10 Chain Restaurants That Vanished Across America (Part 2)

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[@danielflynn8530]

Abdow’s, Pondarosa’s and Ground Round in the east coast.

[@jorgepokemon7058]

Hallo Babble Top

[@RealBigBadJohn]

Howard Johnson's and Lum's were WONDERFUL. Interestingly, Milton Berle was a vegetarian.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Thanks for the additions. My uncle and I ate at the Brown Derby in 1984 and of course had no idea it would close the following year (Los Angeles is very bad at preserving it's history!) so I was lucky to see it. On Jan 17, 2023 it was announced that Steak and Ale is reopening with 17 restaurants mostly in the upper Plains states and NE, OK, KS & MO. In Arizona I can think of two seldom mentioned. There was Grandy's that came in the 1980s but never drew huge crowds. Also there was Ozark Fried Chicken that emerged around 1968 but closed their locations a couple of years later. Farrell's was another victim of an investment group who bought them, stole most of the cash and then closed them down. I liked going going there in the 1970s. In 1972 a Farrell's in Sacramento made the national news after a privately owned fighter plane crashed into it after failing to get airborne. 20 patrons were killed.

[@crankychris2]

the death toll was 23, an elderly couple crossing the street thinking their grandchildren were in farrell's were killed. the f-86 had a fatal flaw, it couldn't rotate more than 5 deg, the pilot over rotated on takeoff, knowing that the runway was too short and stalled. impact speed was 240 kph [150 mph]. one family lost 9 people.

[@muffs55mercury61]

@@crankychris2 That was very sad. Made the news everywhere. That store should never have been put there but again no one would likely think of a plane failing to get airborne and crashing into the place.

[@dogcowrph]

Baskin’s Robin was always a treat back in the seventies.

[@kathleengivant-taylor2277]

Wow so that is why I have not seen a baskin robins in years. That is a shame. It was great ice cream

[@JohnBond-m4t]

@dogcowrph The last Baskin Robbins I remember seeing open was in Grass Valley, California, in 2019.

[@robcramer7477]

Jacques Pepin used to work in the Howard Johnson’s test kitchen. He created many of their signature dishes.

[@BabbleTop]

Wow😲 That's amazing🤗@Rob Cramer

[@jons.6216]

My alma mata Lyon's Restaurants started dying off in the 2000s and finally closed altogether here on the west coast!

[@johnree6106]

I remember those automatically food not from that restaurant but I found it very good way to get some food. You guys should do one on food vending machines

[@brandonpage7087]

There was a classic movie I saw, I forget the name of it, that featured an automat restaurant scene, in it.

[@johnree6106]

@@brandonpage7087 Possibly the movie Radio Days

[@tabithamashburn8786]

@@brandonpage7087 That touch of mink, with Doris Day and Cary Grant

[@krisfrederick5001]

"Limitless beer and wine?" How could that have gone wrong?

[@crankychris2]

And all the free shrimp you could eat.

[@pooky-bellegaming4089]

@@crankychris2Free shrimp 🍤?! OMG!!! I looooooooooooove shrimp!!!

[@skifusya2814]

@@crankychris2 The Beaver Boys would have gone crazy there.

[@germanywho]

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 babble got dah best voice👏🏿👏🏿

[@Phreezeray6]

Great Video series to drvie to! btw the background music is awesome.

[@nattynebulla]

Thank you for yet another great video on restaurants that were before my time but probably would’ve enjoyed!

[@shibolinemress8913]

I went to college in Springfield, OH! I had no idea that Red Barn started there!

[@9timepokechamp]

Well actually Babble Top the Chock full o' nuts lunch counters have made a return in Brooklyn, NY right now there are only two open and also there have been talks about reopening Stake and Ale restaurants

[@washkoskat]

I started working as a Denny's Manager in Seattle 1985 in a prior VIP...many of the employees worked at VIPS. Many to those employees i worked with were prior VIP COOKS waitresses-waiters

[@SueP-D]

HoJo’s had the BEST French dips 😋

[@shayjohnson1114]

Never knew Howard Johnson's was a restaurant.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

I mostly knew the name from Blazing Saddles, and now have stuck in my head the final sad verse of the Ballad of Rockridge...

