restaurants that long been closed

[fncceo]

Pea Soup Andersen's

 

[Alan Stallion]

My final entree for this tasty thread and a personal highlight of my life when my 10th birthday party was spent here...

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

My final entree for this tasty thread and a personal highlight of my life when my 10th birthday party was spent here...

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants
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I worked at Farrells when I got out of high school!
They had one at Town East Mall, and thats the one I worked at.

One girl would steal a case of Big Swig glasses every sunday. She never got caught. LOL

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

They opened a Pistol Petes Pizza down the block from me when I started living on my own after high school.

I went there once, and their pizza was the best stuff!!! They used firm but not rubbery pizza dough, and used cornmeal on the bottom of the pizza so it turned super extra crunchy!!!

They didn't last long for some reason. I think it was there a year and then was gone. Sad. Never come across another pizza place that uses cornmeal on the bottom of thier pizza crust.

 

[candycorn]

Sad that someone had to bring up Sambos.

A few years back I was driving between Tomball and Spring out in far Northwest Houston...and there was a Sizzler. Couldn't believe it!

We had a Bonanza by my house when I was growing up. One of my classmates worked there as a waitress. When the place turned into a cabaret...she worked there as a dancer. Its odd that the cabaret lasted longer than the Bonanza.

I used to like going to this hamburger drive in...I can't recall if it was Prince's or Princess. It was on Market Street at Federal Road. Right across from it was Catfish Kitchen and this other dive-in (not a drive-in...LOL). Happy days.

 

[fncceo]

Harvey House ... America's first true "Chain Restaurant" across the midwest and southwest states. Harvey House, first opening in 1976, followed the path of the Transcontinental Railroad spawned, at it's height, 45 Restaurants and 20 railroad dining cars.

Fred Harvey not only fed the passengers on the Transcontinental Railway, but Harvey House waitresses, all educated women from "back east" went on to create families in the west and provide the civilizing influence to the Old West. As well as generating a Broadway Musical with Judy Garland in the movie adaptation.

 

[fncceo]

Sad that someone had to bring up Sambos.

Why?

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

I loved Steak and Ale. I ate there at least three times a year. LOVED their big, juicy Tbone steaks!!!!

 

[fncceo]

Howard Johnson's ... gone before they could put one up in orbit ...

 

[fncceo]

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

 

[fncceo]

 

[Muhammed]

Red Wells Roast Beef.

It was nothing fancy. Everyone got the same order. A beef brisket sandwich and a scoop of mashed potatoes smothered in gravy.

They had some damn good gravy. And you could buy a quart of gravy for only 50 cents to use it at home.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Sad that someone had to bring up Sambos.

A few years back I was driving between Tomball and Spring out in far Northwest Houston...and there was a Sizzler. Couldn't believe it!

We had a Bonanza by my house when I was growing up. One of my classmates worked there as a waitress. When the place turned into a cabaret...she worked there as a dancer. Its odd that the cabaret lasted longer than the Bonanza.

I used to like going to this hamburger drive in...I can't recall if it was Prince's or Princess. It was on Market Street at Federal Road. Right across from it was Catfish Kitchen and this other dive-in (not a drive-in...LOL). Happy days.

Believe it or not, there are still some around.

 

[candycorn]

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Believe it or not, there are still some around.

That wasn't the sign they had out front but could have been a pre/post signage.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

That wasn't the sign they had out front but could have been a pre/post signage.

Well, when they started going bankrupt, they started selling franchises, or so I heard. A lot of these franchises would have their own signs made for their particular store. If you look online, theres all sorts of signage for Prince Burger, but the one I posted I think was their company one.

There used to be one here in Dallas, but I don't know if it's there anymore.