Cows, telephone poles, and wheat fields

Jann · #1 07-18-2007, 05:11 PM

Kansas....
My family didn't like it too much but I enjoyed our trip through the Sunflower state.
There were a lot of cows, telephone poles, and wheat fields. Oh yeah, and rock fence post.
We stopped to eat in Salina and I thought of CS and LCS.
It was about 7:30 p.m.and we were starved and searching for a good resturant.
Not knowing anything about the area we decided to try the "Ponderosa Steak House" .........HUGE MISTAKE!
My ribeye was only about 3/8" thick and as tough as shoe leather....beef jerky at best.
They never did get it cooked to my request but it's flavor stayed with me for the next 7 hours.
Not wanting to be a bad witness in CS's territory I kept my complaints to myself and endured the meal.
Next time we're in the area we will call the CS

#2 07-18-2007, 05:30 PM

Every Ponderosa I've ever been to is a dump.

There's two near where I grew up.

BLECHK!

Jann · #3 07-18-2007, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronzo

Every Ponderosa I've ever been to is a dump.

There's two near where I grew up.

BLECHK!

Many years ago we ate at a Ponderosa in Orlando that was okay so we thought we would try it this time since we didn't know where the next place would be to eat and we had not eat since 7 that morning.
We should have waited!
A few miles down the road there was a Chili's, Applebys, and etc.

#4 07-18-2007, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jann

Many years ago we ate at a Ponderosa in Orlando that was okay so we thought we would try it this time since we didn't know where the next place would be to eat and we had not eat since 7 that morning.
We should have waited!
A few miles down the road there was a Chili's, Applebys, and etc.

I'd rather eat at a Waffle House than a Ponderosa... and my friend, THAT is an insult to Ponderosa.

RandyWayne · #5 07-18-2007, 06:28 PM

I would eat at a Ponderosa before an Old Country Buffet..... Which is where most of the farmer population around here eat out at. I hate buffets!

We DID go to an excellent buffet once. Of course it was at the Gold Nugget in Vegas......

Jann · #6 07-18-2007, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronzo

I'd rather eat at a Waffle House than a Ponderosa... and my friend, THAT is an insult to Ponderosa.

Our daughter refers to Waffle House as "Choke and Puke"

Jann · #7 07-18-2007, 06:46 PM

Ponderosa was not our desired choice but we did not see the ads for anything else UNTIL after we had got back on the road.
My idea of a steak when not doing them at home is Outback or something along that line.
Several have posted about Ruth Chris . Maybe day when we save enough food stamps we'll give them a try.

#8 07-18-2007, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jann

Our daughter refers to Waffle House as "Choke and Puke"

That about sums it up for me too.

#9 07-18-2007, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jann

Kansas....
My family didn't like it too much but I enjoyed our trip through the Sunflower state.
There were a lot of cows, telephone poles, and wheat fields. Oh yeah, and rock fence post.
We stopped to eat in Salina and I thought of CS and LCS.
It was about 7:30 p.m.and we were starved and searching for a good resturant.
Not knowing anything about the area we decided to try the "Ponderosa Steak House" .........HUGE MISTAKE!
My ribeye was only about 3/8" thick and as tough as shoe leather....beef jerky at best.
They never did get it cooked to my request but it's flavor stayed with me for the next 7 hours.
Not wanting to be a bad witness in CS's territory I kept my complaints to myself and endured the meal.
Next time we're in the area we will call the CS

Can't say I like it much myself, I need my mountains, tress and lakes, ocean. Nope dry flat lands are not for me~