[@shayjohnson1114]

@@nowthatsjustducky Lol

[@brandonpage7087]

Sha Johnson, me neither. The restaurants closed before I was even born. I've always only been familiar with their hotels.

[@shayjohnson1114]

@@brandonpage7087 We definitely learned something new. Lol.

[@renamon5658]

Never heard of any of these resurants

[@richardbidinger2577]

A lot of them were gone by the end of the 80's, or never extended beyond like the east coast, west coast, or down south. I'm 57, so I recognized several of them, and have never heard of others. The ones I do remember were really good back in the day.

[@carstrainsandcrossings8639]

My grandma worked at Howard Johnson’s back in the day

[@Turkeydump]

I ate at Beefsteak Charley's in Fort Lauderdale many times, couldn't beat the prices.

[@BabbleTop]

What about the food, is it worth it?🥰😋@Ray Martin

[@benjamintan2733]

Wow, those are some of the great restaurants.

[@stanford-nf4jk]

I loved dining at Howard Johnson’s! I never went to Steak & Ale, but did eat at Bennigan’s. As for the others, they weren’t in my immediate area.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

I always wanted to try an automat ever since some Hardy Boys book where the fat sidekick buddy was demonstrating the delicious wonders of the brand new automat that had just opened in town.

[@carolemouallem2558]

Great list. Just a few suggestions for your next list: Wessons, Jahn's ice cream parlor and Roy Rogers.

[@DW3010]

Roy Rogers is gone? I haven’t been to the US since the early 80s, but I remember it.

[@danielflynn8530]

Chuck E. Cheese were waiting for you 💀

[@nowthatsjustducky]

In my early young adult years, me and my best friend upgraded quickly to Shobiz Pizza...well, I guess that would be because that was what we had when stationed in Oklahoma. And I will say that the Rockafire Explosion could whup Chuck and his crew in any sort of Battle of the Bands.

[@jankverneland5043]

me & my dad used to go steak & ale restaurant.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

I do remember VIP's (we pronounced it vipps) here in Oregon as late as perhaps the late 70s. Was always a special treat stopping in Pendleton on some family road trip or another to Portland or Walla Walla... Then again, all food stops back then were special treats.

[@leonnahofer9138]

When I was a teenager we always used chock full of nuts coffee at work. I used to work at the old Robo car wash. I don’t even think those car washes survived

[@melasnexperience]

Steak & Ale has been closed in my area since I was a baby, but my mother is still obsessed with recreating what she describes as their "pineapple chicken & rice" dish. She's come up with some good meals, but she also says that none of them have been close yet. If anyone has any links to copycat recipes, it'd be appreciated.

[@Commonguy70]

Very informative. THANK YOU

[@ismailmayet6181]

Hey Babble Top ❤️🖤🌹

[@BabbleTop]

What's up?

[@ismailmayet6181]

@@BabbleTop Just chilling

[@shibolinemress8913]

You'd think Automats would have made a huge comeback in the pandemic. 🤔

[@BabbleTop]

We were going to make a separate video about that in the future.🥰@Shiboline M'Ress

[@shibolinemress8913]

@@BabbleTop Cool! 😁👍

[@mikemarch5480]

I totally remember Farrels...seeing them running around with that tray was classic! ...memories!!

[@AEWMARK2504]

Kris Woodside is the narrator for these that's cool!!!😎😎😎

[@russgrunert4730]

Farrell s had a Sundae 🍨 called the pig trough, 6 sccops of ice cream 🍦 6 toppings 2 bananas 🍌, and tops of whipped cream. If you Ate it all they sound a siren 🚨, beat the drum, have you stand with the empty dish and, Introduce you as a big wearing a goofy hat, you also got a ribbon saying that you made a pig of yourself. Had a few of those

[@nowthatsjustducky]

And that was where Bill and Ted's Ziggy Piggy bit came from. Don't forget, everyone got to oink at you as well (and we oinked along with everyone).

