PONDEROSA STEAKHOUSE | The Last Remaining Location in Florida | Restaurant & Food Review

In today's episode we're visiting the last remaining Ponderosa location in the state of Florida. As of this recording, there are only 13 locations still operating throughout the United States. Join us as we showcase the food offerings of this nostalgic restaurant.
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[@lorilori3]

Brought back good memories of going to Ponderosa! Grew up with one at the corner of my street in northeast Ohio.

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

That’s so neat that you had one so close to you growing up. There’s so much nostalgia with Ponderosa. It’s sad to see them all disappearing.

[@bonzie321]

Yep the good old days.

[@lorifreeman1746]

Lord Ponderosa takes me back you know I love your family everything looked wonderful I loved Gentry's closing segment ❤

[@Candyland420]

What we need is MORE Ponderosa's!!!!! I have such great memories there :)

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Agreed! There's so much nolstalgia with Ponderosa and Bonanzas. Sadly, they seem to be closing down quickly. Hopefully they'll be able to hang on.

[@ms.tep_]

@Candyland420 Me too!

[@Candyland420]

isn't there still one up north near you? @@ms.tep_

[@ms.tep_]

@@Candyland420 None here that I know of. The one in Greenfield closed permanently. :(

[@ms.tep_]

@@Candyland420 I was just looking. There is one in Vincennes. We might have to check it out this next month when we head South. :)

[@Lifeisshortby]

Your kids are hilarious. I can tell you and your wife does a fantastic job of raising your kids.

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Thank you for your kind words. We hope that you’re having a great weekend.

[@andrewyoung1652]

Great video, loved ponderosa back in the 1990’s 👍

[@1CathyHendrix]

I loved going to either the Ponderosa or Bonanza steakhouse. It made think about Little Joe, Hoss, Adam and Pa Cartwright..lol. Dan Blocker actually started the chain with one in Connecticut. Always a great meal there. Everything ya'll had looked so very good, and fresh! Glad ya'll are enjoying your vacation. Looking forward to where else you will be taking us. Ya'll have an awesome week ahead and God bless!

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

That's really cool - we had no idea that Dan Blocker started the chain. We're with you - we always hear the Bonanza theme song whenever we think of Ponderosa. The food was good and fresh (aside from the chicken wings. We're still not sure what was going on with those). Thanks for joining us on these adventures. We hope that you had a great weekend, Cathy. God bless!!

[@williamearnshaw3030]

Glad to see some Pondo,s still alive!!!

[@michelletalksgh1176]

Love it food look delicious you and ed ❤❤❤chicken wings so very much 🎉🎉🎉 on your balls i need you guys at fair and vending machines 4 prizes have a wonderful Sunday ❤❤❤❤😊

[@eldonloghry3553]

Got to love Henry's intro .

[@user-zg9sq3yh2u]

This place was one of rhe highlights of my trip to florida as a kid. Loved it so much we went for breakfast the next day 😂

[@CindyYr11]

We used to have a Ponderosa Steak House very close to our home. It closed and the building was renovated to a funeral home. If I need to go to a viewing, I have the smell of steaks 🥩! It has to be psychological because the steak house was our go to place being nearby.

[@Itsametyler1993]

Thank You Jesus, Amen 🙏🏻🕊️

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Thank you, Tyler! We hope that you had a nice Sunday.

[@chrisjarvis2287]

Grew up on Ponderosa every weekend after church as a kid, sadly as you know the one in Hillsboro is the only one left here in Ohio. Ponderosa had the best all you can eat salad bar.

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

The one is Hillsboro is so good. It's sad to see Ponderosas closing down at this rate. So many great memories. Thanks for watchign, Chris. We hope that you had a great weekend.

[@chrisjarvis2287]

@@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV You too

[@Golden6000-n8f]

No it's not there's one in Columbus Ohio lol

[@michaelpardue2400]

Thanks for taking me alone I miss the Ponderosa restaurant

[@eldonloghry3553]

I miss that restaurant in Utah .. looks as good as the Amish buffet .

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Other than the chicken wings, we really enjoyed everything else. It was a good meal for the price. Thanks for watching, Eldon!

