Didn't I hear somewhere that Dan Blocker (who played Hoss in the TV series) was one of the financial backers of Bonanza? I remember there was one on the South Freeway next to the Putt-Putt just north of Felix Street. I just barely remember when the Bonanza restaurants were open but I don't think I ever ate at one. There was a Lone Star Coffee Shop on East Lancaster.ĭo you remember Lums? (I think that's how it was spelled). I remember Shakeys/Papa's well.It's was a U-Haul rental last time I checked, at Lancaster and Tierney.Wasn't the Pizza Inn where John Carter's Place is now originally a Shakey's as well? I know they had the Banjo/Piano Band there like Shakey's did way back when. Was the Clover a chain? I just remember the one across from Sycamore Park on Rosedale or Vickery.It was a credit union last time I drove by. I think the Beefer's/Burger Box or whatever it is now on Pipeline across from the Bellaire Theatre in Hurst was a Mr. Quick was the first chain I remember that used styrofoam cups.There was one on E.
It was a big trailered pre-fab building that they drove in, secured & wired up. I remember when they tore down the Meadowbrook Chuck Wagon, They (literally) drove in a Hooker's Hamburgers Stand on the same spot. We mostly went to the one at Meadowbrook & Handley, but there was another one on East Lancaster down between Beach & Riverside. They moved from the location on Belknap to over around the N. The Clown Burger is still around, or was recently. Papa's Pizza (on East Lancaster and then it became a Shakeys) Here is a list of several restaurant chains in and around Fort Worth from days gone by:Ĭhuck Wagon Hamburgers (locations throughout the Fort Worth-Mid CitiesĬlown Hamburger on Belknap in Haltom City (hole in the wall with a great burger)