Rising from the ashes (and peanut shells) of Chapter 11 chapter, the long-lasting, Nineteen Eighties kid-birthday spot, Ground Round, is again.
Gen X-ers could keep in mind many meals at this place, which featured cartoons projected on the partitions, and bowls of peanuts on the desk whose shells you had been inspired to toss on the ground. (The peanuts had been changed with popcorn.) Youngsters liked the ice cream sundaes served in mini plastic baseball helmets, and fogeys liked their “Pay What You Weigh” promotion, the place youngsters had been solely charged a penny per pound.
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Alas, like all the pieces wonderfully bonkers from our childhood, Floor Spherical hit the skids. At its peak, it boasted over 200 places. In 2004, it filed for bankruptcy, and lately, it has been down to simply 4 places — three in North Dakota and one in Ohio.
However The Street experiences that Floor Spherical’s operations usually are not grinding to a halt.
Entrepreneurs Joseph and Nachi Shea purchased the rights to the chain’s identify and IP, and have opened a brand new location of their hometown of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. And even the size is again (Tuesdays solely, and it is optionally available to truly use it, after all).
Per the chain’s website, “the reimagined and reinvented Floor Spherical” is “a spot the place you may relive fond childhood recollections whereas savoring a thoughtfully ready, high-quality meal. It is not only a comeback; it is a revival.”
Sadly, there isn’t a point out of baseball helmet sundaes on the menu, however this is hoping they take a swing at it.
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