Ponderosa Steakhouse - "Christmas Gift Certificates" (Commercial, 1980) 🎄 🎁

[remastered and upgraded] Here's a holiday commercial for Ponderosa Steakhouse restaurants featuring their Christmas gift certificates.
(This is an upgraded replacement for an earlier video that no longer plays, but is being kept for the purposes of preserving earlier comments: • Ponderosa Steakhouse -... )
"How do you do what you do?"
This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 15th 1980 within the 6:00pm to 7:00pm timeframe.
This footage was donated to The Museum of Classic Chicago Television as part of the Tony Portnoy Collection.
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[@roxyabrooks864]

When I was a child, my best friend lived down the street and I just ADORED her parents. Every now and again, they would take me out to eat with them, and this was one of our favorite destinations. What great memories I have of them 🩷

[@thatshot8]

Ponderosa was such a family staple, even in the 90s.. ♥

[@matthughesrocks]

Miss Ponderosa and Mothers both had great food.

[@jkt4748]

Do you mean Mother’s Pizza?

[@matthughesrocks]

Yes@@jkt4748

[@troynov1965]

Bonanza and Ponderosa were good places to eat. We would take our dates to Bonanza then head to the local Drive IN movie

[@JimHawkwind03411]

I still remember the Ponderosa Steakhouse in Johnstown, NY. My family used to go there for dinner on a weekend when I was a child.
It’s currently Sam’s Seafood Steakhouse.

[@videox222ify]

really great commercial

[@williamcornett4348]

Ponderosa, sizzler, western sizzlin. Steak and salad buffet. The 80's were great memories.

[@Foxonian]

I miss both Ponderosa and Bonanza. My parents and I used to eat at one of them on Sundays back in the day.

[@DanKirchner5150]

worked at one of these in ohio at age 15 dismal job ,washed dishes ,bussed tables etc ,mgmt allowed free lunch of bbq beef sandwich

[@wademarshall4595]

Yes, I remember the Regency Steak House in Oak Lawn.

[@willinmilwaukee]

At 13, I thought I was grown going there.

[@jefsiv]

Cattle Company on 159th in Calumet City

[@nathancox5316]

$2.29!!!! That's why I buy my steak at the Dollar Store.

[@laurabeane8862]

Mr. Steak

[@katthefantastic]

Holy crap I'm a kid again 😄

[@TJSlipperman]

I miss Ponderosa's Grand Buffet. Sadly buffet restaurants have now fallen out of favor because of COVID concerns.

[@jefsiv]

Wut

[@wmtdude]

They were closing shop Way before COVID.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Ponderosa was all right

[@kyleebrock]

He paid $10 for the meal and skipped on the tip. Some things never change.

[@namelessjedi2242]

For anyone wondering, adjusting for inflation, $2.29 in 1980 is worth $8.74 in 2024. Look at those meals (plus unlimited salad bar) and think about it…

[@RusstheTroubadour]

Does anyone remember Regency Steakhouse in Oak Lawn?