Lost local places

[Anonymous No.19912432]

Have you had a beloved local restaurant that recently went under?

We had a deli here that made some of the biggest and best sandwiches in the state, and it recently closed. To be fair it was off the beaten path, and I don't know how a place like that works economically these days. But I'm still devastated.

[Anonymous No.19912484]

>>19912432
>ready to settle down

[Anonymous No.19912563]

>>19912432
I will never forget the Rotisserie for Beef and Bird.

[Anonymous No.19912579]

Hot Dog Annie's is about to round 80 years and still going strong.
>alone in the countryside, on a rural highway between two no-name towns
>couldn't be more off the beaten path
>orderly queue out the door daily
>I once met an old lady worked there in the 60s because her mother worked there and got her the job
>my big sis worked there in the 90s

[Anonymous No.19912918]

>>19912484
What?

[Anonymous No.19912990]

>>19912484
YWNBIAW

[Anonymous No.19913109]

Not recent, but there's still the remains of a small downtown sandwich shop that had huge portions at decent prices. It shut down over 6 years ago and the dilapidated sign still stands. OPs image reminded me of their philly, it was ridiculously good but insanely salty. I miss it.

Now it's just a place for taggers and vandalism.

[Anonymous No.19913206]

>>19912432
That truly looks horrible anon.

[Anonymous No.19913218]

>>19913206
Sorry you think so. Got any lost local places?

[Anonymous No.19913336]

>>19913109
I miss this sammy :(

[Anonymous No.19913416]

It wasnt really a fantastic place but covid killed the last bar in my extremely small rust belt town, and it had been walking distance from my house. They also served food and now the closest place to get food is 15 miles away. Now the bar is an empty building and they knocked down the building opposite to ostensibly make apartments exclusively for meth addicts.

[Anonymous No.19913421]

>>19912484
Lol

[Anonymous No.19913469]

>>19913416
Maybe you should move to a better town.

[Anonymous No.19913489]

>>19912432
>Have you had a beloved local restaurant that recently went under?
I had a kebab place that served a iskander, which was a mass of white sauce, unleavened bread and kebab meat. It felt both good dirty and good to eat and shockingly filling.

Sadly as soon as I saw the "need waiters" sign I realized that the writing was already on the wall.

Also, it did not go under, but I went to one place that served top notch hamburgers and sandwiches for pennies. But then, happened what usually happens, the place started to have success, raised the prices, turned into a franchise and changed the menu and ingredients for something more industrial and palatable to everyone, turning into basically slop.

If I ever feel the need for that I would go to mcdonalds/burguer king thank you very much. Still it feels like I a captured an image of the past in my mind, of a time when that place was worthwhile and it will never come back.

[Anonymous No.19913528]

>>19913469
I plan on it eventually but I live 3 miles from my workplace and I bought a house here when it wasn't as bad. I work a lot do the proximity to my workplace is extremely valuable.

[Anonymous No.19913529]

Any Michiganders remember freeway fritz? it was right off of I-75. I dont remember much about it other than my family would always stop there when we went to the northern part of the state. Unfortunately they closed soon after the '08 economy crash. You can still get the chicken at the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth obviously, but being able to stop on a trip was always nice.

[Anonymous No.19913693]

>>19912579
Well hot damn, another 508 native. I moved away over a decade ago but still go to Hot Dog Annie's every time I go home to visit family; lots of nostalgia at that place and Coney Island down on Southbridge St.
There were three places nearby that have all closed since I moved away, and it hurts a little every time I'm back there and can't go anymore. Widoff's Bakery and Weintraub's Deli used to be across from each other on Water St, and Maury's Deli was on Main St down near Webster Square. These days when I visit my mother I've got no idea where to get good bulkies, corned beef, or pastrami anymore.

[Anonymous No.19913740]

>>19913529
I haven't been to Frankenmuth since I was a kid in the 90s and am afraid to go back and ruin those memories.

[Anonymous No.19913859]

>>19913529
That Cutlass Ciera makes that pic look a lot older than it actually is

[Anonymous No.19913905]

>very typical but high quality chinese place with very dated decor
>texmex place I've been going to since before I can remember
>pancake place with excellent corned beef hash and a huge sunday lunch wait time
>taco truck just drives off at some point
>various owners sold and quality dips
i'm forgetting some but it's north of seattle area

[Anonymous No.19913908]

>>19912484
fpbp

[Anonymous No.19913914]

>>19912918
the more penises a woman has had inside of her, the lower her value as a human being

[Anonymous No.19913926]

>>19912432
mexcian food restaurant I had been going to since before I was born closed down because the owner got 7 million for the property. his dad would have never done that, and opened more of them.

