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
Жыл бұрын
that's so sweet !
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw
Жыл бұрын
Carrols was just across from the Grand Union. In Peekskill.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw
Жыл бұрын
Arthur Treacher is now Nathan's.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw
Жыл бұрын
Treacher's died when He did.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw
Жыл бұрын
White Castle and even some Krystals are still open.
@DjmMik
Жыл бұрын
“Clap your hands and smack your lips, for Arthur Treacher’s original fish and chips”…I loved their fish and chips.
@marciclark8266
Жыл бұрын
Oh those unbeatable hush puppies 😋 I dream of them 😊
@anitra7747
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
We still have a A&W in my small town in Wisconsin, still have those mugs😊
@karenjewell6543
Жыл бұрын
We had a few trays that they hung off your window 😀
@Lovetocamp
Жыл бұрын
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!
@keithp115
Жыл бұрын
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
9 ай бұрын
Loved Arthur Treachers! They kept malt vinegar on the tables.
@spacecowboy2957
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
My mom worked at one when it was Jax. There is still one in Circleville Ohio
@douglasemerson9017
Жыл бұрын
@@marksnyder8022I was also stationed at Wright-Patt, 86-89. There was a Rax on Broad St in Fairborn right outside one of gates.
@ahotdj07
Жыл бұрын
I remember growing up and my parents would go to Arthur Treacher's. How funny - flashback!
@jamesdefrancesco7765
Жыл бұрын
I always ordered the chicken sandwich because as a child I did not like fish!
@richardgray8593
Жыл бұрын
I thought they had fish FAR superior to Long John Silvers.
@Chilly_Billy
Жыл бұрын
@@richardgray8593, it definitely was better.
@chrisc6857
Жыл бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
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.
@moomerchant
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Ate at one regularly while in school at Vincennes,IN.
@rodneyb.8795
Жыл бұрын
Still have a Rax in Harlan, kentucky.
@pawpawg7358
Жыл бұрын
@@rodneyb.8795 one in lancaster, ohio too
@gunfisher4661
Жыл бұрын
My fav was the tatar skins loaded
@alfredo7843
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering if anyone else remembered Ginos. I loved their cheeseburgers and fries 😊
@alfredo7843
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
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.
@rustynailmendlesohn8710
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@angeladay1534 I sure remember those disco dancing days in STL back in the day. Oh Gosh LOL
@gregorycomunale1550
Жыл бұрын
"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
Жыл бұрын
Yes, as I recall they were pretty good. Better than McDonald's, even then.
@michaelbarbour9827
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelbarbour9827 The Winky's in Swissvale became an Arby's. It's still there in the (Heavily remodeled) Winky's building.
@Chilly_Billy
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mh53j
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Take Time Out For The Good Things In Life 😀
@alvexok5523
Жыл бұрын
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
@jasonwomack4064
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@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
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
Good idea. I miss Snap E Tom juice, Blairs death sauce, bubble gum cards, bazooka bubble gum with the little comic.
@dabigkahunacatfish2992
Жыл бұрын
"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
Жыл бұрын
@@dabigkahunacatfish2992 - You are an absolute ray of sunshine. An inspiration to us all!
@rickcalderan6476
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Loved Arthur Treachers was so good
@Rockhound6165
Жыл бұрын
They're still around. They can be found at rest areas at some Jersey Turnpike rest areas.
@masterking3979
Жыл бұрын
Aruther Treachers in Ohio. There is one
@starmnsixty1209
Жыл бұрын
Some independently owned I suspect, who have kept the name.
@hobbgreen4529
Жыл бұрын
treachers had good chicken
@jovanweismiller7114
Жыл бұрын
Sandy's was my go-to back in the late 60s. I'm glad to learn what happened to them.
@OjiOtaku
Жыл бұрын
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.
@allenwiddows7631
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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.
@Americafirst-i8q
Жыл бұрын
Good luck finding one now throughout Southern California every restaurant that used to be white patronized is all Hispanic and Mexican
@tomconcitis9322
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Tuesday = 6 tacos for $1.25
@ge2623
Жыл бұрын
I loved their beef burrito. Miss Naugles a lot.
@charlescrawford1788
Жыл бұрын
One thing that really stands out to me are the unique architectural style. Restaurants are so bland today.
