CLOSED Fast Food Restaurants from the past

*CORRECTION - Dog N Suds franchisees in Lafayette, Indiana own the trademark.
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[@DjmMik]

“Clap your hands and smack your lips, for Arthur Treacher’s original fish and chips”…I loved their fish and chips.

[@marciclark8266]

Oh those unbeatable hush puppies 😋 I dream of them 😊

[@keithp115]

I was fortunate to meet Arthur Treacher in Warren Mi, at the grand opening of his restaurant. I remember him clearly a tall debonaire man walking with a cane dressed very formal. My friends and I said hello as he tipped his hat. I met many celebrities in my lifetime, but I must say that he was the most distinguished!

[@biblebeliever1611]

Loved Arthur Treachers! They kept malt vinegar on the tables.

[@anitra7747]

A&W used to have drive throughs where you would get a root beer float in a heavy glass mug. We had collected quite a few over the years!

[@wdfamily_027]

We still have a A&W in my small town in Wisconsin, still have those mugs😊

[@karenjewell6543]

We had a few trays that they hung off your window 😀

[@EarthsMysterieswithKenKay]

Carrols restaurant was the first place I had a hamburger as a child. I can remember my father telling me "You're all grown up now". I was four, it was 1966 in the summertime. we miss you Dad.

[@csnide6702]

that's so sweet !

[@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw]

Carrols was just across from the Grand Union. In Peekskill.

[@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw]

Arthur Treacher is now Nathan's.

[@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw]

Treacher's died when He did.

[@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw]

White Castle and even some Krystals are still open.

[@Lovetocamp]

I was born and raised in Ohio and remember many times going to Arthur Treacher's. I loved their fish and chips! The hushpuppies were good too! Also, Rax! They had fantastic chocolate chip shakes with whipped cream on top sprinkled with more chocolate chips! Thank you for the video of memories!

[@AFMMarcelD]

Damn! not only the sad nostalgia of not having these memorable restaurants hurts, 😮 but seeing the items varieties and those incredible cheap menu prices makes me wanna cry. 😭

[@kinjunranger140]

But don't forget that $5000/year was a very good salary back in the late 60's.

[@AFMMarcelD]

@@kinjunranger140 Yes, but if you use the dollar calculator you’ll notice a dollar went a long way then, whereas now with the dollar inflation, well, it’s not worth as much as then.

[@ahotdj07]

I remember growing up and my parents would go to Arthur Treacher's. How funny - flashback!

[@jamesdefrancesco7765]

I always ordered the chicken sandwich because as a child I did not like fish!

[@richardgray8593]

I thought they had fish FAR superior to Long John Silvers.

[@Chilly_Billy]

@@richardgray8593, it definitely was better.

[@chrisc6857]

It's always surprising when you hear about the places that were mostly gone by the 60's or 70's, but then the date for the last one closing isn't until past 2000. I always wonder how that last one hung on so much longer than the rest.

[@jimkear6749]

Usually it's a few franchise owners that figure out how to get the ingredients directly from the manufacturers after the corporate entity goes out of business. They have their own success and after the parent dies off, they don't have to pay the royalties or overpriced supplies cost to the franchisor, which helps their bottom line.

[@spacecowboy2957]

I remember the last Rax in my area closing in the late 90's. They were the only fast-food franchise that had a fresh salad bar which was a selling point but their unwillingness to adopt the free-refill practice that became popularized in the 80's really did a number on their sales and they never recovered.

[@jillgross6232]

That's odd, our had all you could eat. Ours was in Illinois, don't know if that makes a difference. My husband managed ours in the mid 80's. Maybe it was a management decision because it was across from a Ponderosa? I couldn't tell you 😊😊😊

[@marksnyder8022]

Rax started in Springfield Ohio and was rather common in that part of Ohio. My brother spent the 1980s working for the Air Force Reserve at Wright Patt, just west of Springfield. After he moved to Arizona, he would come back every year on vacation and fill up on his favorite foods, including Rax.

[@candacebarlow9296]

My mom worked at one when it was Jax. There is still one in Circleville Ohio

[@douglasemerson9017]

@@marksnyder8022I was also stationed at Wright-Patt, 86-89. There was a Rax on Broad St in Fairborn right outside one of gates.

[@conservativehippie9736]

So many of these places I miss...I almost started to cry thinking about all of the memories

[@gregggoss2210]

Me too.

[@craigmarr7986]

when I look at our whole country it really makes me sick, on how we have went so down hill sense the 1960's, and it's all because of a bunch of greedy bankers that control the privately owned federal reserve. these are your bad guys.

[@Chilly_Billy]

Isn't it the truth? This channel really does a great job of tugging the nostalgia heart strings.

[@conservativehippie9736]

@@Chilly_Billy YESSSS!!!

[@hankkingsley9300]

Biff Burger didn't know how to spell y'all.

[@BritInvLvr]

There are three Naugles restaurants in Orange County, California.

[@marciclark8266]

Arthur Treacher's was the best ever, so yummy. It's the first place we ate at in Twin Falls Idaho in 1977 after we moved back down from Ketchikan Alaska. I was 12 and we hadn't had that kind of food in years...

[@gregorycomunale1550]

"WINKYS MAKES YOU HAPPY TO BE HUNGRY" was their slogan, my dad brought me here for my first fast food burger in Irwin pa, I was 9, and was in awe how good it was.

