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[Grildon Tundy]

Funny thing about pizzas, I think only one time the delivery came wrong. I even remember it due to 2 reasons:

1. It had tons of diced green peppers on it. We all looked at it and thought it was gross

2. I guess the driver had to make sure we werent lying. So when we opened the door, the guy literally stormed into our house with shoes on, saw our kitchen which you can directly see from the front door, beelined to the pizza box on our dinner table to check out it was wrong. He didnt even say a word. He gave us the replacement pizza and walked out.

Typical scummy asshole. On the plus side it wasnt snowing or raining that day, so at least he didnt track water into the house. lol

This was probably mid-90s. My parent's house at the time was probably worth at least $500k which was a lot back then (probably worth $2M+ in the burbs now) living in a nearby court with other big houses (pizza place was literally a 3 in drive away).

And this guy thinks were gonna rip him off a $15 pizza.

A more litigious person could've made more money than a $15 replacement pizza off of that encounter.

 

[p_xavier]

Ponderosa would be destroyed with current Beef prices if they were still around.

I did like going when I was young and getting the baked potato and steak. Served on the metal tray.

Was the salad bar and ice cream though.

 

[p_xavier]

You people seem to be higher class, but having pizza in my region as a kid was luxury.

 

[Quasicat]

I miss Ponderosa the most.

Ponderosa struggled a bit here because we had a place called Duff's Smorgasbord. It had a circular buffet table where you stood in one place and the table spun slowly allowing you to easily get what you wanted. The best part was that half of the table was in the back area where they constantly cleaned and refilled the steam trays.
I can still remember the smell when I walked in. Unfortunately, it's now a Walmart parking lot.

 

[p_xavier]

It's HoMERS! We're allowed to have one.

 

[Woggleman]

Pizzz hut was the best chain pizza in n its day Of cpurse not comparable to a family owned italian joint but the best of the national chains.

 

[nightfly]

I'm more nostalgic for the prices.....shits gone crazy these days.

It's been crazy since Bidenflation.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

For you guys talking Ponderosa, I faintly remember it in the 80s. Pretty sure they all disappeared by the 80s where I live. Not sure. But I remember where it was. I know we ate there one time but dont remember the experience. I remember googling it long time ago for fun and never knew it had a buffet too.

Olive Gardens disappeared here too. But google says a few locations are coming back this summer! I think I only ate there once in the early 90s I think.

There was one Chi Chis near a big mall we ate at a few times in the 90s too.

 

[p_xavier]

For you guys talking Ponderosa, I faintly remember it in the 80s. Pretty sure they all disappeared by the 80s where I live. Not sure. But I remember where it was. I know we ate there one time but dont remember the experience. I remember googling it long time ago for fun and never knew it had a buffet too.

Olive Gardens disappeared here too. But google says a few locations are coming back this summer! I think I only ate there once in the early 90s I think.

There was one Chi Chis near a big mall we ate at a few times in the 90s too.

I went to a Ponderasa in Edmondton a few years back, seems that closed too. I'm a Nostalgia guy, went to Hong Kong for Popeye's Chicken before it opened here.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I went to a Ponderasa in Edmondton a few years back, seems that closed too. I'm a Nostalgia guy, went to Hong Kong for Popeye's Chicken before it opened here.

LOL. I just had Popeyes for lunch today.

I was in Hong Kong once in my life. For those of you who have never been there, KFC has Portuguese tarts, mushrooms with rice, and you get a plastic gloves so you dont get your hands greasy. Was awesome. The portu tarts likely a connection to Macau as that was a Portu territory at one time.

 

[Power Pro]

That's what I'm talking about!

"you're delicious" lol that line always cracked me up for some reason

 

[p_xavier]

LOL. I just had Popeyes for lunch today.

I was in Hong Kong once in my life. For those of you who have never been there, KFC has Portuguese tarts, mushrooms with rice, and you get a plastic gloves so you dont get your hands greasy. Was awesome. The portu tarts likely a connection to Macau as that was a Portu territory at one time.

KFC was also strange to me.

 

[GateofD]

i miss Roy Rogers

 

[nush]

I was in Hong Kong once in my life. For those of you who have never been there, KFC has Portuguese tarts, mushrooms with rice, and you get a plastic gloves so you dont get your hands greasy. Was awesome. The portu tarts likely a connection to Macau as that was a Portu territory at one time.

Those egg tarts are sold all over mainland China, I don't think there's a specific Macau connection. What's really crazy was the stuff you could get in Mc Donald's pasta and rice dishes, one time I even saw a portion of steamed Broccoli on the menu.

 

[p_xavier]

So what kind of games are they putting in the retro pizza huts? Retro games or modern?

Puck man