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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?