Craziest Themed Restaurants From the 90s

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

I went to Mars 2112 in August 2001. It was so cool and one of the most memorable experiences from visiting NYC. Couldn’t for the life of me remember the name of restaurant so thank you for the nostalgia!!!

[@bluebagelman1920]

It was fun but I recall the food was absolutely horrible.

[@charlesedwards2856]

The U.S. DOES have a rainforest, just not a tropical one. The Pacific Northwest is considered a rain forest by most, if not all, scientists of various disciplines.

[@robertmittoniii5427]

I mean. Hawaii is also a tropical rainforest

[@charlesedwards2856]

@@robertmittoniii5427 you’re not wrong, but because it isn’t part of the contiguous U.S. a lot of people don’t count it. I’m 50/50 on whether to count it or not.

[@Mous3v2]

Incorrect it has one in Puerto Rico El yunque national Park.

[@joetaddeo1130]

Temperate rainforests in NY in Catskills and Adirondack’s as well

[@famousmicdma]

Tropical is one of the main characteristics of a rain forest... So therefore there are no rainforest in the continental us...

[@pamelamays4186]

Shaq can eat anywhere the heck he wants to! If I was a restaurant manager and Shaq showed up with his big appetite, he'd get the best table in the house. One Shaq sized meal could cover the staff's salary for the night.😊

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Agreed!!!

[@emaarredondo-librarian]

Uh... Don't American waiters have a regular salary...?

[@bobgunter9608]

Submarine themed restaurant the jokes write themselves

[@EntertainMeTV]

Every sandwich shop: “our subs don’t implode” 😏

[@rosemadder5547]

Pretty sure one is in a Saweetie song 😂 …… it’s called go to town 😆

[@rosemadder5547]

@@EntertainMeTV not the kind of joke I was thinking 😅😂

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

The irony was they really wanted high quality sandwiches served in a very gimmicky eatery.

[@1Rab]

A flavor implossion

[@MTurner504]

Having Captain Crunch Chicken Strips at Planet Hollywood as a kid was definitely a highlight of my childhood. To the point where now as an adult I periodically will make my own similar but a bit tweaked version and anyone who ive ever had try them always start out thinking it will be weird or not taste good end up enjoying them. Its the mix of sweet and savory flavors that go so well together that it makes you wonder why more restaurants don't try similar recipes.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

That does sound good!

[@mopar3078]

Definitely did not expect my favorite restaurant as a kid to be on here... Space Aliens, nor did I know the one I went to was the first one ever

[@Foo007]

Dive was located in the Century City mall in LA in 1993 when I worked at the Willams-Sonoma in the same mall. We went to Dive when it first opened to check it out and the food was so bad we all left feeling “seasick”😂

[@fad23]

I often went to the movies there but never thought to visit Dive

[@hokkaidorider4296]

“Despite the fact that the US had no rainforests “ Seattle: collective gasp

[@CaptainJLinebeck]

Never got the appeal of themed restaurants. Always seemed like an excuse to sell overpriced mediocre food

[@SkylarTrahan]

Gotta sell their overpriced and mediocre food some how, attach something people like and you’ve hit a gold mine until it dies down

[@SirAsdf]

90s excess mostly.

[@chipskylark172]

They were really popular in the 90s as seen in this video. NASCAR had restaurants, movies had restaurants WWF and WCW had restaurants Nickelodeon etc it certainly was fun when we were kids 😂😂

[@nicolerm]

I've lived in North Dakota for almost 47 years (44 in Fargo and three in Bismarck). Imagine my surprise when I heard Space Aliens restaurant on here! I've been to the Fargo one a few times. It is a very unique and fun restaurant.

[@xlizen]

The Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant we went to didn't have Dr. Pepper and that was upsetting.

[@DavidS22003]

Thats because tom hanks doesnt drink dr pepper

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@DavidS22003 But Forrest does!!!

[@marlenefunk2137]

Great Video! I ate at two Rainforest for years and Bubba Gumps, in Florida. Great places. I now live by a real rain forest in South America.

[@patsysolatzzo2962]

Mars 2112 was the absolute BEST. Food was very mid though. But my foster sisters had their sweet 16 there. The elevator down to the restaurant was a ride that felt like you were going on a space ship to mars and it was so fun! I miss when restaurants were themed.

[@rockylewis5218]

The US has no rain forests?... are you sure about that? If that is the case, the Pacific Northwest must have been a figment of my imagination.

[@caturdaynite7217]

Also, Hawaii.

[@rof8412]

And Puerto Rico!

[@mike31794]

No mention of Medieval Times? Missed out on a couple of Cable Guy references 😅.

