Bryan/ College Station in the 1990s..

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halibut sinclair
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In reply to BaronDeBishopville • 11:16a, 5/15/24
BaronDeBishopville said:
It was in the Queen, not sure if it had a name. I saw Ian Moore there and had to move out to the sidewalk because it was too loud. like 11 loud.


Stafford Opera House in the old Dixie Theater where Grand Stafford is now. The Queen was never a live music venue.
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11:51a, 5/15/24
Fish Richard's
Pacific Coast Highway
Steak & Ale becoming Oxford Street
J. T. McCord's
Tokyo Steakhouse
Chelsea Street Station
Pelican's Wharf
The Shrimpboat
Little Blue Herron
Bullwinkles
Big Daddy's
Ferrerris
Interurban....became Frank's Bar & Grill (after it was on Harvey Rd)
Chun King
Julie's Place became Bombay Bicycle Club (now Denny's)
Casa Tomas
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11:59a, 5/15/24
Nipa Hot lives on in the Filipino place (Pinoy?) on Westgate. Same family.

I am curious now about how many other "heirs" to closed businesses there are here.
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In reply to FlyRod • 12:56p, 5/15/24
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Someone in a thread thought that "China Garden" family were running the restaurant next to Zand's (Hometown?). Anybody know?
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In reply to halibut sinclair • 3:45p, 5/15/24
Since they're so close together it's possible I confused the two. I do remember it wasn't exactly a venue. I don't think there was any seating or stage, just a gutted out building. Actually wondered if it was "safe"
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In reply to BryanPooch • 3:55p, 5/15/24
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In reply to BryanPooch • 3:57p, 5/15/24
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Pictures of fish Richard's, steak & ale, Tokyo steak house, pelicans wharf, Julie's place, and casa Tomas are in my book. The others I haven't found anything.
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In reply to halibut sinclair • 4:01p, 5/15/24
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What was the radio station across the street?
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In reply to mgj.23 • 9:15p, 5/15/24
It's going down big baby !!!!
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In reply to JP76 • 10:37p, 5/15/24
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What?
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In reply to phillytex24 • 11:52p, 5/15/24
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phillytex24 said:


China Garden buffet, behind what is now the Walgreens at Texas/Villa Maria, had a sunken buffet with tiny cheese cake squares and the best egg rolls ever!
That building was originally one of the old style Mr. Gatti's with the lower level and the booths upstairs along the sides.
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In reply to Goose83 • 6:18a, 5/16/24
Goose83 said:
mgj.23 said:

Was originally Congdon's Bakery.

I liked Half Price when they were there as the building had a funky atmosphere which much added to the store (all used book stores should have a funky ambiance, imho).
Used to go there about once a week or so and did for old books that could not be found elsewhere. Similar to HPB's location in the Rice Village area in Houston. I love walking that two story bookstore looking for books. Is there another two story HPB anywhere?
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In reply to FlyRod • 9:25a, 5/16/24
FlyRod said:
Nipa Hot lives on in the Filipino place (Pinoy?) on Westgate. Same family.

I am curious now about how many other "heirs" to closed businesses there are here.


Yes! She sold the name to her competitor and the restaurant lives on there at Westgate as RR Pinoy & Thai Asian Cuisine. I recommended to her that she should change the name to Pinoy Hot!
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In reply to EVA3 • 12:40p, 5/17/24
EVA3 said:
phillytex24 said:


China Garden buffet, behind what is now the Walgreens at Texas/Villa Maria, had a sunken buffet with tiny cheese cake squares and the best egg rolls ever!
That building was originally one of the old style Mr. Gatti's with the lower level and the booths upstairs along the sides.



That was such a neat building!!! I never knew it was a Gattis!!!
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In reply to mgj.23 • 4:05p, 5/17/24
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mgj.23 said:

Hey I know Doug Daiker. I used to love Snuffers when I lived in Dallas.
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8:05p, 5/17/24
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Snuffers... in the restaurant location that restaurants went to die.
We ate there once... burgers were so salty... and it was by design apparently
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In reply to 91_Aggie • 8:14p, 5/17/24
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91_Aggie said:
Snuffers... in the restaurant location that restaurants went to die.
We ate there once... burgers were so salty... and it was by design apparently

Cazadores was there after Snuffers and lasted quite a while. Loved their Mole Enchiladas Then it was an Italian restaurant (forget the name). Wasn't it then a chicken finger place before Torchy's?
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In reply to MiMi • 8:24p, 5/17/24
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MiMi said:
91_Aggie said:
Snuffers... in the restaurant location that restaurants went to die.
We ate there once... burgers were so salty... and it was by design apparently

