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[Tim]

Having grown up in Michigan City I have fond memories of many restaurants which have gone out of business or changed hands. A few of them are:

The Sugar Bowl - As a sophmore at Elston I used to go to The Sugar Bowl twice a week with pals - they had a great cheeseburger/fries set. A nice little restaurant.

The Hickory Pit - Remember "Chicken In The Rough"? My family used to go to the Hickory Pit after church on Sundays. Great food.

M&M original location - at 10th and Franklin on the NE corner. A lot different than the M&M of today - very 50's (it WAS the 50's!).

The Pirate Ship - Anyone remember this place? A pizza restaurant on So. Franklin - part of it was shaped like the back of a pirate ship. The site of my first job at the age of 14. Good pizza - I think they had bands there.

Gene's - don't really remember much about it other than it was over on Michigan Blvd. and had great steaks.

Maxine & Heinie's - probably the social epicenter of MC for many years - wonderful food and great atmosphere.

Brownie's Griddle - I think there were originally 3 locations - one was in the Park 'N Shop - another at 4th and Franklin. My dad would take me there on Saturday mornings to sit at the long counter and have breakfast.

The Glass House - at Franklin and 20 - the thing I remember most about The Glass House was the billboards you'd see coming up 421 from US 30. "Only 7 miles" - you knew you'd be home soon.

The Pub - in The Warren Bldg. - Dick Christian had the greatest little place - all dark wood and great atmosphere. A great lunch was The Pubmaster - a ground beef pattie with cheese. Excellent dinners too.

Leed's - at 4th and Franklin (I think) the Leed's steak sandwich was a marvel!

Azar's Big Boy - where Lindo's is now. The covered parking area in the back used to be Azar's car hop drive-in area - they had little trays with intercom speakers/mics you ordered from. Great milkshakes.

8th Street Cafe - another nice little place.

Henry's Hamburgers - on Franklin near Greene's Standard - A McDonald's-like place whose burgers were better than McDonald's.

Anyone else have any memories they'd like to share?

[Tim]

In the ongoing bakery debate, I have it on good authority (my sister) that the bakery in Park N' Shop was Krentz Bakery, and Quality Bakery was down next to Franklin Pharmacy. Sound familiar?

[ChickenCityRoller]

In the ongoing bakery debate, I have it on good authority (my sister) that the bakery in Park N' Shop was Krentz Bakery, and Quality Bakery was down next to Franklin Pharmacy. Sound familiar?

The Bakery over in Karwick Plaza used to have good fresh doughnuts.