[@BeyondDaX]

Wasn't that made in the late 80s or something?

[@TheGelasiaBlythe]

This video: "... despite the fact that the US has no rainforests." Washington state: ...

[@ogjk]

Space Aliens needs a Roswell NM location yet ones in North Dakota!?

[@dbholly160C]

Last time I checked Hawaii has rain forests, so I guess the US does have rain forests.

[@chuckoneill2023]

I ate at most of those places. DIVE had the best food, in my opinion. I'm sad that the theme restaurant fad has ended, the gift shops were always the best part.

[@packertai1]

Totally Agree! ❤😊

[@antongirdeux07]

I worked at rainforest cafe in Disney animal kingdom. Everyone was high and drunk and eating pills all day. That place was always busy af.

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@seatspud]

Anyone remember Marvel Mania? From Universal Studios Hollywood.

[@fad23]

I'm glad anyone remembers that place. I'm still craving Hulk Smashed Potatoes

[@fad23]

I also wish I had any of that carpet.

[@btetschner]

@12:54 Fashion Cafe, what a brilliant idea!

[@robertmittoniii5427]

Im really surprised that House of Blues didnt make this list. It was literally founded by one of the hard rock founders and a movie star.

[@Down_the_Wind]

The US does have a few rainforest: Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State being one of my favorite.

[@nonix81]

10:06 The Olympic National Forest would like a word with you...

[@davidjones535]

The only one I ever heard of was Planet Hollywood but I never want to one

[@OklaCrazyChick]

Any other Bob's Burgers fans think of the episode that Gretchen works at Special Girl?

[@adj789]

I didn't know I ate at the first Rainforest Cafe

[@JOman04]

9:39 There's a rainforest in Puerto Rico, so there is a rainforest in the USA.

[@kyleh698]

RAINFOREST CAFE FOREVER

[@jeffbraun6746]

Great show. Suggestion - a Mexican-themed restaurant in Denver that came, went, and came back again thanks to Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park) called Casa Bonita. Gotta be a great story there.

[@davidgerow]

I’ve never heard of some of these restaurants.

[@eerieeric834]

I ate at the Bubba Gump shrimp corporation in New York City once when I was like 12 it was for a school field trip also I think I eat at that March 2112 place for one of my birthday one year

[@San-li9ml]

The US does have a rainforest technically, in Puerto Rico

[@IantheKid125]

are we just gonna ignore they made a reference to the submarine titanic incident?

[@no-my5qv]

You need to double check your facts. There are 4 rain forests in the United States, 1 in Puerto Rico, 2 in Alaska, and 1 in Washington state.

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

Casa Bonita

[@ogjk]

Really, how nice is your house?

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

@@ogjk what?

[@ogjk]

Its from the 70s and you can't go there yet unless you know someone that works there.

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

@@ogjk ok

[@feresmourali5783]

I wouldn't want to eat at any of these places they seem to just be "The emperors new clothes".

[@Torsomu]

The united states has plenty of Rain forests. The pacific NW and Alaska has rain forests.

[@BangEmUp1994]

What about espn strike zone in Baltimore

[@cassieoz1702]

"Soothing mist" translates as damp😒

[@kit2635]

Shoutout to Eddy Burback 10:44, presumably 1/2 of the only men to ever visit every remaining Rainforest Cafe in the US and Canada🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@msoto933]

Cafe Buti would had been a better name

[@3xfaster]

Hey, 10:44 that’s actually from Eddy Burbak’s “Eating at every Rain Forest Cafe video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHKQk52mgNt8rZo did you give proper credit?

[@later_skateboards]

Learned about space aliens from @scottcramer Also, we do have rainforest in the US. The pacific northwest is a rainforest.

[@btetschner]

0:01 I was in a fraternity at Doane University called Alpha Pie Epsilon, AKA APEs.

[@aedansilva1114]

Rainforest cafe was the WORST food

[@rustyshacklef00rd]

The Weird History Food fact checker should be fired.

[@robertmiller2367]

Wrong narrator....

[@Bunjamin27]

Wrong narrator

[@DPSFSU]

Nope

[@finaljosh]

yes saval

[@SuchaSofterSin2143]

This was a fun video and huge bonus points for the Eddy Burback footage

[@Hiphop618]

That's who I immediately thought of when I saw this video appear on my feed 😂

[@andrewbrown4362]

"The US has no rainforests" *laughs in Pacific Northwest*

[@TxShoreDog]

Good content. Entertaining. Little Caesars in Michigan in the late 80s was awesome. It was a giant playground and many interactive things everywhere, plus costumed characters. Magic Time Machine was one of my all time favorite places to go as a kid and preteen.

