On 8/12/2014 8:32 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:46:00 AM UTC-7, Nancy2 wrote:
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>>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor
>>> thing? I thought it was supposed
>>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>>
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>> The former Come Back Inn, west of Chicago, did it forever.
>>
>> The Ground Round chain (repurposed HoJo restaurants) did it across the
>> country.
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> I ate at a Ground Round perhaps in the late 80's or early 90's. Wasn't
> memorable but no peanuts that I recall.

That's where I first saw it. Might have been early 80's. My kids were
astounded that they were allowed to throw the shells on the floor. It
was a freedom they never expected.

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