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What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
LNUVn
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Date: May 26, 2016 05:48PM
Roy Rogers had so many local locations and now there are only a handful of them.
What happened?
What happened?
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Trigger Lives
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Date: May 26, 2016 05:52PM
It might be the terrible food, but I might be wrong.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
trigger this
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Date: May 26, 2016 06:19PM
LNUVn Wrote:
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> Roy Rogers had so many local locations and now
> there are only a handful of them.
>
> What happened?
In 1990 Marriot sold Roy's to Hardee's and Hardee's started converting some of the Roy's restaurants into Hardee's. People in the mid atlantic freaked out and Hardee's converted them back to Roy's, but the taste wasn't the same, since they were now flame broiling the burgers. When Carl's Jr bought Hardee's in '97, all non franchised Roy's ( the 13 franchised and the ones on the jersey turnpike remained) were converted to Hardee's, although they did keep Roy's fried chicken.
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> Roy Rogers had so many local locations and now
> there are only a handful of them.
>
> What happened?
In 1990 Marriot sold Roy's to Hardee's and Hardee's started converting some of the Roy's restaurants into Hardee's. People in the mid atlantic freaked out and Hardee's converted them back to Roy's, but the taste wasn't the same, since they were now flame broiling the burgers. When Carl's Jr bought Hardee's in '97, all non franchised Roy's ( the 13 franchised and the ones on the jersey turnpike remained) were converted to Hardee's, although they did keep Roy's fried chicken.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Pie Thrower
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Date: May 26, 2016 06:28PM
Trigger died, and so did Roy.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
mcd
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Date: May 26, 2016 08:04PM
McDonald's bought a bunch of Roy's in D.C. and Virginia. They slowly turned them into McDonald's. A lot of the converted stores went under. This was late 80's early 90 s. Guess hardies didn't want them.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
dungeon smash
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Date: May 26, 2016 08:38PM
trigger this Wrote:
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>
> In 1990 Marriot sold Roy's to Hardee's and
> Hardee's started converting some of the Roy's
> restaurants into Hardee's. People in the mid
> atlantic freaked out and Hardee's converted them
> back to Roy's, but the taste wasn't the same,
> since they were now flame broiling the burgers.
> When Carl's Jr bought Hardee's in '97, all non
> franchised Roy's ( the 13 franchised and the ones
> on the jersey turnpike remained) were converted to
> Hardee's, although they did keep Roy's fried
> chicken.
yeah, this, i think mcdonald's also bought out a lot of the popular franchise locations
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>
> In 1990 Marriot sold Roy's to Hardee's and
> Hardee's started converting some of the Roy's
> restaurants into Hardee's. People in the mid
> atlantic freaked out and Hardee's converted them
> back to Roy's, but the taste wasn't the same,
> since they were now flame broiling the burgers.
> When Carl's Jr bought Hardee's in '97, all non
> franchised Roy's ( the 13 franchised and the ones
> on the jersey turnpike remained) were converted to
> Hardee's, although they did keep Roy's fried
> chicken.
yeah, this, i think mcdonald's also bought out a lot of the popular franchise locations
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Fixins Bar Hero
()
Date: May 26, 2016 08:48PM
trigger this Wrote:
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> LNUVn Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Roy Rogers had so many local locations and now
> > there are only a handful of them.
> >
> > What happened?
>
>
>
> In 1990 Marriot sold Roy's to Hardee's and
> Hardee's started converting some of the Roy's
> restaurants into Hardee's. People in the mid
> atlantic freaked out and Hardee's converted them
> back to Roy's, but the taste wasn't the same,
> since they were now flame broiling the burgers.
> When Carl's Jr bought Hardee's in '97, all non
> franchised Roy's ( the 13 franchised and the ones
> on the jersey turnpike remained) were converted to
> Hardee's, although they did keep Roy's fried
> chicken.
Loved going to the Roy's in Springfield on Backlick Road back in the mid 80's.
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> LNUVn Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Roy Rogers had so many local locations and now
> > there are only a handful of them.
> >
> > What happened?
>
>
>
> In 1990 Marriot sold Roy's to Hardee's and
> Hardee's started converting some of the Roy's
> restaurants into Hardee's. People in the mid
> atlantic freaked out and Hardee's converted them
> back to Roy's, but the taste wasn't the same,
> since they were now flame broiling the burgers.
