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In reply to the discussion: 10 Restaurant Chains That Are Disappearing In America [View all]Odin2005
(53,521 posts)72. Ponderosa has been gone from Fargo for YEARS.
The last time I remember it still being open was in the late 90s.
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Me, too. I preferred it to that Chili's place, but Bennigans lost out to Chili's. nt
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#83
Me neither....and interesting the economy was NOT the first issue to be discussed
dixiegrrrrl
Dec 2012
#21
The last local restaurant that let you dump peanut shells on the floor stopped serving peanuts
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#6
Now there's a regional taste I never could acquire. Just soggy, bland pseudo-meat on air-bread.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#100
My last visit to Shoney's was when the buffet had deteriorated to the point that
mfcorey1
Dec 2012
#106
Used to be that you could find Jay Leno there almost every Friday night. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#101
I was a member of the Big Boy Club, loved the magazine and free birthday meal.
justice1
Dec 2012
#92
All but Blimpies and TCBY were a lot smaller than Chick-fil-a's 1600 stores or Papa John's 4000.
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#22
In addition to shifting markets, I'm curious as to how higher-level managment decisions...
JHB
Dec 2012
#34
When are we going to get fast-food vegetarian? e.g. spring rolls (fried or NOT) with
patrice
Dec 2012
#39
It's not technically fast food, but do you have any Sweet Tomatoes around you?
Tommy_Carcetti
Dec 2012
#41
Have not heard of one, but I will look. Thanks for the tip, because I'll keep an eye
patrice
Dec 2012
#46
Another case of corporate suicide. They abandoned the quality that made them successful
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#102
Haven't seen a Stuckey's since I was a little kid. Der Weinerschnitzel is all over here in Vegas.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#104