tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post4250237122945427558..comments2024-03-28T14:04:21.377-04:00Comments on Broken Chains: Pretend You've Got No MoneyZap Actionsdowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07435622162129525099noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-18848834217465752432021-06-15T18:25:53.720-04:002021-06-15T18:25:53.720-04:00We also had a Golden Corral here in Easton, Maryla...We also had a Golden Corral here in Easton, Maryland that had been in business for decades. It closed and was sold, later reopening as a "diner". Then about a year after the original Golden Corral closed, a brand new Golden Corral was built just a mile down the highway. It only lasted about a year and then the doors were padlocked and it closed. It still sits empty four years later. Hatterasmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931290717665006843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-50468402000360383162020-02-28T11:51:50.731-05:002020-02-28T11:51:50.731-05:00Actually, many of the surviving locations (all but...Actually, many of the surviving locations (all but the St. Pete's one) are owned by a former franchise out of Panama City, FL that has taken over the brand. In addition to the locations above, there was a large one on 15th Street in Panama City that sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Michael as well, it was their "flagship".<br /><br />Long before I moved down here, there was one in Stow, Ohio in a former Golden Corral that lasted a year or two. The PoFolks lasted a little longer, and closed in favor of a Mexican restaurant that's been there 25 years and counting! And oddly enough, Golden Corral returned RIGHT NEXT DOOR several years later, to close yet again after only 2 years!Edtv411https://www.blogger.com/profile/03127931234229007284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-58036731017250986302019-06-25T09:50:47.692-04:002019-06-25T09:50:47.692-04:00It is!
I'm glad somebody got that.It is! <br /><br />I'm glad somebody got that.Zap Actionsdowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435622162129525099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-17081574405668691322019-06-25T09:45:53.488-04:002019-06-25T09:45:53.488-04:00Is the title of this post a reference to Pulp'...Is the title of this post a reference to Pulp's "Common People"? sTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262440705411023067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-85861384307227365312019-06-04T12:14:48.252-04:002019-06-04T12:14:48.252-04:00How did I miss this debut? I hear a Warren Zevon ...How did I miss this debut? I hear a Warren Zevon soundtrack: Po'Po'Pitiful Me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TbfQPRgcS8walbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14048958498432773461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-71103499539416163322019-05-23T01:54:10.256-04:002019-05-23T01:54:10.256-04:00Like Erik, I thought all the Po' Folks became ...Like Erik, I thought all the Po' Folks became Folks. Good to know the original is still out there. I think the Georgia Folks operator also incorporated another small, similar chain called Black-Eyed Peas into their new Folks brand.<br /><br />Most of the Folks locations have slowly closed over time. We would occasionally visit one that used to stand on Sandy Plains Rd in Marietta GA from about 2004-2014. The building, and the oil change place that had been next door, were demolished to make room for a QuikTrip gas station in 2016. The other Folks in Marietta (41 and Windy Hill) is in the same building and design as the Po'Folks that opened there in the early 1980s.G.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14139897093825738777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-22848708986164444552019-05-21T16:17:02.059-04:002019-05-21T16:17:02.059-04:00The inside of your Po'Folks seems to have the ...The inside of your Po'Folks seems to have the same decorator as the "new" Captain D's in the central VA area. "Blue and bland" seems to be the theme.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847605813143014444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-92041903308925506332019-05-21T12:46:05.422-04:002019-05-21T12:46:05.422-04:00Folks appears to be a chain of former Po' Folk...Folks appears to be a chain of former Po' Folks locations mainly in Georgia. If I were to guess, I would suspect that a Po' Folks franchisee went independent with minimal changes to the menu and name, resulting in Folks. I'll have to find a Folks to check out the next time I'm in Georgia. Zap Actionsdowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435622162129525099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-73746797266880147862019-05-15T10:19:39.915-04:002019-05-15T10:19:39.915-04:00I tried looking it up, but what is the difference ...I tried looking it up, but what is the difference between Po' Folks and Folks, which I thought Po' Folks became after a name change?Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634400586250648557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411374383982984063.post-19865708624621472342019-05-15T08:05:38.658-04:002019-05-15T08:05:38.658-04:00Aw, not you, Po Folks! No Mason jars, what's ...Aw, not you, Po Folks! No Mason jars, what's the point? We had Po Folks locally and they closed forever ago but one of the buildings remains, it still has its big front porch. Makes me nostalgic every time I drive past.Prog Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536583155033811845noreply@blogger.com