Posted on 04/08/2011 2:57:25 AM PDT by Reaganite Republican
Wow...thanks for posting this. I remember going to the movies and Woolworth’s was across the street. We’d go there for a cherry coke and fries.
They were genius... not too many could shop there long without succombing to the smells, imo that’s why the counter ran down the side of the store, not separated like Target or IKEA’s, for instance... they know what they were doing for a while, but time passed them by- I think K-Mart did them in in the 70s
There was a Woolworth’s in Big Town mall in Mesquite. I spent many a happy moment at their counter as a kid.
I looked at that menu and wondered, what ever happened to ham salad? Not enough ham salad these days.
I heard that Isaly’s chipped chopped ham is still available? But is it a regional brand?
Ben Franklin in Pompton Lakes, NJ, used to have a lunch counter. Well, before the fire.
It originated in Pittsburgh... and I just found where you can get it:
http://www.isalys.com/deli-and-dairy-products/where-to-buy/
Yes, you can still get it in Ohio, Western Pa and WV.
I think it is also avail online, but not prechopped.
Its that fine fine chopped ham and BBQ that is just irresistible.
Here is a menu from isalys. date unknown
I remember being there as a kid! My town (Gillette) had a McCrory’s with a lunch counter and those greasey cheeseburger’s with fries were the best!
Thanks, that explains why the name sounds familiar to me. I get that whole “food from home” thing.
When I left my vacation in Cleveland to return to St. George, UT, I had a half-dozen or so packages of frozen Kahn’s All Beef hotdogs in my carry on luggage.
heh...
Yup.
I was just about to post that.
There are still a few of the old restaurants around, and I often find the ham/BBQ sauce in the local grocery’s
I saw it in an IGA in Ohio I know, but that link is to a list of stores, some states have it all over the place
Oh Lord! the food back there!
My mom lives there still, I had a couple Khan’s dogs not that long ago- she made her pigs in a blanket with em
I know I have bought it at Giant Eagle
Pimento cheese spread has disappeared too.
‘Goose liver’ is the sort of thing you’d see more in England, I think I missed it’s time here completely.
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