[@leonnahofer9138]

As a kid in the 70’s we used to go as a class and couldn’t wait to buy that huge jawbreaker and other goodies at their little shop before the cash register.

[@kathleengivant-taylor2277]

Also one called the zoo that was similar but feed a whole party of people. Like 12 people. They did the sirens and stuff for the birthday person it was lots of fun

[@leonnahofer9138]

@@kathleengivant-taylor2277 I remember that one.

[@jayshaft3179]

Wow, I've been lucky to have visited all these places. I lived a wandering life so I got to visit a lot of iconic eateries.

[@BabbleTop]

Wow😲 that's amazing🤗@Jay Shaft

[@queeniesarver9788]

Loved Howard Johnsons. Traveling across America in our station wagon during the summer. My Daddy called it HoJo's. My Grandma Jess always said if there's alot of cars in the parking lot then the FOOD was GOOD! One fast food restaurant not on your list is Carroll's. I believe Bugar King bought them out in the late 70's.

[@keithkishishita5783]

There is still a Brown Derby in Arcadia, CA. When we went it was crowded with an hour long waiting list.

[@MhiaLee19]

Those vending machines are triggering I used to eat out of those when I used to go see my dad in prison😭😭😭😭

[@pooky-bellegaming4089]

Just curious-what was your dad in for?

[@rickcalderan6476]

Farrell’s in Altamonte Springs Fl was my fav growing up as far as ice cream parlors. They’d be a hit if they came back now days.

[@atarahchomah1463]

I was shocked the one in Brea California closed. drove by there last year and it was no more.

[@johnnyfeathers2567]

We loved to go to Red Barn as kids…we had like 5 of them in our area..

[@BabbleTop]

Wow😲 That's amazing🤗@johnny feathers

[@lew8450]

more videos like this please

[@BabbleTop]

Sure thing, we were going to make more videos like this, thank you for watching and support, we really appreciate it.🥰🤗@Lew84

[@scottthomas3672]

Rio Bravo Fresh Mex in Atlanta in the 90s was a hotspot that went on to expand statewide and was sold to Applebees and then to Chevy's to go nationwide. They took a great concept and ruined it by outsourcing the food, nothing fresh, just frozen, and then putting it in a bag. Best Queso and fresh tortillas and Margaritas ever.

[@TheTonyahawk]

I'm only familiar with Ho Jo's and Farrell's, since those are the only 2 that were in California or at least Los Angeles.

[@BabbleTop]

Did you get a chance to experience their food?😋@TheTonyahawk

[@TheTonyahawk]

@@BabbleTop As a Kid we'd go to Farrell's all the time. The front candy room was awesome!! I loved the gigantic Jawbreakers the best but all the flavors of Rock Candy and Licorice Rope were great too. As for the Birthdays they were very fun but embarrassing, and I did have several as a friend and the Birthday Boy. Ho Jo's was like Norm's or Denny's food was a bit better though.

[@BabbleTop]

Wow😲 That's amazing🥰@TheTonyahawk

[@azariamagee]

The Red Barn is still open here in Maine. I dunno if it’s the same as the chain but you did show the Maine location in this video.

[@C-VIII-LYN]

It's not the same, but I actually came here to say this exact thing!!!

[@DHAdArchivez]

Uh actually BabbleTop, I’ve seen a Howard Johnson’s still up and running at Lake George NY..

[@brandonpage7087]

Yeah, I heard that that was the last surviving one.

[@pooky-bellegaming4089]

It’s closed now.