@dabigkahunacatfish2992
Жыл бұрын
Along with the food.
@christopherremington9288
Жыл бұрын
I think it's because it's easier to move the next restaurant in if one goes out of business.
@sergeantpeppers8858
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@catherineg9943
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Same miss all those. also Farrells ice cream palors, Rax, Sambos, Shoneys,
@aprilskutt974
Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1968. I remember some of these places.
@elgoog7830
Жыл бұрын
🎶 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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@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 🤣
@claudiaschneider3077
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Winkeys on route 88 castle Shannon Lived in lebo, green tree, Brookline with stops in Indiana and West Virginia along the way
@wakeup6910
Жыл бұрын
I knew I saw you somewhere before 😂 👍 Winkeys was the best, I lived in Fort Pitt, ring a bell?
@claudiaschneider3077
Жыл бұрын
@@wakeup6910 if you're not pulling my chain, I am thinking Freddie Ganchuck? Your brother Doug? Am I right?
@wakeup6910
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
@@wakeup6910 no worries. I really miss my youth in Pittsburgh.
@maryhlad7501
Жыл бұрын
Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips was my favorite restaurant. I just loved their hush puppies.
@AlcibiadesMD
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
But don't forget that $5000/year was a very good salary back in the late 60's.
@AlcibiadesMD
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@Coffeeman-yq6xu
Жыл бұрын
The Naugles menu was from my hometown of El Centro, Ca. Went there many times for school lunch back in the mid 80's.
@davidmitchell6873
Жыл бұрын
We had a Winkys in Mckeeseport and funny enough there was an Arthur Treachers right next to it at one point.
@joeheid4757
Жыл бұрын
We had a Winky's in the North Hills too! On McKnight-mare road. Was gone by the late 70's though.
@davidmitchell6873
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
But there was no Winky's in Wilmerding!
@davidmitchell6873
Жыл бұрын
I would eat my Winkys in Wilmerding out of spite.
@jamesslick4790
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@cashcreators
Жыл бұрын
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.
@thomasrapp2536
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Remember it well... the one in Aliquippa especially. A pharmacy now I think.
@jeffreycherep8264
Жыл бұрын
I still miss the Big Wink. It was the best fast food burger imo.
@dougthompson5449
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffreycherep8264 I used to eat at the Winky's in Butler, Pa. The Big Wink was a lot better than the Big Mac.
@zeeqq105
Жыл бұрын
Omg! I remember Winkys in Mckeesrocks. Never really liked it but my siblings loved it.
@zeeqq105
Жыл бұрын
@@TS-cc5bw Wow I went to Aliquippa Jr high in the 70s. To see anyone from there is amazing. Nice to see you. ❤
@markporter6933
Жыл бұрын
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. 😪
@davidsquires154
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of the places today have decent food but not worth the crazy prices.
@Bob-bm1fk
Жыл бұрын
As u get older ur taste buds basically don't work the same. Like a lot of other parts.
@Automedon2
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
@harryfox3139
Жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember steer inn? A child hood favorite of mine. Also, Burger Chef.
@shop99er
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
@ThomasBriggs-ci5rr
Жыл бұрын
Born and raised in El Centro, CA. I remember Naugles! Wow! haven't thought of them in decades!
@BritInvLvr
Жыл бұрын
There are three Naugles restaurants in Orange County, California.
@annmarie1569
Жыл бұрын
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. 😢😢😢😅
@cynthiamurphy3669
Жыл бұрын
I definitely remember Arthur Treacher's, White Tower, Rax Roast Beef and Sandy's.
@robertadams6606
6 ай бұрын
I have a HO scale White Tower Restaurant on my train layout.
@Nunofurdambiznez
Жыл бұрын
L O V E D RAX Roast Beef! Absolutely the best!
@lelandgaunt9985
Жыл бұрын
Raxx was amazing!
@cdfreester
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Blew Arby's away with their roast beef sandwiches.
@06BIBOI
Жыл бұрын
Yes !!
@stevenwilliams3083
8 ай бұрын
So very true! Last I heard, Joliet, Illinois still had theirs...
@kimkiss6312
7 ай бұрын
Rax was my favorite back in the 80's.
@OofusTwillip
Жыл бұрын
Arthur Treacher also played the Police Constable in "Mary Poppins" (1964).
