Restaurants you miss

[Anonymous No.20077751]

What are some chains or local places that closed or went bankrupt that you miss a lot and why?

There was a local chicken place near me that had the best southern style chicken, they ended up closing because a kfc opened next to it and ruined their business. Also Bennigans breakfast.

[Anonymous No.20077753]

>>20077751
Robin's donuts

[Anonymous No.20077813]

Burger Chef though there's no need to bring it back. I loved it as a kid but I'm an adult now and if it reappeared, I'd probably not bother.

[Anonymous No.20078134]

>>20077751
It hurts bros. This was the only healthy buffet I liked

[Anonymous No.20078158]

>>20077751
The only restaurant I was a regular at shut down shortly after things started reopening after the initial pandemic lockdowns and it got replaced with the 100th tea/korean barbecue place in the district.

[Anonymous No.20078159]

>>20077751
Lost a local buffet that was just the best to COVID. Had a salad bar that was the best I've ever had, plus a hot dish and dessert bar plus ice cream. Cheap too, and had a nice outdoor view on top of it. It was the whole package.

Lost several soup and salad places that were decent.

Lost quite a few sandwich places.

Lost plenty of bbq places. This doesn't hurt anymore now that I know how to smoke.

[Anonymous No.20078190]

>>20077751
covid killed them off, it still hurts bros

[Anonymous No.20078212]

There's a vacant Souplantation on the corner by the office I work in.
Every time it rains I get mad since there's nowhere else to get soup nearby.

[Steak and Ale No.20078283]

Steak and Ale, light of my life, fire of my appetite. My sin, my soul, Steak and Ale. They had the BEST prime rib. I loved it medium rare au jus and fresh horseradish. For desert, Bananas Foster.

[Anonymous No.20078558]

I heard about bennigans from that southpark episode and I saw there was one in pennsylvania so I drove there, it was about 3.5 hours and when I got there it was just an empty parking lot and no building

[Anonymous No.20078697]

Rax
Also, Steak 'n' Shake. They replaced all their waitstaff with iPads and now they're starting to go under, locations closing. If I want to surf the web, I'll stay at home ffs.

[Anonymous No.20080634]

>>20077751
There was a Nepalese restaurant relatively close by that used to do the best tandoori mix plates and had some of the best potato dishes. I don't know what happened but they closed shop. At least the Indian place nearby there does an all you can eat buffet that's good and is still running.

[Anonymous No.20080639]

>>20078558
hahahahahahahaha what did you end up eating instead

[Anonymous No.20080667]

i miss it so much. used to love eating there, my dad would smoke cigs and drink coffee while i had ice cream for dessert.

[Anonymous No.20080670]

>>20077751
Here's one for the Hawkeyes. There was a cheap Chinese place in downtown Iowa City called Easyplace. Loved their sweet and sour chicken.

That place was so cozy, more so during the winter when their windows would fog. $5.25 for a mountain size portion of goodness.

[Anonymous No.20080680]

>>20078190
Goddamn look at that fat bitch of a pancake. RIP

[Anonymous No.20080692]

There was a little place in Hell's Kitchen that did pelmeni. Not a ton of places in Manhattan that had that. The pandemic and rising rents hurt them too much and they closed down :(

[Anonymous No.20080701]

RIP Riefe's. I'll always remember their bishop's bread and double-smoked pork chop

[Anonymous No.20080730]

>>20077751
I also miss Bennigans. Was a GM for them from 94 to 98. Decent company, but got greedy and went on an expansion jihad from 98-01. Went tits up when bin Laden's boys did their thing. There are still a few franchises around.

[Anonymous No.20080743]

>>20078283
My brother! They keep taunting us with rumors of its return, but I've lost hope. The Prime Rib was my favorite growing up as well... and the all you can eat salad bar.

[Anonymous No.20080747]

I miss the little cafeteria at the Venture :(

[Anonymous No.20080763]

There's only the original left.

[Anonymous No.20080778]

RIP Home Team Pizza, you got me through college

[Anonymous No.20080779]

>>20080730
>Bennigan's
I miss the broccoli bites and honey mustard dip.j They had a reliable monte cristo too.

[Anonymous No.20080787]

Bistro 26 in Oulu. Never had as good jellified celery as they had.

[Anonymous No.20080804]

Carbone's Market, Torrington, Connecticut

Biggest and best grinders around and they're fuckin toast

[Anonymous No.20080820]

>>20077751
Red Robins
used to have unlimited refills and the burgers/fries were decent.
Place closed down and got bought up by another burger brand, haven't tried it yet.
Apparently all Red Robins chains within leafland closed.

[Anonymous No.20080859]

>>20077813
Reminder that the Burger Chef murders have never been solved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_Chef_murders

[Anonymous No.20081144]

>>20078134
Came here to post this. Still tear up thinking about how I'll never have that tuna terragon or focaccia ever again.

