# What Discontinued Casual Dining Item Would You Bring Back? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 15, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910 "2017-02-15T16:01:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/21 "2017-02-15T21:45:22Z")
The new Buffalo Wild Wings (BW3s) hottest wing sauce is just too much. The old Blazin’ was hot but within my enjoyment threshold and I’d get it during each visit. The new Ghost Chile Blazin’ has taken it to uncomfortable spice levels and I don’t order it anymore. I _could_ eat a plate of them for a challenge, dare or bet but nothing I want to casually nibble on over a beer and video trivia. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/22 "2017-02-15T21:50:52Z")
Friendly’ use to have a teriyaki chicken sandwich with pineapple that was pretty good and pretty simple. I’m not sure why they took it off the menu. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/23 "2017-02-15T21:52:46Z")
Steak and Ale had the BEST French Onion Soup. Ooey-gooey and yummy. When ChiChi’s was still around, my husband would dive head first into their seafood fettucine alfredo. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/24 "2017-02-15T23:26:50Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > The new Buffalo Wild Wings (BW3s) hottest wing sauce is just too much. The old Blazin’ was hot but within my enjoyment threshold and I’d get it during each visit. The new Ghost Chile Blazin’ has taken it to uncomfortable spice levels and I don’t order it anymore. I _could_ eat a plate of them for a challenge, dare or bet but nothing I want to casually nibble on over a beer and video trivia. I thought they had different levels of “Hot” sauce? Personally, I like the hot dry rub. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/25 "2017-02-15T23:44:05Z")
When I was in grad school, a couple of local pubs would have Friday night all-you-can-eat fish and chips for $5. I can eat a lot of fish and chips for $5! ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/26 "2017-02-16T00:09:19Z")
I have to give another shout out for Steak and Ale. Sorry to go off thread, but that place had some good food. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/27 "2017-02-16T00:20:29Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > I think it was Chile’s, they used to have a lettuce wrap that was great, and unlike anybody else’s lettuce wrap. And it’s gone. I used to go there just for that. Since they discontinued it I’ve hardly gone there at all. Do they have PF Chang’s in your neck of the woods? Because their lettuce wraps are sublime. Anyway, we have a small chain here in Texas called Razoos. I used to LOVE their smothered green beans. But they replace it with just regular green beans. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/28 "2017-02-16T01:31:40Z")
> [@Patx2](#): > > I have to give another shout out for Steak and Ale. Sorry to go off thread, but that place had some good food. I see it’s been mentioned a few times in this thread. I’be never even heard of it. Was it regional or is it just long gone? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/29 "2017-02-16T01:36:55Z")
> [@Spit](#): > > I thought they had different levels of “Hot” sauce? Personally, I like the hot dry rub. They do, but, apparently, they replaced their hottest blazin’ sauce with a sauce that has ghost peppers in it. On the menus I’m looking at online, it’s still called “blazin.” I’m intritgued. I remember blazin’ being somewhat disappointing for a top heat-level hot sauce, but I haven’ been to BW3 in about five years. (My main issue with them is I almost never got crispy wings.) ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/30 "2017-02-16T01:37:18Z")
Carrabbas has it still listed on their website but no location near me offers the [Tag Pic Pac](https://www.carrabbas.com/ciao-menu/entrees/pasta/tag-pic-pac) anymore. It’s probably the simplest pasta dish they have ever offered, but they can’t make it for me if it’s not on their active menu. Believe me I have asked. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/31 "2017-02-16T01:49:12Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > They do, but, apparently, they replaced their hottest blazin’ sauce with a sauce that has ghost peppers in it. On the menus I’m looking at online, it’s still called “blazin.” I’m intritgued. I remember blazin’ being somewhat disappointing for a top heat-level hot sauce, but I haven’ been to BW3 in about five years. (My main issue with them is I almost never got crispy wings.) I wish a restaurant would make wings like we did after hours when I managed a restaurant. Everyone fries a naked wing, then tosses it in sauce. After hours, we would do the same thing, but them back in the fryer for about 15 seconds. It really caramelized the sauce and made the wing a nice, crispy hot wing, rather than the messy, kind of soggy (Especially the longer it takes to eat them) wing/drummy. We begged our test kitchen to try it. Their argument was that it fouled the oil, and accumulated too much heat over time. Both good points, but I countered that we could use a separate fryer, and replace the oil every night or so. It was deemed too expensive, and that was that. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/32 "2017-02-16T03:32:59Z")
Bennigan’s Monte Cristo. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/33 "2017-02-16T03:43:36Z")
I miss the Italian Breakfast Club from Eat’nPark! ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/34 "2017-02-16T04:49:15Z")
The Applebee’s Blondie. Best. Desert. Ever. They dropped it, then brought it back but different, now it seems to be gone again. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/35 "2017-02-16T05:02:54Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Do they have PF Chang’s in your neck of the woods? Because their lettuce wraps are sublime. > ,( Yes they do, and I do like them. However, I liked Chile’s better, and I like other things better at PF Chang. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/36 "2017-02-16T05:11:14Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > The Applebee’s Blondie. Best. Desert. Ever. They dropped it, then brought it back but different, now it seems to be gone again. > > Dennis Oh nooooooooo. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/37 "2017-02-16T13:49:13Z")
Olive Garden used to carry Chicken Alfredo Pizza. They stopped so I went to Chicken Caesar Salad. They stopped that, too. What’s a poor boy to do? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/38 "2017-02-16T20:02:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I see it’s been mentioned a few times in this thread. I’be never even heard of it. Was it regional or is it just long gone? I think it may have only been in the northeast. There were a couple in NJ that I frequented and every one of them was busy. It has been gone a while now as well. I think they went away in the mid 2000s. > [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Bennigan’s Monte Cristo. I almost included this in my post but couldn’t remember the name of it. How could you go wrong dipping an entire sandwich in batter and deep frying it? ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/39 "2017-02-16T20:14:57Z")
This may not quite qualify, but we used to have a local bar/restaurant called Ol’ Sweig’s. My parents and grandparents took me there from the time I was a baby. It closed sometime in the 80’s and I miss it. They had the BEST fried chicken in the world, bar none. After all these years, I can still remember the taste of that chicken. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910/40 "2017-02-16T21:22:33Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I think it may have only been in the northeast. There were a couple in NJ that I frequented and every one of them was busy. It has been gone a while now as well. I think they went away in the mid 2000s. We had Steak and Ale in Florida. At one time they were owned by the same company that owns Bennigan’s. According to [Wikipedi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_and_Ale)a, they’re coming back in 2017! I have noticed that restaurants owned by the same company seem to be built close to each other. In my small(ish) town Red Lobster is next to Olive Garden (this was before Darden sold off Red Lobster) and Outback is across the road from Carrabba’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-casual-dining-item-would-you-bring-back/779910.md?page=3)