[@Chilly_Billy]

Yes, as I recall they were pretty good. Better than McDonald's, even then.

[@michaelbarbour9827]

We used to go to the one in South Greensburg. It’s still there, was a Rax and then a Subway, now it’s empty.

[@Chilly_Billy]

@@michaelbarbour9827, I wondered what the original tenant was in that location. I drive by there regularly going to the model shop down the road.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@michaelbarbour9827 The Winky's in Swissvale became an Arby's. It's still there in the (Heavily remodeled) Winky's building.

[@Chilly_Billy]

@@jamesslick4790, I thought I remembered that as a Winky's. I grew up in Wilkinsburg and worked in Edgewood Towne Ctr for a number of years, so know that location well.

[@OofusTwillip]

Arthur Treacher also played the Police Constable in "Mary Poppins" (1964).

[@juliemcarthur3004]

I remember Arthur treacher

[@gwesco]

We had an Arthur Treacher's near Campbell and Irvington in Tucson. After it closed, the big lamp sign was removed and it became a video game/bar/strip joint for a while. When that was forced out of business, it became an eegee's which is a local fast food sub style place famous for their frozen drinks called an eegee.

[@Dallas_K]

@@juliemcarthur3004 My word! A gorilla!

[@evagengler9666]

He also starred with Shirley Temple in "Heidi" and "The Little Princess."

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

What was his collar number?

[@Gramaron1313]

I worked at Sandy's in saint Anthony in MN in 1973 .... it was my 1st job... it was a great time!

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

L O V E D RAX Roast Beef! Absolutely the best!

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Raxx was amazing!

[@cdfreester]

Totally agree. Blew Arby's away with their roast beef sandwiches.

[@06BIBOI]

Yes !!

[@stevenwilliams3083]

So very true! Last I heard, Joliet, Illinois still had theirs...

[@kimkiss6312]

Rax was my favorite back in the 80's.

[@jennibennecke669]

There is still a Rax in Joliet, il. Very Cool to see this.

[@rodneyb.8795]

Harlan, Kentucky as well.

[@wakeup6910]

Weirton, WVa had a good Rax

[@rickcalderan6476]

Arthur Treachers is sorely missed. the one in Altamonte Springs Fla was a Friday night staple for my family. the Orlando airport had one in the food court up till the mid 90s.

[@mariejohnson9665]

Loved Arthur Treachers was so good

[@Rockhound6165]

They're still around. They can be found at rest areas at some Jersey Turnpike rest areas.

[@masterking3979]

Aruther Treachers in Ohio. There is one

[@starmnsixty1209]

Some independently owned I suspect, who have kept the name.

[@hobbgreen4529]

treachers had good chicken

[@alfredo7843]

This brought back memories of Gino's in eastern PA. I remember working after school to earn a few bucks to get a Gino's cheeseburger and fries every Saturday. Great memories.

[@mattkase6644]

Came here to mention Gino's myself. When I was a little kid and my uncle was in high school, he worked at Gino's in Tysons Corner, VA.

[@marylawman8603]

I was wondering if anyone else remembered Ginos. I loved their cheeseburgers and fries 😊

[@alfredo7843]

@@marylawman8603 I was reading that some of the original principals revived the Gino Brand and have reopened several restaurants in Maryland & Pennsylvania. Would be a great day trip.

[@Equinox051256]

I ate at the Carroll's in Sinking Spring, PA when I was young, in fact, our entire family could eat there for under $5. I also remember the chain known as The Red Barn in central Pennsylvania.

[@cynthiamurphy3669]

I definitely remember Arthur Treacher's, White Tower, Rax Roast Beef and Sandy's.

[@robertadams6606]

I have a HO scale White Tower Restaurant on my train layout.

[@rustynailmendlesohn8710]

OM gosh, I have fond memories of Naugles in St. Louis. I was a frequent visitor at the location on Grand Ave and Highway 40 (now I 64) back in the 80s. Iconic architecture too.

[@TS-cc5bw]

Used to eat at that 'last' one in Carson City in the mid 80s... pretty regularly. Worked nearby & it seemed pretty good hangover food at the time. Lol - memories

[@angeladay1534]

I never ate there, but my second oldest brother says he used to go there after disco dancing in St. Louis, MO. 🕺🌐 Back in February 2023, he was talking about how good Naugles was. Says, he really missed it.😢

[@rustynailmendlesohn8710]

@@angeladay1534 I sure remember those disco dancing days in STL back in the day. Oh Gosh LOL

[@allenwiddows7631]

When I was in college at U.C. Riverside in the early 1980s, Naugles was the only fast food place that was open 24 hours; while working late on different assignments, someone would go on a Naugles run at midnight or 1 am for a late meal. Good memories…

[@bbnflpn]

Naugles was the best. Where else can you get Mexican and American fast food junk at the same time? A taco,burger and fries and if you had those bed sheet sized tortillas from the local Mexican grocer wrap it up and microwave it ( 1986 speak and style talking here ) that was the original California burrito. Some hot sauce packets and a large Coke and you be ready for finals.

