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Started by Stephane Dumas, September 05, 2016, 03:33:50 PM

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roadman65

Expect nothing to be the same ever. Probably a blessing in disguise as buffet styles are overplayed. Maybe tge Morrson Cafeteria concept might be back where the server gets your food portioned.
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US71

Quote from: roadman65 on May 13, 2020, 02:06:12 PM
Expect nothing to be the same ever. Probably a blessing in disguise as buffet styles are overplayed. Maybe tge Morrson Cafeteria concept might be back where the server gets your food portioned.

My local Golden Corral is still closed, but 65 miles north in Fayetteville, it's open for business. A few others are serving plated meals.
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sparker

Quote from: US71 on May 13, 2020, 02:14:11 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on May 13, 2020, 02:06:12 PM
Expect nothing to be the same ever. Probably a blessing in disguise as buffet styles are overplayed. Maybe tge Morrson Cafeteria concept might be back where the server gets your food portioned.

My local Golden Corral is still closed, but 65 miles north in Fayetteville, it's open for business. A few others are serving plated meals.


The only Golden Corrals I ever patronized were in San Bernardino (courtesy of my late cousin; she adored buffets in general) and Hesperia, where I used to live -- only because a friend worked there part-time and could give me price breaks (dinner at lunch prices, no add-on for drinks, etc.), but that was a matter of choosing to consume food I didn't particularly care for just to save money (which was necessary for myself 10-12 years ago) -- so that happened only on rare occasions.  Interestingly, the San Bernardino outlet was right next to a strip club, and the dancers would gather there to schmooze before or after their shifts -- invariably complaining rather loudly about customers and/or working conditions (the working definition of TMI!). 

But up here in NorCal, the closest Corrals are in either Concord or Tracy -- not to stereotype them, but they tend to locate in areas that on the average aren't particularly high-income -- and they prefer locations near major freeways (I've driven past the Concord one; it's along I-680 near the CA 242 split; while, like most other chains in Tracy, that one's next to I-205).  There's also a few strung along CA 99; that seems to fit their location criteria to a "T".  But for me they'll continue to be "drive-by" businesses.     

hbelkins

Quote from: Scott5114 on May 12, 2020, 05:28:01 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 12, 2020, 04:50:20 PM
What took you to Chillicothe?

US-36, I'd imagine.

Correct. I was on my way home from the Lawrence, Kan. meet. I drove up to US 36 on I-29 and I-229, crossed over into Kansas, and then turned around so I could clinch US 36 in Missouri. I ended up spending the night in Chillicothe. Turns out that Brian Reynolds, who had also attended that meet, spent the night there as well. I saw his car in the parking lot the next morning when I was checking out and left a note on his windshield.

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US71

Golden Corral isn't spectacular, but it beats the Hell out of Western Sizzlin and Furr's.

Used to be a decent place near Little Rock, but I think they closed.
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Scott5114

Quote from: kphoger on May 13, 2020, 01:37:41 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 12, 2020, 05:28:01 PM

Quote from: kphoger on May 12, 2020, 04:50:20 PM
What took you to Chillicothe?

US-36, I'd imagine.

I bet it was a car, too.

But that's not the answer I was looking for.

Quote from: hbelkins on May 13, 2020, 04:58:29 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 12, 2020, 05:28:01 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 12, 2020, 04:50:20 PM
What took you to Chillicothe?

US-36, I'd imagine.

Correct. I was on my way home from the Lawrence, Kan. meet. I drove up to US 36 on I-29 and I-229, crossed over into Kansas, and then turned around so I could clinch US 36 in Missouri. I ended up spending the night in Chillicothe.

The best part about telling a dumb joke is when it has a double meaning that's right. :P

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webny99

Quote from: Scott5114 on May 12, 2020, 05:28:01 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 12, 2020, 04:50:20 PM
What took you to Chillicothe?
US-36, I'd imagine.

Without reading the context in the previous posts, and thinking you were talking about Chillicothe, OH, I had a whole reply typed about how you must've meant US-35, and how in my case, it was actually OH 159 that took me there, and how I quite enjoyed it, and it seemed like quite a booming little town.

Anyways...  :pan:
Well played joke, and TIL there is more than one Chillicothe!

hbelkins

Quote from: webny99 on May 13, 2020, 10:17:29 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 12, 2020, 05:28:01 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 12, 2020, 04:50:20 PM
What took you to Chillicothe?
US-36, I'd imagine.

Without reading the context in the previous posts, and thinking you were talking about Chillicothe, OH, I had a whole reply typed about how you must've meant US-35, and how in my case, it was actually OH 159 that took me there, and how I quite enjoyed it, and it seemed like quite a booming little town.

