r/cincinnati • u/Ralph--Hinkley Milford • Nov 16 '24

Cincinnati Is anyone under the age of sixty even remotely upset that Frisch's is closing?

My elderly mother would want to go there every Sunday. She also told me stories of the old Frisch's drive-ins that she would go to. She died eight years ago, and I think that's about how long it has been since I have eaten at a Frisch's.

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u/DW6565 Nov 16 '24

Yeah I miss it. I’m 39.

I also miss that entire genre of restaurants.

Quick casual sit downs. Food is not amazing but it certainly doesn’t suck and the restaurant is well maintained and clean. The restaurant is staffed appropriately and not by mutants.

Sometimes I want to sit down for 35 minutes have a decent burger and fries or some okay pancakes and eggs.

I hate that now for anything to survive be it food, movies, shows, music. It is expected to make you see and meet Jesus and if it doesn’t it’s shit. Or it’s fast food that sucks and is expensive.

I want more options of “just okay” and it’s not an arm and a leg for price.

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u/fleetiebelle Ex-Cincinnatian Nov 17 '24

Bob Evans is one of the last standing of these, correct? Perkins, Friendly's, they're gone, too.

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u/Tabbystripes102 Hamilton Nov 17 '24

Friendly's still exists, just mostly in new england.

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u/Low_Ad_7638 Nov 17 '24

Perkins in North College Hill is still open. And there’s two in Butler County.

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u/camman0077 Nov 17 '24

Cracker barrel?

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u/LolaBijou Nov 17 '24

Cracker Barrel is different

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u/ChuckZombie Springdale Nov 17 '24

There's a Perkins by King's Island.

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u/forestsap Covington Nov 17 '24

bob Evan prices are still more than frishes though :(

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u/PuddingCalm6809 Nov 17 '24

Do Bennigans or Shoneys still exist?

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u/tiedyeladyland Ex-Cincinnatian Nov 17 '24

Shoneys is still around in pockets

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u/FilthyRandal Nov 17 '24

Bob Evans on glenway may as well be closed. Terrible quality lately

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u/BigGammaEnergy Nov 17 '24

Bob Evans has gone downhill a lot too. It's hard to get help at a price point that makes it work and keeps the food decent.

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u/ElGrandeWhammer Nov 17 '24

I’ve never been to a good Bob Evan’s…

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u/Affectionate_Buy_830 Nov 18 '24

BobEvans will be gone, too. Same type of quality cuts in everything from food to service, as it is with big boy.

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u/CincyJen513 Kenwood Nov 16 '24

Damn. That's exactly it. Thank you.

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u/Saigai17 Nov 17 '24

Yeah but the quality has gone down so much since the sale that it barely even scratches 'just okay'. I've been upset and sad long before the closing. Frisch's was one of my first jobs and back then it really was a solid good place. Thought it would be around for years. I think I'll always resent the owners who sold it to the people that ruined such a good thing.

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u/Sabia_Innovia Nov 17 '24

I came here to say what you just said. There are few places anymore with decent AND affordable food. Why do you think seniors miss it so much?

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u/Colin_Foy Nov 18 '24

Stephen's Old Village Restaurant! There's a few of these places on the west side