But many food lovers also know the heartbreak that comes with your favorite restaurant closing for good.
If you got to try these 1970s restaurants before they closed, consider yourself lucky.
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And children of the ’70s will remember that time well.
The chain eventually lost steam in the ’80s, with the last spot closing in 1996.
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The chain’s signature hamburger was the Sirloiner, made from sirloin steak.
By the mid-’70s, the chain was spread throughout the East Coast and attempting to open in the Midwest.
In 1982, it was sold to Marriott, who turned most of the locations into Roy Rogers.
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There are still two Gino’s Burgers and Chicken locations in Maryland today.
Operating together, the company had hundreds of locations throughout the United States in the ’70s.
Marriott rapidly expanded the franchise through the ’80s, but under various names.
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But that didn’t stop it from being a powerhouse in the early fast-food era.
While it peaked in the ’50s, White Tower was still fairly popular in the ’70s.
The restaurant dished out hamburgers, and thestaff members went by the nickname “Towerettes.
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“There’s still oneWhite Tower location in Toledo, Ohio.
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Images of the storybook, featuring a little boy of color, served as decorations in the store.
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Shockingly, the restaurant continued to grow andthere were more than 1,000 spots by 1979.
Despite the controversy, though, there’s still one Sambo’s Restaurant location left in Santa Barbara.
Fortunately,the restaurant announced in June that it’s changing its name.
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By the late ’70s, though, the company had been sold.
Aside fromone location in Nebraskathat closed in 2017, all other Lum’s had closed by 1983.
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The restaurant chain became an American favorite, thanks to dishes like Hawaiian chicken and herb-roasted prime rib.
When it became part of a larger restaurant chain in 1976, there were more than 100 locations.
Ownership changed hands many times throughout the ’80s, and the company eventually went bankrupt.
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Well, then you probably weren’t a child in the ’70s or ’80s.
VIP’s opened in 1968 in Oregon and had grown to 15 restaurants by 1971.
Through the ’80s, more locations sold and it eventually fizzled out.
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Red Barn
Shaped like an actual barn, Red Barn restaurant chains weren’t hard to spot.
But if you grew up in California, you will know it well.
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After the first location opened in 1956, there were102 locations by the early ’80s.
(The restaurant’s namesake is theEnglish actor who played the butler in the Shirley Temple films.)
But after a number of sales and bankruptcies, only a handful of Arthur Treacher’s locations remain today.
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Thefirst location was opened in 1963by three brothers.
Today, only the original Happy Chef location still stands.
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Fast-food chainBurger Queen began in Florida in 1956.
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Similar to Dairy Queen and Burger King, the restaurant served up burgers and shakes.
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Henry’s Hamburgers first opened its doors in the 1950s.
And within a decade, there were more than 200 locations across America offering 10 burgers for a buck.
Today,one location remains in Michigan.
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So if you’re “hungry for a Henry’s,” that’s where you should go.
But for ’70s kids, they might be a nostalgic part of your childhood memories.
An earlier version of this article was originally published on September 16, 2019.
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