Gen X Nostalgic Restaurant Floor Spherical Makes Comeback

Rising from the ashes (and peanut shells) of Chapter 11 chapter, the long-lasting, Nineteen Eighties kid-birthday spot, Ground Round, is again.

Gen X-ers might bear in mind many meals at this place, which featured cartoons projected on the partitions, and bowls of peanuts on the desk whose shells you have been inspired to toss on the ground. (The peanuts have been changed with popcorn.) Children cherished the ice cream sundaes served in mini plastic baseball helmets, and fogeys cherished their “Pay What You Weigh” promotion, the place children have been solely charged a penny per pound.

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Alas, like all the things wonderfully bonkers from our childhood, Floor Spherical hit the skids. At its top, it boasted over 200 places. In 2004, it filed for bankruptcy, and in recent times, it has been down to simply 4 places — three in North Dakota and one in Ohio.

However The Street studies that Floor Spherical’s operations are usually not grinding to a halt.

Entrepreneurs Joseph and Nachi Shea purchased the rights to the chain’s title and IP, and have opened a brand new location of their hometown of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. And even the dimensions is again (Tuesdays solely, and it is optionally available to really use it, in fact).

Per the chain’s website, “the reimagined and reinvented Floor Spherical” is “a spot the place you possibly can relive fond childhood recollections whereas savoring a thoughtfully ready, high-quality meal. It isn’t only a comeback; it is a revival.”

Sadly, there isn’t a point out of baseball helmet sundaes on the menu, however this is hoping they take a swing at it.

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