I had no idea that the Ground Round still existed.
It does. 30 locations in 13 sates, including Saco, Maine, where I found this one attached to a movie theater.
I knew very little about this terribly named restaurant, but based upon what I read, I don’t have much hope for its survival.
“Ground Round was well known in the 1970s and 1980s for its children’s parties, showing old time silent movies and cartoons on a big screen, a mascot named Bingo the Clown, and for passing out whole peanuts where diners were not discouraged from throwing the shells on the floor, which became one of The Ground Round’s more endearing qualities that attracted families with small children; they also often gave diners popcorn with their dinner, rather than bread. The newest incarnation of Ground Round doesn’t support such behavior and markets to the adult dining and cocktails crowd, ”
“Adult dining and the cocktails crowd” at the Ground Round?
Perhaps they should consider a name change if they hope to attract anyone who cares about words.