Cazadores was there after Snuffers and lasted quite a while. Loved their Mole Enchiladas Then it was an Italian restaurant (forget the name). Wasn't it then a chicken finger place before Torchy's?
ill-fated Fowl Digits venture that had some relation to people from Texags
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In reply to MiMi • 8:42p, 5/17/24
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In reply to mgj.23 • 9:06p, 5/17/24
Bullwinkles commercial from the 1990's
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9:47p, 5/17/24
Clay Oven, excellent Indian restaurant with a great atmosphere. Came and left too quickly.
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In reply to MiMi • 11:17p, 5/17/24
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MiMi said:
91_Aggie said:
Snuffers... in the restaurant location that restaurants went to die.
We ate there once... burgers were so salty... and it was by design apparently

Cazadores was there after Snuffers and lasted quite a while. Loved their Mole Enchiladas Then it was an Italian restaurant (forget the name). Wasn't it then a chicken finger place before Torchy's?

Fontana's was the Italian place.
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In reply to AggiePhil • 12:48a, 5/18/24
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9:48a, 5/18/24
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Interesting so I guess it was named Fontana's twice? Cause the period I'm thinking about was in the mid 2000s.
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10:09a, 5/18/24
AggiePhil said:
Interesting so I guess it was named Fontana's twice? Cause the period I'm thinking about was in the mid 2000s.
That's correct.
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In reply to AggiePhil • 10:14a, 5/18/24
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AggiePhil said:
Interesting so I guess it was named Fontana's twice? Cause the period I'm thinking about was in the mid 2000s.
I got here in '96 and it wasn't ever named Fontana's after that from what I remember.

Between that and the building next door where Cane's stands now I can remember Snuffers, El Arroyo, Cazador's, Wings N More, Kerri's Stacked Enchiladas, and Fowl Digits. I just don't remember what order or which building.
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In reply to Belton Ag • 1:05p, 5/18/24
Belton Ag said:
AggiePhil said:
Interesting so I guess it was named Fontana's twice? Cause the period I'm thinking about was in the mid 2000s.
I got here in '96 and it wasn't ever named Fontana's after that from what I remember.

Between that and the building next door where Cane's stands now I can remember Snuffers, El Arroyo, Cazador's, Wings N More, Kerri's Stacked Enchiladas, and Fowl Digits. I just don't remember what order or which building.
It was Fontana's in '11.
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In reply to PS3D • 1:15p, 5/18/24
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Interesting. I lived in Belton from October'10 to January of '12. They must have come and gone during that time because I definitely didn't remember that.
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In reply to PS3D • 1:23p, 5/18/24
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Its always been the old "Mommas Pizza" to me -that's what it was my whole 4 years in college.
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10:00p, 6/19/24
Where was the original location for Jason's Deli?
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In reply to nos7610 • 12:50p, 6/20/24
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In reply to nos7610 • 12:57p, 6/20/24
nos7610 said:
Where was the original location for Jason's Deli
I seem to remember it was on the other side of the strip center and that it was left alone when the rest of the strip center came down around it. The building where Boot Barn is now is the only building from the original strip center, though the facade was redone.
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In reply to PS3D • 3:06p, 6/20/24
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Prior to the major remodel, Copy Corner was on the north end, then Jason's Deli, then Academy on the south end. With a few other businesses in there too. Academy moved to SH6 (which they've since vacated) and Jason's moved down to the southern end. A gas station was on the corner where Panda Express now sits.
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In reply to AggiePhil • 4:26p, 6/20/24
Bring back Gibson's
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7:07p, 12/29/24
Hello,
I'm reaching out to this community in hopes of locating a theater etiquette advertisement from the Bryan-College Station area around 1993-1994. The ad featured my late brother, Antonio Armstrong (known as Antonio Shorter during his time at Texas A&M), who played as an outside linebacker for the Aggies from 1991 to 1994.
In the commercial, he rushes a generic opponent during a football play, knocks the player out, then looks down and says, "I told you not to run through that middle no mo; not at my house, baby!" He then shakes his finger like Dikembe Mutombo and walks away.
This ad was shown before movies at local theaters, possibly AMC or Cinemark, to promote theater etiquette. If anyone has information, memories, or access to this commercial, I would deeply appreciate your assistance.
Thank you for your time and help.
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