Shoney's...?

Flint · 06-13-2010, 11:27 AM

Do they have Shoney's where y'all are from?

fargon · 06-13-2010, 11:42 AM

We have no Shoney's Here. I love Shoney's.

Cloud · 06-13-2010, 11:50 AM

no. is it a bbq place?

Flint · 06-13-2010, 12:07 PM

No, it's like a Denny's or IHOP type place, but half as expensive and twice as good. And...they half a buffet. Never been there before, but ate there twice in Tallahassee. Dinner: 5$ burger with a hand-formed patty, cooked "pink" to order. A real burger, dripping with meat juice. Breakfast: a buffet with everything. Sausage gravy, steak fingers, real grits (not instant), GOOD coffee--they made us "to go" cups. 20$ for two adults, two kids.

wolf · 06-13-2010, 12:12 PM

Nope.

We don't have Denny's anymore, either, although they seem to advertise heavily in this region.

Trilby · 06-13-2010, 01:18 PM

we used to have shoney's but they skedaddled. No IHOP here anymore, either.

Only lame Denney's and Frisch's and steakd and shake.

glatt · 06-13-2010, 03:58 PM

I see them when I'm traveling, so they are near, but I couldn't tell you where they are. None in the immediate vicinity.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2010, 05:47 PM

Flint, Google Shoney's coupons.
No, wait, you don't have a printer... nevermind.

150 locations, mostly southeast, but a few in MD, WV, OH, and San Antonio, TX.

Flint · 06-13-2010, 07:54 PM

Found one in Lafayette...only 3 cars here. Saw one some miles back, closed down. They appear to be going out of business here. But we're eating at this one. Off the menu...because the buffet is closed...

The one in Tallahassee was mobbed with people...

busterb · 06-13-2010, 08:03 PM

Shoney's. Was not it called BIg Bob's in the west?

xoxoxoBruce · 06-14-2010, 12:12 AM

Shoney's Big Boy, up here.

Gravdigr · 06-14-2010, 04:46 AM

A friend of mine used to run the kitchen at, what he said was generally recognized as, the busiest Shoney's in the U.S.

He said the waitresses didn't share tips, made minimum wage, and usually brought home about $400-$500 a week in tips alone (at Shoney's, mind you).

This was around 12-15 yrs ago, in one of the Carolinas or Virginia.

Flint · 06-14-2010, 09:08 AM

Goddang best hamburgers we've had in recent memory. Even in Lafayette, which btw sells a paper at the gas station called "Local Mug Shots" (I think this is rough neighborhood).

wolf · 06-14-2010, 12:19 PM

I miss Big Boy. We don't have those nearby, either. I can make do with Bob Evans, but that's a good distance away.

We do have a Cracker Barrel, but I don't like grits, and they insist that you have them with everything.

dmg1969 · 06-14-2010, 01:10 PM

We had one a while back, but it went out of business. It was one of the few places I've ever gotten sick eating at. My Dad and I went for breakfast and everything was swimming in grease. I swear even the toast was greasy.

06-13-2010, 11:27 AM	#1
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Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	no. is it a bbq place? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-13-2010, 12:07 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	No, it's like a Denny's or IHOP type place, but half as expensive and twice as good. And...they half a buffet. Never been there before, but ate there twice in Tallahassee. Dinner: 5$ burger with a hand-formed patty, cooked "pink" to order. A real burger, dripping with meat juice. Breakfast: a buffet with everything. Sausage gravy, steak fingers, real grits (not instant), GOOD coffee--they made us "to go" cups. 20$ for two adults, two kids. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-13-2010, 12:12 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Nope. We don't have Denny's anymore, either, although they seem to advertise heavily in this region. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-13-2010, 01:18 PM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	we used to have shoney's but they skedaddled. No IHOP here anymore, either. Only lame Denney's and Frisch's and steakd and shake. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

06-13-2010, 03:58 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I see them when I'm traveling, so they are near, but I couldn't tell you where they are. None in the immediate vicinity.

06-13-2010, 05:47 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Flint, Google Shoney's coupons. No, wait, you don't have a printer... nevermind. 150 locations, mostly southeast, but a few in MD, WV, OH, and San Antonio, TX. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-13-2010, 07:54 PM	#9
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Found one in Lafayette...only 3 cars here. Saw one some miles back, closed down. They appear to be going out of business here. But we're eating at this one. Off the menu...because the buffet is closed... The one in Tallahassee was mobbed with people... __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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06-14-2010, 12:12 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Shoney's Big Boy, up here. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-14-2010, 04:46 AM	#12
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	A friend of mine used to run the kitchen at, what he said was generally recognized as, the busiest Shoney's in the U.S. He said the waitresses didn't share tips, made minimum wage, and usually brought home about $400-$500 a week in tips alone (at Shoney's, mind you). This was around 12-15 yrs ago, in one of the Carolinas or Virginia. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-14-2010, 09:08 AM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Goddang best hamburgers we've had in recent memory. Even in Lafayette, which btw sells a paper at the gas station called "Local Mug Shots" (I think this is rough neighborhood). __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-14-2010, 12:19 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I miss Big Boy. We don't have those nearby, either. I can make do with Bob Evans, but that's a good distance away. We do have a Cracker Barrel, but I don't like grits, and they insist that you have them with everything. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-14-2010, 01:10 PM	#15
dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	We had one a while back, but it went out of business. It was one of the few places I've ever gotten sick eating at. My Dad and I went for breakfast and everything was swimming in grease. I swear even the toast was greasy. __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

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