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Posted: 2/17/2022 12:31:48 AM EDT
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Sometimes I eat at the restaurant upstairs in Whole Foods and watch ladies in yoga pants grocery shopping below.
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Posted: 2/17/2022 1:01:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sometimes I eat at the restaurant upstairs in Whole Foods and watch ladies in yoga pants grocery shopping below. Solid plan....... |
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Posted: 2/17/2022 2:39:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Come on by, I can take you to several great ones. In the South (and the homeland of old people), I'm sure you can, but not so much the Midwest these days. I just drove twenty miles tonight to a small town restaurant to get my fix because you'd have a hard time finding that any closer to a big city. |
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Posted: 2/17/2022 3:32:40 AM EDT
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The cafeteria restaurant that was open for decades here just closed its doors within the last year or two.
Heritage cafeteria. Ate there once as a kid with my grandparents. Old people loved that place up till it’s last day. I think it was mostly some kind of nostalgia for them or taste loss with age because I remembered it sucking. Like a sad attempt at a cross between school food and home cooking. |
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Posted: 2/17/2022 7:36:44 AM EDT
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I stopped going to places like this a long time ago.
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Posted: 2/17/2022 7:48:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I remeber as a kid (70's-80's) some place (MCL, I think) my grandad liked to eat at. They had them around Indianapolis. They were pretty goog as I recall. I think the price has risen and the quality has fallen since then though.......... MCL? We called that the MediCare Lounge. |
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Posted: 2/17/2022 8:03:21 AM EDT
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Piccadilly down here if they’re still around
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Posted: 2/17/2022 8:08:12 AM EDT
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I remember Lubys and Morrisons from being a kid, but around here the locally-owned southern food meat & 3 cafeterias are where it's at. Hot water cornbread + jalapenos for the win.
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Posted: 2/17/2022 8:09:03 AM EDT
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C&H is awesome and I’m old. Gonna be 40 this year.
Country style steak with rice and gravy with a side of green beans. |
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Posted: 2/17/2022 8:47:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I can't find any sit-down American home-style restaurants near me. Always some crap like Applebees or TGIFridays - I just want something simple for an entree and three sides. maybe some pie. A cafeteria would be an improvement over fuckin' Chipotle. |
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Posted: 2/17/2022 8:52:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Know who eats in a chow line like that? Cultists and commies getting their day's ration. How does the US military fit into your well thought out assessment? 
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Posted: 2/17/2022 9:09:16 AM EDT
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We had a K&W for years that closed up last year. I think COVID is what closed the doors since tons of elderly went there . It was always busy, but I liked J&S better, unfortunately it closed also.
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Posted: 2/17/2022 9:13:48 AM EDT
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My grandma use to manage a Bishop’s…no idea if any are around anymore. I loved the mac & cheese, fried chicken, and chocolate moose pie.
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Posted: 2/17/2022 2:29:10 PM EDT
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Bryce’s was a fixture of my childhood. Whether we went inside and climbed the grand staircase, or walked in the kitchen from the alley for a to go order, I always knew that I would get a good meal. And dessert! It lost the atmosphere when it moved, but I still went every time I was in town. Sad that it finally closed. Luby’s and Furr’s could never compare.
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Posted: 2/17/2022 2:31:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My grandma use to manage a Bishop’s…no idea if any are around anymore. I loved the mac & cheese, fried chicken, and chocolate moose pie. 
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Posted: 2/17/2022 2:44:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: My grandma use to manage a Bishop’s…no idea if any are around anymore. I loved the mac & cheese, fried chicken, and chocolate moose pie. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0230/1063/9936/products/IMG_3583_940x.jpg?v=1553095606 me too |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 1:19:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not sure if it counts but ikea food isn’t too bad for the price. Ikea sells food? |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 1:29:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I loved those as a kid. Luby's is a Texas institution, I fuckin' LOVE Luby's! Fried fish, Mac 'n Cheese, fried okra, and iced tea. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 1:56:25 AM EDT
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Picadilly, and the Holiday House (the best buffet ever) were good and are sadly missed.
Duff's (aka "Stuff's") was not and is not. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 2:22:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My favorite are the ladies yelling at you from 50’ away asking what you want. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLw8sdGXEAAufhc?format=jpg&name=large “Serve you!” Been 10 years since I’ve been to K&W but I can still hear them women scream “Serve you!” |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 5:58:15 AM EDT
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The only thing close would-be Ikea.
In Poland they are called Milk Bars and are very popular. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 6:08:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ikea sells food? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Not sure if it counts but ikea food isn’t too bad for the price. Ikea sells food? They even sell Swedish Meatballs Frozen  .
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Posted: 2/19/2022 6:11:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not sure many people still visit them. I remember them being more prevalent in the 80s and 90s, only Golden Corral and one Chinese spot still alive around here as far as I know. I miss Automats. 