[@joanndeland7969]

Food looked delicious 😋

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Brent really enjoyed his lobster and the sirloin tips were very tender. There's so much nostalgia with Ponderosa.

[@joeydemitro8976]

BRENT AND FAMILY THE FOOD LOOK DELICIOUS TOO MY FRIEND

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Thank you, Joey! The food was good (minus the chicken wings) and we had a great experience here. We hope that you're having a great Sunday, Joey.

[@joeydemitro8976]

@@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV BRENT AND FAMILY YOU ARE VERY WELCOME TOO MY FRIEND

[@SandmanFightingSys]

Henry is too stinkin’ cute and the food looked amazing

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Thank you, @SandmanFightingSystem The food was really good; especially the steak and Brent's lobster.

[@gr6060]

We have five Ponderosas here in Michigan. One is about an hour from me. We go often. 🙂

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Michigan still has the most Ponderosas of any state, followed behind with Ohio - which has 3. We're glad to hear that you still get to enjoy this nolstalgic steakhouse.

[@TerraLynn-nk9eq]

I used to love eating at Ponderosa, their buffet was so good! In PA we have a place called Hoss’s, it has a good soup and salad bar, but nothing like Ponderosa…and yes I remember how good the chicken wings were! Hope you guys are having a great time in FL!

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

Another Ponderosa??? 😮😮😮😮. hello from Gatlinburg Guys 🎃🍁🐻

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Hello Sean!! We found another one. The last one left in FL.

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

@@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV so , so cool!

[@jamesboswell760]

This place reminds me a lot of a restaurant I used to go to as a kid called Ryan’s. But looking at those prices I’m not surprised this place is almost out of business 😳

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

We agree - Ryan's was a great buffet too. All of the Ryan's around here were closed down and auctioned off in late 2020.

[@JulianJohnston919]

@@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV Did all of Ryan's go out of business? Raleigh NC had one location but it closed maybe 15 years ago I would guess.

[@coolbeansbroski3164]

Ponderosa takes me back to my childhood in the 90s. Although the selection we have here in Qatar is different than what's in the U.S. especially the sweets section.

[@diamondpaintingwithsweett]

That was a lot of food!❤❤

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

It was definitely a lot of choices. The lobster with Old Bay seasoning was so delicious.

[@ms.tep_]

Our family went there to eat a lot on Sundays after church. It was always a treat! So sad that they aren't around here anymore. The last one closest to me here in IN closed during the Pandemic. :( Thanks for sharing EDIS!

[@carlavision6143]

Brent, really enjoyed your video! I'll pass on the mushrooms and lobster. Everything else looked so good. I have to have mustard on my 🌭. Loved the boys reviews as always! I wonder if there's a ponderosa in OKC.

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Usually Henry uses both ketchup and mustard on his hot dogs, but smothered it in ketchup on this day lol. Sadly, there aren't any Ponderosas remaining in Oklahoma. We just looked and the closest one to you is in Vandalia, Illinios. We hope that you had a wonderful weekend, Carla! Thanks so much for watching.

[@carlavision6143]

@@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV you're welcome!

[@Michael-dy7fh]

We used to eat at Bonanza when I was a kid. I’ve never been to the Ponderosa though. This was a fun video.

[@CarlosGonzalez-tu9ev]

There used to be about 20 Ponderosas in Puerto Rico. After the CoVid-19 pandemic most closed and never reopened. There are still about 5 or 6, but they have a simplified menu. There is a breakfast buffet, but after about 12:00 there is just a salad bar, albeit a good salad bar with some deserts.

[@matthewhahn1132]

So good

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

It was a really good meal.

[@lindalou9507]

The butter on your baked potato had a very angry face, lol!!!!

[@Michael_Miller508]

Be honest that has to be the cleanest and nicest ponderosa I seen in years . I had one near me, I wouldn’t even attempt to eat there .

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

We completely understand where you're coming from. We've been to some questionable locations before, but this one and the one up in Hillsboro were really clean. At this location, they were constantly wiping down the buffet area and tending to the buffet area. We hope that you had a great weekend, Michael!