@juliemcarthur3004
Жыл бұрын
I remember Arthur treacher
@gwesco
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@juliemcarthur3004 My word! A gorilla!
@evagengler9666
Жыл бұрын
He also starred with Shirley Temple in "Heidi" and "The Little Princess."
@heli-crewhgs5285
Жыл бұрын
What was his collar number?
@frankrizzo4460
8 ай бұрын
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.
@bonwatcher
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Yep, the '65 Biscayne really caught my attention
@teleiosdawyz4044
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
That one scene had a Corvair in it!
@waynewhitson6914
Жыл бұрын
I believe I saw a '59 Edsel Station Wagon (kinda hard to tell).
@kerbygator
Жыл бұрын
Fast food tasted so good in the 60's and 70's.
@bobd5197
Жыл бұрын
Loved Carolls when I was a kid. Much better than McDonalds!
@larrygrebler5054
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Anywhere is better than McDonald's. McDonald's sucks now.
@kennethweser
Жыл бұрын
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
@musclecarfan74
Жыл бұрын
We had an Arthur Treabercher's from about 1978-1982, and a few Dog n' Suds locations with 3 still open.
@jamesmurray8558
Жыл бұрын
I use to go to the A&W in the Seattle area after we left Mt.St.Helens. It was across the street from where the band Heart lived.
@ClassicRideSociety
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
My order there was always ... "gimme a double cheeseburger and a biff dog"..... saying Biff dog was just fun !
@vandrv
Жыл бұрын
Grew up in Washington DC and fondly remember stopping at Little Tavern after a night of drinking with friends.
@smspirate
Жыл бұрын
Sandy's!!!! We went there all the time in LaSalle/Peru Illinois... and 50 years later I met the gal who was the Sandy this was named after!! It was totally awesome.
@panatypical
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
NAUGLES WAS THE BEST! 😋
@maggiegarber246
Жыл бұрын
I moved to Kansas City, KS in 1972. We had a Rax, an Arthur Treacher’s, a Smaks-my favorite fare was a Hickory Smak. There were some Sandy’s within driving range. There is an Arby’s now in the old Rax location.
@jons.6216
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@Michael McDowell that's awesome...I heard it was pretty good.
@trimule
Жыл бұрын
There is still an H. Salt in Sacramento.
@zeeqq105
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
8 ай бұрын
There is also still one open on the border of San Pablo and Richmond…
@claytonslavens2074
Жыл бұрын
I am blessed. I live near Lafayette Indiana. They have two locations and I eat there almost every week, when they are open. The close for winter, being a drive-in.
@jackhackett80
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoy the content you put together thanks for your efforts!
@jimjackson5544
Жыл бұрын
We always called Dog & Suds, Puppy & Bubbles (there was one in the Strip Mall where mom used to go every Saturday to do our Laundry. She used it as a bribe to get me and my twin to help her on Laundry Day)!!! That was in Addison Illinois!
@dennisw5803
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the correction. Not sure why I misspoke, but I added the correction to the description of the video.
@silverstar4289
Жыл бұрын
I remember driving by the Lafayette shop and we never got to pull in an partake
@dogsareprecious4842
Жыл бұрын
I'd love to go because creamy root beer sounds yummy, and the dog in the chef hat is so cute.
@Ferd414
5 ай бұрын
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.
@marksaurbier80
Жыл бұрын
I really miss the A&W drive through. I love it when I was a kid
@Binkley-rj6gf
Жыл бұрын
When in college in the early 80s, the student newspaper had a 'man on the street' question asked to students. One week, the question was something like 'What do you do to avoid a hangover after a night of drinking?' Best answer, best as I recall: 'I stop at Naugles on the way home so in the morning, I can't tell if it's the hangover or the food.'
@conservativehippie9736
Жыл бұрын
So many of these places I miss...I almost started to cry thinking about all of the memories
@gregggoss2210
Жыл бұрын
Me too.
@craigmarr7986
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Isn't it the truth? This channel really does a great job of tugging the nostalgia heart strings.
@conservativehippie9736
Жыл бұрын
@@Chilly_Billy YESSSS!!!
@hankkingsley9300
Жыл бұрын
Biff Burger didn't know how to spell y'all.
