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Ärende: Iconic Restaurant Chains Gone
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6. Howard Johnson's
In the mid-1920s, entrepreneur Howard Deering Johnson borrowed $2,000 to open 
a small pharmacy and general store in Massachusetts. Soon after, he installed 
a soda fountain and quickly saw his profits rise. He expanded opening a string 
of soda shops and concession stands that eventually became Howard Johnson's 
Restaurants (affectionately known as HoJo's). By 1961 there were 605 HoJo's 
locations, as well as 88 additional locations in the related Howard Johnson's 
Motor Lodges. By the mid-1970s, customers began favoring quicker fast food via 
counter services and without the need for HoJo's formal dining rooms and wait 
staff. Today, there are only two Howard Johnson's restaurant locations left: 
in Bangor, ME and in Lake Placid, NY. The motel chain still lives on.

5. Chi-Chi's
Chi-Chi's casual family-style Mexican dining chain of restaurants was founded 
in Minnesota in 1975, and was taken over by former KFC executive Shelly Frank 
who moved the headquarters to Louisville, KY. Under Frank's stewardship, the 
company had grown to over 210 locations by 1995. By the late 1990s the company 
began its decline as its success had spawned numerous competitors including 
counter-service Mexican offerings such as Taco Bell and Chipotle (CMG), which 
took away Chi-Chi's market share. Attempts to save the business by expanding 
into large markets such as New York City and Boston failed, and by 2003 the 
company filed for bankruptcy. To make matters worse, a hepatitis A outbreak in 
Pennsylvania was linked to a local Chi-Chi's location and the company never 
emerged from bankruptcy. The company did sell the brand name to Hormel Foods 
(HRL) to market its grocery-sold salsa and nachos, and a handful Chi-Chi's 
brand locations still persist in Europe and the Middle East after being sold 
to a Swiss investor.

4. Bennigan's
This Irish-American themed casual dining chain was the origin of "flare" on 
the wait staff and chotchkas fastened to the walls and ceiling to amuse and 
interest patrons. Founded in 1976 in Georgia, and later owned by Pillsbury 
Corporation (which also owned Burger King at the time), Bennigan's grew to 
over 250 locations throughout the nation. But it's recipe for success was soon 
copied as upstarts such as TGI Friday's, Applebee's and Chili's (EAT) came on 
the scene, complete with walls adorned with novelties and staff adorned with 
flare. Unable to maintain its position, the company filed for bankruptcy in 
2008 and shuttered over 200 locations. The company did emerge from bankruptcy 
under new ownership, but now only features approximately 30 stores.

3. Steak & Ale
Steak & Ale (S&A) once was part of Pillsbury's portfolio of fast-food 
restaurants alongside Bennigan's and Burger King. Before that, it was created 
in Dallas, TX in 1966 by Norman Brinker, who also founded successful 
restaurant chains Chili's and Jack In The Box (JACK). S&A was the first to 
introduce a self-service salad bar and grew to over 100 locations by the 
1980s. In the 1990s and early 2000s the brand saw decreasing sales and by 2008 
only 50 stores remained. Unfortunately, S&A was operated by the same company 
as Bennigan's when it went bankrupt in 2008, and while Bennigan's emerged from 
bankruptcy, Steak & Ale closed all of its locations.

2. Kenny Roger's Roasters
Country singer Kenny Roger's founded his namesake chain of rotisserie chicken 
and soul food restaurants in 1991, and eventually opened over 425 locations 
worldwide. The company grew too fast in an already crowded space with 
competitors like Boston Market and Chick-Fil-A opening stores at a more 
reasonable pace. Although there was initial success, and the quality of the 
food was generally praised, the company filed for bankruptcy protection only 
eight years after opening in 1998 and was eventually sold to Nathan's Famous 
Hot Dogs (NATH), who quietly shut down the remaining locations or converted 
them into Nathan's locations in the U.S. In fact, only one U.S. location 
remains today in Ontario, California. The good news is that the concept has 
caught on in Asia, with over 150 locations throughout the region.

1. Sambo's
Sambo's was founded in 1957 and expanded across the country serving burgers as 
well as pancakes. By the 1980s at its peak it had a whopping 1,118 locations 
nationwide. While the name of the brand was simply a contraction of the names 
of the two founders (Sam Battistone and Newell “Bo� Bohnet), it was an 
unfortunate one, and came under increasing pressure in the late 1980s from 
civil rights activists claiming the name was racially insensitive to black 
people as an inadvertent reference to the 19th-century book "Little Black 
Sambo." In 1983, more than 600 locations were renamed Seasons Friendly Eating, 
but the new brand image didn't catch on. Some locations were sold to Denny's 
(DENN) and converted in to their stores. Today, only one Sambo's exists in 
Santa Barbara, California.

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And they left out Lum's - which I miss almost as much as HoJo.

The original Lum's location closed in 1983. There were two LUMS operating. One 
in Bellevue, Nebraska, south of Omaha. And in 2010 a Lum's opened in Seekonk, 
Massachusetts.

The Lum's in Seekonk Massachusetts is no longer open leaving the one in Omaha 
as the sole location

For a time in the '70s, the company's commercial spokesman was Milton Berle.

Sad ....

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      Title: Lum's Beer Hotdog
 Categories: Beef, Beer, Breads, Vegetables
      Yield: 8 servings

     12 oz Beer
     24 oz Water
      1 ts Sugar
      1 ts Garlic powder
      1 ts Caraway seeds
    1/4    Wedge of a fresh onion
      8    (4 oz ea) all-beef hot dogs

  Bring everything to a boil, reduce heat to a lowest heat
  and let stew for no less then 15 minutes or longer for
  more intense flavor.

  These are delicious to eat right out of the stewing pot or
  do them the Lums hotdog way, remove and grill slightly.

  Serve on a Quality Hot Dog Bun.

  Recipe from: http://recipehut.homestead.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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Add your favorite toppings and try this topping:  
Coney Island Sauce Recipe

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      Title: Coney Island Sauce for Hotdogs
 Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Herbs
      Yield: 13 servings

    1/2 lb Ground chuck; fried 
      1 c  Ketchup
      1 c  Water
    1/4 c  Dill pickle relish 
      1 tb Instant minced onion
    1/2 ts Mustard powder
      1 tb Chilli spice mix
    1/2 c  Coca Cola 
    1/2 ts Salt 
    1/4 ts Cayenne pepper

  Fry ground meat in 2 tablespoon cooking oil and 1 cup
  water, crumbling with a fork, until no longer pink then
  add the ketchup, water, relish, onion, mustard, chilli
  spice, coke cola, salt and cayenne pepper, stir well to
  blend then stir occasionally while simmering for about 20
  minutes. Thin with more water as needed.

  Makes 12-14 servings

  Recipe from: http://recipehut.homestead.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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