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Miss the old soda fountains, where you could sit down and watch your treat being made.
My town still has two original soda fountains; one is in the original pharmacy. Due to coming from a long line of early vascular disease victims (one grandmother died of a stroke at 35 and at age 59 I've also outlived the other, and am closing in on my mother, who died at age 60), I don't eat anything they serve there, but it's kind of cool to see it still exists, and does a big business. They make milkshakes and malts that fill 2 large glasses and then some.
I'm not only interested in how the atmosphere of restaurants have changed. I am interested in how menus have changed - besides higher prices, of course. Look at a menu from the 1950s to the 1970s on the Internet. See what dishes used to be common but are now hard to find.
I'm not only interested in how the atmosphere of restaurants have changed. I am interested in how menus have changed - besides higher prices, of course. Look at a menu from the 1950s to the 1970s on the Internet. See what dishes used to be common but are now hard to find.
I'm noticing a trend lately of menus to have gone from the multi-paged to single or double-sided single sheets. Way smaller menus and fewer selections.
Like sitting in your car at A&W and the server would take your order and then a plastic tray would be put on the outside of your car with the food on it , and would get cold if your did not take it in , and the burgers where the best , and any pizza crust was like card board with tomato sauce , and the soft drinks never had a plastic top those where the days
I'm noticing a trend lately of menus to have gone from the multi-paged to single or double-sided single sheets. Way smaller menus and fewer selections.
I never went out to eat with my folks, they didn't go either. There weren't that many fast food places. My mom cooked ALL our meals. Most folks we knew couldn't afford it anyway. But when I was a teen and someone took me to the soda fountain in the drug store, now that was something, had a big chocolate shake. What a treat. My first dining out experience. I also remember Bob's Big Boy in Phoenix. (50's) Burgers were like .10
Of course times were different then. They didn't have all these shopping centers and eateries to choose from. We've just gradually evolved into folks who shop and eat out all the time. It's an easy habit to get into!
I'm noticing a trend lately of menus to have gone from the multi-paged to single or double-sided single sheets. Way smaller menus and fewer selections.
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Originally Posted by Fizzy Bear
I noticed the same thing, why is that?
I noticed that too, except for some local restaurants (not chains) that serve breakfast, lunch and
dinner. A while ago, I watched a few episodes of "Restaurant Impossible" where Robert Irvine
goes into restaurants that are close to shutting down and he said they should reduce the
size of the menu (one page) which would yield better profits.
Here is a menu from the Knickerbocker, a Memphis restaurant from the 1960s and 1970s. It offers "English Mixed Grill", "English Stuffed Pork Chop", and "Roast Tom Turkey - Cranberry Sauce" among other fare that may not be seen in many restaurants nowadays (at least not under those names).
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