[Anonymous No.20081167]

>>20080639
I went to ihop
my friend went to villanova so I drove there and got him then went to an ihop
I stayed in his dorm that night because it was late and the next day went to get one of those tourist trap cheesesteaks at ginos so the trip wouldn't be a waste but my god was that the most mediocre sandwich I've ever had. Cafeteria steakums tier for real

[Anonymous No.20081198]

the absolute best dim sum and pork buns even

[Anonymous No.20081266]

>>20077751
Crazy King Burrito opened a location in my town and then closed like two months later. That place had the best hot sauces and burritos I’ve ever had.

[Anonymous No.20081268]

>>20081198
Tbh, kind of interested in the Wing Fat Mansion next door.

[Anonymous No.20081279]

>>20081268
used to be an old horse race betting place, not sure now

[Anonymous No.20081611]

>>20077751
I used to go to benigans all the time. Definitely missed and was confused with they all went belly up

Ahd I miss Fazoli's which is fast food Italian. I thought they all shut down but saw a sign for one recently

[Anonymous No.20081620]

>>20081611
Saw a Fazolis for the first time in a decade while traveling last year, was just as good as I remembered, made me think of summers with grandma. I miss Fazolis bros.

[Anonymous No.20081943]

In the depths of Rio de Janeiro, Paraty, where none but traficantes used to roam there was one man who wanted it different. The pesky endeavours of trading cocaine for money would maybe be enough for his body, but the hunger of his soul was unquenchable. He dreamt big. His name was Renato

He set out to create a simple, humble yet well crafted burger. He opened a small stall: hamburgeria do renato (renato's burgerhouse)

His specialty? Herb-mayo with a hidden recipe. Glorious. Slightly spicy, deliciously savory, perfect texture. Every burger would come with it, and a small extra for you to dip your fries.

It wasn't long before the local traficantes saw Renato's business. The high quality delicious food was single-handedly curing the addiction of the local populace. Crack-cocaine was at an all time low demand, and Renato was racking in the fruits of his hard labor.

They couldn't leave him alone.
On a rainy brazilian night, they did the unthinkable. They destroyed his business overnight. Renato was never again seen. Some say he had loyal clients among the malandros, and was left loose and ran to Paraguay. Some say he got the microwave treatment. Some speculate Renato was actually another kingpin himself. I do not think so.

And that was the end of Renato. His burger joint? Gone. Nothing remains. His old house was demolished and turned into a chicken coop for his neighbor.
Some say the eggs those chicken make can be turned into an insanely good herb mayo sauce. I wouldn't be surprised.

Farewell, Renato, sua lenda.
Let this be Renato's tale. A man who wanted best for his community.
Hoje choro de tristeza.

[Anonymous No.20081969]

>>20077751
best house sauce ive ever had

[Anonymous No.20081994]

>>20081943
Damn anon. Never thought Brazil had humans

[Anonymous No.20082345]

>>20077751
lots of good restaurants have died near me
>spainish/mexican food place
some of the best food ive ever had, i dream about the stuffed plantains, died randomly and was replaced by a shitty fish place
>mid priced thai place
the red curry was insanely good and not very expensive, i ate there so often because they were open late that they knew me by name, died suddenly and was replaced by a shitty asian fusion place
>weird but super good ramen place
had the best pork buns ive ever had, but was in a weird ass location and had a shitty small sign, died to covid
>incredible burrito shop
they had a brisket and smoked gouda burrito that was incredible, the owner retired and sold the place
now all i can eat near me is fast food, chain resteraunts and super expensive but not that good local places

[Anonymous No.20084035]

GOD FUCKING DAMN IT I miss Souplantation

[Racist Mexican No.20084061]

>>20077751
My father misses Bunny’s and Charlie Brown from like the 70’s in Houston.

I remember the baked potatoes from the 90’s in California.

[Anonymous No.20084258]

>>20077751
BG's Charbroiled Burgers, Davenport, Iowa. They were around in the '80s and maybe early '90s. Here is the only evidence I can find that they ever existed

[Anonymous No.20084388]

>>20081943
What a window into the unknown
I wonder if Indians dream of electric curry

[Anonymous No.20084770]

>>20077751
I miss it so much bros. It was the best gyros place in the universe. Plus, their sign was a total trademark trolling of McD's.

[Anonymous No.20084775]

>>20077751
Capogiro in Philly

[Anonymous No.20085683]

>>20077751
Damons. I miss going there and eating their cheese sticks and trying to guess the trivia with my parents and brother when I was little. I also miss the smell of the wet naps after eating, they reminded me of Fruit Loops.

As close second would be old Outback Steakhouses. They aren't the same anymore and it still pisses me off they changed their chicken tenders.

[Anonymous No.20085706]

>>20077751
I miss the huge dine in chinese restaurant that was near my house. they used to do Chinese new year celebrations with the dragon dancing inside, and if it weren't busy you could go in the back and look around.
I don't know if they went bankrupt or lost their lease but the local government took over the place, knocked down the restaurant and turned it into a library and community centre.

[Anonymous No.20086650]

>>20077751
There used to be a pho restaurant in Redmond named "Saigon City". I used to go there a couple of times a week for the years when I was working in that area.

