Ground Round
During the ‘70s and ‘80s, a lot of parents got tired of listening to their children ask to go to Ground Round. After all, the restaurants were popular as a kiddy party venue with its mascot Bingo the Clown. Meanwhile, adults knew it better as the place where they serve you peanuts in the shell right before the meal. More importantly, they were even encouraged to throw the peanut shells on the floor! Sadly, it did not fare very well. By 2005, they only had around half of the 130 restaurants they originally had before they filed for bankruptcy. Now, there are less than 25 locations in the Northeast and Mideast.
Ground Round
Dog n Suds
Hot dogs and hamburgers are staples on the cookout grill, but it seems it is not even close when it comes to the fast food business. Burgers rule them all, apparently. Frankfurters do not get a lot of attention on the menu. During the ‘50s, however, hot dogs and root beer used to be the stars at Dogs n Suds. They are drive-ins that come with carhops. This is the place to go if you want to feel like you are in Happy Days. A book called “Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age”, there were 650 locations across 38 states in 1968. These days, there are only 10 locations in the Midwest left.
Dog n Suds
