Every so often, my brain likes to bring memories up to the surface at random.

Today, it just so happens that my brain has drudged up the memory of me as a kid going to a small little restaurant in South Portland. It was on the Maine Mall side of the city, where the Verizon store (the one next to Burger King, near Dick's Sporting Goods) stands now. Served American food, and I think it closed in the late 2000s or early 2010s.

Not sure if it was local or a chain, but I'm thinking it might have been a local one. Definitely a sit-down restaurant, not anything like McDonald's or Burger King or whathaveyou.

Any help in solving this mystery (as well as experiences from those who might have been to this restaurant) is appreciated.

EDIT: It's Lone Star Steakhouse! Congrats to all the right guessers who said this or Bonanza (who was there before). Thank you for helping me solve this months-old mystery of mine.

Comments

SouthernButterbean t1_ja7jpnh wrote on February 27, 2023 at 12:54 PM

#2,053,895

Bugaboo Creek?

Runnah5555 t1_ja7mcs4 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:18 PM

#2,054,490

Sebago?

Walter_J_Bro t1_ja7n81i wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:26 PM

#2,054,683

Bonanza was over there.

Guygan t1_ja7o16n wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:33 PM

#2,054,862

Friendly's?

[deleted] t1_ja7ozpe wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:41 PM

#2,055,060

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DidDunMegasploded OP t1_ja7q3w2 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:51 PM

#2,055,363

Replying to Guygan (#2,054,862)

Nope. Friendly's is around the corner and still kicking. I do have fond memories of going there too, though.

DidDunMegasploded OP t1_ja7qich wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:54 PM

#2,055,459

Replying to SouthernButterbean (#2,053,895)

Nope. That was up the road where CSL Plasma now is. Never went there.

DidDunMegasploded OP t1_ja7r0rh wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:58 PM

#2,055,581

Replying to Walter_J_Bro (#2,054,683)

Close. I did punch it into Google and came up with Lone Star Steakhouse, which came from Bonanza in that location in 1998.

So ding ding ding, you are correct! throws confetti

I can rest easy now, thank you.

DidDunMegasploded OP t1_ja7r2p6 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:58 PM

#2,055,601

Replying to Runnah5555 (#2,054,490)

Nope. It was Lone Star Steakhouse!

dgonthier t1_ja7re9n wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:01 PM

#2,055,673

Lone star steakhouse

Walter_J_Bro t1_ja7t7lq wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:16 PM

#2,056,096

Replying to DidDunMegasploded (#2,055,581)

I forgot about Lonestar. I used to love the Bonanza when I was a kid. Bonanza, the Ground Round, York Steakhouse and the old IHOP. My childhood favorites out near the mall.