But not all of them have survived over the years.
These 1980s restaurants aren’t still standing todayand if they are, it’s in reduced form.
Does this list bring back any memories?
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It was known for its burgers, hot dogs, and milkshakes.
First started in 1968 in Los Angeles, the chain’s last location closed in 2010.
Bennigan’s
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Who doesn’t love a restaurant with good food and a great happy hour?
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That’s what Bennigan’s, an Irish-themed bar and grill, offered in the 1980s.
Originally part of the Pillsbury Corp.,the restaurant was founded in 1976.
That is, until 2008 whenBennigan’s went bankrupt.
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There are now only 18 international locations and15 in the United States.
Naugles
“Prepare food fresh.
Keep place clean!”
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That was the motto ofMexican fast-food chain Naugles.
There were 225 locations by the mid-’80s, but Naugles merged with Del Taco, and locations slowly converted.
The final spot (in Nevada) closed in 1995.
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But ’80s kids rejoice:A revived Naugles has been in Fountain Valley, California,since 2015.
They sold roast beef sandwiches, fried chicken, andmilkshakes throughout America.
All the Roy Rogers locations were sold off in the ’90s.
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It took on the rest of the East Coast in the ’70s, too.
The chain marketed an all-you-can-eat salad bar plus unlimited beer, wine, and sangria.
By 1984, there were 60 locations.
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There were dozens of Pancho’s locations by the ’80s in the Texas area and surrounding states.
Sites dwindled in the ’90s and ’00s, andPancho’s was bought out in 2001.
A handful of non-corporate locationsstill exist in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
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By the mid-’80s, there were nearly100 D’Lites locations across the country.
But by the late ’80s, most locations had been sold.
Sadly, there are no more D’Lites today.
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When similar style pizza placeChuck E. Cheese went bankrupt in 1984, ShowBiz purchased it.
And by the early ’90s, Chuck E. Cheese became the name of all locations.
There were at least300 Rax locationsby the mid-’80s; there were even locations in Guatemala and Canada.
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The companyfiled for bankruptcy in 1992and never quite recovered.
Many locations were converted to Hardee’s in the ’90s afterthe burger chain bought Rax.
There are still a couple ofRax locationsin Ohio today, but the chain has diminished significantly since its heyday.
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The easy way to make healthier comfort foods.
The company sold most of its locations in the ’90s, though, before they all fizzled out.
And if not, well, you were probably missing out.
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