[Anonymous No.19913940]

>>19912432
golden cuisine
owner opened the place to put his kids through college, had the best damn pizza ever made. literally 1 inch of melted cheese and tons of pepperoni. one slice would fill you up. large pizza was $8 in 1985 when everywhere else was $18.

closed when his kids finished college.

[Anonymous No.19913942]

>>19913914
you must have a VERY low value.

[Anonymous No.19913947]

>>19912484
Came here to post this

[Anonymous No.19913948]

>>19913940
I am going to bet that the benefit margins did not help into thinking that it was sustainable or profitable, just enough to break even with the college bills.

Still wholesome tho

[Anonymous No.19913952]

>>19912432
well it wasn't recent but it was the only place to get a proper Philly cheese steak

[Anonymous No.19913954]

>>19913948
from what I remember, he made the pizzas and a family member was the waitress. the places was very small and could seat maybe 10 people. I don't think they delivered.

[Anonymous No.19913963]

>>19913905
oh I didn't read afaik these places didn't go under

[Anonymous No.19913986]

>>19912432
Not recently when the pandemic hit, a bougie deli that made some of the tastiest BEC sandwiches I ever ate refused to use doordash/uber eats and slowly withered away. RIP

[Anonymous No.19914060]

>>19913693
Man I miss Widoff's and Weintraub's. Used to always go there as a kid. Giovanni's oh Hope Ave is really good (bakery and now also deli) but it doesn't have that old time immigrant deli feel you want. And no big jars of pickled cow's tongues for that authentic touch.

Just be warned that Giovanni's is an Italian bakery so they tend to focus on Italian cookies and cakes and salami and such. Not an old world Polska or Jewish deli like Water Street.

[Anonymous No.19914160]

favorite lunch hang out when I was in college
huge fuck off burritos with no rice filler in the tortilla
the chili verde and marinated chicken were amazing
when it shut down a part of me died

[Anonymous No.19914182]

>>19914160
>doesn't use filler
>goes out of business

https://youtu.be/rPK4Pw3y-DI?si=0VErrSOiI8_kRKz6

[Anonymous No.19914215]

>>19912432
When I was in college there was a hotdog/brat restaurant across the street from campus that I would go to at least once a week. They had really good hotdogs with a huge topping bar and would make these spiraled deep fried potatoes covered with salt and pepper and parmesan cheese, shit was addicting. They also had a hotdog cart that would go to frat row on party nights.
Then for some reason the owners decided to switch it to a donut shop. There were already 3 other donut shops in town but I guess they needed another one. I'm sure it's a lot more profitable but goddamn was that a big loss, donuts are shit in comparison.

[Anonymous No.19914241]

In my hometown, we had an absolutely wonderful BBQ and pizza place right nearby the high school. The guy who owned it and his wife put so much work into making delicious BBQ, super good and unique pizzas, and creating a comfy blues vibe with a gorgeous interior, a nice patio, and consistent live music.
They lasted probably 15 or so years, eventually the high school changed their policies so that all the kids had lunch at the same time, the owner got sick of dealing with the lunch rush every day for a single hour, he wasn't even capable of serving everyone, and he decided to shut down and go start a farm to grow and make his own pizza dough out in the country.
I wish them the absolute best of luck and will always remember how much their food impacted me, it was the first place I really got to liking BBQ and the first place I went to hear live music while I ate. But it's fucking bullshit that that school can just decide they're going to fuck over all the local businesses for god knows what reason.

[Anonymous No.19914248]

RIP in spicy garlic sauce

[Anonymous No.19914283]

>>19912432
Sadly, the old Effing House in Effingham, Illinois is gone. So many fond memories...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wNHHHylaeY

[Anonymous No.19914292]

>>19914283
Speaking of Effingham, just up the road from Effingham NH, Fandangle's in North Conway burned down a decade or two ago. Was a staple for my family when I was growing up.

https://youtu.be/6874fmfjtVw?si=khAa8BTLymzQ1xTk

[Anonymous No.19914305]

>>19913942
Enjoy roast beef buddy

[Anonymous No.19914720]

>>19913740
i went back when i visiting home with the missus about a decade ago. not quite as good as i remembered, but i was not disappointed.

