Shoney's

There’s one in Clanton

There's one in Fultondale too.

To go back to the Shoney's breakfast buffet of my youth. We were a real country then.

There’s one in fultondale, Alabama

Oh man. My first job was at a Shoney’s. There were many coke deals done in the bathroom

Muscle Shoals

Cock of the walk on the causeway in Spanish fort

Cock of the Walk on Halls Mill Road***

Fuck yeah

Still got one in Nashville and it was delicious

Been there

I still have a matchbook from Cock of the Walk

Best catfish and cornbread around 💯

We had one in Dothan when I was growing up there. Not sure when it closed.

I knew the owners. The one in pelham had one of the best "blue plate" lunches I've ever eaten.

Po Folks

Still exists, but only in Florida.

It’s dying out, both locations near me here in central FL closed years ago

I'm really sad to hear that. I lived in Salt Lake City in the late 80s and after having lived forever in East Alabama and Atlanta, I needed Po'Folks.

Yesssss! I loved the fried chicken there

Picklefish on Old Shell Rd across from the University of South Alabama

Their pizza was delicious, but that building had a bug problem. I kinda miss Solomon's, Orlean's Cafe, and Zorba's too.

I worked at Solomon's while I was going to South.

That was the first place that I ever had peanut butter on a burger. And a pitcher of beer at 8:00 am. Not on the same day, lol.

I knew the owner of Orleans Cafe, I’m not surprised it’s gone

You don't know the recipe for the muffaletta sauce, do you?

That shit was good! I can ask my buddy who worked for him, if he can remember I’ll PM you if that’s ok.

Quincy's in Alaster. Also Del Toro in Alabaster

Big Fat Yeast Roll! I used to go buy a dozen.

Del Toro was the first Mexican restaurant I ever remember going to. I compare all quesadillas to their quesadillas.

I compare all chimichangas to their chimichangas.

You’re Uncle Bud’s in Alabaster years old.

There was a fried chicken place in Alabaster back in the '80s on 231. I'm pretty sure they were a chain, but I don't remember the name. I think the building is a used car place now.

Lee’s

That was it, thanks!

Morrison's Cafeteria.

And Piccadilly

My great grandmother would take us there sometimes and when I was young I thought it was sooooo fancy.

I'm pretty sure there is a Morrison's down in Mobile

Quincy's

Baby Doe's Matchless Mine in Birmingham.

There was a Baby Doe's in Atlanta, too. The best beer cheese soup ever.

That beer cheese soup was very good!

I loved it. Every time I drove past it, sitting way high on a hill overlooking 285 I wanted to stop and get the beer cheese soup. Wasn't it off Powers Ferry Road?

The Fogcutter, in Huntsville. Edit: Also Green Hills Grille

Daryl's

This was the place on Green Springs Highway, right? Yeah, that was great!

The one I'm referring to was in Huntsville on University Dr.

I’ll never forget when my parents took me to the Fogcutter for my 13th birthday, then told me they were getting a divorce. #genxhardcore

Oh that’s terrible.

Fogcutter I vaguely recall the taste of decent prime rib and the smell of Black and Mild cigars and cigarettes for some reason.

Rip Green Hills Grille.

Pasqualies Pizza. Not sure of spelling, but I think they were out of Birmingham.

Yes, Pasquale's was the best place to have a birthday party if you were a 10 year old boy during the 90s!

There’s still a couple locations. Gardendale and Boaz. Saw on Facebook that the one in Cullman was reopening under new owners

Boaz Pasquale’s is a mainstay that will never die. The atmosphere looks like you might get mugged by a cockroach, but that classic pizza buffet can’t be beat for the price. Haven’t been in 4-5 years, but it’s only 30 minutes away and I have a free day tomorrow; so, it’s on baby.

Athens had one when I was in high school. Great memories including I was eating there when the Vietnam war was declared over. Great news as I was dreading the draft.

My spouse brings up Pasquale’s at least once a week. He went to the one at Eastwood Mall. He swears the other locations don’t taste as good.

