Nothing too special; just a Salisbury steak with peppers and onions mixed with the meat, but boy did the advertise it!!! I think it was $7.99 back circa 1990...
Anybody remember "The Chopper" at the old T/A restaurants?
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Yes, gone are the days when you could look forward to a leisurely hot meal in a sit-down restaurant for less than $20. I'd do my paperwork while waiting for my food to come, then get a shower and go back to my sleeper. Kinda predictable, but I made some good $$ back then..
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Everything from way back when was better. No computer controlled logs or trucks, less traffic, more driver brotherhood and going into a truck stop was enjoyable. Fueling by truck stop employees, windows cleaned, have a shower, sit down to a hot meal even if it wasn't the best it was affordable.
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That went away with the advent of foreigners.
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The buffet doesn't have much and the inside is a throwback to the 80's, but a meal for less than a #1 at McDeath or Burger King is rare these days. -
I started in ‘89, and I remember the chopper. My favorite, though, was that ridiculous 16 oz. hamburger steak at Iron Skillet. They had a killer good fish dinner, too. And a fresh salad bar…
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