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Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: CCTX] #14052626 07/05/21 08:31 AM
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Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: CCTX] #14052647 07/05/21 11:02 AM
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Bigbob_FTW Big Sprocket Bob Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 95,721 White Settlement, TX.	Don't Pablo's. They used to give each place leeway in how they cooked. Ours was outstanding. Then the company forces them to standardize. It was never the same. FJB

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: CCTX] #14052696 07/05/21 12:43 PM
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Beak47 Extreme Angler Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 2,886 Heart of Texas	Bandit said Bonanza and I still remember the one in Austin being good. San Angelo had one that didnt make it. Night Hawk in Austin was good and of course had frozen food but I didnt know how many sit-down units they had back in the day. Hardcore Texan

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: Bigbob_FTW] #14052835 07/05/21 03:24 PM
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TCK73 TFF Celebrity T Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 5,413 Jack County	Originally Posted by Bigbob_FTW Don't Pablo's. They used to give each place leeway in how they cooked. Ours was outstanding. Then the company forces them to standardize. It was never the same. I used to enjoy the one on Bryant Irving road, and they did spiral down.

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: WAWI] #14052837 07/05/21 03:25 PM
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Dan21XRS TFF Guru D Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 10,071 Norris Lake/ Cincinnati	Originally Posted by WAWI Let's not forget Pizza hut, it was great in the 80s. Amen... The Original Pan Pizza... Oh my!!!... All restaurants went down hill when they changed over to the cooking oil they're using now... KFC went down hill also. If they stayed with what they do best we'd all be better off... I mean I go to a wing joint for wing, not a taco burrito or potpie... Dan "The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood"... Lou Holtz

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: CCTX] #14052839 07/05/21 03:27 PM
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kennerdude TFF Celebrity K Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 5,248 Centex	Please bring back Shakeys pizza. Grew up in W. Tx and frequented the one in San Angelo. NIL CARBORUNDUM

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: CCTX] #14052850 07/05/21 03:40 PM
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Mark Perry Super Freak Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 72,561 Runaway Bay Texas	Taco Casa....then again it's never been good. www.megabassusa.com

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: TexDawg] #14052895 07/05/21 04:29 PM
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elkhunter7x6 Extreme Angler E Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,249 panola county	Originally Posted by TexDawg Originally Posted by Bigbob_FTW Whataburger. Sold to yanks. The last time I got food there it was literally inedible. Same location a month prior was fine. It’s nothing the same as back in the 80’s-90’s but I have not noticed any difference since the recent sale.

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: kennerdude] #14052907 07/05/21 04:43 PM
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Okie Poke TFF Guru Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,423 Ratcliff, AR	Originally Posted by kennerdude Please bring back Shakeys pizza. Grew up in W. Tx and frequented the one in San Angelo. Shakey's was awesome in Tulsa, also. We used to always go every Sunday growing up as a kid after church for the all you can eat buffet. Been gone a long, long time.... 😎 Dallas Cowboys....eventual Superbowl Champions 😎

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: Okie Poke] #14052923 07/05/21 04:53 PM
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Bigbob_FTW Big Sprocket Bob Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 95,721 White Settlement, TX.	Originally Posted by Okie Poke Originally Posted by kennerdude Please bring back Shakeys pizza. Grew up in W. Tx and frequented the one in San Angelo. Shakey's was awesome in Tulsa, also. We used to always go every Sunday growing up as a kid after church for the all you can eat buffet. Been gone a long, long time.... We were more in to shotgun Sam's. FJB

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: CCTX] #14052928 07/05/21 05:00 PM
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lconn4 TFF Guru L Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 22,582 Cherokee County	I went by KFC the other day and got original wings meal... better than ever and they beefed up the size of their wings big time! Same as it ever was! A good rule of angling philosophy is not to interfere with another fisherman's ways of being happy, unless you want to be hated. Zane Grey, Tales of Fishes, 1919 https://vimeo.com/73372194 https://vimeo.com/72859045

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: Bigbob_FTW] #14053001 07/05/21 06:35 PM
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rj74955 TFF Guru Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 10,905 Inola, Oklahoma	Originally Posted by Bigbob_FTW Originally Posted by Okie Poke Originally Posted by kennerdude Please bring back Shakeys pizza. Grew up in W. Tx and frequented the one in San Angelo. Shakey's was awesome in Tulsa, also. We used to always go every Sunday growing up as a kid after church for the all you can eat buffet. Been gone a long, long time.... We were more in to shotgun Sam's. Loved both places, we very rarely went out to eat when I was a kid but if we did it was usually one of those two.

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: Mudshark] #14053089 07/05/21 08:45 PM
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Coach Hark TFF Guru C Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 11,742 Burleson, Texas	Originally Posted by Mudshark I wish wienerschnitzel would rise from the ashes and be as great as they have the potential to be. I loved that place. Best chili cheese dogs EVER!!! Unfortunately none of the chains are very good anymore. I try hard not to eat at chain restaurant. IMO the independent owners of restaurants have better food. Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right http://constantpursuitoutfitters.com/

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: Coach Hark] #14053091 07/05/21 08:47 PM
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Mudshark TFF Guru Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 45,525 HAWL	Originally Posted by Coach Hark Originally Posted by Mudshark I wish wienerschnitzel would rise from the ashes and be as great as they have the potential to be. I loved that place. Best chili cheese dogs EVER!!! Unfortunately none of the chains are very good anymore. I try hard not to eat at chain restaurant. IMO the independent owners of restaurants have better food. I Could sit in the parking lot with a bag of chili dogs and weep with enjoyment. Chili dripping from my elbows, mustard on the steering wheel.

Re: Chain restaurants that used to be good; their date of downfall; reason [Re: CCTX] #14053103 07/05/21 09:11 PM
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Bob Davis Bunkeroid Bob B Joined: May 2002 Posts: 82,952 Mineola	There used to be, a long time ago, Late 80's, 90's, a restaurant in Garland on Northwest Highway called Judge Roy Beans. It was a great little burger place. They had a menu like Chili's. Their burgers were awesome and you could order french fries with cheddar cheese melted on top and they were good. The walls were plastered with $1 bills that people would write their names on. Not a fancy place but good food for a fair price. Foxtrot Juliet Bravo

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