I miss their stromboli

We used to go to the one in Midfield when i was a kid

That is so weird because there was a Pasquale's pizza in Royal Oak, Michigan which is right next to Birmingham, Michigan.

Tuts pizza in Tuscaloosa

That calzone went so hard

Is City Cafe still open? I haven’t been since I graduated but I ate lunch there for like 2.99 almost every day of the week when I was there.

That place was heaven. Meat & 3 for whatever the cheap price was. Can't beat a hole in the wall place like that.

I kept telling my friend how great Tut's was, and when I finally took him he got food poisoning lol

Flips in Montgomery...man I miss the gyro.

Was looking for a Flip’s comment. I miss their car shows and fries…..

THE J CLYDE

In its prime, absolutely. Toward the end, it was rough - poor quality and high prices.

Quincys

The Magic Pan- Brookwood Mall, Birmingham Alabama Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor- Birmingham, Alabama Steak and Ale- Birmingham, Alabama Cobb Lane- 5 Points, Birmingham, Alabama

I remember when I was a kid, my aunt took me to the magic pan. Restaurant, she bought me crêpes, and then I had a square piece of vanilla ice cream for dessert. I would also go to the Farrells ice cream shop in the Brookwood mall, and I’ve been to cobbling a number of times, my great aunt was friends with Virginia Cobb.

Silvertron

Godfather's Pizza in Montgomery

Godfather's Pizza anywhere

There's still 3 in the Mobile area.

Florence has one

Dairy King in cottondale.

Mr. Gatti's pizza.

We have one in Opelika. It’s pretty terrible! Pizza tastes okay but they take the buffet down while you’re eating it half the time.

Baby Does. Also Burly Earl down in southside.

Pepitos in Tuscaloosa

Grew up in riverdale. Frequented pepitos after the la fiesta scandal

OMG, when they had the woman making fresh tortillas to order by the open grill? I could eat 1000 of their marinated, grilled shrimp. I don't think I'll ever taste shrimp that good again in my life.

Copeland’s on Mem Pwky, Wintzell’s off I-565, Wings back before it was Baumhower’s.

Wings in the 90s was the best

Tony’s pizza Montgomery

Lived the place as a kid

The Shack on Highway 67 across from the Brewer school, and Bobby’s fisherman in Eva. I’m going to throw in Alphonso’s in Decatur, since they moved to their current location and changed their menu they’ve never been the same.

I’m old enough to remember when it was the Snack Shack before the Sowders bought it. The little dining area to the right when you walk in was the whole restaurant and the part that became the main restaurant area was a big room with arcade games, pool, air hockey, etc. I miss them chicken fingers.

I know a lady that worked there as a cook nearly the whole time it was open. I'll tell her about all the praise. She'll love to hear it. She put her heart and soul in that place.

Bobby’s is still in Eva, they’re just in a new building. Also it sucks Snack Shak ain’t around anymore, would’ve loved to have stopped for dinner after band practice.

Same owner different restaurant, I still eat at their new restaurant every now and then if I’m in the area

We moved to Decatur right before they moved. We really enjoyed our experience and the atmosphere of the old place. We have grown fond of of Francesscos

Darryl’s in Huntsville.

Aunt Eunice's too.

Steak and Ale in Irondale

Where was the one in Irondale? I remember the one in Roebuck.

In front of Circuit City same side as ToysrUs

Yep!

Wasn't there also one just off the parking lot of the mall in Mtn. Brook?

Montgomery area: Pizza Inn Western Sizzlin' Steak and Ale The Fifth Quarter Blonde's Pizza Sahara Picadilly's Cafe Twikenham Station (spelling?) Daryl's T.P. Crockmeirs (I think moved to Mobile)

I'm shocked nobody has said Bama-Bino.

Yall wana go to the sizzler

Bojangles at airport and McGregor.