[@deniseboldea1624]

It's been a while since I've had a reason to drive that way, but one of the old Red Barn buildings was still standing on 8 mile Road between Telegraph and Greenfield in Detroit. We used to see it on our way to the State Fair. Assorted independent Resturants occupied the place. We stopped going to the fair after the family friend's we used to meet there retired from thier food booth buisness, so I can't swear that the place is still there.

[@flashrocket9158]

I don't know if "Max & Erma's" is out, though it's most likely. I still remember their "Beetle Juice" that came with a few gummy worms. I also miss "The Ram", that was located in Wheeling, IL, just off Lake Cook Road.

[@pooky-bellegaming4089]

1:42-1:46 Christ, what a brat!

[@senniedreemurr]

do you edit the subtitles?

[@Miro.A.Mursu-]

I am gorilla

[@BabbleTop]

nop

[@jorgepokemon7058]

Hallo Babble Top

[@kathleengivant-taylor2277]

Just thought of another. What about sambos coffee shops and bobs big boy hamburgers restaurants. Both delicious food and would eat at them traveling when I was a kid, especially sambos cause there were a lot of them across the country

[@BabbleTop]

We were going to add this to part 2 in our future video.😊@Kathleen Givant-taylor

[@SpikeShooter92]

Big Boy’s is still around but mostly in Michigan and a few spots in Ohio and California

[@Adam_marshal]

Hello 🤗

[@BabbleTop]

Good morning!

[@brooklyn_716]

Beefsteak Charlie's was the best. I was a little kid and I thought we were rich seeing all that food 😂😂😂. Never ate at Bennigan's but I've heard of it. I'm on the East Coast (NY,NJ area) so that's probably why I've never heard of the rest of these restaurants. I'm sure they were classics just like ones we lost in our area ❤

[@jimpern]

I don't necessarily miss Howard Johnson's, but I DO miss their Tendersweet Fried Clams! I wish that Wyndham (who I believe owns HoJo's recipes) would sell the recipe to an operating restauarnt chain!

[@learnsteelguitarinretirement]

No one mentions Arthur Treacher's fish and chips

[@brandonpage7087]

Well, if Red Barn closed in 1988, then i'm incredibly puzzled as to how it was featured in what's eating Gilbert Grape?

[@tripendicular]

I would love more automats!

[@skifusya2814]

Anyone remember Mr. Steak or Country Kitchen?

[@dustangoble1817]

I miss Elby's😢

[@blaizegottman4139]

Yeah it sucks

[@evelynklein7326]

pt3, {if} your able to find more of these clips/restaurant's

[@warren7327]

"Tualatin", as in Tualatin, OR-uh-GUN is pronounced Too-AWL-a-tin. Twal-a-tin is also acceptable. The way it's pronounced in this video would get you nothing but funny stares in the Beaver state.

[@BabbleTop]

Thank you for correcting us.🥰@Warren Holzem

[@kathleengivant-taylor2277]

What about h and salt fish and chips they were delicious

[@BabbleTop]

I totally do understand,😊some of my friends love it too.😋🥰 @Kathleen Givant-taylor

[@TheCar136]

VIP was in the Northwest, not the Northeast.

[@ghostboy142]

Um brown derby is still around like 3 of them in ohio i feel lied to

[@BabbleTop]

Wow😲 that's amazing🤗@Wadey Wilson

[@ev14304]

figures, the owner of my hometown, the Buffalo braves, botched up a money making franchise

[@hatrickswayze4888]

Now we just have, what? McDonald's and Taco Bell? Kewl ... thanks world.

[@yosoyringodesanantonio8405]

What About Joe’s Crab Shack??????

[@pooky-bellegaming4089]

Wait, Joe’s Crab Shack is gone?!

[@ELMartiin]

Tuah-laa-tin

[@colinmorrison2446]

You mispronounced Tualatin Oregon

[@tazsnuts99]

What about zebbs or ponderosa

[@matarthekiller6614]

number 26

[@dustangoble1817]

I miss Elby's😢

[@dustangoble1817]

I miss Elby's😢