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Anyone remember Sambo's restaurants?
Posted on 7/8/11 at 12:37 am
Posted on 7/8/11 at 12:37 am
Were there any here in Louisiana back in the day?
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Posted on 7/8/11 at 5:34 am to Degas
quote:uh huh.... Nela in the 70's, or, so I was told...
Anyone remember Sambo's restaurants?
Posted on 7/8/11 at 5:39 am to Ole Geauxt
Posted on 7/8/11 at 5:40 am to ChenierauTigre
quote:bladder problems this morning?
ChenierauTigre
Posted on 7/8/11 at 6:38 am to Degas
Yes, there was one on Acadian Thruway in BR across from TJ Ribs location. It was where the Denny's is now. I think Denny's bought them all.
Posted on 7/8/11 at 7:11 am to Jimbeaux
The chain was owned by Sam Battistone, who also owned the New Orleans Jazz.
Posted on 7/8/11 at 7:45 am to Jimbeaux
Ahem. There hasn't been a Dennys in BR in quite some time there bud. How they and Shoneys disappeared from the city I really have no clue.
Posted on 7/8/11 at 9:27 am to Degas
Unless my memory is getting much worse than I realize (which is possible), there was one in BR back in the 73 through 77 timeframe (or maybe it was in some other SEC town and I remember it from a road trip). I think the name of the chain was changed to Jolly Tiger and it was subsequently acquired by some other group.
Posted on 7/8/11 at 9:50 am to Degas
I remember the radio commercial: "There's no way to feel but gooo-ooo-oood.......after you've been to Sambo's!"
the original Sambo's is still open in Santa Barbara, California
the original Sambo's is still open in Santa Barbara, California
Posted on 7/8/11 at 9:53 am to Jimbeaux
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Yes, there was one on Acadian Thruway in BR across from TJ Ribs location. It was where the Denny's is now. I think Denny's bought them all.
Place is Mestizo's now.
I remember being a member of the Sambo's Birthday Club.
Posted on 7/8/11 at 9:59 am to Jimbeaux
there was a sambo's in BR on the corner of florida and wooddale i am pretty sure .. it later became po folks from what i understand ..
Posted on 7/8/11 at 10:14 am to Degas
In the entire state there were at least 20 or 30. We had 2 in Shreveport.
Posted on 7/8/11 at 10:20 am to Zach
sambos in monroe back in the day across from sal's saloon....later became cuco's
Posted on 7/8/11 at 12:45 pm to TigahRag
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there was a sambo's in BR on the corner of florida and wooddale i am pretty sure .. it later became po folks from what i understand ..
this is correct. My mother would take me to the Sambos on Saturday mornings for breakfast, it was our weekly thing as a kid
Po Folks was next, lasted a bit but went down quickly. McD's is there now or was last time I was that way
Posted on 7/8/11 at 1:13 pm to Degas
You bet I do. It was the late night stop back when I was in high school in Livermore, CA. They changed the name to Seasons when the name Sambo's was deemed politically incorrect.
The restaurant had a mural depicting the tale of Li'l Black Sambo riding the tiger.
The restaurant had a mural depicting the tale of Li'l Black Sambo riding the tiger.
Posted on 7/8/11 at 1:28 pm to Poodlebrain
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The restaurant had a mural depicting the tale of Li'l Black Sambo riding the tiger
sure did. One of my favorite things about the place as a child
eta: I just checked out the Cali Sambo's menu, damn I'd eat there all the time
This post was edited on 7/8/11 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 7/8/11 at 1:38 pm to stapuffmarshy
I seem to remember one along the way from New Orleans to Shreveport. I think there was a Western Sizzlin next to it.
Posted on 7/8/11 at 1:39 pm to stapuffmarshy
I too was a member of the birthday club, and had the Little Black Sambo book. Years later I still had it and my black roommate was very offended by it.
Posted on 7/8/11 at 1:41 pm to Degas
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I too was a member of the birthday club, and had the Little Black Sambo book. Years later I still had it and my black roommate was very offended by it
I've only dated black women for the last 20 years. I wonder if my early days at Sambo's had some kind of unknown influence
Posted on 7/9/11 at 6:54 am to nevilletiger79
quote:An escort that could still stand up was a bonus. It was only a 70 yard crawl, but, you had to cross 4 lanes of traffic, and a small boulevard.. It was hell on the knees..
sambos in monroe back in the day across from sal's saloon
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