Rising from the ashes (and peanut shells) of Chapter 11 chapter, the long-lasting, Eighties kid-birthday spot, Floor Spherical, is again.
Gen X-ers might 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 have been inspired to toss on the ground. (The peanuts have 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 have been solely charged a penny per pound.
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Alas, like all the things splendidly bonkers from our childhood, Floor Spherical hit the skids. At its top, it boasted over 200 areas. In 2004, it filed for chapter, and in recent times, it has been down to simply 4 areas — three in North Dakota and one in Ohio.
However The Avenue studies that Floor Spherical’s operations aren’t grinding to a halt.
Entrepreneurs Joseph and Nachi Shea purchased the rights to the chain’s title and IP, and have opened a brand new location of their hometown of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. And even the dimensions is again (Tuesdays solely, and it is non-obligatory to truly use it, after all).
Per the chain’s web site, “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 any point out of baseball helmet sundaes on the menu, however here is hoping they take a swing at it.
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