If you lived in queens or near queens village you might remember this place. I do.
Happy Robin was a wonderful burger and steak family-style restaurant on the corner of 217th St. and Hillside Avenue in Queens Village. It was a wonderful place with great steak cooked on a huge open hearth for under $6 a steak as I remember. That shows you how long ago I am talking about. I would imagine that Happy Robin shut its doors in the early 1970s if not before. Wonderful memories.
It was a family style restaurant located on the corner of 217th street and Hillside Avenue (currently a burger king franchise). started the business in the late 60's and ran it until the early 80's.
A lot of local kids worked there and a lot of locals ate there. The menu was simple, steaks(T-Bone), hamburgers (large and thick), deep fried chicken, fillet of sole. The food was grade 'A' and always fresh. Open flame grilling for the meats, broilers for the fish. Clean high grade vegetable oil for the deep fryer made for famously delicious french fries. Self serf style, no waiters/waitresses. Customers went up to the counter ordered food and were given a ticket. When the food was ready, a call went out over the P/A. There was a back room for birthdays and party's .
Lubby, do you realize that you wrote 2 different pieces 2 minutes apart from each other about the same place? Lol! Did you forget you wrote the first one???
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
nope i found more info and just posted it again instead of adding to the original postOriginally Posted by DOC
Oh, i thought you were writing it from your own experiences(?)
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
Does serf style mean that it was eaten under the supervision of Kings in Old England? LOL
Call me a liar, you knew.
You were a fool, but that's cool, it's all right.
Call me the Devil, it's true.
Some can't accept but I crept inside you.
no i was 5 when i went there i only remember what my mom has told me
hahahahahahahahaha! I had to read that again! Too funny lubby!
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
It's supposed to self serve
I thought that maybe a happy robin self serfed herself.
Call me a liar, you knew.
You were a fool, but that's cool, it's all right.
Call me the Devil, it's true.
Some can't accept but I crept inside you.
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