[@userokg751]

Good luck finding one now throughout Southern California every restaurant that used to be white patronized is all Hispanic and Mexican

[@tomconcitis9322]

Someone bought the Naugles name and recipes. They have a location in Fountain Valley, Ca on Ellis St. Trying a comeback. Not sure how they are doing. They opened a place on the beach at the Huntington Beach. It was open in the summer months. Again, not sure if it remains open. A computer internet search may have more recent info.

[@user-te7wr8uz6c]

Tuesday = 6 tacos for $1.25

[@ge2623]

I loved their beef burrito. Miss Naugles a lot.

[@chrisnemec5644]

I still miss Chuck Wagon (this was a hamburger & BBQ joint in the 1960's-1970's with buildings shaped like a chuck wagon; today however, there's a Mexican restaurant chain with the same name that is more common.)

[@birdsfan57]

Me too! There was a really popular one in Southern NJ back in the 60's/70's. Yeah, great food, reasonable prices to feed a family of four. My family frequented that place quite often.

[@csnide6702]

There is a restaurant called Chuck Wagon in Ludington , MI that makes THE best pizza you've EVER eaten. no joke !

[@Abbecskin]

I remember Dog N Suds as a kid in north central Illinois! Wow that brings back memories!

[@janetsanford6923]

What town in Illinois are you talking about? I used to live in Northern Illinois before I moved to Missouri (1993).

[@Chris-op4ue]

Worked at Rax as a prep cook while in college in Indiana in the early/mid-1980s. The salad bar was something else.

[@davidsquires154]

I remember back in the day,I would eat at Arthur Treacher's for Fish and Chips. Arthur Treacher's had very good food. Then,I would eat at Red Barn which also had good food. All the Fast Food Restaurants from back in the day had very good food. Eating out now a days and the food isn't as good as the food used to be back then.

[@davidmitchell6873]

I think a lot of the places today have decent food but not worth the crazy prices.

[@Bob-bm1fk]

As u get older ur taste buds basically don't work the same. Like a lot of other parts.

[@Automedon2]

@@Bob-bm1fk I think there is also the amnesia of nostalgia. I mean, who can honestly say they remember any taste they had 50 years ago. It probably seemed good to a kid because eating out was a rare treat back then.

[@greenman8]

Healthy living forced alternatives to the Fats and Oils used, along with franchise owners forced into crooked deals, limiting the quality in ingredients. Remember the deep fried apple pies at McDonald's? They could never sell that now. Even if they did, look how bland the French Fries, have become. As far as crooked deals, Look into the nightmare of owning a TOGO's.

[@JamesBond-so1of]

Well what do you expect when McDonald's got into trouble for selling burgers that weren't beef but instead was kangaroo meat and KFC was nailed for serving cooked rats as chicken

[@charlescrawford1788]

One thing that really stands out to me are the unique architectural style. Restaurants are so bland today.

[@dabigkahunacatfish2992]

Along with the food.

[@christopherremington9288]

I think it's because it's easier to move the next restaurant in if one goes out of business.

[@sergeantpeppers8858]

I know. Back in the '70's you could tell what restaurant it was by the architecture. Arby's had arched roofs. Kentucky Fried Chicken had pointed red and white roofs. And the signs were uniquely shaped. A large cowboy hat, a large bucket of "chicken". The golden arches with the "millions sold" underneath. Now it's all cookie cutter bland boxes and square signs.

[@dabigkahunacatfish2992]

@@sergeantpeppers8858And who could ever forget the original Jack in the Box, or Taco Bell where you had to eat outside WITH the fly's buzzing around your food, lol.

[@charlescrawford1788]

@@sergeantpeppers8858 you're right on the money. And nowadays we see some of the remains of those old styles sold off to other businesses. We have a mom and pop sub shop that runs out of one of those old KFC buildings.

[@shop99er]

We used to go to the Naugle's in National City, CA way back when. Naugle's is staging a bit of a comback. A group of fans from the old days got together, and have opened 3 locations in SoCal. They compare very well to the old one.

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

They did a "pop up " store not to long ago in Buena Park Ca on Beach Blvd. Unfortunately I didn't know about it, another You Tuber did a video on it his name is Adam The Woo...

[@joewilliams6243]

I used to the one in Culver City California went to two of the three thats open now and a new one is opening up in Norwalk California if its not open already

[@dennisw5803]

On Dog N Suds it was purchased by franchisee in Lafayette Indiana not Lafayette, Louisiana. I live here and am very familiar with the chains history. They still are open in both Lafayette and West Lafayette near Purdue’s campus.

[@RecollectionRoad]

Thank you for the correction. Not sure why I misspoke, but I added the correction to the description of the video.

[@silverstar4289]

I remember driving by the Lafayette shop and we never got to pull in an partake

[@dogsareprecious4842]

I'd love to go because creamy root beer sounds yummy, and the dog in the chef hat is so cute.

[@Ferd414]

The Dog-n-Suds in my hometown gave up the ghost about.... Hmmm... Must've been about 1973-1974? Sat vacant for several years, then got turned into a Kentucky Fried, which went belly-up in about 3 years, then the building sat vacant for another 7-8 years before a group of dentists bought it and hung out their shingles. Vivid memory: Once while there with dad when I was probably about 8 years old, was waiting for him to pay. Bored, I walked over to the cigarette vending machine in the entryway (Place had the old style "airlock" doors, with gumball machines, a bulletin board, and the cigarette machine) and was playing with the knobs - pulled one, out came a pack of smokes. Pulled another - Another pack of smokes. Pulled another, ANOTHER pack of smokes. By the time he'd cashed out, I must've had 30 packs of various brands of smokes in the chute - He raked up the smokes, and out the door we went - Then I got paddled when we got home 'cause only one pack was his brand! :) We also had an A&W - that died in 1976, sat vacant for a couple of years, then a local family bought the building and fixtures, and re-opened it under the name "Yeck's Family Drive-In" - Last I knew, it was still going strong, even though the prices were crazy-high.

