever went to any Denny's they were all like that.

I think Denny's is the absolute worst service restaurant ever

[MeerkatMego]

There are 4 in my area, but they have really gone downhill. I used to love the breakfast buffet. But I don't eat there anymore cause the last couple of times I was there it was nasty. The food was bad and the place was dirty.

[Adam West]

Right, but no sh-sh from the beginning

Still wonder why they pronounced it like that ?

Probably a PA thing. My best friend's father is from central PA and he always used to refer to us as yins or youins as a plural form of you. I found out that he wasn't the only one who did this from that area.

They also refer to soda as "pop" where I refer to it as soda or just generic "coke" which could be pepsi or any other brand. I love hearing the different regional differences in language.