[@danayates924]

I grew up eating ponderosa. I’m sad that most are gone now. Also shoneys. Those were the only 2 restaurants my parents would ever take us.

[@ajh90210]

Ponderosa which was across from Pirates cove golf was amazing

[@teresacantrell7400]

We love watching all your videos. Your kids are adorable

[@TravelHungryForLife]

Looks so yummy my friends great share of this Steakhouse See you soon have a great week be safe and healthy cheers

[@karlaruter3221]

Haven't been there in years but the food looks very good.

[@PepperoniRollBandit]

No matter how well edited you can never silence the beautiful voice of Simply Red. It’s just too powerful. 😂

[@pt_ii9764]

We always loved them. Yummy 🤤

[@mikerider1237]

I loved this place growing up. I'll have to take a trip to go again. Did they have creamy Italian dressing?? That was my favorite

[@WeReviewU]

We so miss both Ponderosa, and Quincy's Steakhouse. Do you remember them? Home of the BIG FAT YEAST ROLL!

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

We remember Quincy's but never had the opportunity to try them out. We just googled a picture of their yeast rolls, you weren't kidding - those look amazing!!

[@outonabender1495]

Eating here right now!!

[@lovinglife6080]

Looks like an amazing place to go to I don't think we've got those restaurants here in Colorado your meals looked so good I would be eating the seafood and chicken I love watching all your family in your videos thank you for sharing your videos of different places you all go see

[@user-ut8ls7qp1j]

great review my friend , this brought back very good memories my sister worked at ponderosa back in the 70s a great place ,i love their salad bar,thank you very much

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Thank you, Frank. Ponderosa sure does bring back some great memories and nolstalgia. That's so neat that your sister used to work at one. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. We hope that you've had a great weekend.

[@user-ut8ls7qp1j]

@@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV thank you ,i wish ponderosa or ryan steak house would come back

[@richardterroni9433]

I was just there last week during my Disney World trip

[@anthonycollman7299]

There is one in Vincennes, Indiana off U.S. 41 & Hart Street...Vincennes is located halfway between Evansville & Terre Haute, Indiana Another is located in Vandalia, Illinois off I-70 & U.S. 40, Vandailia is located between St. Louis, Mo. & Effingham, Illinois....If your in these areas I encourage you to stop in and give them a try...I was at the Vincennes location a couple nights ago...and it was awesome...

[@CassandraG85]

Another banger! Always enjoy watching. When can we get a makeup tutorial from Jennifer?

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

We appreciate your kind compliments very much, Cassandra! That is so sweet of you. 💗 I’m no makeup professional. I try to keep my routine to 5 to 10 minutes max. 😊 Thanks so much for watching! We hope that you’re having a blessed week so far!

[@heatherrowe4591]

my brother loved ponderosa as a kid. always chose that place for his birthday. our local one is now a mexican restaurant:/ and i love henry’s intro - “woooo”

[@heatherrowe4591]

and we always liked the ice cream bar as kids !

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

This location didn't have an ice cream bar but the one in HIllsboro, Ohio did. We've never seen a Ponderosa without one until this location.@@heatherrowe4591

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

We're sorry to hear this. The one that was closest to us growing up is now a Mexican Restaurant as well. It's call El Dorados and while their food is good, we wish it was still a Ponderosa.

[@dadof3579]

Great video

[@kaseelee4028]

I miss ponderosa ! We use to have one where I live 😢

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

There's so much Nolstalgia with Ponderosa. It's sad to see them disappearing this quickly.

[@amybutler9886]

I was so happy that the claw coughed up two balls for the boys. I respect that Gentry is a purist when it comes to Rice Krispie bars. It is sad that buffets are going out of existence. Especially in the South there were some regional buffets with fantastic home cooking.

[@Xantexhunter]

I just watched company man's video on the restaurant chain and was wondering if there were any left in florida (I'm in Tampa) and noticed the only one left close to WDW. My family and I are WDW passholders and we normally eat on property. But my partner has a lot of memories eating at ponderosa as a child. So we might just visit this place on our next trip to Disney. From what I been hearing, they are probably going to disappear for good one day, so we might as well revisit one last time.

