You now remember Ponderosa Steak House. Where you could get a delicious steak and a God tier Salad bar and buffet.
>>22247546I still don't remember it.
>>22247581Same, zero recollection here.
I remember it but the more based version was Shoneys, it had the breakfast bar. Waffles made to order, pancakes, fresh bacon and sausage, b&g....oh lawddd
>>22247546the only thing i ever got from ponderosa was the wings and a roll.when i got older i remembered the flavor of the wings and used that memory to learn how to properly use white pepper.
>>22247666>Waffles made to order, pancakes, fresh bacon and sausage, b&gyeah, that's called "dogshit", anon.breakfast food is for at home, not a buffet.
you now remember spaghetti warehouse
>>22247546I went once. All I remember is the spaghetti was half overcooked half underocoked and stuck together but that didn't stop me from putting chocolate pudding on it.
fuuuck hell yeah, op. ate there all the time growing up since there was one at the halfway point on a 4 hour drive that we made all the time to stay at my grandparents house it's still there actually, wtf. but my grandparents are dead so i don't pass through
>>22247743Wasn't it called Spaghetti Factory?
>>22247743I'm shocked that this isn't an AI fabrication. Why does a warehouse have a tram?
>get a salad bowl>40% alfredo>40% marinara>10% ranch>10% parmesan (dump a whole shaker in there)>dip literally everything in this magical concoctioni miss it so goddamn much bros
>>22247546Worked at the Pondo in the late 80's.>>22247666Shoney's was linked to Frisch's I'm thinking.
>>22248260I just checked and the one in my hometown is still open but they charge 9.49 now. It was only 5.99 a few years ago
>>22248283go there and make the sauce i describe. it will be 100% worth it they're all gone from my state :(
>>22247546>You now remember Ponderosa Steak House.I do. Used to work for one.
>>22248257To deliver the spaghetti, you fuckin idiot
>>22247546>Ponderosathat shit went bankrupt ages ago in my city...just like 9 dollar pizza hut buffets.
>Mfw pulling up to Ponderosa Steak
>>22248257Why the fuck would you think it's AI. It looks nothing like AI
>>22248873Who's Al, your husband?
>>22248257>Why does a warehouse have a tram?rule of cool.
>>22247546is this like Sizzler?
>>22247727>breakfast food is for at home, not a buffet.I think that OP's point was that we have lost A LOT of value and quality, even in 15 years.
>>22248873>boomer still thinks he can spot AI images because they all "look like AI"you poor confused thing
>>22247743Right after Sandy Hook we were a couple tables for the train. Some kid in the train popped his balloon. I shit you not this old boomer at a table near us started getting his kids under the table. The whole restaurant went silent. I laughed my ass off and got a lot of dirty looks.
>>22247743My wife wanted to go to one of those while we were visiting friends in Texas and the whole place stank like a public restroom. We didn't even sit down we just turned around and walked straight out.
>>22249360Well you can
>>22249360>blind as a bat dumbfuck can't spot ai from a million miles away
>>22247546Those were the days, huh?
>>22249670Happy Halloween!
>>22247546>more like pondegrossa
>>22249670why would they have a menu on the wall
>>22250300Those are the main dish options. You order one, then get access to the buffet. Or, you can just get buffet, but won't get steak/ribs/fish.
>>22250304makes it look like fast food. I've never been to a Ponderosa but I assumed it was just like outback / texas roadhouse / etc
>>22250312>I've never been to a Ponderosa but I assumed it was just like outback / texas roadhouse / etcNope, at places like Ponderosa and Sizzler's you went up to a counter to place your order, gave you a number plaque, then you sat down and they brought the food to your table. Drink refills were handled by the wait staff, IIRC - it's been decades since I've been to one. It's a shame they've been dying out; given how expensive full-service steakhouses are, and the Current Economic Situation, you'd think they'd be seeing a resurgence
>>22247546I do kind of miss this place but it wasn't good. Ours was right next to The Ground Round which I think had better food. They are forever connected for me. >>22248260The one time I went there I loaded up on the all you can eat pizza buffet and had to shit something awful. Only one bathroom was functional and it only had one stall, it was clogged and people kept using it, shit was heaped up about a foot over the bowl. Ended up going next door to an Asian market where no one spoke English and things were getting dire, kept asking where the bathroom was and everyone just kept giving me long speeches in languages I don't understand, I would ask where the bathroom was and they would talk for two minutes and then look expectantly at me. It was a photo finish.
>>22251248>>22249670The Ponderosa here was a normal casual dining restaurant, hostess would seat you, waitress would serve you. If you ordered the salad bar she would bring you a plate so you could go fill it up.
I remember being a kid, and my mom taking there for breakfast buffet for my birthdays :)Sadly, the only Ponderosa nearby closed after a hurricane.
>>22249670looks like cici's level quality
