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Default one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes

On 4/26/2015 4:15 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/26/2015 4:00 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:02 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>>>> the drain.
>>>>>>
>>>>> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.
>>>>
>>>> Chipotle doesn't sell gas,
>>>
>>> The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.

>>
>> Such a pity he needs so many things explained in such minute detail.
>>

> I'd need it explained to me. Chipotle is a kind of pepper, not a
> restaurant. At least not around here.



Sigh...

http://chipotle.com/home

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipotle_Mexican_Grill

No wonder you had problems with setting up a filter....

> Franchise restaurants don't last long in this area. The exception would
> be McDonald's and Burger King for "fast food". Oh, and I think there's
> a Kentucky Fried Chicken.



Do tell, so why does Yelp have 4 pages of listings for fast food
franchise joints in your town then?

http://www.yelp.com/search?find_loc=...c&cflt=hotdogs


> You can forget about finding a Red Lobster,
> Olive Garden, etc. in Beaufort. They all went out of business.


But not the Olive Garden in Bluffton, eh?


1. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
3.5 star rating 12 reviews
$$ Italian
1266 Fording Island Road
Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone number (843) 706-3808

> None of the restaurants around here have a gas station and motel on the
> premises. Howard Johnson's was for people on the highways who needed a
> place to eat and spend the night. I vaguely remember seeing one, maybe
> even staying at one, when I was about five years old. That would have
> been when we were living in New Jersey.
>
> Jill


Viva Stuckeys!

www.stuckeys.com/find-a-stuckeys