[@Mxbarry]

I can still smell the aroma of hamburger grease and coffee wafting from the Little Tavern near my home in Baltimore. Early on Sunday mornings, I would stand across the street from the Little Tavern near the Pimlico race track, stuffing the comics and ads into the Sunday papers before I walked my paper route. It was a very busy place at that time of the morning, and the coffee smelled wonderful!

[@dogsareprecious4842]

Loved their burgers (went to the ones in Georgetown), but never knew they had yummy coffee.

[@jons.6216]

Where I grew up in California we had H. Salt Esquire Fish and Chips! It was an unusual fast food item to have on our occasional Friday night dinner but way better than the replacement that took over for them when they pulled out of our local mini mall.

[@EricCProductions76]

@Michael McDowell that's awesome...I heard it was pretty good.

[@trimule]

There is still an H. Salt in Sacramento.

[@zeeqq105]

When I moved to the Bay Area in the 80s I had their fish. It was the best. It was true authentic British fish. Years later I visited London and it tasted exactly the same. In 2018 there was a small one in Long Beach CA. it was not that great. Amazing how it changed.

[@sandybruce9092]

I,lived I. Southern California (Bellflower) in 1967-68 and we had Captain Salty’s Fish and Chips. -where I learned to love British Fish and Chips with malt vinegar - and I still do but have a very hard time finding decent fish/chips anywhere anymore. Here in the South we have Captain D’s and they are pretty decent - Long John Silvers has slid way down the list for me!

[@AJMPOPS]

There is also still one open on the border of San Pablo and Richmond…

[@williampalenik7306]

I remember eating at Winkies on a Sunday after church when I was a kid.

[@moomerchant]

Rax was on of my favorite places to eat as a kid. The roast beef was so good and the Rax BBQ sauce kicked Arby's sauce's *ss.

[@cwhyel]

Worked for Rax while in high school from 78-84 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. Local business was brisk for several years. Then the menu expansion didn't seem popular. Shame. I might have made a half-million Rax sandwiches. I also enjoyed the food, especially the bbc and also the Philly beef and cheese.

[@silverstar4289]

Ate at one regularly while in school at Vincennes,IN.

[@rodneyb.8795]

Still have a Rax in Harlan, kentucky.

[@pawpawg7358]

@@rodneyb.8795 one in lancaster, ohio too

[@gunfisher4661]

My fav was the tatar skins loaded

[@mh53j]

Arthur Treacher's was great; damned near impossible to get decent fish and chips anywhere in the US; last time I ordered some, I got fish sticks and cold french fries 😠.

[@manfredmann2766]

Take Time Out For The Good Things In Life 😀

[@alvexok5523]

That's really sad. Fast food corporations just stopped caring about quality. I remember Arthur Treachers also, they were much better than Long John Silvers. And yes, since I too was born in the UK, moved to US, and have been back there numerous times, I agree that Arthur Trechers was the closest thing here to UK fish'n chips, Long John Silvers unfortunately is a far cry from it

[@22lilacsky]

Arthur Treachers!!! My mom loved it in the 80s. I barely remember it because I was a kid.

[@alandickerson3379]

I miss a lot of these places. Thank you for the memories!

[@marknewton6984]

In the South there were Biff Burger and Frisch's

[@bonwatcher]

Love these videos, but it's the pictures of the classic cars of the periods that are a close second to the stories of these great, long gone eateries. The '70's Ford Pinto, Maverick and the Chevy Vega parked out front on this video brought back some memories too.

[@wakeup6910]

Yep, the '65 Biscayne really caught my attention

[@teleiosdawyz4044]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who watches these vids and marvels at the classics in the parking lot. Say what you will about the cars from way back then but they were beautiful and unique. You could tell a GM from a Ford from a Chrysler at a fast glance. Today's cars predominately look like potatoes on wheels, their badges being the only outstanding thing which sets them apart from each other.

[@mikeadcock1592]

@@teleiosdawyz4044 I enjoy seeing the old cars from back then in these videos and it reminds me of what the streets of my hometown looked like when I was a kid. I got my driver's license in 1985, and you could buy these cars leftover from the 60's and 70's for next to nothing. It's a shame teenagers now will never get to experience that.

[@joeyjamison5772]

That one scene had a Corvair in it!

[@waynewhitson6914]

I believe I saw a '59 Edsel Station Wagon (kinda hard to tell).

[@m.r.jarrell3725]

The Indianapolis Zoo used to have a Dog and Suds.

[@sonyafox3271]

I am originally am from Ohio but, lived in Indiana forever but, never saw a Dog N’ Suds till early 2000s when, I got with a guy from Indianapolis but, never ate at one but, always brought a liter of Rootbeer at a local grocery store from time to time for my Rootbeer Ham when, I couldn’t find the other brand, I would use!

