I always think it's funny how there were/are several "dark" restaurants in town that haven't changed (or been cleaned
) in their 30-40 year runs. Some chinese places I know fit the bill. Steak and ale also.
In our town, this WAS the 1970's high end steak place. Perhaps it went downhill, maybe it was never that great, but I remember people standing in long lines to get. You'd better have reservations. I was a kid, so our family going there was a rare and special event. I think we even tied going to steak and ale with watching the original Star Wars. It was only topped by "The Groaning Board". They had a 24/7 fireplace going outside. Big stuff in the 70's.
Perhaps never meet your heros, but for me, fire up the torino, shop some chess king, get some floresheim shoes, and hit the steak joint.
