"Chain" or Regional Restaurants Long Gone But Ever Missed

[skieurope]

@Silpat

Houlihan’s Old Place was a fern bar type chain that H and I went to when we could afford it. It even had a location in the French Quarter. I think its main appeal there was that its onion soup and bread was a good late night meal after too much bar hopping. Another chain that thrived in the FQ for a while was Benihana’s. Many years ago, I had a collection of their little HoTei mugs that had a straw hole just above the belly.

Both Houlihan’s and Benihana are still around.

Reminds me of a time as a kid, my family went to Japan. Skidad asked the concierges for a quintessential Japanese restaurant recommendation. They sent us to a Benihana-type restaurant. ?