Chain restaurants

[GRCPM]

Scheldes closed the Rio Grand on 60th St west of Kalamazoo just this week. They had trouble competing with the new restaruants on Kalamazoo Ave nearer to the M6 expressway.

[Allison Slater]

There's the few ChiChi's resturaunts.. I remember there was one outwise either Woodland or Eastbrook. I remember being there for a birthday somewhere between 8 and 12. Another birthday was at the maze craze... that was fun stuff there. If it was still open I'd probably still go there =p

[midude]

How about Donato's Pizza? Good stuff there.

Also - Sveden House!

Farrell's Ice Cream

Ha, I remember my dad trying to eat one of those "Pig Troughs" at Farrell's. That must have been way back in the 70's.

[TenPoundHammer]

There's the few ChiChi's resturaunts.. I remember there was one outwise either Woodland or Eastbrook. I remember being there for a birthday somewhere between 8 and 12. Another birthday was at the maze craze... that was fun stuff there. If it was still open I'd probably still go there =p

I think it was in front of Woodland. Seems like I have it in an old phone book; it may have even been IN the mall.

By the way, when I was at Woodland, I noticed what looked like two former restaurant spaces in the Mastercuts entrance (Marshall Field's wing) at Woodland. Anyone know what those were?

[mgreven]

I think it was in front of Woodland. Seems like I have it in an old phone book; it may have even been IN the mall.

By the way, when I was at Woodland, I noticed what looked like two former restaurant spaces in the Mastercuts entrance (Marshall Field's wing) at Woodland. Anyone know what those were?

Mr. Fables and T.E. Murches

Chi Chi's was outside the mall where Seoul Garden is now. It was Akram's Steakhouse between those two.

[the03avenger]

Heres a question why the heck does gr not have a Kentucky Fried Chiken buffet? They have one in greenville wonder why one isnt here id think it do well.

[TenPoundHammer]

Heres a question why the heck does gr not have a Kentucky Fried Chiken buffet? They have one in greenville wonder why one isnt here id think it do well.

I think KFC is trying to phase out their buffets. My local KFC (which is also my local Taco Bell) has the buffet only on weekends.

What I want to know is why Yum! Brands hasn't tried putting KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, A & W, and Long John Silvers all in the same building.

[GRDadof3]

I think KFC is trying to phase out their buffets. My local KFC (which is also my local Taco Bell) has the buffet only on weekends.

What I want to know is why Yum! Brands hasn't tried putting KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, A & W, and Long John Silvers all in the same building.

There's a KenTacoHut in Columbus near Ohio State.

[Allison Slater]

There also used to be a KenTacoHut in Wayland for about a year. Wayland's had a history of having too many of the same thing, however. When this town was about half the size it is now, we had 3 pizza places and 2 burger places out of maybe 7 or so total resturaunts in town. When KenTacoHut moved in, we had 4 pizza places, which was way too much. Now it's just a KenTaco.

(And now we've got 2 Jazz/Blues/LocalBand-style coffee house-resturaunts in town right next to eachother. One's bound to drive the other out of business.) They both look really nice tho... best atmosphere out of any resturaunt Wayland's seen in a long time.

[suydam]

There also used to be a KenTacoHut in Wayland for about a year. Wayland's had a history of having too many of the same thing, however. When this town was about half the size it is now, we had 3 pizza places and 2 burger places out of maybe 7 or so total resturaunts in town. When KenTacoHut moved in, we had 4 pizza places, which was way too much. Now it's just a KenTaco.

(And now we've got 2 Jazz/Blues/LocalBand-style coffee house-resturaunts in town right next to eachother. One's bound to drive the other out of business.) They both look really nice tho... best atmosphere out of any resturaunt Wayland's seen in a long time.

They don't have an O'Chilibee's Roadhouse yet though, do they?

[Allison Slater]

Nope, only chain places we got in Wayland are McDonald's, Burger King, KenTaco, Subway, Jimmy Johns, China One, Big Boy, Uccelo's, and Little Caesar's. Everything else is all local business. I think at the point we're at now, however, additional food places won't do well until the population here increases further or the casino gets built and brings more business into town.