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

I'm really glad that you're finally mentioning Dive! The funny thing about WWF New York/The World is that it wasn't the only wrestling themed eatery out there. Over at Excalibur in Las Vegas was the WCW Nitro Grill... Which would have had Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan themed menu items, ironically.

[@tastingthroughtime]

Something about those Rainforest Cafe chciken tenders ALWAYS hit the spot

[@KotsovosFilms]

Im stunned you didn't mentioned Jekyll And Hyde Club NYC? The oldest horror themed resturant on the east coast.

[@BeyondDaX]

Probably too obscure for this channel

[@talfacprez]

One of the Rain Forest Cafe locations now has a rain forest themed dark ride connected to the Rain Forest location. Another tip for future subjects is Casa Bonita. Every location of Casa Bonita has been closed down but very recently The Casa Bonita location near Denver Colorado has reopened under new ownership. The people from South Park are the new owners.

[@robertocontrerasjr1075]

The Rainforest You’re Talking About Is In Galveston, Texas

[@nguyenquanghonghoa1643]

I love that at the Rainforest cafe they use clip from Eddy Burback trip to every single Rainforest cafe location. That trip almost broke him 😂

[@chipskylark172]

Anyone remember Discovery Zone??

[@TurbulenttJuice]

I loved discovery zone as a kid. I think the channel defunctland has a video about DZ

[@markjackson6431]

@@TurbulenttJuicei believe you mean the Club Disney episode. although he does mention DZ in that episode. Bright Sun Films has a video on DZ

[@angeldeb82]

@@TurbulenttJuice Ditto for me. I went there as a kid too.

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

Regarding Bubba Gump Shrimp Company: They BLEW IT when they chose beverage distributors! There's a scene in the movie where Gump drinks a lot...and I mean A LOT...of Dr. Pepper. Yes...this is before the scene where he tells JFK he needs to use the facilities. Problem is...Dr. Pepper is NOT sold at BGSC. You'd think they would do so and include that little detail, even if it's a minor one!

[@BeyondDaX]

Yeah but not everyone paid that much attention to detail when it comes to this stuff

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

@@BeyondDaX True…but I wonder if the makers of Dr. Pepper pitched a fit. That scene felt VERY much like product placement!

[@ve2vfd]

"The fact the US has no rainforests" er? What about Puerto-Rico? Hawaii? Last time I looked they were still in the US.

[@stupedasso6819]

I was actually an employee at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Maui when it first opened

[@chrisxshock]

I loved Mars 2112! My friends parents took us there as kids and it was so amazing as a young child. I remember waking down the stairs and going in and being in awe! Another one I remembered had huge giant chairs and couches to sit in, but I forgot the name! And of course Jekyll and Hyde was so cool with way the walls opened! Themed restaurants were awesome! Although I can’t tell you how any of the meals were… I’m sure we liked other places better in NYC.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

That place looked neat! Wish we could've gone, kinda gives Star Trek vibes lol.

[@DonJuanDecepticon]

Do wildest things we have made edible, like underwear.

[@mightybk]

Been to Planet Hollywood and Rainforest Cafe, and they were okay. But most of these themed restaurants were just a way to sell mediocre food at excessively high prices. And they ruined what was a unique and cool concept that the Hard Rock Cafe developed on its own.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

That Aliens place looks like a real life Pizza Planet from Toy Story lol...too bad most of them closed :(

[@artattack5420]

I would love to see a history video on Steven Spielberg

[@willhollaway2425]

I ate at the Bubba Gump restaurant in Monterey in 1998. I remember they had the check for Bubba's family on display. As a kid I thought it was pretty neat.

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

I've been to a Rainforest Cafe, Bubba Gumps (in New Orleans), and a few other themed restaurants (including several Hard Rock Cafes). One of my favorites was the T-Rex Cafe, which is owned by the same people who own Rainforest Cafe. There was a huge T-Rex at the entrance, several large aquariums, and lots of dinosaur themed items. The best part has to be the Build a Dino store, which is a spin off of Build a Bear workshop.

[@NormaWills]

Out of the ones on your list, I have only been to the Rainforest Cafe. However, I have also been to The Cave, The Mai Kai, Capone's and The Bubble Room. Those were a lot of fun. In The Cave, each table was a private alcove that looked like you were sitting in your own private cave. The waiters and waitresses were dressed like cave people. The dishes were very meat based. The Mai Kai looked like you were at a Polynesian destination and all the dishes were Polynesian style. There were live shows and music. Capone's is set up like a speakeasy. When you make your reservation, you are given a password and a special knock. When you get to the door, you have to do the secret knock, a little window slides open like you see in the old-time movies & then you say the password. The waiters and waitresses are all dressed straight out of prohibition era. There is a stage show from that time with music and dance. The police even come and raid the joint but get paid off (or at least they accepted the bribe the night I was there). The Bubble Room was a very eclectic mish-mash of weirdness. The waiters and waitresses are dressed as Bubble Scouts. The restaurants have a couple of different small rooms and each room has a different look and theme to it. Unfortunately, it was hurt by hurricane Ian and is currently being restored. It is being rebuilt though. It is a Captiva Island staple to see though. I absolutely love their bubble bread. I wish I had the recipe!

