Fond Memories of Fast Food Restaurants Now Long Gone

[sammy]

Mother's Pizza in Hamilton's Westdale area - miss that place, lots of fond memories. I remember a Red Barn too but I think I only ate there once as a little kid - yummy hamburger. I used to like Pizza Delite too.

[Slippery_Pete]

arthur treachers fish and chips

I remember there used to be one on Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough when I was a kid....Good Times....

[Slippery_Pete]

Mother's Pizza in Hamilton's Westdale area - miss that place, lots of fond memories. I remember a Red Barn too but I think I only ate there once as a little kid - yummy hamburger. I used to like Pizza Delite too.

I have a pretty good memory for old fast food places that don't exist anymore (ie Mother's, Big Boy, Frank Vetere's...etc) but I don't recall Red Barn. When were they around, and when did they go down? Maybe they didn't have any in the 'Bro?

On a side note. Does anybody remember when all the Pizza Huts were all designed in a "Hut" fashion? There used to be one like that at Kennedy and Ellesmere in the 'Bro. It went out of business in the late 70's/early 80's and became the "Chinese Hut". For some reason that used to make me laugh when I was a kid. I'm not sure if it is still the Chinese Hut, but the building is still there.

[Slippery_Pete]

Mother's Pizza in Hamilton's Westdale area - miss that place, lots of fond memories. I remember a Red Barn too but I think I only ate there once as a little kid - yummy hamburger. I used to like Pizza Delite too.

I think they still have Pizza Delight down East, as I've seen some commercials for them on Expressvu.

[AudiDude]

Mother's Pizza in Hamilton's Westdale area - miss that place, lots of fond memories. I remember a Red Barn too but I think I only ate there once as a little kid - yummy hamburger. I used to like Pizza Delite too.

Look here http://www.pizzadelight.com/

[quanta]

There used to be one like that at Kennedy and Ellesmere in the 'Bro. It went out of business in the late 70's/early 80's and became the "Chinese Hut". For some reason that used to make me laugh when I was a kid. I'm not sure if it is still the Chinese Hut, but the building is still there.

LOL, the Chinese Hut. It's still there. The food is actually pretty good. Reasonably authentic rural Shanghainese cuisine.

http://www.notfoolinganybody.com/3chinesehut/

[dirkpitt]

Shakey's Pizza! Celebrated many birthdays there as a kid. Loved their Mojo's, and was starting to like their chicken, too. You used to be able to watch the cooks toss the dough by hand, then load it up... I heard that they were bought out by Boston Pizza... I went to one in Anaheim a few years ago... quite a dump though...

Mother's Pizza--had good deep dish pizza, and loved those massive beer mugs.

Here in Calgary, there's many a Taco Bell, at least one Olive Garden... not missin' either one. The Olive Garden has gone way downhill... and Taco Bell?

[wanna_be]

but I don't recall Red Barn. When were they around, and when did they go down? Maybe they didn't have any in the 'Bro?

Red Barns lasted I think untill mid 1970's

go here for a little nostalgia
http://barnbuster.homestead.com/

There was one on either Lawrence or Eglinton at Warden near the old Golden Mile. There was also one on Dundas just East on Dixie road in Mississauga, the structure still stands I think it is now a Mr Sub.


I thought of another old burger place that some cottagers may remember. I can remember the drive to Keswick as a 7yr old kid going up Hwy 48 (Markham Road) The signs for Brices Burger Bar kept my occupied almost the whole trip.

[Slippery_Pete]

LOL, the Chinese Hut. It's still there. The food is actually pretty good. Reasonably authentic rural Shanghainese cuisine.

http://www.notfoolinganybody.com/3chinesehut/

Well its probably been there longer than the Pizza Hut was so, its got to be doing something right. Maybe I should finally check it out after all these years.

[Iron Chef Ajax]

Red Barns lasted I think untill mid 1970's

go here for a little nostalgia
http://barnbuster.homestead.com/

There was one on either Lawrence or Eglinton at Warden near the old Golden Mile. There was also one on Dundas just East on Dixie road in Mississauga, the structure still stands I think it is now a Mr Sub.


I thought of another old burger place that some cottagers may remember. I can remember the drive to Keswick as a 7yr old kid going up Hwy 48 (Markham Road) The signs for Brices Burger Bar kept my occupied almost the whole trip.

Yes, yes. I loved that place.

[Slippery_Pete]

LOL, the Chinese Hut. It's still there. The food is actually pretty good. Reasonably authentic rural Shanghainese cuisine.

http://www.notfoolinganybody.com/3chinesehut/

I love the fact that the Chinese Hut graces the front page of that website. I take it I'm not the only one who found the conversion humorous!

[Defiant]

Mothers pizza, Chi Chis were great places.

Fran's=gag

[conundrumfp]

what about *a&w's*, didnt they deliver to the car ala happy days...

I thought I heard they were going to try that concept again.

Trolls was good. Looks like only the original locations are still open.

Bonanza was one I don't miss. I'm surprised they still seem to be open in SK.

[Slippery_Pete]

Mothers pizza, Chi Chis were great places.

Fran's=gag

Fran's is still around, I think. They have one just off of Yonge on Shuter, no?

[bell02fantasy]

I thought I heard they were going to try that concept again.

Trolls was good. Looks like only the original locations are still open.

Bonanza was one I don't miss. I'm surprised they still seem to be open in SK.

yes...pizza hut changed to chinese hut at kennedy and ellesmere...
does anyone rember the sword and stone at lawrence and midland???? they put a skateboard park in the back a ways ago...