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stevefoxsc
07-29-2008, 10:01 PM
Ahhhhh Bankrupt
EagleDude73
07-29-2008, 10:10 PM
Ahhhhh Bankrupt

For a moment there, I thought this was the 'Judson Stadium' thread.

Back on topic, this is too bad for all of those unsuspecting people.
stevefoxsc
07-29-2008, 10:19 PM
For a moment there, I thought this was the 'Judson Stadium' thread.

Back on topic, this is too bad for all of those unsuspecting people.

yeah the place isn't my favorite but i still like to have choices when i go out to eat
DragonBand06
07-30-2008, 12:08 AM
...more like Steak n' FAIL
ktCarl
07-30-2008, 07:13 AM
I always enjoyed the Kensington Club steak at Steak and Ale and also the waitresses in their short skirts.
RedRage00
07-30-2008, 07:42 AM
Steak and Ale blows.
trojanbacker
07-30-2008, 08:00 AM
I can't believe how poorly they handled it yesterday. Employees weren't even told ahead of time. That tells me quite a bit about the management.
CoveMom
07-30-2008, 08:03 AM
I am old school. Steak n Ale was the place you got engaged, went for Senior Prom, took your date for Sadie Hawkins.....


I will miss it. Their salads and steaks were the best. You could go there alone and be treated like a queen (or king) when travelling and they had rooms you could sit for hours over your coffee and read a good book or just think.

I will miss it.


Another part of my youth gone.


:(
slorch
07-30-2008, 08:09 AM
cannot say that I have ever really like these two restaurants.

Steak & Ale closed in Lubbock years ago and my beloved Stella's(:notworthy) moved in...

If that could happen everywhere, 7-29-08 would become a national holiday!:cool:
RedRage00
07-30-2008, 08:15 AM
I can't believe how poorly they handled it yesterday. Employees weren't even told ahead of time. That tells me quite a bit about the management.

I'm not surprised. They did the same thing about 2 or 3 years ago in my hometown (Victoria). They closed the Bennigans there and did not tell the employees. They just showed up to a locked restaurant and a sign on the door saying they were closed. I don't know if they ever received their last paycheck.
CoveMom
07-30-2008, 08:41 AM
I'm surprised. Nobody has commented on the obvious. The Highland Park Scots in my avatar, that is. You know, men in skirts.

:D

(you know I love ya, right? ;))
slorch
07-30-2008, 08:51 AM
I am old school.

I will miss it. You could go there alone and think.

I will miss it.

:(

slightly out of context;), but wouldn't a library be a better place to go and "think?" Is the primal satisfaction that is a ribeye with a loaded baked potato that thought provoking?
RedRage00
07-30-2008, 09:13 AM
:D

(you know I love ya, right? ;))

LMAO!

I guess I won't be buying yarn from you now. :eek:
pied
07-30-2008, 09:28 AM
I am old school. Steak n Ale was the place you got engaged, went for Senior Prom, took your date for Sadie Hawkins.....


I will miss it. Their salads and steaks were the best. You could go there alone and be treated like a queen (or king) when travelling and they had rooms you could sit for hours over your coffee and read a good book or just think.

I will miss it.


Another part of my youth gone.


:(

Anyone remember Victoria Station?
grayowl60
07-30-2008, 10:32 AM
Lots of memories at S&A. Brinkers first resturant was S&a on Northwest just East of Central. It was the start of his empire.
CoveMom
07-30-2008, 06:31 PM
slightly out of context;), but wouldn't a library be a better place to go and "think?" Is the primal satisfaction that is a ribeye with a loaded baked potato that thought provoking?

Yeah, SLIGHTLY. You edited out the "when travelling." Quite critical to the "alone" part and, not insignificantly, to the point of why a restaurant would be a nice place to read a book or think.....:D
CoveMom
07-30-2008, 06:31 PM
LMAO!

I guess I won't be buying yarn from you now. :eek:

Thread. Or more properly, fibers. And you'll need it to fix the rips in your skirts...

:p
CoveMom
07-30-2008, 06:32 PM
Anyone remember Victoria Station?

jes.
slorch
07-30-2008, 06:33 PM
Yeah, SLIGHTLY. You edited out the "when travelling." Quite critical to the "alone" part and, not insignificantly, to the point of why a restaurant would be a nice place to read a book or think.....:D

I'm working on my career as a political journalist by quoting only the things that sound interesting...
CoveMom
07-30-2008, 06:36 PM
I'm working on my career as a political journalist by quoting only the things that sound interesting...

As long as you don't write for a paper/magazine that I read, you are off to a good start. I have the editor of my local paper on speed dial. And the publisher.

:eek:
DrEdward
07-30-2008, 07:23 PM
Steak and Ale blows.

Not any more. :rolleyes:
HebronHawk
07-30-2008, 07:51 PM
Anyone remember Victoria Station?

yes
mad_fan
07-30-2008, 10:13 PM
Anyone remember Victoria Station?

HELL YES...
Irritates the heck out of ms mad...
I have EVERY mailing I've received from them since the late 90's...
I ziplock bags....so the polluted air won't affect them...
...
...
nvm...
I thought it said Victorias Secret....:D
rocketgrl94
07-30-2008, 10:16 PM
HELL YES...
Irritates the heck out of ms mad...
I have EVERY mailing I've received from them since the late 90's...
I ziplock bags....so the polluted air won't affect them...
...
...
nvm...
I thought it said Victorias Secret....:D

hehehehe:rolleyes:
mad_fan
07-30-2008, 10:17 PM
hehehehe:rolleyes:

a mad post that rocketgrl GOT!!!

:notworthy...mad...:notworthy...


;)
CoveMom
07-30-2008, 10:22 PM
HELL YES...
Irritates the heck out of ms mad...
I have EVERY mailing I've received from them since the late 90's...
I ziplock bags....so the polluted air won't affect them...
...
...
nvm...
I thought it said Victorias Secret....:D

very, very good. my hat's off to you. that's hat's, not a@@! :p
mad_fan
07-30-2008, 10:44 PM
very, very good. my hat's off to you. that's hat's, not a@@! :p

Thanks for the clarification in the end...I confuse easily...:D
ACM Dad
07-30-2008, 10:59 PM
My wife and I had our first real date at a Steak and Ale. I wasn't much of a Bennigans person, but did enjoy the SnA steaks and salad bar. My family went there a lot when I was in HS and college.
katyfan52
07-31-2008, 06:04 AM
I'm working on my career as a political journalist by quoting only the things that sound interesting...
I'd say apply for a job at the McCain campaign, but I think they've got that position filled. :D
katyfan52
07-31-2008, 06:09 AM
I am old school. Steak n Ale was the place you got engaged, went for Senior Prom, took your date for Sadie Hawkins.....


I will miss it. Their salads and steaks were the best. You could go there alone and be treated like a queen (or king) when travelling and they had rooms you could sit for hours over your coffee and read a good book or just think.

I will miss it.


Another part of my youth gone.


:(

I worked at a couple of Steak and Ale's when I was in college. My first husband was the kitchen manager at one of them and we used to jokingly called it "Ache and Stale". I did manage to get the recipe for the marinade for their marinated chicken breast, which made it all worthwhile. ;)
katyfan52
07-31-2008, 06:11 AM
I always enjoyed the Kensington Club steak at Steak and Ale and also the waitresses in their short skirts.

We hated those outfits, but they did get us excellent tips. Especially at lunch service. Can you say expense account???? :notworthy
chhspantherfan
07-31-2008, 06:23 AM
Is it true that SOuthlake Tavern was part of this and has closed also? Am out of town and can't run over and look.