[@joeyjamison5772]

NEVER eat at a fast food restaurant next to a zoo!

[@m.r.jarrell3725]

@@joeyjamison5772 Only in the zoo!

[@RealBarefootIsLegal]

A few Naugles opened up last year in southern California.

[@pamelamays4186]

Here in San Diego we had a small restaurant chain called Picnic 'N' Chicken, "The pick of the chick". There were fourteen locations spreading around the San Diego city and county during the 1970's.

[@kattegatcitychamberofcomme311]

I remember the one on University Blvd .

[@ralphbalfoort2909]

I learned about Carroll's when my family moved to Syracuse in 1962. There was a Carroll;s across Salinia Street from Central Technical HS in downtown Syracuse.

[@gregtrent3335]

Kansas City, Mo used to have Smax drive-in hamburgers when I was a kid. Burgers, fries, onion rings, and shakes would fill our car with heady aromas. I super love that smell!

[@Coffeeman-yq6xu]

The Naugles menu was from my hometown of El Centro, Ca. Went there many times for school lunch back in the mid 80's.

[@knutthompson7879]

All these local and regional chains had so much personality. They has almost entirely been replaced by the big corporate chains now.

[@claudiaschneider3077]

I remember Winkys. I grew up in Pittsburgh and Winkys was the place to go. I also use to go Roller skating every weekend in Bridgeville Pennsylvania. Memories.

[@g.t.richardson6311]

Winkeys on route 88 castle Shannon Lived in lebo, green tree, Brookline with stops in Indiana and West Virginia along the way

[@wakeup6910]

I knew I saw you somewhere before 😂 👍 Winkeys was the best, I lived in Fort Pitt, ring a bell?

[@claudiaschneider3077]

@@wakeup6910 if you're not pulling my chain, I am thinking Freddie Ganchuck? Your brother Doug? Am I right?

[@wakeup6910]

@@claudiaschneider3077 Nooo, but I'm not jerking you around, just thought you might know area and remembering the best years of my life, go Colts ☺️

[@claudiaschneider3077]

@@wakeup6910 no worries. I really miss my youth in Pittsburgh.

[@mikesuch9021]

Naugles restaurant. The only one on the list I even heard of. I was born in 1960. We got our food from the kitchen.

[@theresehopkins1581]

Dog & Suds.... I remember that.... we would go there every week.... eating in the car!!!... what fun!!!!

[@jovanweismiller7114]

Sandy's was my go-to back in the late 60s. I'm glad to learn what happened to them.

[@OjiOtaku]

I went to high school in Billings, MT back in the early 80's. Both public high schools had Sandy's located nearby. I am sure by that time they had changed the spellings of the names. The last closed down in the early 90's. In 2017 the family that had the franchise for "Sandy's" opened "Sandee's" in Billings that still has burgers named like the original stores.

[@tddstl3166]

Naugles also had a great cheeseburger to go with their awesome Macho Meat Burrito.

[@biteme1966]

Naugles is back in California with a few shops and just opened another one. I'm trying to get one opened in Utah.

[@markgoldsmith4209]

Dog and Suds was down the road in Radcliff Ky. It was a big treat when Mom and Dad took us there. Root beer in frosted glass mugs and chilidogs. Wish they were still around here.

[@dorothysue1]

We had a Naugles in Artesia California for years and then it became Del Taco. Now, just down the street from Del Taco they are opening up another Naugles! Everybody is so excited to see it come back to our City!

[@dflf]

Athur Treacher was Merv Griffen's side kick on his talk show

[@catherineg9943]

I lived in Ohio in my youth. “Arthur Treachers” was my dad’s favorite fish and chips restaurant. I also remember “Burger Queen” in Ohio, and “Brown Derby” in Florida. Burger Chef, Howard Johnsons, Red Barn, Chi-Chi’s, Sweet Tomatoes, Blimpie Subs, Ponderosa, Bonanza, Country Kitchen, TCBY, Bennigan’s, Steak and Ale…….so many are now just fond recollections of times gone by. However, they will always live on in our memories. Well, at least in MY generation. (Born in 1967). Our children have never known these restaurants, so their legacy will die with us. 😔

[@ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

Same miss all those. also Farrells ice cream palors, Rax, Sambos, Shoneys,

[@aprilskutt974]

I was born in 1968. I remember some of these places.

[@elgoog7830]

🎶 Bennigan's, blues buster! 🎶 Remember 'old country buffet?' You could eat like a champ, for $8. One could stay for hours, before they kicked you out.

[@stevarino1989]

I was born in 89 and definitely remember TCBY, Ponderosa, Bennigans and Chichi’s. Yes I know Howard Johnson’s is now a motel chain lol. We stayed at one in Orlando FL in 1997. Last time I went to Ponderosa buffet was in 2001, before they all closed. Went to a Bennigans in Long Island in 2001 as well, on a family trip.

[@stevarino1989]

@@elgoog7830he last OCB around here closed around 2014. That was the last time we were there too. Used to go to one right near my house all the time. Our high school Marching band would have a big breakfast there the morning of the New York State Championship. I remember they had free balloons on the way out, and a whole separate smoking room lol. Pretty sure a lot of restaurants had dining rooms for smokers. I know one of the local Bingo halls did 🤣

[@cashcreators]

I remember Mom taking us to Noggles in Riverside, CA in the 70's. I still remember her walking up the street looking for us kids playing at school just before lunch to tell us to meet her there.

