Ponderosa Steakhouse and Bonanza Steakhouse
Homestyle Dining LLC, located in Plano, Texas, operates the Ponderosa Steakhouse and Bonanza Steakhouse buffet/steakhouse restaurants. There are steaks, seafood, and chicken entrées on the menu, all of which come with a buffet for a little fee. There is also a lunch menu available. Restaurants in a particular location might be named either Bonanza or Ponderosa, unlike other chains with two names, such as Checkers and Rally’s, which utilize just one of the names in a specific region. Because Bonanza and Ponderosa were formerly independent enterprises that were later united under the Metromedia Restaurant Group, this is the case.
Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse
Founded in 1966 by three businessmen in Warren, New Jersey, Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse has become a local institution. The first and most well-known location was on Valley Road in Warren Township, close to Watchung, and it was the site of the first meeting. The signature meals were prime rib and the house salad, which had egg, shrimp, and catalane dressing. There was a salad bar offered in place of the house salad. A large number of Charlie Brown stores were established across New Jersey, as well as in adjacent states New York and Pennsylvania, as the business continued to expand.