Bennigan's is apparently closing all of its restaurants nationwide. I found the food there to be ok, but I always enjoyed it because it had very little to do with all things Irish. For instance, the Turkey O'Toole had nothing Irish about it except for the fact that they tacked O'Toole on the end of it. Pretzel Roll, turkey and honey mustard doesn't scream Irish to me.
In my younger days, I enjoyed the incredibly unhealthy Monte Cristo sandwich (like the Red Robin Royal burger, the actual nutritional information is not available anywhere). Unline Monte Cristo sandwiches where the bread is basically french toast, this was a breaded and deep fried club sandwich. I'd always order it, always try to eat it all and midway through the third of the four triangles of goodness, feel completely awful.
In tribute to Bennigan's, I penned this today over my lunch. (to the tune of American Pie... how un-fitting for a tribute)
A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
How those Irish stereotypes made me smile.
And I knew if I had my choice
That I'd speak in a bad Irish voice
And eat some greasy food for a while.
But July 29 made me shiver
When the news was delivered.
Was it potato famine?
How could this have ever happened?
I do remember that I cried
When I heard they crushed the Irish pride,
I was burned deep inside
The day that Bennigans died.
So bye-bye, Irish stereotypes
No more deep-fried club sandwiches,
Or Turkey O'Tooles.
My arteries were not quite as crushed,
Singin', "maybe now he won't die."
"maybe now he won't die."
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Not all the Bennigans are going out of buiness, only those owned and operated by Bennigans. So the Bennigans in Midland and Mt Pleasant are not closing because they are owned and operated by LaBelle Management. So you can still come up and get your Monte Cristo...
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