A few shuttered spots that come to mind.
Ground round peanuts on floor.
In the 80s it made a national book as one of the hot spots to meet and socialize odd right.
Apparently they are still in business in some form but certainly not around here.
At that time the ground round was known for playing silent movies having a mascot named bingo the clown a pay what you weigh night and of course the peanut shelled floors.
On january 17 2010 independent owners cooperative llc became the owner of ground round a group originally formed of 30 franchisee owners which is based in freeport maine.
The ground round was a popular restaurant growing up in my neck of the woods always packed with floors littered with peanut shells and one night a week was all you can eat wings.
You didn t have to be prissy neat about it.
The best part about this is that they let you just throw the peanut shells to the floor.
And chi chi s which made fajitas a mainstream dish in.
The peanut shells crunching under your feet the charlie chaplain and betty boop cartoons and bingo the clown were all reasons you wanted to have your birthday party at ground round.
Bennigan s one of the first casual dining chains.
During the 1970s and 1980s ground round was well known for its children s parties showing silent movies.
So does some other steakhouse.
Ground round and its peanut shell covered floor.
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Ground round grill bar is an american casual dining restaurant that was founded in 1969 by howard johnson s.
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Ground round used to do that.
Ground round grill bar.
What happened to the peanut shells on the floor.
I thought that was such a great idea.
We fondly remember when ground round was on central avenue there was one spot in the hartsdale area and then there was one in yonkers.
And visitors could see that a few of the ground round s distinct original features still exist in some form.