DEFUNCT Fast Food Restaurants from the past - Life in America

[Grumpy]

The ONLY JitB I ever saw was then one in Oxon Hill .... and then when I was out of town .... far away I might spot another

There was one in Landover Hills in the mid 70s, not sure how long it lasted.

 

[Merlin99]

The ones I remember are Sambo’s and Chi Chi's. Sambo’s had unlimited pancakes and the best bacon.

 

[Merlin99]

I think that Arthur Treacher's was the last one in the mid-Atlantic. Used to love going to AT's back home. First time I ever had malt vinegar.

I remember they used to give a scoop of the the little crispy batter drops with the fish.

 

[stgislander]

I remember they used to give a scoop of the the little crispy batter drops with the fish.

Good thing you can still get those at Long John Silvers.

 

[Sneakers]

Good thing you can still get those at Long John Silvers.

:bleck: Ate there once. Never again. Had the trots for 2 days.

 

[stgislander]

:bleck: Ate there once. Never again. Had the trots for 2 days.

You just have a sensitive constitution...



according to Gilligan.

 

[Sneakers]

according to Gilligan.

"The Gospel According To Gilligan"

Wasn't there a movie like that?

 

[stgislander]

"The Gospel According To Gilligan"

Wasn't there a movie like that?

I think it starred Robin Williams.


He's a legend in his own mind.

 

[NextJen]

:bleck: Ate there once. Never again. Had the trots for 2 days.

MANY years ago I worked in Penn Mar shopping center at the Scott’s Home and Garden store. There was a worker at the Long John Silvers across the parking lot that would come in occasionally to get replacement light bulbs. All the cashiers would try to close up their registers and go to break so they didn’t have to wait on him because he reeked so badly of old cooking grease. My stomach is turning just remembering it.

 

[Merlin99]

Good thing you can still get those at Long John Silvers.

It’s probably been 25 years since I’ve been to either Long John Silver or Arthur Treachers. The only memory I’ve got of LJS is the little packets of tartar sauce, I loved those on the cheapo fish sticks.

 

[GURPS]

I remember the one on St Barnabas Road. After it closed and became something else, co-workers and I would eat there - we called it ‘The Mean Lady Diner’ because of one of the waitresses nasty attitude.

 

[my-thyme]

Happy Hamburger.

I'm pretty sure it was just local. Where the new Ford dealer is on 235.

 

[black dog]

A childhood favorite that is defunct in the Northeast, but survives elsewhere.
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We have one in Anderson, IN about 10 miles away.

 

[Gilligan]

And here I thought Jack in the Box was a West Coast only thing.

The Jack in the Box in Reisterstown was one of the places that was a regular meet-up location to set up street drags. The McD's in Laurel was another one. Mid 70s...

 

[Sneakers]

The Jack in the Box

My fav place to stop for a Breakfast Jack at 3am.

 

[limblips]

Dog and Suds. Once had 650+ stores, now just a handful in the midwest.

 

[AnthonyJames]

MANY years ago I worked in Penn Mar shopping center at the Scott’s Home and Garden store. There was a worker at the Long John Silvers across the parking lot that would come in occasionally to get replacement light bulbs. All the cashiers would try to close up their registers and go to break so they didn’t have to wait on him because he reeked so badly of old cooking grease. My stomach is turning just remembering it.

T'aint far to Penn Mar!

 

[AnthonyJames]

I guess Little Tavern was too local to make the list.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

When I was little Burger Chef was my favorite.