[@bogallerito1709]

Naugles was very popular when I was a kid growing up in Orange County Ca. known for bun taco, bean cup, and Naugles burger, they closed for years but in the last 10 years opened 2 locations, of course I go. As good as ever.

[@ge_mail]

Royal Castle ... burger and a Frosty mug of Birch Beer 🤤🤤

[@dkwoodsy2082]

Some of these were regional and I’ve never heard of them, but a few really brought back the memories! Naugles, Rax, Dog N Suds, Arthur Treachers. I had forgotten about them! And we never had White Towers- ours was White Castle, and they’re still popular now. Every couple months I get “The Crave” and have to make a run.

[@jillgross6232]

True about White Castle, I get the crave when I visit my son in Nashville! ❤❤❤

[@dkwoodsy2082]

@@jillgross6232 Nothin’ wrong with that!

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

My dad used to take me to dog & suds in Illinois all of the time. I miss it & him, so much … I’m in Los Angeles now.

[@maryhlad7501]

Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips was my favorite restaurant. I just loved their hush puppies.

[@ynp1978]

When I was pretty young I remember going to a Sandy's in my hometown. If I remember correctly (I checked with my wife and she agreed) you could get 10 hamburger sandwiches there for $1. But I think it was only on certain nights of the week.

[@PBryanMcMillin]

When I was growing up in a very small town in northern Illinois, we had a restaurant called Dari-Castle. It was a small chain knockoff of Dairy Queen. It was only open during the summer months, but every kid in town waited for that opening day every year. The chain closed many years ago, but as a kid it was a big part of our summer.

[@menmykrazycat8129]

Lol 😂 I grew up in Downers Grove, hadn’t heard of Dari Castle but definitely remember when Dairy Queen was only open in the summer.. (I think I was still in grade school back then) Anyway we would all be super excited when they opened - signaled the start of summer vacation 🪁🛝

[@PBryanMcMillin]

@@menmykrazycat8129 It was very small chain. I didn't even know there was more than the one in my hometown until a few years ago. I think the last one was in a small town in Kansas. They did have a great neon sign.

[@kennethweser]

Was this small town Hebron Il? If so, it's up and running again.

[@PBryanMcMillin]

@@kennethweser No, it wasn't Hebron, The town was Channahon (a little southwest of Joliet). That is so cool that they have theirs back in business. A lot of great memories of the one we had in Channahon. I hope the one in Hebron is creating memories for a whole new generation.

[@jedidrummerjake]

Naugels was fantastic! Sure do miss them. There is one in Foutain Valley but it's far away.

[@kdfulton3152]

Naugles! THE BEST beef burritos ( with extra cheese) Mmmm…We always went there after the dance clubs closed and in Corona, on the way to Palm Springs. Memories! Thank you 🙏👏👏😘. ☮️🌻 Wonderful videos 👍👍👍

[@davidmitchell6873]

We had a Winkys in Mckeeseport and funny enough there was an Arthur Treachers right next to it at one point.

[@joeheid4757]

We had a Winky's in the North Hills too! On McKnight-mare road. Was gone by the late 70's though.

[@davidmitchell6873]

I think in Mckeesport it actually lasted until 83 but the Arthur Teachers was gone by the end of the 70s ad replaced with Arbys.

[@leehuff2330]

But there was no Winky's in Wilmerding!

[@davidmitchell6873]

I would eat my Winkys in Wilmerding out of spite.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@leehuff2330 There was not much ELSE in Wilmerding either, LOL. Well, there WAS the Rose Garden and an Isaly's, so that's SOMETHING... "Wilmerding: When you have to go to Turtle Creek for a good time..." Just kidding. the Big Ding is a cool little town.

[@jw8165]

Loved Little Taverns and Arthur Treacher growing up in Maryland. I now live in St. Pete Florida and saw the last BIFF Burger down the street from my house.

[@ThomasBriggs-ci5rr]

Born and raised in El Centro, CA. I remember Naugles! Wow! haven't thought of them in decades!

[@christinaking2340]

I miss H Salt Fish & Chips, along with Pup N' Taco. Back in the 70's those two places were a rare treat for me and my two siblings. The last time I ate at H. Salt was in 2004 in Downey, CA, not far from the original McDonald's. Great memories.

[@dave-d-grunt]

There is still an H Salt on 16th St in Sacramento

[@thomasrapp2536]

Winkys was pur family go-to as a kid growing up in the Pittsburgh area. They even made half decent doughnuts at one point. If you know were to look you can still see one of the old buildings still around, converted to some other use.

[@TS-cc5bw]

Remember it well... the one in Aliquippa especially. A pharmacy now I think.

[@jeffreycherep8264]

I still miss the Big Wink. It was the best fast food burger imo.

[@dougthompson5449]

@@jeffreycherep8264 I used to eat at the Winky's in Butler, Pa. The Big Wink was a lot better than the Big Mac.

[@zeeqq105]

Omg! I remember Winkys in Mckeesrocks. Never really liked it but my siblings loved it.

