Chi-Chis auction: Pasadena, MD

From the awesome Adam in MD:

I found some pictures online of the Chi-chi's I used to work at an auction website (note that there are two pages):

Chi-Chi's Photos

The restaurant was bought fairly quickly after it closed, and was renovated into a Carraba's Italian Restaurant. Carraba's only occupies a section of the building though, with the unoccupied part I assume still in its original condition.

Feel free to post any of this on the blog.

Please note my hatred for Carraba's, but only because of their radio commercials. I've never actually eaten at a Carrabas. I'm a pathetic evil snob like that. Also, how did they renovate only part of the building? Is the other half still crumbling stucco? I can only hope.

I also just realized I have used the word "awesome" in every single post. I plan to continue to do so. Sorry, internet.

"don't drink the water, drink the margaritas!"

a wonderful gentleman named David from Madison, Wisconsin; sends in these:








My favorite by far is the terrible margarita mural. Because everyone likes to be reminded of explosive diarrhea bad Spring-Break-in-Tijuana-or-whatever-water gives you while dining out. Dining out in Madison, Wisconsin.

Anyways, awesome! Thanks David.

An awesome guy named Rob sent these photos from Flint, Michigan:

"I RECENTLY HAD TO MAKE A TURN AROUND TO GET MY STARBUCKS COFFEE ON BUSY MILLER ROAD IN FLINT AND DECIDED TO SNAP THESE PHOTOS WITH MY CELL PHONE. IT APPEARS SOMEONE HAS MADE HOME AT THE ONCE-BUSY ENTRANCE OF WHERE I USED TO WORK."

Do I spy BEDDING in there? Rad.

i totally forgot about this brilliant project and plan to resurrect it one of these days

i have cleaned up comment spam!

Any photos of creepy abandoned chi-chis? Please send them to me:

pyginablanketATgmail.com




Thanks!

Celebration of Fun

"We would like to thank all of our loyal customers for the past 27 years and
with a tear in our eye, say Adios!"

Or so said the Chi-chi's website before it too was abandoned.

Poor generic family style Tex-Mex restaurant. You give the American dining public years of enjoyment, salsa and hepatitis and this is how your creditors treat you.

Outback Steakhouse, now that you own the land, buildings, furniture, fixtures and liquor licenses, let's do something about these forlorn structures.

Latest find...

Route 1, Springfield VA. Outside the Lowe's.

Exterior:



Hola! Shopping cart could not have been posed better, except perhaps if it were parked in the handicapped space.

Also notice the anti-bird poop defense above the missing sign.



Effective, for I saw no poop. But birds must have been a major problem, cause a fake owl was on the other side.


Give a hoot. Don't leave old, abandoned building laying around.

Interior:



I'm guesiing ROUS's. Big ones.



That would so sting if it got in your eye.

Alexandria, Landmark Mall, 6.26.05

I cannot believe there are still chairs in there.