[Anonymous No.19915029]

>>19912484
Based keks

[Anonymous No.19915226]

there was this place run by greek immigrants in my town years ago, had the best burgers, gyros and chocolate shakes i ever had for so so cheap. been closed for probably 10 years now, the owners went back to greece. hope they're doing well

[Anonymous No.19916355]

anyone from Iowa City here? RIP Easyplace

[Anonymous No.19916384]

>>19913529
Who's the thicc momma? Hubba hubba.

[Anonymous No.19916851]

>>19912432
here in Allston, MA we had the perfect cash only hole in the wall diner called "Steve's Kitchen." was like $8 for a 3 stack of 11" diameter pancakes, always had a bunch of blue collar guys like myself for breakfast at 5am-6am. Steve retired and sold the restaurant to some chinks who turned it into "Cafe Weekend." went once after it changed hands and it was the worst meal I've had for 3x the price of the same order at Steve's. they even had the gall to list "fresh squeezed orange juice" on the menu and serve me a cup of what was clearly tropicana.
Allston as a whole is getting taken over by all the rich chinks who come to Boston University on their patents' dime. time to move to Worcester I guess

[Anonymous No.19916892]

>>19913905
>very typical but high quality chinese place with very dated decor
this is what i came here to post. there was a szechuan style chinese restaurant that i grew up eating at for two decades. they closed 8-10ish years ago and no other place compares. i would kek at the feminine male waiters chink accent, order szechuan chicken, subgum pan fried noodles with chicken, hot and sour soup was free with lunch, and almond jello for desert was also free.

[Anonymous No.19916926]

Two places come to mind, one was a American Chinese style place run by a super nice Korean lady and her husband. The food was the best American style Chinese food I have ever had. Unfortunately she got sick and passed from cancer so the family closed the restaurant. The other was a dive bar that served budweiser in frosted mugs for a $1. Was a great place to spend a weekday afternoon getting drunk on the cheap at. Owner was bad with money and ended up selling the place. Became a faggy hipster barcade with faggy woke assholes. Then state bought the property to run high speed rail line that is nothing but a way for corrupt democrats to launder tax money back into their pockets. At least its not a faggy barcade anymore

[Anonymous No.19916928]

the tomcat cafe in sinking spring, pa

breakfast place that was always busy with ridiculously good food and fun combinations, but closed during the covid shutdown. very sad :(

[Anonymous No.19917062]

>>19916851
Is Breakfast Club still open over on the Harvard side of Allston? That place is the bees tits.

And Wistah fucking sucks, I'm from there and frankly I don't take anything Worc-related seriously

[Anonymous No.19917077]

>>19912432
I had a mongolian bbq place near me that went out of business during covid. I miss it

[Anonymous No.19917175]

>>19912432
>Have you had a beloved local restaurant that recently went under?
Yes. Landowner put the rent up far too much, so the place closed. A shame; it was really nice.

[Anonymous No.19917343]

>>19917062
At least Worcester has george’s

[Anonymous No.19918669]

>>19912432
Too many to count, I can't even remember most of them just vague memories of great little joints that disappeared when the economy went to shit over the decades. The most recent one was a mexican place that took over a freddies. I only ate their once right after they opened, the prices were insanely low and the portions were enormous. Everything was fresh and delicious. Went back 6 months later and it was boarded up. I guess they were too generous. I rarely try new places anymore because I know they will just disappear for a new chic fil a or a mcdonalds.

[Anonymous No.19918674]

>>19912484
kek

[Anonymous No.19918676]

>>19913942
>seething this much
YWN be 20 and marry the woman of your life, and experience sex with her every day for the next 10 years, making many babies

[Anonymous No.19918677]

>>19917175
>Landowner put the rent up far too much
you see a lot of that lately.

[Anonymous No.19920198]

>>19914283
Did they Seriously call it FAKESWEAR house? They fucking deserved to get shut down.

[Anonymous No.19920735]

>>19912432
It wasn't recent, but I grew up with a Chinese place called Joe Bros that did a "nasi goreng" that, while totally inauthentic to the Indonesian tradition, was absolutely the best combination fried rice I've ever had, and I've never found anything even close to it since they shut down.
Pretty much everything else they made was good too, but that sticks with me the most.

[Anonymous No.19920770]

>>19912432
>Have you had a beloved local restaurant that recently went under?
Yes. There was this little buffet near my work that was cheap and did salad plus a hot dish, had ice cream and a dessert too. Fucking awesome place, loved to pop into them for lunch, there was no way in hell I was beating the value & quality on my own. Died from COVID shutdowns. I miss them. Place even had outdoor seating with a waterfront view. Supposedly the building does child care or some shit now.