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| From | Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> |
| Subject | Re: Burger Chef-Top 5 Dead Restraurant Chains in Illinois. |
| Date | Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:06:21 -0500 |
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At 09:24 AM 2/10/2003 -0800, Steve Yaver wrote:
>From: "brynneandscott" <brynneandscott@cox.net>
>
>> I have to mention my fave, Burger Chef. Bought out by Hardees, this place
>> was great. My hometown of Danville, IL had the last one. Even after it was
>> sold the owner continued on by purchasing all of the old cups, bags, etc.
>>
>
>When I was a youngster, I hated hamburgers. One day, my mom pulled into a
>Burger Chef in Indianapolis, said "this is where we are eating" and force a
>hamburger on me. Thus began a life of fast food exploration.
There was a Burger Chef in Boulder when I was growing up -- I still have
fond memories of it.
Other dead food-related chains:
1. Taco Villa -- The cheap semi-Mexican food of my teenage years in west Texas
2. Mr. Burger -- As I recall, their food was quite nasty, but they had
really cool signs
3. Preston's Milk Store -- A great regional old-fashioned convenience store
chain
4. Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips -- There was one of these in Boulder
and my memory of it is that it was basically indistinguishable from Long
John Silvers, which is probably why it no longer exists
5. Godfather's Pizza -- actually, they're still around, but they're Dead To
Me: when I was growing up, the Godfather's Combo was the finest deep-dish
pizza ever, but they've lowered the quality and the amount of the
ingrdients so much that it's not even the same pie anymore.
Top fast-food chains that I can't believe there aren't any of in the Boston
metro area:
1. Arby's
2. Long John Silvers
3. White Castle
Top fast food chains I miss most intensely from home:
1. Whataburger
2. Whataburger
3. Whataburger
4. Taco Cabana
5. Whataburger
Honorable mention: the burritos from Allsups convenience stores.
>This might be a Northern California only-chain, but how about Doggie Diner?
>Their trademark was a huge leering dachshund head over every restaraunt.
There's one Doggie Diner head left, although I think the restaurant itself
is closed. The head has been designated a cultural landmark. Charity and
I are going to be in San Francisco later this week, maybe we'll get a
couple shots of it if we're in the neighborhood.
S
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