Kips. Are There any Left

[bcoop]

Bonanza "Sirloin Pit" restaurants were the first chain steakhouse that I can recall. They seemed to be pretty good at the time. Golden Corral pushed them to the wayside however, and GC was/is fair at best.

Bonanza/Ponderosa Steakhouses were founded in 68. I didn't think Bonanza Sirloin Pit was around til the early 70s. Western Sizzler, first one opened in the early 60s.


Whoever mentioned Shoney's, fuck you. When I was a kid, we took a spring break road trip to Washington, D.C. We must have eaten at every fucking Shoney's between here and there. I see a sign every now and then when I'm traveling, and have to pull over and puke....

[Ted]

Bonanza/Ponderosa Steakhouses were founded in 68. I didn't think Bonanza Sirloin Pit was around til the early 70s. Western Sizzler, first one opened in the early 60s.


Whoever mentioned Shoney's, fuck you. When I was a kid, we took a spring break road trip to Washington, D.C. We must have eaten at every fucking Shoney's between here and there. I see a sign every now and then when I'm traveling, and have to pull over and puke....

I remember the Bonanza over off Irving Blvd. I don't really remember how th food was but i do remember a hug hunk of cheese.

[The King]

Bonanza/Ponderosa Steakhouses were founded in 68. I didn't think Bonanza Sirloin Pit was around til the early 70s. Western Sizzler, first one opened in the early 60s.


Whoever mentioned Shoney's, fuck you. When I was a kid, we took a spring break road trip to Washington, D.C. We must have eaten at every fucking Shoney's between here and there. I see a sign every now and then when I'm traveling, and have to pull over and puke....

Western Sizzler we didn't have. We did however have a Shoney's drive-in, and it sported that same "Big Boy" figure outside that Kip's had. All I can remember of that Shoney's was that the special sauce slathered on their flagship burger was nauseating. Later, the few Shoney's restaurants that I saw had adopted a format that seemed to be directed toward old people, with senior discounts and all you eat soup & salad at a cheap price.

[bcoop]

Western Sizzler we didn't have. We did however have a Shoney's drive-in, and it sported that same "Big Boy" figure outside that Kip's had. All I can remember of that Shoney's was that the special sauce slathered on their flagship burger was nauseating. Later, the few Shoney's restaurants that I saw had adopted a format that seemed to be directed toward old people, with senior discounts and all you eat soup & salad at a cheap price.

Yeah, they went the Denny's/IHOP route.

[Turbosvo]

I dont remember going there but I have a big boy piggy bank, I gave it to my daughter a few months back lol

[BlackSnake]

I remember the Bonanza over off Irving Blvd. I don't really remember how th food was but i do remember a hug hunk of cheese.

That one was still there in the early 90's I think.

[Chili]

Grew up on Bob's in Cali. Never heard of Kip's until well into adulthood.