[@zeeqq105]

@@TS-cc5bw Wow I went to Aliquippa Jr high in the 70s. To see anyone from there is amazing. Nice to see you. ❤

[@michaelfried3123]

My grandparents retired and moved to St. Petersburg, FL in the 70's, when I was a kid, one of my aunt's also moved there and briefly worked at a Biff Burgers, and served me and my cousin, her son there when we went in during a summer visit with my mom. I also remember having a preference for Rax over most other fast food spots in the 80's once I started driving, it was another one of the now defunct restaurants mentioned in this video, it was located in Ontario, OH. Brings back nice memories!

[@louisaloi9178]

Had a RAX on US Rt.6 in Vermilion,OH.too🐂

[@KOOLDAVE1953]

The wife & I would go to the Cruise Nights at Biff Burger. The service was painfully slow.

[@marknewton6984]

Biff Burger was great!

[@markporter6933]

Naugles brings back memories! We also had a great fish and chips chain in Southern California called H. Salt Esq. Terrific fish and chips! All the good stuff is gone. 😪

[@user-is6de8pp7k]

Thank you for taking us back in time. Great memories.🤗

[@musclecarfan74]

We had an Arthur Treabercher's from about 1978-1982, and a few Dog n' Suds locations with 3 still open.

[@jasonwomack4064]

A series of videos on discontinued products/brands would be interesting. Plenty of candies, sodas, beers, chips, cigarettes, etc that have faded away over the years. A personal childhood favorite was the "bread bag" of Dolly Madison powdered donuts. If you were too lazy to cut the bag off, you'd have the powder all over your arm from reaching in towards the end.

[@lylecoglianese1645]

@Jason Womack, you just watched such a video. This channel is pretty much dedicated to what you asked for. Have you even actually WATCHED this channel at all?? 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔

[@jasonwomack4064]

@@lylecoglianese1645 I've watched every video on this channel. There's a difference between dead businesses, and dead products that were available in businesses.

[@phillipmerriman5603]

Good idea. I miss Snap E Tom juice, Blairs death sauce, bubble gum cards, bazooka bubble gum with the little comic.

[@dabigkahunacatfish2992]

"A series of videos on discontinued products/brands", aren't things depressing enough today without reminding us of all the truly great stuff we had and that we will never see again?

[@deaterk]

@@dabigkahunacatfish2992 - You are an absolute ray of sunshine. An inspiration to us all!

[@harryfox3139]

Does anyone remember steer inn? A child hood favorite of mine. Also, Burger Chef.

[@mrk1075]

Back in the later 60’s when I was a kid my town had a Dog n Suds. 🙂

[@swaffdog6521]

I used to live about 1/2 mile from the first location of the original Naugles. It was located at the corner of Brockton Avenue and 14th Street in Riverside, California. That location is now a Del Taco.

[@gmazz0913]

Used to go to that one and the one off of Van Buren and limonite.

[@davidhall2197]

They had one in Corona, too. Their friggin burritos were huge!

[@gregggoss2210]

I enjoyed this one very much. Two of my favorite places to eat at growing up, White Tower, and Arthur Treachers. All of these places mentioned sounded good. A couple I never heard of. 👍

[@theajsallen512]

Passing through Mississippi from Louisiana, there was a Burger Chef in Natchez, Mississippi. I miss those old school fast food chains. They actually got your order RIGHT!!!!

[@robowens4352]

Growing up in Florida, Friday night dinner at Burger Chef was always a treat. Western Sizzling is another chain that was missed in this video.

[@the23rdbryan]

LOVED Dog n Suds !! Going to eat at "Arf n Barf" was a daily occurrence in high school. I had no idea there were any left !! ROAD TRIP an hour away from me will be PLANNED SOON !!!

[@rexsexson5349]

Awesome as always

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

Winky's was the very first fast food I ate. Thank you for another great look back 😊

[@paddy9449]

Drove thru KY, I -75.... Guy and his family of 4 spent $28.00 at White Castle.... Ain't cheap NO MORE!!!! My bill was $13.00

[@kerbygator]

Fast food tasted so good in the 60's and 70's.

[@ClassicRideSociety]

Finally BIFF BURGER made the list. We had our biff burger in Belle Glade Florida into the 90s. The building is still there. They had a big cylindrical broiling machine and they were also known for there modular design buildings. Went to check out the last one in Clearwater and it wasn't quite the same

[@csnide6702]

My order there was always ... "gimme a double cheeseburger and a biff dog"..... saying Biff dog was just fun !

[@OofusTwillip]

There are a couple of KZbin videos claiming that the final nail in Rax's coffin was a seriously disturbing mascot named Mr. D.

[@oneminuteofmyday]

I was trying to remember if Rax was the fast food chain talked about on Vlogbrothers. lol

[@PBryanMcMillin]

I think the Mr, D character was just used as a scapegoat. It was easier to blame an advertising campaign than poor business decisions and mismanagement. Personally, I think the Mr. Delicious commercials were brilliant. They weren't aimed at getting children to beg their parents for a fast food meal. They were strictly aimed getting adults to stop by on their lunch breaks, or on their way home from work.

[@5roundsrapid263]

@@PBryanMcMillin I think the ads were way ahead of their time. 10-15 years later, that type of advertising was everywhere.

[@kfeltenberger]

I worked at Rax as crew and later management from 1984-1990 and my mom was in management from 1985-1994 or so. Mismanagement was definitely the cause for the failure; they removed extremely popular products and the new “wiz kid” President they hired was later found to be taking promo payments that should have gone to the company. Lots of good memories and one of the best management training programs I’ve ever seen.

