5 discontinued foods/snacks/restaurants you’d bring back

[Tailg8er]

Majority of things in this thread were mid at best, nostalgia definitely making them seem better than they were.

Only thing that came to mind for me is Surge, but I know it wasn't all that special. Didn't it have super high caffeine or sugar (or both)?

 

[ilaybrix]

The Mandarin was a great place for taking out a college date in Ames back in the day. Great food. I remember Little Taipei as well and went there quite a bit.
What was the name of that Chinese restaurant upstairs of what was Tazzles back in those days?

Little Taipei, which would be at the top pf my list. It moved at least a couple of times but lasted about forty years and then closed last October. I loved that you could buy a book of ten meal tickets for $28 in the mid-90s.

Home Team Pizza's "slam and a slice" deal for a buck and a quarter was my other go-to, especially before they remodeled and quit allowing Sharpie graffiti.

 

[pulse]

I know the restaurants still exist, they've just all closed within a 10 hour drive of me, but I miss the Taco Time Crisp Meat Burrito. Those were delicious.

I was just in Salt Lake City and was floored when I drove past one. Noted for next time.

 

[2122]

If memory serves correctly, there was an ice cream shop at the base of Welch Ave circa 1984...was it called Marble Slab Creamery? Good stuff.

Also, there was in the basement of Peoples Drug a joint that had really tasty burgers.

 

[Saul_T]

 

[Mr Janny]

Majority of things in this thread were mid at best, nostalgia definitely making them seem better than they were.

Only thing that came to mind for me is Surge, but I know it wasn't all that special. Didn't it have super high caffeine or sugar (or both)?

It also used to develop a significant amount of whiteish sediment, if it was left to sit for even a short amount of time. I remember working in a little grocery store, back then, and one of my jobs every night was to go agitate the Surge bottles in the cold case. Seeing that crud in at the bottom of every bottle was enough motivation for me to pick something else.

Like New York Seltzer

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Dammit. I’d probably replace Magic Middles with the old Hy Vee take and bake Moose Brothers pizzas. So ******* good.

Oh man! Moose Bro's pizza was a big time treat in the Brasky house. How did those not stick?!?!

 

[Cyientist]

1. Schwan's Pizzaburger
2. Butterfinger Freezee from Tasty Freeze in Mtown

Pizzaburgers are primed for a comeback!

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

It also used to develop a significant amount of whiteish sediment, if it was left to sit for even a short amount of time. I remember working in a little grocery store, back then, and one of my jobs every night was to go agitate the Surge bottles in the cold case. Seeing that crud in at the bottom of every bottle was enough motivation for me to pick something else.

Like New York Seltzer

New York Seltzer is still around or at lest it was a year or two ago.

 

[Mr Janny]

New York Seltzer is still around or at lest it was a year or two ago.

Yeah I've had it a couple times. It's fine. Back in the day, it was an awesome novelty, because there wasn't anything else like it, at least in rural Iowa.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

There was this gas station in State Center that made the best bread sticks. I still dream about them. I think it was Sissy's II.

 

[JP4CY]

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[BillBrasky4Cy]

My grandma always had PDQ chocolate milk mix and it was the best!

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I for the life of me will never understand why Mars discounted the PB Max. That thing was an absolute delight.

 

[4cy16]

 

[jcyclonee]

D.L. Jardines sauces and spice spices. Got hooked on them visiting Texas GF much long time gone and now they be gone to.

General Food International Coffees - were a collection of fun flavored instant coffees that we really good winter warmups. Also long time gone.

Chips Ahoy Thin Bites - Had these on a Delta flight a few years ago and looked for them later and they be gone! I really try and avoid stuff this junky but damn these were good!





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I generally like my coffee black but that Orange Cappuccino was pretty good.

 

[BoxsterCy]

I generally like my coffee black but that Orange Cappuccino was pretty good.

I am a 99.9% of the time a black coffee guy too but liked those individual envelop packs of those International Coffees as as a just in from outside and below zero treat if I had been out shoveling or something.

 

[jcyclonee]

Barrel of Fun chips used to make a Bloody Mary flavored chip that was absolutely terrific.

Moose Brothers Pizza.

Hardee's had fried chicken for a while and it was great fried chicken.

Tostitos Hint of Jalapeno chips.

DaVinci's pizza and subs were really good.

 

[KidSilverhair]

I am a 99.9% of the time a black coffee guy too but liked those individual envelop packs of those International Coffees as as a just in from outside and below zero treat if I had been out shoveling or something.

They were basically sugared cocoa with a bit of coffee added, but yeah - they were good.

 

[jcyclonee]

I am a 99.9% of the time a black coffee guy too but liked those individual envelop packs of those International Coffees as as a just in from outside and below zero treat if I had been out shoveling or something.

They did make for a nice warm drink and were a little less sweet than hot chocolate.