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cloudbase

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1. Back in my high school days,

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2022, 10:46 PM

Jun 2022

a bunch of us were politely asked to leave HoJo on all you can eat fried chicken night. They met their match against teenage boy appetites.
I really liked their clam strip sandwich.

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America's last Howard Johnson's restaurant has closed [View all] brooklynite Jun 2022 OP

Back in my high school days, cloudbase Jun 2022 #1

That's the thing i really miss them for Solomon Jun 2022 #15

My college field hockey team didn't get asked to leave... WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2022 #16

I love the retro chic idea. Someone should indeed do that. Beartracks Jun 2022 #2

and those awful fried clams float off into the sunset nt msongs Jun 2022 #3

"Ahhh! there's a HOWARD JOHNSONS! Wanna eat some CLAMS?" DBoon Jun 2022 #4

You got your HoJo closing VGNonly Jun 2022 #5

I didn't even know that was a restaurant The Revolution Jun 2022 #6

Kinda sad--a part of my childhood was going to Howard Johnson's for the Wingus Dingus Jun 2022 #7

Their fried clam rolls were wonderful... regnaD kciN Jun 2022 #10

Ate at the Wellesley Center HoJo's many times AdamGG Jun 2022 #14

Never ate there... DemocraticPatriot Jun 2022 #8

It's official...my youth is dead. regnaD kciN Jun 2022 #9

It's a little known fact that the famed French chef Jacques Tomconroy Jun 2022 #11

I never heard about this fried clam sandwich! LeftInTX Jun 2022 #12

Fast food drove out sit-down restaurants because wages lost purchasing power Warpy Jun 2022 #13

I liked their hot dogs. LisaM Jun 2022 #17

I drove by it yesterday and the sign said "Under New Management" Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 #18

My first introduction to Howard Johnsons was along the New York State Thruway, PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #19

Local article: Lake George summer starts with one icon still closed Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 #20

I always wanted to go to one TlalocW Jun 2022 #21

Meh... LeftInTX Jun 2022 #22

I was a member of their birthday club when I was a kid. Phoenix61 Jun 2022 #23

The media rownesheck Jun 2022 #24