Comments on: Bennigan’s

By: bill

bill — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:40:57 +0000

what are you talking about???I love ponderosa and bonanza..have not seen one ever in new england only out west.. i hope they do put one in there…a long john silvers around here would be nice too…

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:52:11 +0000

Here’s a tell-tale sign thy’re closed for good - go to the Bennigan’s website and do a search for locations by entering 01701 and the closest Bennigan’s is losted as Park Plaza in Boston.

Over the past 2 years we went to Bennigan’s for the Kid’s Eat Free promotion on Tuesday nights. Most of the time the food was tolerable but the last two visits the service was absolutely terrible.

Let’s hope the Metromedia Restaurant Group doesn’t decide to put one of their other mediocre restaurants (Bonanza, Ponderosa) in that space.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:02:52 +0000

Bravo - I am puzzled by the mentality that says chain = good by virtue of their numbers. No wonder America is so fat since their tastebuds have been numbed by cr*p - they eat and eat trying to get satisfaction. Too often we’ve left a local place that gives you great food, service and personality and had it be nearly empty only to drive by a chain and there isn’t an empty space in the parking lot. I digress.

My point is that I love this site for recognizing local businesses. Our family just returned from a weeklong out-of-state trip and made it a point to research ahead of time to find out where the locals eat. What a great adventure, we weren’t disappointed once, even though some of the places looked a little shady on the outside! (we used tripadvisor.com for most of this research - I recommend that if you love a local place, make an entry)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:15:18 +0000

maybe it was a low carb meal?

By: David

David — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:24:00 +0000

Any theories as to the deceiptful sign? Although I haven’t stepped foot in a Bennigan’s since traumatized by a potato skin incident back in the 80’s, I was looking foward to the prospect of a remodeled kitchen. I often thought driving by “If only their kitchen weren’t so yesterday, maybe it would be worth stopping….” and the idea of updating to granite countertops and stainless appliances seemed like just the perfect solution to the Bennigan Blues. But know I don’t think I can ever trust them again. If they are closing for good, why not just say so on the sign? They should change their name to Shennanigan’s. And how could they forget a top bun on a burger???

By: Hummingbird Goetzl

Hummingbird Goetzl — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:46:24 +0000

The thing that was great about Bennigan’s is that anytime there was a wait everywhere else you could just go to Bennigan’s and get a table right away. The service was terrible though. One time they gave my friend a cheeseburger with no top bun!!!

By: Boston Cube

Boston Cube — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:39:42 +0000

I’ve been following your blog, and some others that cover the Framingham area, and so many observations are about the folding of another business. I was thinking about this today, and I don’t think there’s one answer to the ruminations on these closures. Yes, there is nostalgia and memories of our past experiences at these businesses and locales, but also an entire culture or era and the way society functioned: the family going out on a weekend night to a restaurant as a special treat, young parents seeking a break from the constant vigilance of monitoring new life, the cop on the beat who knew everyone. I recently lost a mailman who would talk to all of the older people and shut-in’s and give them constant updates on who had moved, what had changed, and kept them part of the loop…that is missed too…the social engagement with each other on a more daily basis.

Kurt Vonnegut, who died recently, said one thing he longed for was “his America,” the America of his childhood: Indianapolis when he was nine and had a mother and a father and a sister and a brother and a cat and a dog, and an Uncle Alex who would constantly remind everyone to remember the happy times. Bennigan’s is closed. Many may say good, but for some, it may be a time when they dated that girl in high school and stopped for a shared coke and fries, pooling their change between them, or seeing Cabot’s is just a reminder of when you would get dressed up to go out with your husband on a night when Hollywood and Las Vegas came to you and now people wear their pajamas to the movies…and you aren’t a child, and it isn’t the drive-in. Drive-in’s. More that is lost.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:52:05 +0000

Bennigans was awesome in the 80’s. I loved it when my parents would offer up a trip to Bennigans for lunch or dinner. The ribs were yummy…the potato skins….the parmesean garlic breadsticks….mmmm.
I think the last time I went there was in 1990.
I then went there about seven years later and was SOOOO disappointed. The food quality and the service was just nowhere near what it used to be not to mention the disgusting condition of the restaurant itself. Dirty and falling apart.
Good riddance.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:51:18 +0000

I can honestly say that I lived in the ‘Ham for 20 years and visited Bennigans maybe twice.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:10:43 +0000

No!! I love Bennigan’s… sure, the service was slow, but the people were so nice and the food was good and affordable. (at least when i went…)
I hope it comes back….