Susan T

On June 20, 2018 at 9:49 PM, Firebird65 said:

 

Thought you wanted to know about the restaurants on Dyna in the 1980s? I offered to help earlier in the thread.

 

There's never been an IHOP on Dyna.  There's a Denny's down I-45 at Aldine-Bender. 

And I said Thank you! I just said I wished there was one for the Humble area. I've got questions there too!

Thanks so much!! I wish there was a site like this for Humble. I'm trying to remember what was in the IHOP building. I know it was JoJo's first then something else before it became IHOP

Bobby McGee's

I'm trying to remember the restaurants in the 45/airline/Dyna road are in the 1980's

Moderator edit:

The Original Bobby McGee's Conglomeration was located in the retail center called Deauville Square with an address of 10822 North Freeway (I-45).  This is from an Ebay grand opening advertisement of BMC.

An alternate spelling of the company was: Bobby McGee's Conglomeration of Houston.

On August 5, 2005 at 2:39 PM, MidtownCoog said:

Weinenschitzel?

They still have those in Flagstaff.

They are building one in New Caney!!

On August 5, 2014 at 6:28 PM, Purpledevil said:

I don't remember a Red Lobster down Dyna, mkultra, but I do remember this little diddy that I used to love, called the Moon Palace. How I miss the Palace...

Could Red Lobster have been in the stand alone building next door to Los Cabos/Moon Palace? I've been trying to put my finger on what that game room used to be for quite some time now. It was obviously a restaurant, but what? It's been driving me crazy. Wouldn't that be something if we ended up answering each other's question? The building certainly doesn't look like an old Red Lobster, but I guess it's possible.

Looks like a JoJo's

On July 26, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Specwriter said:

It's a hot dog restaurant. Back in the day they were built as an 'A' frame building like some of the older Whataburger restaurants. I distinctly remember visiting one in Houston during January of 1968! I believe it was on Long Point Road. That neighborhood was quite a bit different than it is today. I also (sort of) remember a Wagon Wheel which was a drive up hamburger stand nearby.

My grandmother lived in Spring Branch at the time and my sister and I would spend the occasional Friday or Saturday evening with her when my parents would have an evening out (we were both in elementary school at the time). Nana was not a "cook" but she did seem to know what a couple of youngsters would like for dinner.

I'm certain of the January 1968 date because the garage at our home burned on 1/20 of that year (we think it was set as a diversion for several robberies in the neighborhood). Though the living space wasn't damaged the whole house was pretty smoky so we had dinner every night of the ensuing week at friends' homes or at fast food restaurants. My sister and I thought it was kinda fun - my parents, probably not so much.

Even though I remember going to der Wienerschnitzel I couldn't tell you now if they had good hot dogs. I was a little kid then and I think my tastes have changed. I might have enjoyed the novelty more than the food. I enjoy a James' Coney Island hot dog now and then. I also liked to visit Big Franks. There used to be one of those on Montrose just north of Westheimer.

I looked on the der Wienerschnitzel web site and the closest current restaurants are in Bryan and around Austin. A US map on the web site suggests there are some in the Houston area but I couldn't find them.

They are currently building one in New Caney off 69

On August 5, 2005 at 2:39 PM, MidtownCoog said:

Weinenschitzel?

They still have those in Flagstaff.

They are building one in New Caney!!

I have a question along this thread. There used to be a JoJo's in Humble TX that I believe turned into a Champs along 59. It is now an IHOP. Can someone confirm for me if it was Champs?