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Three of the restaurants on that list strike close to home.

Posted by David (aka David) Oct 14 '11, 12:02

Where I'm from, Bennigan's was my favorite chain restaurant. We would drive thirty minutes just to eat there.

In the early days of NFL Sunday Ticket, a Damon's about 40 minutes from my home subscribed. I ate there many a Sunday afternoon. It was always funny to see the church crowd dressed in their Sunday best throwing down ribs and getting the sauce everywhere.

And when I first moved back to Knoxville in 2001, Tony Roma's was the closest sit down restaurant. When my brother was transferred and had to stay with me for four months, we ate there about twice a week.

That list made me sad.

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Surprised Ruby Tuesday's is not on the list. -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 12:09 7
- in my town they are the main food next to biggest theatre multiplex whicj guarantees a crowd -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 12:26
- why, from what I've read they are doing well -- nm - decline Oct 14, 12:14 1
  - See below: they may be doing great. My personal experience has been that they keep disappearing. - ty97 Oct 14, 12:16
- looks to me like they are still going strong. (or at least doing a lot better than those on the list) -- nm - slutty werewolf demon cheerleader loosilu Oct 14, 12:10 2
  - They may be, but every one I know of seems to have closed. -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 12:11 1
    - I keep getting dragged there by my co workers. -- nm - slutty werewolf demon cheerleader loosilu Oct 14, 12:12
- Surprised they still exist: Ponderosa -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 12:10
We still have one of those restaurants in town (or at least I think it's still open).. Don Pablos. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 12:09 1
- I remember the one near CP, but not sure if its still there. -- nm - MDH Oct 14, 12:16
Bennigans introduced me to the geniusness of the Monte Cristo. -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:08 2
- *passes out from teh memory of sheer deliciousness* -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 12:09
- Turkey O'Toole, boitch. -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 12:09
I ate at Bennigan's constantly in college (partly explains my weight *and* credit card bill gains) - ty97 Oct 14, 12:07
I didn't even remember the Ground Round until this article. -- nm - bc/nc Oct 14, 12:06 4
- they had pay by the pound dinners for kids. we got to stand on scales. - TFox Oct 14, 12:09 1
  - oh, yeah, I vaguely remember that. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 12:13
- I remember one near us that we occasionally went to growing up. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 12:08
- i ate there way back in the 80s when we would go to summer camp in upstate new york -- nm - poxie Oct 14, 12:07
Bennigan's was my go-to in college - znufrii Oct 14, 12:05
I'd only ever heard of two of them, and only eaten at one of those -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 12:05 2
- Which one? -- nm - David Oct 14, 12:05 1
  - Tony Romo's -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 12:16
Bennigan's always makes me think of South Park -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 12:03
I discovered a Damon's an hour away. Love at first rib. Then it closed. -- nm - lileve Oct 14, 12:03
frankly, i would have guessed Bennigan's had gone under 10 years ago -- nm - poxie Oct 14, 12:02 1
- Judging by the numbers, they were still huge in 2001. It's the time after that when they collapsed. -- nm - David Oct 14, 12:04

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