[@robotdeer]

Should have had Bugaboo Creek in there because my mom took me to one and it was one of the most bizarre food experiences I have ever had. They had real wall mounted animals all over the place and hidden around were ones that weren't real, but animatronic and they would talk and move around... very unsettling.

[@sirekumasutra7022]

I wonder if this channel watched the "I ate at every Margaritaville/Rainforest Cafe" lol

[@monkeygraborange]

Proving once again that you never allow your children to decide what you’re going to eat.

[@BarnabyJones07]

How did we get all these weird themed resturants but NOT ONE *Pizza Planet* shame

[@SpiderLP]

Lieutenant Dan Icecream!!! It’s right there!!

[@russelljones9137]

Disney parks in FL had probably a dozen themed restaurants in the 90's. A 50's style diner theme. A movie Monster theme. Rainforest was at Animal Kingdom.

[@russelljones9137]

@@ClementineLovee was always a memorable experience for me, too!

[@robertocontrerasjr1075]

The Rainforest In Animal Kingdom Is Still Open

[@shaunreinert5202]

The Planet Hollywood with the big staircase from the beginning of this video was at Downtown Disney.

[@selay333]

Apparently the US does have some rainforest so maybe a slight correction. The Tongass National Forest is in Alaska.

[@Chewie316]

Bubba Gump is terrible. How can you screw up shrimp? You could've added the ESPN restaurant but it was only there for a hiccup. I miss the WWE joint though.

[@kenmore01]

I have seen that alien restaurant in Bismarck. I need a life.

[@NewMessage]

That Hulk Hogan joke though... 🤦‍♂

[@bubzilla6137]

"But instead of whining about it like you..." Lol! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@julieneff9408]

Ed Debevic's and Hamburger Mary's are sort of in this category, but low key. A little tacky, a little campy.

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

I want to open a Mongolian Stir Fry called something like Dragon Bowl, that is themed around Dragon Ball Z and the massive amounts of food that Goku eats, (which seems to be Mongolian Stir Fry.)

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

I want to open a Mongolian Stir Fry called something like Dragon Bowl, that is themed around Dragon Ball and the massive amounts of food that Goku eats.

[@mindykanitz6255]

I've been to the Rainforest Cafe a few times when I was a young girl and, out of all the times I've been there, I've only had the places signature dessert, the Volcano, once.

[@Merylstreep1949]

Hey man, not cool making fun of Schamburg Illinois 😂

[@octopusbraiin1776]

but but but… Margaritaville 🥺

[@mamagrubbs]

10:45 Eddy!!

[@ronaldslater4703]

How can you deny Shaq entry to an space/alien theme restaurant when you have people walking around in costumes???? I can definitely see why that joint closed.

[@bocaj42]

10:07 In the part about the Rainforest Cafe, you quip "despite the fact that the US has no rainforests". Actually, in Washington State, (where I live,) there is a rainforest! The Hoh Rainforest lies on the west side of the Olympic National Park.

[@ebsyversen]

We had this Jekyll & Hyde club in Chicago in the 90’s that I took my first girlfriend to eat. It was pretty wild

[@sadie9728]

Ironic thing to say about Stephen Dorff considering he was in the audience during the runway scene in ZOOLANDER 🤦‍♀

[@alexgeorge501]

I remember visiting Planet Hollywood in Niagara Falls and Hard Rock in Toronto before they both shut down and closed up, I still enjoy walking through the gift shop of Rainforest Cafe in Niagara Fall whenever I visited

[@btetschner]

@1:46 That icon is from the 1902 film A Trip To The Moon by Georges Méliès. (Awesome film!) The music video "Tonight Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins (1996) was based off the film. Parts of the film and Georges Méliès's biography are in the film Hugo (2011).

[@CwL-1984]

The only themed restaurant I have eaten at is Chuck E Cheese

[@gcanyon3114]

I love themed restaurants. I feel like businesses these days are too cheap to invest into fun ambiences like that anymore. You'll see a place pop up from time to time, but its rare.

[@xxvampyraxx]

The Space Aliens in Bismarck is also still open... Idk why you said "There's still one in Fargo" the OG one still stands 💯