Concerned One wrote on Jul 17, 2008 12:59 PM:I can't wait for a Bob's Big Boy double cheeseburger! I have a feeling it won't be as good as the one's I used to get on 17th Street in Costa Mesa, but I'm still going in for combo when it opens!

Harry wrote on Jul 17, 2008 1:09 PM:Hooray for Big Boy. I hope they do come back. The closest one I know of in up in Riverside Co. Have been a fan of the Big Boy restaraunts since my first bit of one in 1953.

Peggi wrote on Jul 17, 2008 1:21 PM:I'm looking forward to the cheeseburger combo. I used to be a waitress at Bob's Big Boy on 17th and Tustin, in Orange County. Back in the day...

Ron wrote on Jul 17, 2008 1:43 PM:Cjile Size, Patty Melt. I love the place.

My Heart May Not.

GOR Alumni wrote on Jul 17, 2008 2:43 PM:HOW exciting PHIL! Maybe you can start making Bob's Big Boy nostalgic collectible merchandise again. There's a job for ya!

Bruce wrote on Jul 17, 2008 2:46 PM:Last summer south of Vegas we stopped at a Big Boy near the truck stop stations. Low on funds we split a meal. It was SOOOO good, wish I'd had my own plate. Stopping again up & back in Aug. Can't wait 'til they open in NCo!! Hooray!

Peter wrote on Jul 17, 2008 2:56 PM:Ate at one, for the first time in a long time, in the Ann Arbor area last year when on a business trip, good meal, reasonable price, good service. I’m looking forward to having this option in North County.

steve wrote on Jul 17, 2008 3:20 PM:You know what drives me nuts!!! Is all you cry babies saying how we got ripped off in Oceanside by our council. They have been putting in this very paper you are complaining on that the matter was going to the council since 2007 and did any of you go to show your support against the sale. Of course not you were to busy doing your own thing then come sit on your computer being desktop tough guys, what a bunch of crybabies.

Love Bobs wrote on Jul 17, 2008 3:30 PM:I am so happy they are opening back up. My favorite was the brawney beef burger combo and the hot fudge brownie. I hope they have these items on the menu because it brings back memories of when I was a kid eating at the one in O'side and Vista.

Jeff wrote on Jul 17, 2008 3:44 PM:It's all about the Ice Cream Cake covered in fudge!

miranda wrote on Jul 17, 2008 3:46 PM:I can't wait for a Bob's to open! YUM! It was that combo plate that kept me coming back. Big Boy, french fries and a salad with blue cheese dressing.
I'll drive to Temecula if I have to but please put one down here around Vista.

Joe wrote on Jul 17, 2008 3:56 PM:Looking forward to them coming to San Diego Co again. It was just a week ago I tried to search them, and was disappointed that they weren't in San Diego anymore. They have good hamburgers, Spaghetti and the best salad dressing.

Mia is crying wrote on Jul 17, 2008 4:14 PM:When we were kids we only went when the Big Boy combo was 1.99. I won't make my kids wait until it goes on sale, we are paying full price BABY!! Mia is not a cheap skate like her parents were back in the day.

Chris wrote on Jul 17, 2008 4:52 PM:I will go only if the food tastes the same or better than I remember, and while thier at it... A Shakey's pizza would be nice. MMM MoJo potatoes!!!

Waitress Whittier Blvd wrote on Jul 17, 2008 5:47 PM:Time to get out my tight brown skirt, white shirt, bowtie, hairpiece, and hairnet!Woohoo!! BOB's is back! Kisses to all ya old waitresses, cooks, and busboys that worked in Whittier and La Habra! Those were the days! Gaawwd...I hope they still serve the shrimp salad with italian dressing! Lucky me, I live in Temecula!

Yokozuna wrote on Jul 18, 2008 4:30 AM:Nostalgia City. I grew up in Glendale and Bob's was the hang out. Bob Wian's son was in my older brother's high school class. The Drive In was the cruise place and the Big Boy Hamburger 35 cents. First place I ever tried dipping french fries (ordered extra crisp)in thousand island dressing. When we moved to North County there was a Bob's in San Marcos?.

Spots wrote on Jul 18, 2008 7:16 AM:Can't wait to take my kids! I grew up going to Bob's on Balboa Ave.... My dad took us there all the time loved sitting at the counter the grilled cheese and chocolate milk shake!!

To Chris wrote on Jul 18, 2008 7:46 AM:They opened a Shaky's Pizza on Oceanside Blvd. Check it out.

gus wrote on Jul 18, 2008 8:00 AM:We hung out at Bob's in Burbank, just down from the nbc studios. 1968

Sarah wrote on Jul 18, 2008 8:26 AM:We checked out the Shakey's already. It was really fun to take the kids. I look forward to Bob's coming back too. I hope they get one this way soon. Now, how about a Farrell's?

Went to Bobs in the late s in Placentia every Friday wrote on Jul 18, 2008 9:10 AM:night with freinds. I remember cherry-lime rickeys and chili spaghetti (can't get away with that now...). Will definately bring my kids there...

San Marcos Bobs wrote on Jul 18, 2008 9:32 AM:Don't get too excited, people! There was a Bob's Big Boy restaurant in San Marcos not too long ago and it sucked! It was nothing like the Bob's I remember from my days growing up in Whittier.

Yes Sarah wrote on Jul 18, 2008 11:09 AM:I am right there with you, Sister! A Farrell's would be awesome. Talk about a cool place to take your kids!!

Sarah wrote on Jul 18, 2008 11:36 AM:There is still a Farrell's in Santa Clarita (the only one in contiguous U.S.). I'm thinking of taking a roadtrip up there for Thanksgiving with the family and hitting Magic Mountain too. They're only about 10 minutes from each other.

Back East wrote on Jul 18, 2008 1:09 PM:Back east (Pennsylvania, specifically) these restaurants are called "Eat n'Park", and have been going strong since the 50s. You can go to one today, and have the same menu as when the place first opened. Good stuff, except don't tell your doc.

Good luck to Bobs wrote on Jul 18, 2008 3:25 PM:Since our family has always enjoyed Bob's Big Boy, I hav been following the comeback with interest. What I find strange is that there are now 3 different stories about the same comeback. The first is still linked to my bookmark and has 25 comments (from the Californian section), the amended version of that story (the original was a lot better) with its comments, and finally the NCT Bounces Back story, which is brief and has entirely different comments. I wonder if anyone else has noticed ? Remember those small salads that were chopped up and came with the Big Boy Combo ?

Phil wrote on Jul 18, 2008 4:30 PM:I probably owe much of my high LDL cholesterol to the junk food that Bob's used to serve! Let's see their nutritional information before we start to celebrate. Or are we in a hurry to poison our families for the sake of reliving a few good memories?!

Alf wrote on Jul 18, 2008 5:17 PM:Well, "Yokozuna" at 4:30AM, my favorite junk food is tater tots sprinkled with seasoned salt covered with 1000 island dressing. I tell my doctor and he rolls his eyes in disgust at my evil ways. BP is 120/75 but LDL is too high. Oh, well. If life is short, eat dessert first! Regards, Alf.