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Shakey's Pizza Parlor - Life in America

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  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,369
    People forget Shakey's had GOOD fried chicken. People forget that.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Olympia got one of the early ones. Was a big deal to go there with the family as a kid.

    Nothing has changed


  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,369

    Olympia got one of the early ones. Was a big deal to go there with the family as a kid.

    Nothing has changed


    Shakeys in the South Sound went the way of our Dawgs. Now we are left with Little Caesar's and Round Table. Shit product that's too expensive.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Actually growing in So Cal. Was thrilled to find them
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,401 Founders Club
    edited July 2021
    I remember being about ten years old and the family went to Shakey's in Bellevue -- which was a big deal. I look over at another table and see Bruce King with his family. I went over to talk to him, and he smiled and acted graciously just like he did on Husky Highlights.

    Cool story, bruh



  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,135
    Baseman said:

    Olympia got one of the early ones. Was a big deal to go there with the family as a kid.

    Nothing has changed


    Shakeys in the South Sound went the way of our Dawgs. Now we are left with Little Caesar's and Round Table. Shit product that's too expensive.
    Little Caesar’s is really cheap. It is kind of gross tho.
  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,369

    Baseman said:

    Olympia got one of the early ones. Was a big deal to go there with the family as a kid.

    Nothing has changed


    Shakeys in the South Sound went the way of our Dawgs. Now we are left with Little Caesar's and Round Table. Shit product that's too expensive.
    Little Caesar’s is really cheap. It is kind of gross tho.
    & Round Table too expensive
  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam
    edited July 2021
    Shakey's was great. Olympia had one on the west side, and the older one downtown. Those fried potatoes were so fucking good.

    It was the place to go for birthday parties when I was a kid. Always had Woody Woodpecker cartoons on the big screen.
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    Got some feels watching the vid & reading the reminiscences.
  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,787 Swaye's Wigwam
    last week I was down in Everett seeing some long lost friends and happened by the Skate Deck and a Shakey's on the Bothell Everett highway.
    Did not notice if it was open or not.

    MrsIamnotLebam pointed it out to me actually
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    Used to go there on my birthday in early 1970s. It was the only pizza place around and my birthday was the only time I got to go. When I was 8 or so they took my back in the kitchen and let me help make my pizza. Imagine that happening today. Karen would call the health department in 8 seconds and have them fined.
  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,346 Founders Club
    Baseman said:

    People forget Shakey's had GOOD fried chicken. People forget that.
    Chicken and MoJos. Goddamned delicious.
  • Purple_Pills
    Purple_Pills Member Posts: 2,110
    dflea said:

    Shakey's was great. Olympia had one on the west side, and the older one downtown. Those fried potatoes were so fucking good.

    It was the place to go for birthday parties when I was a kid. Always had Woody Woodpecker cartoons on the big screen.

    Where was the downtown one?
  • Purple_Pills
    Purple_Pills Member Posts: 2,110
    Baseman said:

    Olympia got one of the early ones. Was a big deal to go there with the family as a kid.

    Nothing has changed


    Shakeys in the South Sound went the way of our Dawgs. Now we are left with Little Caesar's and Round Table. Shit product that's too expensive.
    The South Sound still has Dirty Daves and Brewery City. I like Old School the best though. Stone Creek is popular, but I thought it was just ok. Wagner’s Pizza Annex was great too, but they lost their star employee and then COVID hit.

  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club

    dflea said:

    Shakey's was great. Olympia had one on the west side, and the older one downtown. Those fried potatoes were so fucking good.

    It was the place to go for birthday parties when I was a kid. Always had Woody Woodpecker cartoons on the big screen.

    Where was the downtown one?
    Across from city hall

    About at coffee central