# Trying to remember name of now-defunct restaurant chain **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645 "2026-02-13T19:04:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/1 "2026-02-13T19:04:58Z")
We went to it occasionally six or seven years ago, and it had a name similar to “Steak N’ Shake” (but that definitely wasn’t it). Perhaps something like “Steak N’ Cake”? ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/2 "2026-02-13T19:08:26Z")
Steak Shack? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/3 "2026-02-13T19:08:59Z")
Where in the world was the restaurant located? At least the one you visited. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/4 "2026-02-13T19:09:31Z")
Portland, Oregon close to the Lloyd Center. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/5 "2026-02-13T19:11:27Z")
Steak & Brew? Those were popular for a while in the 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/6 "2026-02-13T19:11:48Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Portland, Oregon Hm. Nothing similar in [this list.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_restaurants_in_Portland,_Oregon) ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/7 "2026-02-13T19:12:40Z")
Steak and Ale? > **[Steak and Ale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_and_Ale)** > > Steak and Ale is an American chain of restaurants that was influential in the growth of casual dining. Founded in 1966, it achieved major success in the 1970s and 1980s before declaring Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding and closing its remaining 58 locations on July 29, 2008. The first new Steak and Ale restaurant since then opened on July 8, 2024, in Burnsville, Minnesota, with more planned for the Midwest and Texas. > Steak and Ale was opened in Dallas, Texas, on February 26, 1966, by Norman E. ... ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/8 "2026-02-13T19:12:44Z")
Was it the Shake N Steak? ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/9 "2026-02-13T19:23:33Z")
Turns out it wasn’t steak, it was prime rib. I believe the name was “Prime Rib And Chocolate Cake” ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/10 "2026-02-13T19:42:25Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > “Prime Rib And Chocolate Cake” If they had consulted you, maybe they would still be in business. “Steak N’ Cake” is much better. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/11 "2026-02-14T01:19:07Z")
steak and ale? ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/12 "2026-02-14T01:19:46Z")
did you mean Steak and Ale? ---
**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:** [February 14, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/13 "2026-02-14T01:53:09Z")
Already got it. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/14 "2026-02-14T04:17:15Z")
That was my guess too. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645/15 "2026-02-14T19:12:07Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Turns out it wasn’t steak, it was prime rib. I believe the name was “Prime Rib And Chocolate Cake” Yup. The site is in my neighborhood and the sign is still up on the now-vacant building. It was already defunct when I moved here in 2022.