Went back to the antique store yesterday to grab a statue for my partner that we originally passed up Ended up finding this cute little Ponderosa Steakhouse PYREX mug for a dollar Are there still any Ponderosa restaurants around? - ThreadSky

retrozo.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Went back to the antique store yesterday to grab a statue for my partner that we originally passed up

Ended up finding this cute little Ponderosa Steakhouse PYREX mug for a dollar

Are there still any Ponderosa restaurants around?

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oldmanbrett.bsky.social•4 days ago

Seems it's a Bonanza closest to me.

tee-tee.bsky.social•3 days ago

lol this is going to sound like BS given what I said above but my dad also managed a Bonanza. The Bonanze was in Williamsburg, VA and the Ponderosa was in New Jersey. And he managed a Shoney’s!

No wonder I’m fluffy.

princefan-1.bsky.social•3 days ago

There’s none in Michigan

glitchedheart.bsky.social•4 days ago

There's one still operating on 192 outside of Disney World in Orlando. The parking lot only ever had a few cars in it. I was afraid to try it as it seemed like the place to get food poisoning. Used to go one as a kid though in ft. lauderdale quite a bit.

retrozo.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yeah I don't know their quality these days but as a kid it was great

tee-tee.bsky.social•3 days ago

My Dad used to manage a Ponderosa! We ate good those years lol I def remember these cups!

lynnes97.bsky.social•3 days ago

Worked at Ponderosa thru high school! I remember learning to drink coffee from those mugs!

tee-tee.bsky.social•3 days ago

They’re so thick!

becky906.bsky.social•4 days ago

My sister and I were just talking about Ponderosa. There are two with 5.5 hours of where I live. We talked about making a road trip. This is so great!

ladyrei7.bsky.social•3 days ago

I drive two hours to get White Castle by myself. So, 5.5 hours isn't bad.

retrozo.bsky.social•3 days ago

There's a Bonanza about 30 minutes from me and I'm tempted to go for nostalgia sake

becky906.bsky.social•3 days ago

Do it!! Didn’t they have a dessert bar with soft serve ice cream?

retrozo.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm pretty sure but honestly it's been over 20 years since I've been to one

surblu.bsky.social•3 days ago

Additionally, did you find the statue you went looking for?

retrozo.bsky.social•3 days ago

We did, thank you

maker-of-vibes.bsky.social•3 days ago

That salad bar though...

akdweller.bsky.social•3 days ago

Soft serve with sprinkles

retrozo.bsky.social•4 days ago

Just checked. There's about a dozen left out of around 700 originally

solitarycamel.bsky.social•4 days ago

Damn, same thing that happened to Kenny Rogers Roasters eh

I seem to remember enjoying Ponderosa but there weren't too many in Canada and I only went when I was really young.

headandarm.bsky.social•3 days ago

Apparently, there are still 18 Ponderosa Steak House restaurants left. https://pon-bon.com/locations

retrozo.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh cool. I could only find about 13 confined still open

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