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French onion soup used to be on every menu. I don't really see it that much anymore. Actually I have to retract that, apparently it's still offered at Panera, Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday, etc.
Whether at home or in a deli or pub, I really like a good meatloaf as the entree with potato and veggie, or as the filling in a sandwich with a sturdy bread. I think meatloaf just doesn't have the good connotations though, which is unfortunate - it can be very good!
French onion soup used to be on every menu. I don't really see it that much anymore. Actually I have to retract that, apparently it's still offered at Panera, Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday, etc.
Maybe it's just me that hasn't eaten it in eons.
I had it last week. The pub-type place near my house is known for its french onion soup. Got it last time with a salad. Time before that my friend and I both got the soup and split a crabcake slider appetizer.
Scampi never left Italian restaurant menus. Blackened stuff never completely went away.
Maybe I am wrong, but scampi and blackened anything are 1990s trends in my mind. Shrimp with garlic butter will never go out of style, nor will spicy things, but I think of both as dated, like what Avocado toast will be in 2040.
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Whether at home or in a deli or pub, I really like a good meatloaf as the entree with potato and veggie, or as the filling in a sandwich with a sturdy bread. I think meatloaf just doesn't have the good connotations though, which is unfortunate - it can be very good!
Good lists…I used to order stew beef back in the day. Don’t see it anymore.
Used to get beef stew in a bread bowl in Colorado. Loved it.
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We have a diner like that in my central Florida town of Lakeland. Reececliff Family Diner, in business since 1934 and even their head chef has been there 40 years! Let me tell you that place is very popular, especially with older folks.
I'll have to remember that next time we head to Orlando.
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Almost every food item with the exception of a few I never heard can be found at most restaurants in NY especially Long Island. I guess out west or down south they aren't popular.
I think the foods are popular, but the diners themselves are gone. Put out of business by the chains.
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Maybe I am wrong, but scampi and blackened anything are 1990s trends in my mind. Shrimp with garlic butter will never go out of style, nor will spicy things, but I think of both as dated, like what Avocado toast will be in 2040.
That's kind of the question behind this. What makes them "trendy" and out of style? (Not specifically scampi, but many of these foods) Is the trend driven by taste or is it driven by what the chains decide can be batch produced the easiest? Even the few "mom & pop" places are mostly serving what comes pre packaged and canned out of the Sysco truck.
Maybe I am wrong, but scampi and blackened anything are 1990s trends in my mind. Shrimp with garlic butter will never go out of style, nor will spicy things, but I think of both as dated, like what Avocado toast will be in 2040.
I think "blackened" stuff was an 80s trend when Paul Prudhomme put the Louisiana cooking out there, but scampi has been around forever and can be found at pretty much every Italian hole in the wall. That was more of a classic dish, not a trend.
50 years ago I used to get prime rib when my dad took me out to a restaurant. Thick, juicy cut. Last time I had it (20 years ago?) it was like a slice of roast beef. Maybe it was just that one restaurant, who knows, I don't eat much red meat anymore.
Oh my God prime rib is a staple in Montana.
I don't see a lot of things I used to see because we moved from WV/MD to Montana. There are really limited seafood options, however every damned restaurant here, including 'top end' ones have a one page burger menu. Burger, burger, burger.... that and ribeyes and filets.. You hardly see anything like chicken or pork dishes. It's beef, beef, beef.
I had it last week. The pub-type place near my house is known for its french onion soup. Got it last time with a salad. Time before that my friend and I both got the soup and split a crabcake slider appetizer.
Now I want a good bowl of french onion soup! I'll have to keep an eye for it the next time we go out to eat.
Nice, I am jealous! :-) I used to work a few doors away from a very nice deli that had a meatloaf sandwich on the menu, OMG, was that good! I make it every now and then at home myself, and I have to admit that my ex-wife learned to make a nice meatloaf.
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I make it every now and then at home myself, and I have to admit that my ex-wife learned to make a nice meatloaf.