Brands that were once popular....

[John Clark]

Datsun is coming back though it seems to be country-limited.

 

[Finn]

Bill Cosby. He was so popular back in the 80's and 90's. I wonder what happened to him....

He was discovered to be drugging and raping women. Now he's a pariah.

I suspect that was sarcasm

 

[JWPlatt]

Bill Cosby. He was so popular back in the 80's and 90's. I wonder what happened to him....

He was discovered to be drugging and raping women. Now he's a pariah.

I suspect that was sarcasm

I believe that was voiced in a deadpan delivery that acknowledged and followed on to the sarcasm as if taken literally. That's the funny part. Ha ha.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Who is this Bill Cosby person anyway?

 

[HIjol]

The restaurant I miss is Ground Round. They had awesome BBQ ribs and cole slaw.

Ah, Ground Round! Ours turned into a Hooters. I remember peanut shells on the floors, and a deal that. On the Kids Menu, children were charged for their weight. There was a big Toledo scale, and it was a really good deal. The food was good, the service nice and fun, atmosphere excellent, beer very cold...of course they went out of business. #sarcasm.

I wonder if it was the shells on the floor and some kind of series of lawsuits?

 

[Finn]

It was out of blue IIRC. We had one where I grew up. The employees there said in an interview later on that they thought the chain was in a good shape, including the manager.

Apparently the manager got a call in middle of the lunch service. He was told to have his staff box everyone's meals and send them out immediately.

 

[Green Shirt]

Who is this Bill Cosby person anyway?

Ironically, some kind of pudding huckster.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

The restaurant I miss is Ground Round. They had awesome BBQ ribs and cole slaw.

Ah, Ground Round! Ours turned into a Hooters. I remember peanut shells on the floors, and a deal that. On the Kids Menu, children were charged for their weight. There was a big Toledo scale, and it was a really good deal. The food was good, the service nice and fun, atmosphere excellent, beer very cold...of course they went out of business. #sarcasm.

I wonder if it was the shells on the floor and some kind of series of lawsuits?

That might be why Lonestar Steakhouse stopped doing the same thing, but I think it was a waitress that slipped & fell in their case.

 

[JWPlatt]

Who is this Bill Cosby person anyway?

Ironically, some kind of pudding Huxtable.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Timby]

The restaurant I miss is Ground Round. They had awesome BBQ ribs and cole slaw.

Ah, Ground Round! Ours turned into a Hooters. I remember peanut shells on the floors, and a deal that. On the Kids Menu, children were charged for their weight. There was a big Toledo scale, and it was a really good deal. The food was good, the service nice and fun, atmosphere excellent, beer very cold...of course they went out of business. #sarcasm.

I wonder if it was the shells on the floor and some kind of series of lawsuits?

At the Ground Round my family always went to in Wauwatosa, their gimmick was free popcorn while having old black-and-white Disney cartoons on projection screens. I think the company went into receivership about ten years ago and some franchisees got together to buy the brand. I know a new store just opened up in the Brookfield area of Milwaukee a few months ago.

 

[publiusr]

I miss the old space food sticks. Not as waxy as Tootsie Rolls.

The Aussies still have them, I think.

I remember plastic popsicle sticks for awhile in the 1970's, with interesting patterns

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I don't know if this is technically a brand, but how about Automats?

 

[sojourner]

Automats are still big in Japan.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

An Automat opened back up in NYC a few years ago. However it didn't last very long and closed not too long after opening.

 

[Finn]

I'm pretty sure I saw one a couple years ago or so. I can't recall where.

 

[MANT!]

an Automat restaurant has opened in SF

http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blo...e-on-the-classic-automat-for-the-digital-age/

 

[Green Shirt]

The restaurant I miss is Ground Round. They had awesome BBQ ribs and cole slaw.

Ah, Ground Round! Ours turned into a Hooters. I remember peanut shells on the floors, and a deal that. On the Kids Menu, children were charged for their weight. There was a big Toledo scale, and it was a really good deal. The food was good, the service nice and fun, atmosphere excellent, beer very cold...of course they went out of business. #sarcasm.

I wonder if it was the shells on the floor and some kind of series of lawsuits?

That might be why Lonestar Steakhouse stopped doing the same thing, but I think it was a waitress that slipped & fell in their case.

Are Five Guys and Texas Roadhouse still doing the peanut thing?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

The one time I was in a Five Guys, it ws three years ago and there were no peanut shells.

 

[Kira's Mom]

Five Guys still has peanuts. Nobody throws the shells on the floor, though!

 

[auntiehill]

Ah, Ground Round! Ours turned into a Hooters. I remember peanut shells on the floors, and a deal that. On the Kids Menu, children were charged for their weight. There was a big Toledo scale, and it was a really good deal. The food was good, the service nice and fun, atmosphere excellent, beer very cold...of course they went out of business. #sarcasm.

I wonder if it was the shells on the floor and some kind of series of lawsuits?

That might be why Lonestar Steakhouse stopped doing the same thing, but I think it was a waitress that slipped & fell in their case.

Are Five Guys and Texas Roadhouse still doing the peanut thing?

There's many, MANY Five Guys locations--but no one throws shells on the floor. There are TONS of Texas Roadhouse locations and yes, they do still allow people to toss the shells on the floor.