@TheNique74
Жыл бұрын
Rax roast beef with that special sauce was one of my favs when I was a kid ❤
@jennibennecke669
Жыл бұрын
There is still a Rax in Joliet, il. Very Cool to see this.
@rodneyb.8795
Жыл бұрын
Harlan, Kentucky as well.
@wakeup6910
Жыл бұрын
Weirton, WVa had a good Rax
@manfredmann2766
Жыл бұрын
Carrols (sp) popped right into my mind before watching the video. I think I was in kindergarten in early 1973 when I last went to one. Loved the burgers and that sugar orange food colored soft drink.
@ynp1978
Жыл бұрын
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.
@Porsche996driver
Жыл бұрын
Naugles was very popular in Long Beach, SoCal! Kind of a step up from the usual fast food places. Love the look of the Little Taverns - like a cozy place with a walk up window too? I’d love to borrow that idea, very welcoming!
@williampalenik7306
Жыл бұрын
I remember eating at Winkies on a Sunday after church when I was a kid.
@Kamandi2
Жыл бұрын
I was hoping to see Burger Chef and the Red Barn franchises. Those were two of my favorites when I was a kid.
@PePe_LePew
Жыл бұрын
Burger Chefs bacon cheeseburger was my favorite.
@tddstl3166
Жыл бұрын
Naugles also had a great cheeseburger to go with their awesome Macho Meat Burrito.
@biteme1966
Жыл бұрын
Naugles is back in California with a few shops and just opened another one. I'm trying to get one opened in Utah.
@joeheid4757
Жыл бұрын
"Winky's makes you happy to be hungry!" I think that was their slogan on their tv ads set to a jingle. My dad loved Winky's! Course us kids wanted McDonald's, but Winky's was pretty good too!!
@OofusTwillip
Жыл бұрын
There are a couple of KZitem videos claiming that the final nail in Rax's coffin was a seriously disturbing mascot named Mr. D.
@oneminuteofmyday
Жыл бұрын
I was trying to remember if Rax was the fast food chain talked about on Vlogbrothers. lol
@PBryanMcMillin
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@PBryanMcMillin I think the ads were way ahead of their time. 10-15 years later, that type of advertising was everywhere.
@kfeltenberger
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
imagine that name today ! 🤣-- taking your wife and kids out to see Mr D ...... 😂
@tizfrreecharm
Жыл бұрын
Every time I watch one of these gems, I pass it along. Thanks for creating/posting them!
@Mxbarry
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Loved their burgers (went to the ones in Georgetown), but never knew they had yummy coffee.
@OpinionatedLittleBrat-qr2kb
11 ай бұрын
I loved Rax and especially Arthur Treachers, growing up in Lansing Michigan those were very popular places.
@alpha-omega2362
Жыл бұрын
watching this made me hungry........guess I'll run out to Red Barn...er.....Carrols.....er Hardee's er.....guess I'll just make a sandwich at home.......
@CAROLDDISCOVER-1983
Жыл бұрын
My dog and suds at least some of them became sonics. The one I grew up with his around long before me but I come back home to visit and I go in town and its a Sonic and it has been for a few years. And now that's been a few years ago and they just finally moved to a new restaurant. So that says how well this restaurant was designed over 50-60 years ago.
@knutthompson7879
Жыл бұрын
All these local and regional chains had so much personality. They has almost entirely been replaced by the big corporate chains now.
@rodneyb.8795
Жыл бұрын
Still have a Rax in Harlan, Kentucky. Looks exactly like the one in the video.
@VGHSyntheticOrchestra
Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: "Carroll's, LLC" pops up in place of Burger King for some locations when driving for DoorDash.
@5roundsrapid263
Жыл бұрын
They’re still the biggest franchise owner for BK.
Жыл бұрын
@@5roundsrapid263 This is the one case in the video that has to be counted as a success story. Although the Carroll's name disappeared from restaurants over 40 years ago, the company is still thriving after their pivot to being a Burger King franchise owner. They correctly decided that their own name wouldn't have enough traction as the fast food business consolidated, and found a way to escape that fate.
@crackerlackingproductions6746
Жыл бұрын
Rax were really good. I miss those.
@m.r.jarrell3725
Жыл бұрын
The Indianapolis Zoo used to have a Dog and Suds.
@sonyafox3271
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
NEVER eat at a fast food restaurant next to a zoo!