> When Carl's Jr bought Hardee's in '97, all non
> franchised Roy's ( the 13 franchised and the ones
> on the jersey turnpike remained) were converted to
> Hardee's, although they did keep Roy's fried
> chicken.
Loved going to the Roy's in Springfield on Backlick Road back in the mid 80's.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
mTxjm
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Date: May 26, 2016 09:14PM
There are a few Roys in the area.
One in downtown Manassas and a few in Montgomery County/Rockville and close to Poolesville as I recall.
Roast Beef is not what is was in the 80's, over cooked and then cooked/dipped in hot broth before loading on the sandwich.
Double R Bar Burgers are not what they were either.
Close, but not what they were in the 80's.
Like anything around here, someone screws it up and runs it into the ground.
Real Estate is too expensive and people are not into decent food.
I travel a bit and find this area really SUX for small, independent restaurants with good food and a decent price. They just cannot seem to compete or survive.
Most smaller restaurants have "cooks" not "chefs" or nobody in the kitchen with creativity and skill. It does not need to be expensive to be simple and good.
Just in New Orleans and found a small breakfast place on the edge of town. House make scratch biscuits with house blended pecan honey butter. Chicken and waffles with Sriracha Honey, Brie Waffles with Blueberry Compote, Andouille Sausage Hash and eggs. All from a small place working out the side of a house and they were busting the taste buds. Nothing like these joints in the DC area. Not fancy, not expensive, but creative and just plain good food.
One in downtown Manassas and a few in Montgomery County/Rockville and close to Poolesville as I recall.
Roast Beef is not what is was in the 80's, over cooked and then cooked/dipped in hot broth before loading on the sandwich.
Double R Bar Burgers are not what they were either.
Close, but not what they were in the 80's.
Like anything around here, someone screws it up and runs it into the ground.
Real Estate is too expensive and people are not into decent food.
I travel a bit and find this area really SUX for small, independent restaurants with good food and a decent price. They just cannot seem to compete or survive.
Most smaller restaurants have "cooks" not "chefs" or nobody in the kitchen with creativity and skill. It does not need to be expensive to be simple and good.
Just in New Orleans and found a small breakfast place on the edge of town. House make scratch biscuits with house blended pecan honey butter. Chicken and waffles with Sriracha Honey, Brie Waffles with Blueberry Compote, Andouille Sausage Hash and eggs. All from a small place working out the side of a house and they were busting the taste buds. Nothing like these joints in the DC area. Not fancy, not expensive, but creative and just plain good food.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Roys Burgers And Roast Beef #1
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Date: May 26, 2016 10:18PM
Both are great, Roys beats McD's all the way..Why does every thing at McDs taste like they added Vitamin B ?? Cod Liver Oil ??
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Leonard.Slye
()
Date: May 27, 2016 02:34PM
Fixins Bar Hero Wrote:
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> trigger this Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > LNUVn Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Roy Rogers had so many local locations and
> now
> > > there are only a handful of them.
> > >
> > > What happened?
> >
> >
> >
> > In 1990 Marriot sold Roy's to Hardee's and
> > Hardee's started converting some of the Roy's
> > restaurants into Hardee's. People in the mid
> > atlantic freaked out and Hardee's converted
> them
> > back to Roy's, but the taste wasn't the same,
> > since they were now flame broiling the burgers.
> > When Carl's Jr bought Hardee's in '97, all non
> > franchised Roy's ( the 13 franchised and the
> ones
> > on the jersey turnpike remained) were converted
> to
> > Hardee's, although they did keep Roy's fried
> > chicken.
>
>
> Loved going to the Roy's in Springfield on
> Backlick Road back in the mid 80's.
Naw dawg...the Roy's to hit back in the day...that would be the one at Old Keene and Rolling...where the Einstein Bros. Bagel is now...
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> trigger this Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > LNUVn Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Roy Rogers had so many local locations and
> now
> > > there are only a handful of them.
> > >
> > > What happened?