[@csnide6702]

imagine that name today ! 🤣-- taking your wife and kids out to see Mr D ...... 😂

[@EricAmthor]

Rax was great. Went there as a kid often in growing up in Michigan.

[@frankrizzo4460]

I remember Arthur Treachers and we also had Nebas roast beef restaurant in South Florida and I miss Taco Viva, they were really good more like a sit down place. Also Dipin Doughnuts before Dunkin came around.

[@patrickwall8517]

An interesting fact about Del Taco is that the founder of Taco Bell unwittingly helped Del Taco get its start. The man that founded Taco Bell had lost a lot of money in a hamburger stand that he had opened and was working as a freelance consultant to want to be restaurateurs and the founder of Del Taco was one of his clients.

[@carywest9256]

I remember Del Taco, they opened one across from my high school in North Harris Co.Texas. l ate in one of them long before trying Taco Bell. And liked Del Taco better, even after l got out of school in the early '80s. Another Del Taco had opened just outside my neighborhood at two major County road intersections. By that time, you could buy a beer with your meal. Nothing better with mexican food than a cervaza.

[@jackhackett80]

Really enjoy the content you put together thanks for your efforts!

[@acebrandon3522]

Naugles Restaurants in So. Cal was a great place to eat and work. Worked there from 1979 to 1981. Was at $4.00 an hour by late 1980 as crew lead. Fun tymes and great employer.

[@talon1706]

I always enjoyed The Red Barn milkshakes. Brain freeze every time, so thick. Food was excellent too.

[@markriffey8899]

Rax was known for their salad bar, and you could tell because all of their locations had a giant architectural sneeze-guard visible from the street. Also, what if Hooters and Rax had formed a partnership. Would that chain have survived?

[@bobd5197]

Loved Carolls when I was a kid. Much better than McDonalds!

[@larrygrebler5054]

We had a Carolls in Wantagh L.I. when I was a kid. As soon as McDonalds opened at the other side of town, they closed.

[@kennethweser]

Anywhere is better than McDonald's. McDonald's sucks now.

[@MegaJohnhammond]

Winkys used to be the only place to get Ho-Cakes. Hos gots to eat too

[@sonyafox3271]

Do yo even know where Ho Cakes Even Came From? If you actually don’t then, quit making uncalled for nasty comments, we don’t need that here on this channels!

[@MegaJohnhammond]

@@sonyafox3271 jesus, still having trouble getting your meds dialed in, I see. Go and get a couple Winky Dinky dogs and shove them up your ass

[@kennethweser]

I had both a Naugles and A White Tower in my hometown growing up. And there still is a Dog and Suds working close to where I live now. My friends still call it the Arf and Barf. Lol

[@Adam47150]

We used to eat at the Rax in my hometown all the time when I was a kid. After it closed, a Fazoli's opened up in its place and is still open to this day.

[@oneminuteofmyday]

You answered some of my confusion about Sandy’s. My family has insisted that I should remember the Hardee’s near my grandparents’ house being Sandy’s, but I don’t. From the dates you gave, I would have been pretty young when it switched over. I would have been old enough to be excited if my parents said we were going to Sandy’s, but still a little young for it to have made a lasting memory. I feel better now. lol

[@lestatangel]

I'm a little older than you are. I remember Sandy's quite well. I was just a child of course but I still remember it. The little Scotch girl was printed in green on the French fry sack.

[@sandybruce9092]

I remember Sandy’s in Phoenix where I lived because that’s my name!

[@panatypical]

Naugles was one of my favorite fast food places. They had an item called the cheese burrito which was just a flour tortilla stuffed with sharp cheddar cheese. When the Del Taco repurchase was complete in 1989, they kept the item on the menu for maybe two years but then it fell off. Probably you were getting more cheese for the money than they wanted to give you. Del Taco is an okay place though. They've just gotten pricey, so I don't go there now without coupons. Naugles was actually resurrected in 2019 in two Orange County locations, in Huntington Beach and Stanton. I happened to be there when the owner and original startup guy was at the Stanton location. You can still get the cheese burrito but it doesn't have as much cheese. You can also get what they now call the Bun Taco, which is kind of like the Bellbeefer that Taco Bell unwisely discontinued many years ago. They have the pineapple milkshake also, and they're no more expensive than their two main competitors. Another fast food chain that disappeared which I really liked is Pup 'n Taco. Their hot dogs were pretty good, and you could ask for a taco with just meat and cheese without having them skimp on the amounts. They also had slushes in cherry, lime and pineapple flavors. I forget when they vanished but I think it was sometime during the 1970s.

[@walkingthepath4964]

Had a Pup n taco right down the street from the house I grew up in. I have many childhood memories of them, including those slushes. They used to have great coupons, so it was a very affordable place.

[@davidmazza8714]

NAUGLES WAS THE BEST! 😋

[@annmarie1569]

We need to go Retero. These places weren't even a part of my childhood but I would love to make them a part of my grandbabies childhood. I wish we had Diners and actual ice cream shops and candy stores and just the good ole town stores where everything was it's own original place and not a Walmart or Target where everything is just cramped all together. 😢😢😢😅

[@ohyikes1]

I worked Dog N' Suds for one year back in 1974. It was my first job.