Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Interesting. Shrimp Scampi was definitely a mid-price restaurant trend in the 1990s where I live. We even had a restaurant that was called "Scampi's." It was a steak and sea place. Understood and agree about Italian menus, it's just shrimp with butter and garlic, so classic in that respect.
And, of course, "scampi" is Italian for "shrimp," so we've all been eating "shrimp shrimp" for decades.
Club Sandwiches, Chef's salad, prime rib, chicken Cacciatore, ham salad sandwiches, liver and onions, mutton - I don't think I have seen mutton on a menu since the 70s or 80s.
Then there were 70s - 80s favorites French Onion Soup with a slice of French bread on top and lots of gooey cheese and quiche Lorraine, - popular at Sunday brunches.
Shrimp cocktail was a staple as "fancy restaurants" but I don't see it much now.
Club Sandwiches, Chef's salad, prime rib, chicken Cacciatore, ham salad sandwiches, liver and onions, mutton - I don't think I have seen mutton on a menu since the 70s or 80s.
Then there were 70s - 80s favorites French Onion Soup with a slice of French bread on top and lots of gooey cheese and quiche Lorraine, - popular at Sunday brunches.
Shrimp cocktail was a staple as "fancy restaurants" but I don't see it much now.
I have a tradition (currently suspended) of baking a ham on Easter Sunday. Since the ham I bake feeds more people than I invite, I have plenty of leftovers.
A good chunk of that leftover ham makes its way into ham salad. Want me to mail you some next time I fix it?
I still find French onion soup on plenty of restaurant menus (plain and fancy) and order it whenever I see it.
I'm wondering if I've been there, or could go there.
Rudford's Restaurant Diner, 2900 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego. I tried to copy/paste their menu, but couldn't do it. They've been open since 1949, still open 24/7! I miss them.
They now serve alcohol, too, they didn't back in the day.
I don’t see Prime Rib in restaurants much any more.
There was a regional chain called Steak and Ale that was known for their Prime Rib. It looks like they are trying to make a comeback...whoever owns the brand. https://steakandale.com/
As stated earlier in the thread, veal parmigiana is becoming harder to find on Italian restaurant menus. It's mostly the more upscale Italian restaurants that still have it on their menus.
My sister moved to rural Tennessee a couple of years ago. Seems to be a lot of them in that area.
Funny thing, my part of Tennessee, is diners and even BBQ is hard to find, but Mexican restaurants are EVERYWHERE. Our little town has FIVE Mexican places. And FOUR Chinese places, though the owners of one retired so down to three. Two and a half Italian "style" places. One excellent French place. One Thai, one Japanese, one trend follower. And one mediocre "diner." All the rest are standard chain places and fast food.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Threerun
We used to see ham loaf on menus in WV. I like ham loaf far better than meatloaf. That sauce / glaze on ham loaf was just amazing. I have never seen it outside of WV/PA and parts of OH.
Gonna have to dust off the recipe my friend gave me and maybe make it for Easter.
Love ham loaf but never seen it on a menu anywhere. My wife's grandmother made an excellent one.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarahsez
I haven't seen fried chicken. There was a crispness and a crunch I haven't seen in years.
Funny, the only place here in town that has "fried chicken" is KFC. Unless you want to count ChikFilet and Zaxby's. Or the deli at Publix. You'd think being in the buckle on the bible best that fried chicken would be common.
As stated earlier in the thread, veal parmigiana is becoming harder to find on Italian restaurant menus. It's mostly the more upscale Italian restaurants that still have it on their menus.
After I posted that, I went to do some research on restaurants in the Delaware County suburb of Lansdowne, which I'm featuring in the May issue "Living In..." article.
I found one of those old-school diners (in a very new-school building) with a menu (the page links to the PDF of the menu) that includes just about anything you could think of — if you can't find something you want on it, you're probably not hungry.
You can get chicken cordon bleu and Monte Cristo sandwiches here. I'm not sure I'd vouch for the quality of the cheesesteak sandwiches here, for the menu may violate my rule of thumb ("Any place that says it serves a 'Philly cheesesteak' doesn't").
You can also get several varieties of parmigiana. But not veal.
(I've run across at least one diner menu here that still includes it.)
After I posted that, I went to do some research on restaurants in the Delaware County suburb of Lansdowne, which I'm featuring in the May issue "Living In..." article.
I found one of those old-school diners (in a very new-school building) with a menu (the page links to the PDF of the menu) that includes just about anything you could think of — if you can't find something you want on it, you're probably not hungry.
You can get chicken cordon bleu and Monte Cristo sandwiches here. I'm not sure I'd vouch for the quality of the cheesesteak sandwiches here, for the menu may violate my rule of thumb ("Any place that says it serves a 'Philly cheesesteak' doesn't").
You can also get several varieties of parmigiana. But not veal.
(I've run across at least one diner menu here that still includes it.)
Contrary to popular misconception, eggplant, not veal, parmigiana is the only version that is truly authentic Italian. Chicken and veal parmigiana are Italian-American creations. There are some veal dishes in Italy that are similar, but not identical, to veal parmigiana (in Italy they are usually served without sauce or cheese).
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