> >
> >
> >
> > In 1990 Marriot sold Roy's to Hardee's and
> > Hardee's started converting some of the Roy's
> > restaurants into Hardee's. People in the mid
> > atlantic freaked out and Hardee's converted
> them
> > back to Roy's, but the taste wasn't the same,
> > since they were now flame broiling the burgers.
> > When Carl's Jr bought Hardee's in '97, all non
> > franchised Roy's ( the 13 franchised and the
> ones
> > on the jersey turnpike remained) were converted
> to
> > Hardee's, although they did keep Roy's fried
> > chicken.
>
>
> Loved going to the Roy's in Springfield on
> Backlick Road back in the mid 80's.
Naw dawg...the Roy's to hit back in the day...that would be the one at Old Keene and Rolling...where the Einstein Bros. Bagel is now...
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Old Man Fairfax
()
Date: May 27, 2016 02:41PM
mTxjm Wrote:
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> Double R Bar Burgers are not what they were
> either.
>
> Close, but not what they were in the 80's.
>
> Like anything around here, someone screws it up
> and runs it into the ground.
>
>
I agree their burgers tasted a lot better back then. Now, RR burgers taste pretty nasty.
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>
> Double R Bar Burgers are not what they were
> either.
>
> Close, but not what they were in the 80's.
>
> Like anything around here, someone screws it up
> and runs it into the ground.
>
>
I agree their burgers tasted a lot better back then. Now, RR burgers taste pretty nasty.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Man vs. food
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Date: May 27, 2016 02:45PM
Awful food, awful service and no attempt to change up their image or menu.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
ChickenYummmmm
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Date: May 27, 2016 03:03PM
Forget the burgers, the fried chicken is still the best.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
free salad bar
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Date: May 27, 2016 03:06PM
They had a free salad bar in every location I went. It was weird because they didn't have any salad dressing.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Roy Boy
()
Date: May 27, 2016 07:52PM
free salad bar Wrote:
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> They had a free salad bar in every location I
> went. It was weird because they didn't have any
> salad dressing.
I suspect you're trolling, but just in case you're not that was the "fixin's bar" for burgers and roast beef sandwiches. I used to love that...soo many extra pickles.
One of these days I'm gonna get the Roy's in Kingstowne and check it out.
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> They had a free salad bar in every location I
> went. It was weird because they didn't have any
> salad dressing.
I suspect you're trolling, but just in case you're not that was the "fixin's bar" for burgers and roast beef sandwiches. I used to love that...soo many extra pickles.
One of these days I'm gonna get the Roy's in Kingstowne and check it out.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
fixins bar
()
Date: May 28, 2016 08:58AM
LNUVn Wrote:
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> Roy Rogers had so many local locations and now
> there are only a handful of them.
>
> What happened?
They are making a comeback now. Why not open one in Vienna?
http://www.royrogersrestaurants.com/franchising
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> Roy Rogers had so many local locations and now
> there are only a handful of them.
>
> What happened?
They are making a comeback now. Why not open one in Vienna?
http://www.royrogersrestaurants.com/franchising
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Leonard.Slye
()
Date: May 28, 2016 05:35PM
Roy Boy Wrote:
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> free salad bar Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > They had a free salad bar in every location I
> > went. It was weird because they didn't have any
> > salad dressing.
>
>
> I suspect you're trolling, but just in case you're
> not that was the "fixin's bar" for burgers and
> roast beef sandwiches. I used to love that...soo
> many extra pickles.
>
> One of these days I'm gonna get the Roy's in
> Kingstowne and check it out.
Extra pickles? Hell dawg, I just pull the entire pickle bin out the cold cart there and take it back to my seat...
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> free salad bar Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > They had a free salad bar in every location I
> > went. It was weird because they didn't have any
> > salad dressing.
>
>
> I suspect you're trolling, but just in case you're
> not that was the "fixin's bar" for burgers and
> roast beef sandwiches. I used to love that...soo
> many extra pickles.
>
> One of these days I'm gonna get the Roy's in
> Kingstowne and check it out.
Extra pickles? Hell dawg, I just pull the entire pickle bin out the cold cart there and take it back to my seat...
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Mike O'Meara Show Fan
()
Date: May 29, 2016 09:19PM
My goto lunch used to be ...........
Double R Bar Burger
Large Roastbeef with some sauce
Large Holster Fries
Large Coke
Large Strawberry Milkshake
Half hour later, back at work. Half hour after that, in the bathroom. But I wouldn't change a thing.