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Posted: 2/19/2022 6:15:38 AM EDT
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OP? Did it make the wife happy? If did that’s all that matters
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Posted: 2/19/2022 6:19:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I miss Automats. Netherlands still has them - FEBO:  |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 6:26:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I always used to eat at Laughner's driving through IN (usually at Terre Haute), but they folded some years back. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I remeber as a kid (70's-80's) some place (MCL, I think) my grandad liked to eat at. They had them around Indianapolis. They were pretty goog as I recall. I think the price has risen and the quality has fallen since then though.......... I always used to eat at Laughner's driving through IN (usually at Terre Haute), but they folded some years back. There's also Gray Bros in Mooresville. Worth the stop. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 6:59:12 AM EDT
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...but wife didn't have to slave over a hot stove all day, so she was satisfied with the meal.
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Posted: 2/19/2022 8:10:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Somewhere like K&W is fine once in a while. Old people love it, it's cheap, and at least it gives convicts somewhere to work and bring their kitchen detail skills into the real world. Truly an ass for every seat.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 8:13:25 AM EDT
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The last time I patronized a cafeteria restaurant was Morrison's (Asheville NC) in the late 80's.
Buffets>Cafeterias Cafeterias: they portion Buffets: I portion! 
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Posted: 2/19/2022 8:19:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2022 8:41:00 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I loved those as a kid. Luby's is a Texas institution, As a field tech, we would hit Luby's on all you can eat day. Made for some sluggish afternoon work days. As a kid, they were called smorgasbord restaurants in my AO. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 8:54:19 AM EDT
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Luby's USED TO BE amazing. Every Sunday after church I'd get my Luanne plate of fried fish, fried okra, and macaroni and cheese with a slice of cheese pie. And those dinner rolls......
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Posted: 2/19/2022 9:06:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How does the US military fit into your well thought out assessment? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Know who eats in a chow line like that? Cultists and commies getting their day's ration. How does the US military fit into your well thought out assessment? The USMC is a cult.  Kharn |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 9:52:23 AM EDT
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In our area we had K&W and S&W. As far as I know they're all closed
We still have Jacksons in Gastonia though Here is a trip down memory lane, S&W Cafeteria S&W History |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 10:14:12 AM EDT
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20+ years ago there were a lot of buffet style places...mostly small, privately owned chinese or Indian food places.
There were a few of those chain places like Golden Coral on Hometown Buffet...but they seem to have all gone out of business. I never went to any of those. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 10:14:38 AM EDT
[#36]
All you can eat buffets
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Posted: 2/19/2022 10:24:10 AM EDT
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As a kid we would go to Quincy’s and Ryan’s, but I haven’t seen one of either in years. S&S was a solid meal with my grandmama; the chopped steak was my go-to.
We still have a cafeteria style meat and three downtown that’s been there for like a million years. I eat there every couple of weeks since it’s around the corner from my office, but if I’m honest it’s mostly just slop. They have a few things that aren’t cooked to death. Luckily in the south we have no shortage of BBQ buffets, and they aren’t going anywhere. Closest thing to a traditional American cafeteria with actual home cooked food. So much food has just gone hipster or fast casual/dressed up fast food these days. Chains have really killed a lot of America’s regional differences. Welcome to Costco, I love you. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 10:26:46 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Fpni |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 10:34:47 AM EDT
[#39]
Morrison's, downtown Tampa in the 60's. Mmmmm.
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Posted: 2/19/2022 11:02:10 AM EDT
[#40]
Boomers love them some Picadilly Cafeteria in the mall!
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Posted: 2/19/2022 11:16:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Boomers love them some Picadilly Cafeteria in the mall! https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/600x600/17769376_6Wxz9QZOc39XxY9INL1o6iLjVC-AVPo-_PK-H239GwY.jpg Almost 2 pages before the first troll commented |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 11:25:56 AM EDT
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"Meat, sir!"
I like the the J&S Cafeteria every once in a while that's in High Point. I don't mind the food at all - not slop, but not food I'd eat every day. Get a vegetable plate if you're concerned about your health. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 11:28:01 AM EDT
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I've said many times a good chow hall is a blessing.
Oh and those beer vending machines were cool too. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 11:29:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ikea sells food? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Not sure if it counts but ikea food isn’t too bad for the price. Ikea sells food? Swedish slop.  Went once to get my kid a disposable desk and we ate in their cafeteria. I was less than impressed with the food. |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 11:38:30 AM EDT
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I only ate like that in Las Vegas.
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Posted: 2/19/2022 11:43:05 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2022 12:06:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Swedish slop. Went once to get my kid a disposable desk and we ate in their cafeteria. I was less than impressed with the food. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Not sure if it counts but ikea food isn’t too bad for the price. Ikea sells food? Swedish slop. Went once to get my kid a disposable desk and we ate in their cafeteria. I was less than impressed with the food. Their cinnamon rolls are awesome! |
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Posted: 2/19/2022 12:40:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Almost 2 pages before the first troll commented Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Boomers love them some Picadilly Cafeteria in the mall! https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/600x600/17769376_6Wxz9QZOc39XxY9INL1o6iLjVC-AVPo-_PK-H239GwY.jpg Almost 2 pages before the first troll commented Tidepod is gonna tidepod. |
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