@m.r.jarrell3725
Жыл бұрын
@@joeyjamison5772 Only in the zoo!
@ericdunn7352
Жыл бұрын
I loved eating at Burger Chef when I lived in Northridge back in the 70s.
@pamelamays4186
Жыл бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
I remember the one on University Blvd .
@cstacy
Жыл бұрын
I remember Carol's, Little Tavern, White Tower, and Arthur Treacher's!
@markriffey8899
Жыл бұрын
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?
@twosocks1976
Жыл бұрын
The only one of these restaurants that I was ever familiar with, when I was growing up here in Las Vegas in the 80s and 90s, was Naigles. I have not heard that name in so many years! Our family used to go there and get food often, and I have a vague memory that their french fries were pretty good. Very different from McDonald's, they were cut with a spiral Ripple in them, quite a bit thicker than McDonald's fries with a very soft texture in the middle, and just slightly crispy on the edges. Funny, that's the only food there's I remember.
@alandickerson3379
Жыл бұрын
I miss a lot of these places. Thank you for the memories!
@marknewton6984
9 ай бұрын
In the South there were Biff Burger and Frisch's
@Torgo1969
Жыл бұрын
I remember Carrols from the 1970s in Syracuse NY when I was a kid. Tasty burgers!
@dflf
Жыл бұрын
Athur Treacher was Merv Griffen's side kick on his talk show
@pauljones2857
Жыл бұрын
One of the best places Wienerschnitzels all you can get a good chili dog with onions
@na195097
Жыл бұрын
Rax! Rax was great. So much better than Arby's.
@rayfridley6649
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in the Maryland-Virginia area. I remember Top's Drive-In Restaurants which operated on a fast-food model. The premiered the "Sir Loiner", a delicious steak patty inside a hamburger bun. Later, they introduced Kentucky Fried Chicken on their menu. They disappeared in the early 1970s. I believe Gino's bought them out.
@stevecrow3075
Жыл бұрын
Dog subs in Lafayette Indiana.
@thetruthbetold961
Жыл бұрын
In Alaska we had Skippers- a fish and chip restaurant. The food there was cheap, but so good!
@MrDisfan99
Жыл бұрын
Dog n Suds is Lafayette Indiana not Lafayette Louisiana 😊
@theclearsounds3911
Жыл бұрын
There was a Carrols in Newton, NJ (North-West NJ) in the mid to late 70's. Just as was said in the video, it turned into a Burger King, and as far as I know, it's still there.
@ShirleySerious
Жыл бұрын
A lot of these places closed down 30-40 years ago, how many of them do you think would make it if they were introduced?
@dtvjho
Жыл бұрын
Here's more, from the Philadelphia/South Jersey area: Gino's (sold hamburgers, also the only place you could get KFC before 1983), Roy Rogers (late 1980s), Jack in the Box (they closed all locations east of the Mississippi somewhere around 1978), and Burger Chef (in the early 70s they were second only to McDonald's; it was their bankruptcy that paved the way for Burger King's rise.
@burntsider8457
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the professional narration sans the juvenile wise-cracks that spoil so many of today's documentaries. Well done.
@mrnapolean1
Жыл бұрын
Although a lot of these places where open and sadly closed before my time, its nice to see the history and people reflect upon these missed places. I for one would like to have eaten at many of these places....
@Chris-op4ue
Жыл бұрын
Worked at Rax as a prep cook while in college in Indiana in the early/mid-1980s. The salad bar was something else.
@shifrabaila6673
Жыл бұрын
The absolute best hamburger I ever ate was at a fast food restaurant in Massapequa, L.I., NY., circa 1960-1963. My mother, brother (when he finally got his license) and I used to go there about once a week. The name of the place" THE BIG BOW WOW. The owner would not give away his recipe, but the spices and smell of the place was heaven. Oh, did I forget, the burgers were grilled over an open fire. They even made their own pickles, I mean the real deal, not jarred pickles.
@patrickwall8517
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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.
@melcher44
Жыл бұрын
In the late 50’s there was a hamburger stop on route 17 , in New Jersey ( Jeffry’s) . I couldn’t wait to grow up and work there making French fry’s .😅
@oneminuteofmyday
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
I remember Sandy’s in Phoenix where I lived because that’s my name!
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