Restaurants you miss

[fstdraw]

Kim Leng in Salem? Never heard of it. Different name maybe?

 

[Tlock]

Kim Leng in Salem? Never heard of it. Different name maybe?

I think he was thinking of the local rub and tug......Kimlengloveyoulongtime!

 

[Bolt_308]

I am Class of 90. Probably missed you by a couple years. Go Tigers!

You probably know my older brother then- all four of us kids went to THS back in those years!

 

[fstdraw]

Too funny Tlock! Good one.

 

[P7M13]

Kim Leng in Salem? Never heard of it. Different name maybe?

Might have had a different name but we knew it as Kim Leng, the names of the two women who owned it. On S Commercial, next to where Windjammers is. It closed down in the late 90's. For the 3-4 years it was open, the place was always packed at lunch.

 

[fstdraw]

Oh yes, another Calvin Eng restaurant. I do remember now. His dad was the cook at China City for many years.

 

[TopGun007]

Ha- I used to work at the one in Tigard way back in the day when in high school. It's where I learned all the best cuss words in Spanish from my coworkers ;-)

I learned them in the berry fields. A long, long time ago from the same sources.

 

[made in china]

Hooters.

 

[Tlock]

Hooters.

Hooters is gone?

 

[JeremyK]

Not sure if this has been touched on yet, but Shari's. I've been deployed to the Middle East since late last year, and since then, Shari's has gone under. I have many fond memories of that chain…

 

[Mikej]

"Poncho's" on NE Sandy. Just East of 33rd Ave. I knew the old Hispanic gal that made their salsa. They also had another restaurant on Beaverton/Hillsdale Hwy at the top of the hill. That was back when potland was "Portland"!

 

[ruger45blackhawk]

Not sure if Grandmas table in Beaverton has been mentioned? We went there for their Chicken and Dumplings. Very tasty and filling.

 

[Local Loader]

Hometown Buffet

I liked it better when it was Old Country Kitchen.

 

[made in china]

Hooters is gone?

Not totally gone, mostly gone. We had 2 in the Seattle area, they closed 15 years or so ago.

I believe that the majority have closed

 

[Mr Scott]

Not sure if Grandmas table in Beaverton has been mentioned? We went there for their Chicken and Dumplings. Very tasty and filling.

I do miss those Chicken and Dumplings. Was a great meal and and have fond memories of going to Grandmas Table.

I also miss the Beaverton location of Sayler's Old Country Kitchen. Yeah I know I can still go to their eastside location but its a haul and an area I try to avoid.

 

[mrblond]

Anyone remember Dr.Munchies ? was by the Lancaster mall, where the Best Buy is now? Some of the greasiest Pepperoni pizzas you could get, you needed extra napkins to dab off all the grease but when your in your 20s it was hard to beat beer and $5 large pizzas

 

[Hotdog 7]

Not sure if this has been touched on yet, but Shari's. I've been deployed to the Middle East since late last year, and since then, Shari's has gone under. I have many fond memories of that chain…

I remember going to Shari's as a kid and there being smoking and non-smoking sections. I was explaining that to my nieces and nephews the other day and they were dumbfounded by the idea of smoking inside a restaurant. I think they stopped allowing smoking indoors in like 2004? Maybe someone older than me remembers exactly when Oregon banned it.

 

[Bigdeeeeeeee]

Rocky Rococo in Spokane. Double Canadian bacon and green olives on whole wheat.

 

[made in china]

Not totally gone, mostly gone. We had 2 in the Seattle area, they closed 15 years or so ago.

I believe that the majority have closed

I checked, seems there's still over 200 locations in the US. All in WA are closed (no surprise, eh?) And when we went to Florida the one near our hotel had just closed. Shanghai Hooters closed permanently during the pandemic, but we did get to visit the one in Cancun last year, and it wasn't very busy.

 

[GWS]

Not sure if this has been touched on yet, but Shari's. I've been deployed to the Middle East since late last year, and since then, Shari's has gone under. I have many fond memories of that chain…

The one in Orchards by Fred Meyer is still open.