Nostalgic Restaurant Chain Big in the ’80s Is Plotting a Comeback

Men's Journal ^ | November 16, 2025 | Jessica McBride

[kaktuskid]

The steaks there are the same ones when the Sizzlers shut down.

[Red Badger]

Then they are ‘Extremely Aged Beef’ and worth a fortune!..............

[chrisinoc]

Sizzler got killed by the “beef is bad for you” movement in the past 30 years.

[V_TWIN]

I always liked Sizzler and applaud this effort however, with the price of steak now I dunno.

I can barely force myself to buy one in the grocery store and cook it at home.

I can afford it......but it’s the principle.....$20 for a boneless ribeye?

[Ezekiel]

ping

[beethovenfan]

My experience at Sizzler was that the “steak” was a half pound of gristle and barely edible. If they come back I hope they have improved quality.

[Red Badger]

Our town has had them all:

Bonanza, Quincy’s, Western Steer, Western Sizzlin, Logan’s Roadhouse, and a local owned steakhouse restaurant called Coach & Four.

They all went belly-up except the local one and the owners just retired and sold off the property.

We still have a Long Horns and a Ruth’s Chris, both are very pricey.

And A Golden Corral which has crappy
dried out shoe-leather steaks...............

[Tacrolimus1mg]

I LOVED going there as a kid! Endless nachos. I’m really hoping they succeed and manage to open back up here in IL as well. This state isn’t very business friendly.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Luby’s was good when I lived in San Antonio but it was more of a cafeteria than a steak restaurant. I’d like to see Sambo’s come back along with the commercials to watch the heads explode.

[Dr. Sivana]

My experience at Sizzler was that the “steak” was a half pound of gristle and barely edible.

They're going to have to keep the price down, so I do not know if they can pull that off.

[Dr. Sivana]

Did you have Rustler, Great American Steakhouse and Ponderosa?

[packrat35]

I always liked Sizzler, Ponderosa, and Golden Corral. I hope they make a comeback.

[Red Badger]

Ponderosa/Bonanza still has a few locations. We have a Golden Corral.....But their steaks suck..................

[V_TWIN]

Golden Corral.....or as my mom used to refer to buffets as “hog troughs”. Lol!

[Dr. Sivana]

We still have a Long Horns and a Ruth’s Chris, both are very pricey.

from co-pilot ai:
Both LongHorn Steakhouse and Ruth’s Chris Steak House are owned by Darden Restaurants, Inc., a major U.S. restaurant group headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

[Red Badger]

Never heard of the first two. We had a Bonanza instead of a Ponderosa, which is the same company............

[packrat35]

I know they are all still in business but have few locations.

They used to be good for the value.

[Red Badger]

Yes, you don’t see too many skinny people there!...................

[bk1000]

I had a friend who worked at one back in the day. He said all their steak was round steak cut into different shapes.