[@aerialross9346]

I miss that place there had the best wings.

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Their wings were so amazing. We were disappointed when the wings that we tried on this day weren't great, but the sirloin tips and lobster made up for it :) We hope that you're having an awesome week, Aerial.

[@taylormoran3377]

shout outs to Jennifer for putting pasta salad on top of her regular salad

[@jakeMontejo3272]

back in the day, my father would take us there for special occasions. i was only allowed to get the strip steak. it was expensive for our family.

[@KimL1000]

Sadly Ponderosa is on life support. In a short few years Ponderosa along with a few other chains will be gone.

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

We agree. Although we had a good experience at this location, it was nearly empty aside from a couple of other tables. We drove by here a few days prior to visiting and we thought that they were closed down because the parking lot looked vacant. It's sad that one day, it may come to a point where we will talk about Ponderosas in the past tense. Thanks for watching, Kim.

[@lillieevans3934]

We no longer have a Ponderosa here in Cincinnati I do miss it they have the best chicken wings ever🎉

[@ericalay9082]

My aunt used to work at ponderosa in earlier years I think in Florida

[@christopherbrawley6945]

A little helpful here if you was to get microphones for each person that Clips on then you might be able to be heard when you guys whisper in the restaurants also it'd be a less chance of harming other people situation just saying little help for you otherwise love your videos keep them up

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Thanks for the recommendation, Christopher. We actually have some wireless mics that we’ve used in many previous videos; however, we lost one of the adaptors on this trip. We couldn’t find an electronics store that sold the adaptor. It has to be purchased directly through the manufacturer. We have another one on the way and we’ll be back to using our clip on mics again soon. Sorry for the poor audio quality.

[@christopherbrawley6945]

@@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV Stihl great videos Lo thank you

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

@@christopherbrawley6945 thank you sir. We really appreciate your kind words and support. Have a great rest of your weekend.

[@karenwalker4403]

Was there tonight... dirty. Food all had a skin on it. Chef came to answer what soup it was... her mouth was covered in food which flew everywhere as she spoke. We paid over 110 dollars. Staff were not interested and we were made feel unwelcome... we left without finishing a small plate of food.. disgusting and if this isn't closed soon then I would be surprised.. we have either been sick or felt sick... an embarrassment for the once good restaurant.

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

We're so sorry that you had a bad experience at this location. We went here when the doors were first opening so all of the food was fresh (aside from their chicken wings....we have no idea what was going on with those). Ponderosa is definitely not at the same caliber that it was in its hay day.

[@lucken13]

Still one in Vandalia, IL!!!!!!

[@laurastruggs8924]

They nd to bring back ALL buffets

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

They definitely offered something for everyone.

[@mariocooldude9092]

Are there Western Sizzlins anymore??

[@mariocooldude9092]

Holy crap 😯 how how do they stay in business with those prices I mean $16 for a hamburger 🍔??? 😂 Prices aren't that high inside Disney itself lmao 🤪

[@juhesihcaaa]

HEY. Don't trash talk the Hillsboro location. I get a catered dinner from them once a month and it's exactly what is expected. It's not 5 star dining but it's good. The soups are great, And the chicken tenders are amazing! So yeah, don't trash talk. It makes you seem petty.

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

We’re not sure what you’re referring to as far as “trash talking” the location in Hillsboro. We enjoy that location.

[@jamesgreene9079]

Thier is still 2 located in Reno Nevada just saying 😎..

[@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV]

Their website doesn’t mention any being located in Nevada.

[@jamesgreene9079]

@@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV go to Reno and put in ponderosa steakhouse and it will show up.

[@jamesgreene9079]

@@EveryDayIsSaturdayTV sorry I am saddened they have been closed and have changed their name I am glad to see that their is still some still open and they where great glad that you get to show your family some of the great places of history from your childhood keep doing what you are doing God bless just saying 😎..

[@annreynolds2834]

We had one here until it burned down and they didn't rebuild it and that was years ago

[@vitsteele-lz2hn]

Hey

[@10191927]

Ponderosa huh….😑