# Chain restaurants that no longer exist **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 19, 2001, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507 "2001-04-19T05:51:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/181 "2001-05-29T00:52:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Olentzero \* > **Hey, who posted from Iowa City? Is the Fries BBQ & Grill still there on South Dubuque?** Boy, how’s THIS for punctuality? :rolleyes: **Fries** is no more. There’s a pizza place there now. Dijon (who evidently doesn’t get downtown as often as he thought) ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/182 "2001-05-29T05:30:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tornado Siren \* > **How can all of you have forgotten the A-framed paradise that brought you hotdogs in all flavors? The Weinerschnitzel will long live in my culinary dreams.** Still lots of 'em down here in Southern California. **Love** their chili dogs! ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/183 "2001-05-29T13:49:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dijon Warlock \* > **_Fries_ is no more. There’s a pizza place there now.** Such is life in a college town. Plenty changes in 11 years! (Not that it was good BBQ, anyway.) ---
**Author:** ![BobSchroeck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@BobSchroeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobSchroeck)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/184 "2001-05-30T01:57:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tuckerfan \* > Is **Little Caeser’s Pizza** still around? I’m probably the only human on the planet that liked them and they’ve all disappeared from around here. Oh, sure… there’re two in North Brunswick, NJ – one on Georges Road, and one on Finnegan’s Lane. I rather liked their pies, if I didn’t think of them as the same beast as real pizzeria product. – Bob ---
**Author:** ![City\_Gent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@City\_Gent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/City_Gent)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/185 "2001-05-30T05:30:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elmwood \* > \*\*In Orlando, there seems to be the remnants of an old KFC ripoff in the form of several **Maryland Fried Chicken** restaurants. The signs and buildings all seem to have been unchanged from the 1960s. > > I would imagine that somewhere in the United States, there’s probably an “Arkansas Fried Chicken” or “Georgia Fried Chicken” restaurant along some roadside. \*\* I was in London UK in 1999 and saw several “Tennessee Fried Chicken” franchises. Sign kind of looked the same as KFC. By the way, can I just say that this is my best-replied thread at 184 posts and counting. I’m so proud. I also hate fast food with every fiber of my being; how’s that for irony? ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2001, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/186 "2001-05-30T13:07:37Z")
I remember seeing a Tennessee Fried Chicken in England while living there (1987-1990). It appeared that Kentucky Fried Chicken had decided to drop some of its franchisees and told them that they could continue to run their restaurants as chicken places if they wanted to as long as they picked a new name. These places decided to use the nearest name they could think of. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/187 "2001-05-30T14:03:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elmwood \* > \*\*I would imagine that somewhere in the United States, there’s probably an “Arkansas Fried Chicken” or “Georgia Fried Chicken” restaurant along some roadside. \*\* That’s nothing. In Arlington VA along Columbia Pike, we have a little roadside stand called _Kantouri Fried Chicken_. God knows who, what, or where Kantouri is, but it deserved a brief mention. ---
**Author:** ![tmac6695](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@tmac6695](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tmac6695)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/188 "2011-04-22T02:07:27Z")
Has anyone heard of Drummer Boy they servered burgers and honey dipped fried chicken ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/189 "2011-04-22T03:28:34Z")
A search on “Drummer Boy” and “honey-dipped chicken” produces one reference: > **[Quizzes | Free Online Quizzes | PCHquizzes](https://www.pch.com/quizzes)** > > PCH offers fun quizzes on a wide range of topics. Animals, history, traveling and more. Test your knowledge and play our quizzes today! It was in Junction City, Kansas. Do you have any reason to think that it was a chain restaurant, tmac6695? ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/190 "2011-04-22T03:41:20Z")
elmwood writes: \> In Orlando, there seems to be the remnants of an old KFC ripoff in the form of \> several Maryland Fried Chicken restaurants. In fact, it appears that it’s not a rip-off of KFC. First, there’s a traditional recipe called Chicken Maryland, Maryland Chicken, Chicken a la Maryland, Maryland Fried Chicken, and probably several other things: > **[Chicken Maryland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Maryland)** > > Chicken Maryland or Maryland chicken is a historic dish associated with the U.S. state of Maryland, but has other meanings from other nations. In its home base, the food dish consists of fried chicken served with a cream gravy. It is traditionally garnished with bananas, which were historically one of Baltimore's leading imports. > Many Maryland families have their own heirloom recipes for this dish, and it remains a regional specialty in Eastern Shore restaurants. > The primary factor that distingu... Oddly, I’ve heard the term Chicken Maryland more outside the U.S. than in the U.S. In fact, I can definitely tell you that most people in Maryland don’t know what the term means. There’s also a small restaurant chain called Maryland Fried Chicken: > **[marylandfriedchicken.com](https://www.afternic.com/forsale/marylandfriedchicken.com?traffic_id=GoDaddy_DLS&traffic_type=TDFS&utm_campaign=TDFS_GoDaddy_DLS&utm_medium=sn_affiliate_click&utm_source=TDFS)** > > Forsale Lander It’s not clear if it makes the same dish as what’s usually referred to as Chicken Maryland. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/191 "2011-04-22T06:10:04Z")
> [@flodnak](#): > > I was going to say **Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips** , but Google claims they’re still around. They used to have fries cut in the weirdest shape… the flodsister used to use them to scoop up truly impressive amounts of ketchup, back when ketchup was one of her major food groups. Yeah, I’ve seen those here in New York City. I think there’s one on 34th St. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/192 "2011-04-22T06:22:49Z")
Zombie Thread! Brains! ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/193 "2011-04-22T08:46:44Z")
I haven’t seen a George’s Greasy Gonads in quite some time now. They also served a pretty good bowl of Pussy and Dumplings soup. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-restaurants-that-no-longer-exist/62507/194 "2011-04-22T11:03:54Z")
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