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Greg, I went to that Bob's Big Boy a couple years ago. Blasphemy! They kept the name, and they still serve hamburgers, but they have a Buffet there, and serve Chinese food?!?!? What's up with that???!!

I'm so fortunate to have 2 of my old favorites still within easy driving distance. 1) Bob's Big Boy in Glendale (which still serves the Big Boy Combo the way they used to). 2) Sambo's in Santa Barbara.

I made it a point to drive to eat at the peripheral Big Boys around SoCal, and None of them tasted the same. I went to the ones in Baker, Torrance, Yucaipa, and Victorville. Nada. In fact, I was sitting there eating the burger thinking how a Big Mac would be better tasting than that. AND - the malted shakes are not the same either

While Sambo's menu is pretty different than it used to be, the food there is actually a notch up from what it used to be, which is nice. So, if you're solely going to enjoy it just for being within the 'name' of the restaurant, I guess that's okay, but even the pancakes are different (better, yes), but if you were expecting the stick-to-your-ribs truck stop style pancakes, they have gone with the graces of the chain.

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