Double R Bar Burger
Large Roastbeef with some sauce
Large Holster Fries
Large Coke
Large Strawberry Milkshake
Half hour later, back at work. Half hour after that, in the bathroom. But I wouldn't change a thing.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Mike O'Meara Show Fan
()
Date: May 29, 2016 09:23PM
Leonard.Slye Wrote:
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> Extra pickles? Hell dawg, I just pull the entire
> pickle bin out the cold cart there and take it
> back to my seat...
Is that your way of announcing to the world that you're a nigger?
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>
> Extra pickles? Hell dawg, I just pull the entire
> pickle bin out the cold cart there and take it
> back to my seat...
Is that your way of announcing to the world that you're a nigger?
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Best Cheap Fast Food Burgers
()
Date: May 29, 2016 09:48PM
Under 5.00
# 1 Roys
# 2 Wendys Single
# 3 Burger King Slopper
# 4 Fuck The rest
5 Guys, who the hell wants a cold wrinkled bun
# 1 Roys
# 2 Wendys Single
# 3 Burger King Slopper
# 4 Fuck The rest
5 Guys, who the hell wants a cold wrinkled bun
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Reeees
()
Date: May 29, 2016 11:25PM
I worked at Roy Rogers in 1990 when I was 15. In a few short months toys was bought by Hardee's, converted to Hardee's people missed Roy's so they kind of switched back and customers got confused. Hardee's then fired all the 15 year olds. Later they sent all of us $100 (with taxes taken out) as compensation. When I was 16 I got a job at cvs. Screw Hardee's and Roy's
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Mike O'Meara Show Fan
()
Date: May 30, 2016 12:01AM
They just fired you because of being a known homo pedo perv. CVS was still Peoples until 1994 so maybe you got fired for being a liar.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Foool
()
Date: May 30, 2016 12:24AM
It was 1990-1991. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-07-13/business/1993194106_1_age-discrimination-hardee-discrimination-laws
They fired everyone under 16. And btw the way cvs bought people's drug in 1990. Idiot. Yes it was still a people's drug but it converted in 1993 to cvs.
They fired everyone under 16. And btw the way cvs bought people's drug in 1990. Idiot. Yes it was still a people's drug but it converted in 1993 to cvs.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
totheahole
()
Date: May 30, 2016 12:32AM
do you normally falsely accuse people of things, and are you stupid or just a liar?
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-01-23/news/9113000774_1_hardee-child-labor-martin
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-01-23/news/9113000774_1_hardee-child-labor-martin
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Mike O'Meara Show Fan
()
Date: May 30, 2016 02:43AM
Wow, sorry, didn't mean to antagonize the homo pedo perv guild.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Trigger Burger
()
Date: May 30, 2016 10:02AM
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Not just Roy's...
()
Date: May 30, 2016 10:43AM
Basically, corporate putzing around took them down. Along with many other places. Been to a Burger Chef lately? Red Barn, Gino's, Little Tavern, or Chicken George? Who do you think killed Sports Authority, or Radio Shack, or Circuit City? It all boils down to paper plays whose only actual purpose is to put money into the pockets of already really rich people. They hope you'll vote for their man -- the titanic phony Donald Trump -- in the Fall.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Raven23
()
Date: May 30, 2016 11:38PM
Wasnt Gino's like KFC? back in the day.
I agree there should be more Roy's around the area.
I agree there should be more Roy's around the area.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Roast beef was bad quality
()
Date: May 30, 2016 11:44PM
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Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Fond Memories
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Date: May 31, 2016 12:14AM
Roy's had really wonderful roast beef sandwiches - second only to Arby's. Now most of them are gone. Why don't other fast food places offer roast beef? By the way, the best French dip sandwiches ever used to be at the Treasury Department cafeteria. They would actually carve the meat right in front of you in the line, then ladle on the beef jus. Spectacular. That was a long time ago. I don't even know if that cafeteria still exists.
Re: What caused the number of Roy Rogers locations to drastically diminish during the decade of the 1990s?
Posted by:
Pappy Parker
()
Date: May 31, 2016 12:20AM
Great fried chicken too.
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