I changed my mind: now I want Shakey's pizza.

[Aristus]

Not just the pizza; the experience. The barnlike structure of the building. The long, low dark hardwood tables. The window into the kitchen where you could see them tossing the pizza dough. The one I grew up near in San Antonio would often hire a clown to entertain the kids. This was back before 'creepy clowns' became a thing.

Nothing like it...

[fishwax]

1. wow -- haven't thought about Shakey's Pizza in a long time

[Aristus]

2. Alcohol and nostalgia are a potent combination...

[Chiquitita]

28. There are still some Shakey's

All on the west coast, except one in Auburn, AL. I loved the mojo potatoes.
https://www.shakeys.com/our-story/

[htuttle]

3. Oh, I miss Shakey's Pizza!

Thin crust pizza that you could watch being made, Mojo Potatoes, Fried Chicken and Pitchers of Beer -- and Bunch'o'Lunch all-you-can scarf down specials!

Our local one had a table magician roaming around. Not bad, either. Worked in the area for years.

[argyl]

4. There was a Shakeys on Lemmon Ave.in Dallas.

My friends would frequent it on occasion. Mainly
late 60’s/early ‘70’s. Right part of town, great food if a serious onslaught of the munchies came on.

[Aristus]

5. The ever-present smell of powdered Parmesan cheese...

[Bradshaw3]

16. So that was what that distinctive aroma was

Was never sure, but you knew you were in Shakey's. It was the first pizza place I went to with my friends when we were old enough to drive.

[Doreen]

6. My first thought when I read that was, "There is still a Shakey's?"

I feel old now...thanks.

[Aristus]

8. That's the problem. There isn't any anymore...

The one closest to where I live now went out of business decades ago...

[sl8]

7. Yeesh. I want a good night kiss. No, I want Shakey's. No, I want vodka and cider and whisky.

I bet we could give you all those things and then you'd want a jet-ski!

[Aristus]

9. There's no point in living if you can't feel alive...

[sl8]

12. OK, fine, but I'm keeping the Jet-Ski.

[Aristus]

13. Cool.

More vodka would have been enough...

[hibbing]

10. Had one of those in my town

I barely remember it, but remember it being fun when I was a kid.


Peace

[Aristus]

11. Ah, memories...

[jg10003]

14. The one I went to had charlie chaplin movies playing. They had a great little jingle;

"we serve fun at shakey's. Also pizza"

[Aristus]

15. That's RIGHT!

I remember those! I became such a huge Charlie Chaplin fan, too.


Once, they were playing an old Flash Gordon cliffhanger serial. I remember they had dumped Flash and Dale into a huge water tank, and set the "shark men" on them.

[First Speaker]

17. Any New Englanders remember The Farm Shop restaurants...?

...when we travelled from Washington DC to my parents' hometown in CT, we always stopped at the Farm Shop. It was never as big as Friendly's, but I always thought it was a lot better...really miss them...

[Laffy Kat]

18. Awww. I loved those.

We had them when I was growing up in Memphis. We used to go as a family to Shakey's then go play miniature golf. Nice memories. Now there's just Chuckie Cheeses, yuck.

[Leith]

19. There Was an Ice Cream Parlor Like That

When I was in high school. I can't remember the name of it, but a large group of people could order the "Pig Trough." When it was delivered, it took 2 waiters to carry it while running around the whole restaurant.

You could get a glass of soda water for 2¢.

[Aristus]

20. Farrell's.

The one at Tacoma Mall closed sometime in the late '80's, I think.

Long gone. But not forgotten...

[Leith]

21. YES!

Farrell's. We loved that place.

[Turbineguy]

27. There's still

Fenton's Creamery

4226 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

[In_The_Wind]

22. I've never had a Shakey's pizza.

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I has a sad.

[Aristus]

23. In actual fact, I don't remember if the pizza was any real good.

It's mostly just nostalgia. The times my grandparents took us to Shakey's were wonderful experiences.

[In_The_Wind]

25. That's sweet.

[Ellipsis]

24. In high school We used skip out on an afternoon and drive 20 miles for the experience .

It wasn't bad zza.I can still taste the sausage mushroom... they had chicken too.

[Turbineguy]

26. And the crazy posters!

"Shakey's made a deal with the bank. The bank doesn't make pizza and Shakey's doesn't give credit."

[Itchinjim]

29. A few of my friends and I would sometimes hit Shakey's buffet bar

to sate our raging munchies after partaking in the Herb. One day one of us piled a plate with broccoli spears and smothered it in cheese sauce. We sat down at our table and one of us took a bite of his broccoli and cheese sauce and stated: " This isn't cheese sauce, this is butterscotch pudding!" We almost died of the giggles.

[Lunabell]

30. I miss the Italian sandwich.

Yummy, I miss it.