After bankruptcy, closures, a beloved restaurant chain comes back
The once-popular family dining chain had dwindled to just four locations.
Nostalgia tends to create false expectations. People remember something really fondly and when they go back to it, it’s never quite the same.
That could be true with a movie you loved in your childhood or a favorite book. It certainly can apply to people, because sometimes behavior that was once charming does not age very well.
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Many of the things we remember fondly from our childhood would not be as good now if they still existed. TV dinners, for example, were an absolute treat when I was a child.
In my teen years, microwave meals and snacks were something we felt excited about. And everyone liked Jiffy Pop, the popcorn you popped over your stove.
Now, as an adult, you might still enjoy some of those things, but do so more ironically. No person above a certain age eats Chef Boyardee if they don’t have to, but most of us asked for it as children.
Sometimes, something from our past is often best left in the past because your memories are better than the reality. That has not stopped a number of different owners from reviving classic restaurant brands.
