Thread: Restaurants that have turned into garbage over the years...

spike's teriyaki bowl.

I used to LOOOOOVE that place. Went to hell in a handbasket. Luckily though, the son left right before the ship totally sank and opened up B-Man's Teriyaki & Burgers. That made everything great again!

Taco Bell. No enchorito...no peace.

Tip a glass for Pup 'N Taco.

Lastly, Farrell's Ice Cream Parlours. They were the BOMB back when I was a kid, then turned REALLY bad a few years later. In fact, the one in Rosemead turned into Dixie's or something, now it's a fish place. BOOOOOOO!

Farrell's is reopening in Mission Viejo

I'd complain a lot more about Carl's if they didn't homor my free Sunrise Sandwich coupons (that I got WAY back in the 3rd grade)...

Originally Posted by boy1der

spike's teriyaki bowl.

I used to LOOOOOVE that place. Went to hell in a handbasket. Luckily though, the son left right before the ship totally sank and opened up B-Man's Teriyaki & Burgers. That made everything great again!

awww man, I loved Spike's. thanks for the head's up.

where is B-Man's?

Originally Posted by BeerMan

awww man, I loved Spike's. thanks for the head's up.

where is B-Man's?

San Gabriel and Huntington where the old Woody & Eddy Restaurant used to be. Say hi to Byron (owner) for me the next time you go.......

Originally Posted by spjon25

Farrell's is reopening in Mission Viejo

Hopefully they right the wrongs of the past 15 years (or so). Video games and the Zoo ice cream volcano thing that two people had to carry...as a kid, what's NOT to love!

Originally Posted by KickEm

Same goes for Hogly Wogly's.

no way... DR. Hogs is still boss.


yes thats right... boss

BJ's Pizza & Brewery...

I used to love this place. I would eat there all the time and partake in the brews as well about 10 years back. Then I started working for the company. You might say I'm jaded because of the mental trauma I received while working there, I say nay (well maybe a little). I loved the beer and the food for the first two years, then the company was sold to Jacmar. Jacmar is a food service distribution company, so naturally they would use their own product at the restaurant. Well their stuff sucked ****ing ****ty donkey ****s! Then the company expanded waaaaaay too fast. Which was quickly followed by the even further decline in food quality as well as service (your's truly excluded of course). Then the beer took a crap. They started doing contract brewing and stopped making beer at the Brea location. So sad.

So to recap:
Jaded... party of one
Change in ownership=change in restaurant culture/philosophy
Decline in food quality
Expanded too fast
Further decline in food quality & service
Contract brewing

BJ's... what good times we had... a decade ago
/tear

Yeah, my last couple of visits to BJ were utterly disappointing. The pizza was much worse than I remembered, the sandwich was bad, and the fries were some of the worst ones I've ever had.