Restaurants you miss

[1911Fanatic]

Sambos. My grandparents used to take me there when I was a kid.

 

[drakeslayer]

Eve's buffet inside Fred Meyers .

More of a small coffee shop but nice for a snack & coffee .

Loved Eves Buffet. Grilled cheese and fries
Makes me think of the food counter at Newberries downtown Salem.

 

[WAYNO]

They just keep coming out of the woodwork.

Eve's was actually a big full-menu restaurant in the larger/newer stores. Again, as a latch-key kid, I ate at Eve's often. I remember it fondly.

And Newberry's, Woolworth, Kress, even Meier and Frank, they all had pretty great lunch counters.





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[eightyeight mag]

Uncle Milt's pizza in Vancouver. Kids always trying to pull the pink panthers tail off. Good times

 

[homeuser6]

Chris & Pitts

 

[TopGun007]

The Barbecue Pit I remember was on So. Commercial and Hanson (?). I'd never been to the downtown location.
Everything you describe is correct. Simple home made food. Used to go there often as a child and young adult. Roast pork sandwich, an order of Spaghetti and pie was my go to. Closed in the mid-eighties as I recall.

North's Chuck Wagon I miss. $2.99 and I could eat both lunch and dinner!

North's Chuck Wagon !!

 

[TopGun007]

King's Table.
Shari's - Salem near Sportsman's ... when had service staff and cooks who could cook.
Nopp's Golden Pheasant - Salem
Rock-N-Rogers - South & North Salem
Gotta stop now - I'm getting too hungry for a GREAT Hamburger. Where can I get one now ??

 

[Tlock]

King's Table.
Shari's - Salem near Sportsman's ... when had service staff and cooks who could cook.
Nopp's Golden Pheasant - Salem
Rock-N-Rogers - South & North Salem
Gotta stop now - I'm getting too hungry for a GREAT Hamburger. Where can I get one now ??

Your country kitchen in lyons makes a good burger so does north 3rd in stayton. Probably the best chicken fried steak I've ever had

 

[TopGun007]

North 3rd ?? Can you get served there now ? The last time I was in (a couple years ago) we left after waiting for over 45 minutes w/o service.

 

[Tlock]

North 3rd ?? Can you get served there now ? The last time I was in (a couple years ago) we left after waiting for over 45 minutes w/o service.

Same for us.....I said I'd never go back. Service was awesome last 3 times I've been there

 

[Mono1]

Chris & Pitts

Naugles. I don't know if they had a presence in the PNW tho'.

 

[Loc]

Naugles. I don't know if they had a presence in the PNW tho'.

YES!!! Oddly enough, the last one I went to was in Chicagoland out by O'Hare in 1993. If you want the authentic Naugles egg burrito nowadays, you can get it. Baker's in SoCal has them.

 

[MTpockets]

I don't think it is gone...but I am. There are somethings that I don't make for myself..and they do/did.

Andina | Modern Peruvian Cuisine in Portland, OR

Andina has been serving modern Peruvian cuisine in Portland, OR for over 20 years. Lunch, dinner, happy hour, and private dining in the heart of the Pearl District.

www.andinarestaurant.com

This one is gone. Was a great little restaurant with a fantastically flavorful menu and an inviting ambiance.
Basta's Trattoria - NW 21st Ave, Portland

Probably still there..but I am not. Excellent America Burger, but be careful how many of those Blue Frog Ice Teas that you use to wash it down. yikes
Blue Frog - Sanlitun, Beijing

Feeling hungry... There is always the Big Texan - Amarillo.
Here is a live feed of the 72oz. Steak Challenge

Live Stream

The Big Texan Steak Ranch, world famous for of the free 72oz steak challenge. Historic Route 66 landmark and Texas icon. Only located in Amarillo, Texas.

www.bigtexan.com

Or try a plate-sized Logger Burger (Elk) at the Family Kitchen - Joyce

The 5 Point Cafe - Seattle
Getchu some that Chicken-Fried Steak at 2AM

Frugal's - Oly Pen

And a long list of United States drive-ins...car hops on roller-skates, window trays, root beer floats, and cruisin'!

Rarely eat a meal out anymore…so I have yet to find a favorite in the desert valley.

 

[orygun]

They just keep coming out of the woodwork.

Eve's was actually a big full-menu restaurant in the larger/newer stores. Again, as a latch-key kid, I ate at Eve's often. I remember it fondly.

And Newberry's, Woolworth, Kress, even Meier and Frank, they all had pretty great lunch counters.





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Dad and I had some "business" to discuss one day. He worked in the Forum Building near-by Lloyd Center. We had lunch at Meier and Frank.
Dad was a child of the depression and was very frugal. Meier and Frank gave a great lunch for the dollar.

 

[TopGun007]

Same for us.....I said I'd never go back. Service was awesome last 3 times I've been there

Hey. Thanks for the heads up. We'll try it again. But a quick question: the best Chicken Fried Steak was it at Country Kitchen in Lyons or North 3rd in Stayton ??

 

[TopGun007]

Dad and I had some "business" to discuss one day. He worked in the Forum Building near-by Lloyd Center. We had lunch at Meier and Frank.
Dad was a child of the depression and was very frugal. Meier and Frank gave a great lunch for the dollar.

Hey Orygun, are we brothers ? My dad was depression era child also and when the recession hit in '73 I asked him how he was doing in our recession - he said, "What recession?" And then he started describing the "depression". Wow.

 

[Mikej]

Hey Orygun, are we brothers ? My dad was depression era child

Yup! Mine too! They don't call them "The Greatest Generation" for nothing!

 

[TopGun007]

Yup! Mine too! They don't call them "The Greatest Generation" for nothing!

Yup! It was amazing to see how he dealt with difficult times (for us) and how he looked back on absolute poverty with such a realistic, matter of fact viewpoint. BTW. I moved to Portland in May 1970. Saw many, many changes over the 32 years I lived there. It's definitely NOT the same town I lived in when I first moved there.

 

[Ginocide]

Calamity Jane's was always nice when heading back from the Mt Hood forest.

 

[nwslopoke]

They just keep coming out of the woodwork.

Eve's was actually a big full-menu restaurant in the larger/newer stores. Again, as a latch-key kid, I ate at Eve's often. I remember it fondly.

And Newberry's, Woolworth, Kress, even Meier and Frank, they all had pretty great lunch counters.





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When I was younger, K-Mart had a cafeteria in their stores. It seemed good at the time. In California, maybe up thru the mid 90s there was a club store called FedCo. I think you had to be some form of government employee to be a member. They also had a decent in-store cafe.