Originally Posted By: Mignon
What is a "Suicide a la Mode"?


This was one of their humongous servings of ice cream that could be eaten by several people and probably still have leftovers.

Jahn's had a bunch of strangely-named specialties you could order, usually with many different flavors, toppings, etc. And they were pretty large, to say the least.

 Originally Posted By: Don Cardi
Speaking of burgers and fries in a basket, do you or Vitelli happen to remember the name of the restaurant in Sheepshead bay and was there BEFORE it became The Grotto Di'Oro?


Can't say I remember it either. I do remember that many years ago (the 1960s?) there was a small chain of restaurants called (I think) Chicken in the Basket. I don't know if this is what it was, or not. I didn't start hanging around that area until the late '70s.

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