[Mannaggia l'America]

Side note, if anyone remembers Gino,s? Well they are back! We just had one open up in Towson, MD last week and every time I drive by there is a line out the door!

Yep. When I was a kid (I'm 43), Gino's was the only fast food place in our town, but it was great. Loved the strawberry shakes and fries. Burgers (Gino Giant) and KFC in the same place.

I took my son to one of the new Gino's that opened around here.

I could be mistaken, but the burgers are NOT the same as the old Gino's.

The old Gino's burgers were more like BK or McD's if I remember correctly.

The new Gino's burgers are more like Five Guys.

The old Gino's burgers were fairly cheap. The new Gino Giant is $5.69.

The old Gino's fries were more like McD's. The new Gino's fries are more like Wendy's.

That's not to say the new Gino's is bad. My son's burger looked really good and he loved it. (Unfortunately, I am dieting, so I didn't partake...)

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Since we're going down memory lane of defunct chains I'll throw in Mr Swiss and Cruisers. Great burgers but didn't last.

Any one else remember Cindy's and Judy's? Almost no info is on the web about them. When Wendy's exploded on the scene in the late 70s two of the men who were directly under Dave Thomas ( co founders? ) split off on their own to form hamburger chains almost exactly like Wendy's and both named them after their daughters. They were OK but no Wendy's. The chains lasted only a few years, dying out in the early 80s.