QUOTE(Ang @ Mar 6 2007, 01:44 PM)
Actually, it was Holly's Steak and Four--this about 25 years ago. I remember because I always wondered what the
and Four meant. They used to serve blue margaritas on Tuesdays-I believe-in GREAT BIG margarita glasses. I wasn't 21 yet, but I would always go to the bathroom and my boyfriend (who was over 21) would order my drink for me while I was gone. My drink would be at the table when I got back and the waitress never asked me for ID. Ahhh, the good old days. (Now, I would LOVE to get carded...
)
Then they dropped the "Steak and Four" and changed to Holly's By Golly--which I thought was kinda stupid. I liked it when it was Holly's Steak and Four. Even though I had no clue what the
And Four was about, it was fun to say. The new name was just too rhymie.
I worked at the restaurant back in the mid 70's during my high school years when it was called Holly's Steak & Four. When it was that name there was no alcohol served - strictly a Ponderosa tray-style steak house. They only started serving drinks after they changed the name to Holly's By Golly. (The Michigan City location was very successful and the owner's wanted to maximize their profits by adding liquor to the mix.)
The 'four' in Steak & Four referred to the other meats that were served there: chicken, fish, roast beef and hamburgers. I remember people used to line up out the door on Sundays for the fried chicken and on Tuesdays for the $1.39 special - for that price you got a rib-eye steak, baked potato, Texas toast and a salad! The normal price for a half-chicken dinner was $1.59 or 1/4 chicken was $1.19. (I was a cashier, can you tell?)
The restaurant was part of a larger chain owned by Holly's Inc based out of Grand Rapids Michigan. In addition to Steak and Fours, they had Holly's Landings, By Golly's and another one I have forgotten. I googled Holly's and apparently the Michigan City location is the last Holly's in existence.
I would be interested in knowing what happened to Holly's Inc and the other locations.