Anybody remember these restaurants? (Cincinnati, Reading: closing, garden, car)

[blockhead]

Sunny dee.

I had completely forgotten the Zinover. But now I remember when it was introduced. I loved the one with pepperoni.

Near Zino's was the Ludlow Garage, actually a rock venue, not a restaurant. I saw Santana play there in 1969, right after Woodstock. Needless to say the air was thick with (ahem) smoke, and everyone was dancing like crazy. Still remember the psychedelic light show.

Did you ever go there? Is it still there

[blockhead]

I have a question about Shuler's Wigwam, mentioned earlier in this thread. My father, who was an accountant did their books. I am trying to remember the owner's name, but can't. I know it was not Shuler. (BTW, I didn't like the food very much)

[tntnb]

Originally Posted by blockhead

I have a question about Shuler's Wigwam, mentioned earlier in this thread. My father, who was an accountant did their books. I am trying to remember the owner's name, but can't. I know it was not Shuler. (BTW, I didn't like the food very much)

No, the place was founded (too fancy a word, I guess) by one Max Shuller; his son Leo Shuller ran it after his dad got out of the biz.

Shuller's Wigwam was my mother-in-law's favorite restaurant. I had to endure many a meal there. OK, the hot slaw wasn't bad. And neither was the chopped liver appetizer tray . . . on Cap'n's Wafers! (Or was it Club Crackers?) And I admit to having a soft spot for places where the servers call me "hon."

[MiddleCincinnati]

Originally Posted by tntnb

OK, the hot slaw wasn't bad. And neither was the chopped liver appetizer tray . . . on Cap'n's Wafers! (Or was it Club Crackers?) And I admit to having a soft spot for places where the servers call me "hon."

Didn't they used to have a sort of a sweet waffle cracker in the
bread basket? Could be I am thinking of K. Lenhardt's...

[blockhead]

Could they have sold the restaurant? I remember having to sit in the restaurant while my dad did his books. But I really don't think the owner, at the time we went there, was named Shuler.

[goyguy]

Shuller's Wigwam went out of business and was subsequently torn down. Ludlow Garage was gone by the mid-70's.

MidCin, you're right about the Lockland A-frame. It's still standing, less garish in appearance, now a woodworking shop of some kind.

Who remembers Bill Knapp's? Those were nice places for a casual supper back in the day. My family used to eat at the one on Chester Rd from time to time. They were clean and unpretentious, in buildings made to look like a house: white-shingled exterior walls and green window shutters. So "wholesome" was the atmosphere that they may not have even had alcoholic beverages available! And that might've been what did 'em in.

[MiddleCincinnati]

Originally Posted by goyguy

Who remembers Bill Knapp's? Those were nice places for a casual supper back in the day. My family used to eat at the one on Chester Rd from time to time. They were clean and unpretentious, in buildings made to look like a house: white-shingled exterior walls and green window shutters. So "wholesome" was the atmosphere that they may not have even had alcoholic beverages available! And that might've been what did 'em in.

Bill Knapp's was like Howard Johnson's, only green, instead of orange,
and without the motel. I never quite got what their appeal was,
either, but it probably had something to do with that wholesomeness
thing you've identified. At university, I did know a guy who really
got off on their chocolate cake, though.

[RedBankGirl]

Originally Posted by goyguy

Shuller's Wigwam went out of business and was subsequently torn down. Ludlow Garage was gone by the mid-70's.

MidCin, you're right about the Lockland A-frame. It's still standing, less garish in appearance, now a woodworking shop of some kind.

Who remembers Bill Knapp's? Those were nice places for a casual supper back in the day. My family used to eat at the one on Chester Rd from time to time. They were clean and unpretentious, in buildings made to look like a house: white-shingled exterior walls and green window shutters. So "wholesome" was the atmosphere that they may not have even had alcoholic beverages available! And that might've been what did 'em in.

I got married in 1986 and my husband's parents were friends of the owners of Shullers. We had our rehearsal dinner there. I believe the Shuller running it at that time was Sol Shuller. His wife's name escapes me at the moment.
Anyway, they were still around in the 80's.

[blockhead]

OK...I must have been wrong, because my father did their books in the 60s. Being that old, my wires sometimes cross. You're message has convinced me...Thanks

[nightrider127]

Originally Posted by MiddleCincinnati

That sounds suspiciously like Foxie's Chili. Foxie's may have been even
further east, though, where Wyoming Ave becomes Benson St. - cannot recall.
Come to think of it, though, there was a fast-food place on the SE corner of
Wyoming and whatever street the Lockland post office is on, just across
from the high school's athletic field.

It's true that Jake Sweeney had a lot on the SE corner of Vine and Galbraith,
but I seem to recall that it opened in the early 1960's. Any idea what
preceded it? Could the A-frame have been on that corner, once upon a
time?

The place in Lockland was called High Point. I seem to remember eating there a couple of times.

Jake Sweeny did have a lot at Galbraith and Vine. It was a Renault (sp) dealership. If I remember correctly, it took out no businesses, it took out several houses before all was said and done.