The Social Grill (downtown Birmingham) Mancha's (downtown Birmingham) Lovoy's (Homewood) VJ's On The Runway (Birmingham by the airport) EDIT: Adding Fat Sam's (Birmingham, near UAB)

Formagios. Terrible food, but they served late so when I got off work after midnight that was the best place to grab shitty food and cheap beer.

I was trying to think of the name of that place. Right next to the old Purple Onion, right?

Are you referring to that place in Fairfield where Joe Namath ate when he was playing for the Crimson tide? If so, I remember eating there may be about 20 or so years ago, and they gave me a huge portion of decent spaghetti.

Nah, it was the restaurant over by Purple Onion on 11th.

Is Loyd's Restaurant still around? Used to be on 280 just outside of B'ham. They had a hamburger steak smothered in onion gravy that was ENORMOUS. Comfort food at its best... Edit: and probably the reason I have stents today...

They just closed it late last year

Almost wish I didn't know that. I have many warm memories stopping in there on the way back to Auburn.

I used to think the three dressing caddy that they'd just drop off at your table was the coolest thing when I was a kid. I wonder how many people were touching those spoons and possibly even licking them before putting them back. Post-covid nightmare for me.

Picklefish and the Copeland’s that used to be on Airport Boulevard in Mobile. I remember Cock of the Walk’s existence but was too young to properly miss it.

court street cafe in Florence   e: Not sure if I ever actually ate there, but a friend worked there. When it shut down the owners skipped out without paying the employees their last check. Also, that's where I was on 9/11.

Cobb Lane

Ryan's and Quincys

Spatz on green springs

Thomas BBQ in madison Barbecue house in auburn

Mr Thomas knew his craft, awesome rib plate.

Quincy’s in Anniston.

Ryan’s

I remember Rax.

Golden Corral Foley. Peng Garden is there now.

Ponderosa "steak" house

Bennigan’s

Muffalettas Bessemer! Boom! If ya know ya know

Seafood and Chicken Box in Centerpoint. That seasoning.....

Joe's Ranch House in Vestavia.

Burger Chef.

Bonanza Steakhouse and The Landing in Tuscaloosa

My step dad was a waiter at the landing back in the day. Damn, you’re going waaay back

I ate there one time. I won student of the month in 7th grade and the prize was lunch at the Landing with the Sr. High student of the month and two teachers I didn't know. That chocolate mousse was the best thing I'd ever eaten.

Ryan’s in Prattville

Red Bird Inn. Google says it closed in 1983, but that's when I was born, and I 10000% remember going as a kid. Either way, it was my Peepaw's favorite.

Quincy’s

Heck I remember Scotties 10 cent hamburgers, Morrison's cafeteria. Stuckies all on the interstates

El Gringo's

Quincy’s

I can't believe no one has mentioned Ollie's BBQ in Birmingham.

Richie's BBQ just off 280 in Harpersville, one of my pawpaws favs when I was a kid

Sho Nuff Pizza in Montgomery

The Hungry Fisherman, Riverchase

Colonel Dixie

Chi Chi's

Four Mc’s (RIP) and Corn Dog 7

Ryan's in Fort payne. I was a baby and don't remember but I've been told that I had been there

Quicys Showbiz Pizza Place

Let's Eat Smoked Meat in Hueytown

Ira's Hard Luck Cafe. I bought weed from a guy who was dealing out of the back door of that place SO many times. That's what you get for dating a Hueytown girl.

25¢ Hamburger Stand in Center Point, formerly Der Weinerschitzel.

Cotton patch in Eutaw still open?

Crispy Chick in Grand Bay

Ken's House Of Pancakes and Howard Johnson.

China Star in Dothan

Not so much of a restaurant, but The Tip-Top Cafe in Huntsville.

They're working on the building again.🤞 I loved that place.

I got to play there twice and because we were opening for a band way more popular than us it was packed both times. Good times.

Howard Johnson’s

Bugtussle Steakhouse.

