Monday, October 07, 2019
Bad day at Shoney's!
Great haiku last week about chain restaurants, but this one from Amy really took the (stale) cake:
Shoney's Big Boy, in
NC, Georgia. Childhood treat
Cheery, quick, seated;
Locals, travelers--
I was both. Shoney's changed when
I was on first job
Twenty-one, driving
Stopped for breakfast, Statesboro,
Wanted solo meal,
Table near the front.
Heavy sales dude slid himself
Onto slick seat, thought
I needed company.
Others said Hey there, Where're you
Going? Alone?
Last time at Shoney's.
Big Boy always creeped me out
Now I know why.
Gavin, meanwhile, described the inevitable:
Buffalo Wild Wings
I make better wings at home.
But yet, here I am.
Susan Stabile remembered "ZumZum's":
My first job: ZumZums.
Served German cuisine (sort of).
Wonder why it closed.
And the Medievalist actually seemed to enjoy the "Country Kitchen!":
The Country Kitchen,
Giant cinnamon rolls at
Two in the morning.