Anyways...  :pan:
Well played joke, and TIL there is more than one Chillicothe!

I have passed through Chillicothe, Ohio, on US 23 numerous times, but also on US 35, US 50, and OH 104. If I'm going to Columbus, I will always opt for US 23 over I-75 and I-71 through Cincinnati.


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US71

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formulanone

I'm six weeks late with this, but...

The parent company for Logan's Roadhouse is keeping all their locations closed.

https://www.kfvs12.com/2020/04/07/logans-roadhouse-fires-all-employees-closes-restaurants/

US71

Quote from: formulanone on May 18, 2020, 04:12:24 PM
I'm six weeks late with this, but...

The parent company for Logan's Roadhouse is keeping all their locations closed.

https://www.kfvs12.com/2020/04/07/logans-roadhouse-fires-all-employees-closes-restaurants/

Mine closed 3-4 months ago.
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Roadgeekteen

Quote from: formulanone on May 18, 2020, 04:12:24 PM
I'm six weeks late with this, but...

The parent company for Logan's Roadhouse is keeping all their locations closed.

https://www.kfvs12.com/2020/04/07/logans-roadhouse-fires-all-employees-closes-restaurants/
I suspect that many more small restaurant chains will close in the near future.
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wanderer2575

Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on May 09, 2020, 11:24:51 AM
A lot of people think buffets will be especially screwed by COVID-19, but I've seen enough memes of people who can't wait for Chinese buffets to reopen that I'm not so sure.

I too wouldn't be so sure.  As a real-life example, nobody stopped eating at cruise ships' buffets when they went back to self-serve after each norovirus outbreak.  (And, yes, I know the norovirus isn't nearly as deadly, but that's irrelevant as far as the herd mentality goes.  And I'm just as guilty as anyone else.)


Roadgeekteen

Quote from: wanderer2575 on May 18, 2020, 05:34:33 PM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on May 09, 2020, 11:24:51 AM
A lot of people think buffets will be especially screwed by COVID-19, but I've seen enough memes of people who can't wait for Chinese buffets to reopen that I'm not so sure.

I too wouldn't be so sure.  As a real-life example, nobody stopped eating at cruise ships' buffets when they went back to self-serve after each norovirus outbreak.  (And, yes, I know the norovirus isn't nearly as deadly, but that's irrelevant as far as the herd mentality goes.  And I'm just as guilty as anyone else.)
Maybe people won't stop going, but it's going to take a while before the government approves buffets opening. Might be too late by that point.
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LM117

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RobbieL2415

Quote from: LM117 on August 27, 2020, 06:41:23 PM
Lord & Taylor just bit the dust.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/business/lord-and-taylor-store-closures-bankruptcy/index.html
They used to be everywhere. They were really at their peak when they were a part of Federated. Then Federated began changing everything over to Macy's.

I preferred the regional approach they had.  Filene's was more recognizable here in New England.

LM117

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Rothman

Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

Takumi

Quote from: LM117 on September 10, 2020, 04:30:17 PM
NY-based Century 21 has filed bankruptcy and will close all of it's stores.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/10/business/century-21-bankruptcy-closing/index.html
I assumed that was the realty company for some reason.
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CapeCodder

Maverick. The only one I had been to was on Dirksen Pkwy in Springfield, IL.

cjk374

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jeffandnicole

I saw this video posted by someone that narriates why they believe the Rax Fast Food Chain closed.  https://youtu.be/uEcz8I64Mz0

D-Dey65

Quote from: jeffandnicole on December 03, 2020, 09:54:27 AM
I saw this video posted by someone that narriates why they believe the Rax Fast Food Chain closed.  https://youtu.be/uEcz8I64Mz0

I've never even heard of Rax. But I just found an article on "Investing.org" about defunct restaurant chains with a few inaccuracies. For example, it claimed the troubled Kenny Rogers Roasters went out of business in 1999, but I saw some franchises opening and closing in Florida during the early 2000's. It also claimed that one chain went under in the 1960's despite the presence of 1970's cars, and that the last All-American Burger restaurant closed in Hollywood in 2010.
https://za.investing.com/magazine/iconic-fast-food-chains-that-no-longer-exist/64/?ref=next

Investing.org, meet Massapequa, New York:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All-American_Hamburger_Drive-In;_Massapequa,_New_York.jpg

I didn't see Horne's yet, but I'm still going through the article.


kernals12

Casa Bonita, made famous by South Park, used to have 3 locations, now it's down to just 1. And unsurprisingly, it's the one in Colorado



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