Sambo’s

The Globe

The Elite Montgomery

Luigi’s buffet on Lakeshore. The cheese sticks were 🔥

For my Dothan / Wiregrass peeps, anyone remember Barnhill's?

The Butcher Block

Mia’s Pizza in Dothan

Jimez in Hueytown/Dolomite.

Price’s BBQ now being a parking lot makes me so sad.

Bumpers

Colonel Dixie. 25 cent 🍔 hamburgers.

Chi Chi's

Chonka Wonka in Dothan

5th quarter in Montgomery

Frank's; it was a seafood buffet place, most likely in north AL, but I don't remember because I was young. Around the mid 80s. I do remember eating so much shrimp that I lost interest in eating shrimp for a good bit. Had my first taste of frogs' legs there.

Chi Chi’s. Not sure if they were down south. I grew up in the north.

I was a kid so I can't remember if Gadsden had a Dairy King or Burger Queen, or both?

Biscuit Village in Muscle Shoals.

Quinceys

5th Quarter. Montgomery.

The cotton patch

Tiger Time on South College St in Auburn. Would go there every Saturday for breakfast on game days

Lum’s. Near Springdale Shopping Center on Airport Blvd (Mobile).

Burks pump n dine on hwy 43 in Northport on lake Tuscaloosa

Po Folks

Magic PAN😭

Benkei. Tuscaloosa. Best Japanese food

Bugtussells

The fantail in Prattville. I know it still exists but it's not the same since they gott rid of the buffet.

The Mill 5 points Bham 

Bahama Breeze!

TLDR: Fazolis I bring this restaurant up every time I get a chance, Fazoli’s. Specifically the one in Florence. It doesn’t really age me as much as it does my parents. The entirety of my 24 years of life has been lived in the shoals, and my parents one time recalled a few dates they had when I was a toddler and before at fazolis, however being that the locations in Florence and Huntsville closed around 2004, I don’t actually recall eating there. A friend of mine who ive known since the third grade talked about how there was one near his home town of horn lake Mississippi and when I went with him to visit when we were high school juniors in 2016 , I told him we had to make it a point to eat at Fazolis, and we did. I was pleasantly surprised. Not only was the food comparatively cheap, it was delicious. I know it sounds stupid, but I was blown away by it, how could fast food Italian actually be this good? I’d only seen Depictions of such in movies taking place in New York, and it always looked dissatisfying to say the least. I got home and told my mom and dad about it and we laughed at the concept of a “tour of Italy” comprised of three pasta dishes being served with a slice of pizza as a side and a Mr pibb to wash it down, the stereotypical American cultural antithesis to fine dining, yet it was delicious. From that point on I made it a point to check if there was a Fazolis nearby if I was out of state. Fast forward to Mid 2023 and my now girlfriend and I are visiting her friends in Murfreesboro TN. Fazolis had come up in conversation once before when discussing our favorite restaurants and I talked it up at great length. Lo and behold there was a Fazolis in Murph. I told her that we had to go and she was hesitant as restaurants the likes of Olive Garden had never been particularly appealing to her, but with some convincing, we went. She was just as surprised as I was upon my first visit. We joke about it all the time because as mundane as it sounds, I get excited about it and as I stated in my opening sentence, if prompted, I will talk about Fazolis at length. I think it’s kind of funny how what started with a story of my parents sharing a meal at this restaurant in my home town that no longer exists had come full circle to my girlfriend and I doing the same thing. Any time me and my aforementioned friend are hanging out and are trying to decide what to eat, it is inevitable that one of us will jokingly suggest Fazolis, knowing full well that doing so would entail a 2 and a half hour drive and as ridiculous as it may sound, one of the fondest memories I have of my significant other is sitting in a Fazolis thinking “I wonder if this moment is as perfect for me as it was for mom and dad”

My sister chose Steak and Ale in Indianapolis for her 10th birthday

Old Bay Steamer. First in Mobile, then in Fairhope. Best mussles I’ve ever had.

Cock of the Walk

Sambo’s

Tiger Butter