IronTiger Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 After reading about Del Taco and hearing other stories of fast-foods-no-longer in Houston like the first stand of Krispy Kreme (looks like it will open in June), I'm wondering if there were any RAX Roast Beef stores in Houston in the 1980s. Today, the restaurant is camping out in Ohio and the states adjacent to it with just a little over a dozen stores but in the 1980s during its peak it had over 500 stores in 38 states, so I'm thinking it was plausible that it had at least one or two restaurants in Houston. The restaurants featured fancy architecture (solariums and wood paneling) with salad bars and other features. Does this sound familiar to anyone, or did Houston miss out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 After reading about Del Taco and hearing other stories of fast-foods-no-longer in Houston like the first stand of Krispy Kreme (looks like it will open in June), I'm wondering if there were any RAX Roast Beef stores in Houston in the 1980s. Today, the restaurant is camping out in Ohio and the states adjacent to it with just a little over a dozen stores but in the 1980s during its peak it had over 500 stores in 38 states, so I'm thinking it was plausible that it had at least one or two restaurants in Houston. The restaurants featured fancy architecture (solariums and wood paneling) with salad bars and other features. Does this sound familiar to anyone, or did Houston miss out? I don't think they ever entered Houston. There was one in Lafayette that I went to a few times in the mid-80s.I remember really liking the shakes there for some reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Rax did enter Texas. I believe they had a location in Waco, and probably some up in Dallas. I don't believe they ever reached Houston though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Hm. I wonder where the Waco location was. I know from one of my old threads that Louisiana, Waco, and Dallas (even BCS!) got Winn-Dixie stores, but Houston didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 According to this page the location was: Taco Bell was originally a Rax Roast Beef that became a liquor store then a used car lot, torn down and replaced by Backyard Burger It's a bit broad, but the location could probably be found. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Slight side-note, Arby's locations have been closing recently. Not sure what's up with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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