The owners were a Vietnamese couple who had escaped from Vietnam after the communists took over. The husband was apparently in the South Vietnamese Army and was stuck in a "reeducation camp" for years after the collapse of the old government. He was the chef and was always there every day; his wife worked at one of the big corporations out there and helped on weekends. And their sons were usually around in the evenings for waitering. A couple of times their daughter came in and waitressed, and holy waooowww was she hot.

Anyway, I got to be friends with the father, and missed him a lot when I lost my career in the dot.com collapse and I had to move out of Seattle. I visited Seattle a few years later and showed him my business card from where I'd ended up (outside the U.S.), and he tacked it to his wall of cards.

The next time I tried to go back, the place was gone. I miss them. They were great people. I hope they're all doing well.

[Anonymous No.20087716]

Luigi's pizza on 8th ave between 56th and 57th
They just closed this year; my sister used to go there all the time before seeing broadway shows and my family used to go there pretty often like after seeing the thanksgiving day parade or after my high school graduation. The big chicken salad was the move and the slices, while not the best, were huge and very reasonably priced for midtown.

[Anonymous No.20087728]

God damn I miss the chimichangas and fried ice cream at chi chi's... or childhood, yeah probably just miss being a kid.

[Anonymous No.20087764]

>>20087716
At least you still have Pop’s around there

[Anonymous No.20087797]

>>20077751
the Turkey O'toole at Bennigans was amazing.

[Anonymous No.20087812]

>>20080692
https://www.daadumplings.com/
It looks like you can still buy them at some grocery stores.

>>20077751
Mine is a place called Dub Pies, they had a few locations in New York at one point and then they closed down one by one. They left this sad note on their website

[Anonymous No.20088035]

>>20078558
lol same I know them from south park but ive never been. I wonder if they sing like in the show

[Anonymous No.20088230]

>>20078190
Tic toc is right across the street and pretty fucking good.

[Anonymous No.20088243]

>>20078283
Based Nabokov enjoyer

[Anonymous No.20088250]

>>20088230
it's just not the same, I want those fucking pancakes

[Anonymous No.20088272]

>>20088250
Admittedly I never tried it so I'm kinda glad I don't have to miss it because the pancake does look really fucking good.

[Anonymous No.20088343]

America is not as robust as it once was.

[Anonymous No.20088407]

>>20081611
There's at least 2 in my general area that I know of. They're still just as shitty as they've always been

[Anonymous No.20088422]

>>20077751
Barry's Burger Barn in Pasadena, Texas, just down the road from Gilley's, where they shot Urban Cowboy with John Travolta. We would go there after church on Sundays. The burgers were delicious, homecooked with fries that were just cut off the potato and thrown straight in the fryer. My sisters and I would play Ms. Pacman and Galaga in the back lil arcade, begging our parents for quarters. I miss the memoriea but I do honestly miss the burgers too

[Anonymous No.20088451]

Miss this from childhood. Got steak tips kids dinner with pudding from salad bar. Good times.

[Anonymous No.20088455]

>>20078134
>>20081144
Growing up I fucking loved sweet tomatoes. My friend became the biggest food snob but even he still had a soft spot in his heart for it

[Anonymous No.20088473]

>>20081969
pic related, it's em

[Anonymous No.20088486]

>>20087728
It's not just nostalgia that place was really good at their height.

[Anonymous No.20088693]

silver diner in Virginia beach, Whole family used to go whenever we would visit my mema and aunt. Nice 50s style diner with antique jukebxes with the 7s records at each booth, would always get a milkshake for dessert and one time they accidentally made the milkshake too big and gave little 5 year old me the extras, I remember feeling so full i felt like i was going to pop. They closed down their Virginia beach location but i think they might've reopened somewhere else, Idk, it was a long time ago

I miss you mema

[Anonymous No.20088719]

>>20081943
Kek
Top tier post anon congrats

[Anonymous No.20088756]

>>20087797
That was the only thing I got besides the Monte Christo

[Anonymous No.20088765]

Some of the only decent pizza in the Quad-Cities

[Anonymous No.20088820]

>>20080763
No food in Texas is worth preserving

[Anonymous No.20088825]

>>20078134
This used to be my grandma's favorite restaurant. I remember liking it a lot as a little kid

[Anonymous No.20088829]

>>20084388
Top jej

[Anonymous No.20088836]

>>20081943
Burgers, herb mayo, passion, and desire.
A compelling tale

[Anonymous No.20088841]

>>20085706
>turned it into a library and community centre
Well, that's better than it getting replaced by some shit tier fast food or soulless corporate chain restaurant

[Anonymous No.20088913]

>>20088841
Yeah everything seems to turn into a Chase bank or a Starbucks these days

[Anonymous No.20089051]

I used to love coming here as a kid. Can't find one to save my life now, though.

[Anonymous No.20089285]

>>20089051
Tons of them are attached to gas stations nowadays

[Anonymous No.20089331]

>>20088820
There are no beans in chili, deal with it yankee