On a reasonably related side issue, I remember fondly as a kid going to the Ponderosa restaurant with the all you can eat salad and dessert bars. The kind of behaviour I’ve read about in recent years as cited by the article makes me wonder if the Ponderosa could or could not make that kind of a comeback.
Me too. The glorious fried chicken and pudding. It was an annual reward by my parents for splitting and stacking the year’s firewood supply.
They might be able to make a comeback if they can figure how to align all you can eat over the course of a month from a single visit.
I have those same fond memories,
The grilled buttered bread with the steak smell, all permeating the room—it was beautiful.