80's Cafe

[captain_slinky]

Okay everyone... Help Me! I want to open an 80's-themed restaurant. Lots of bright pastel colors, vintage arcade games, 80's music, and TV's showing reruns of everything from Diff'rent Strokes to Growing Pains 24-hours a day.

But what the hell type of food do you serve there that's 80's themed? In a 50's diner, you serve the only food that was available in the 1950's - Hamburgers. But what foods define the 80's?

bghsmith has been kind enough to suggest Crystal Clear Pepsi, Taco Pizza, and BBQ Chicken Pizza. All I have been able to come up with on my own is the Hostess "Choc-O-Licious" snack cake, washed down with a 16-ounce can of New Coke (C-c-c-c-catch the wave!)... there was to be *SOMETHING ELSE* that was specifically 80's, right?

Wasn't The 80's when the whole "Kraft CHEESE and Macaroni" war started?

Anyway... any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Comments

[sarahbellem.livejournal.com]

You know, I was really surprised to see it on the list I sent you, but the Pizzaz Pizza was my all time favorite food as a child of the 80's. A friend of mine actually named his dog "Pizzaz" after it... That had to be 1985 or 86.

Also, Domino's pizza featuring the Noid! I loved the Noid! Who couldn't??? I mean, that has to be one of the *best* marketing ploys EVER. Remember, delivered to you in 30 minutes or less or it's free! LOL!

There was also the California Rasins campaign... What else... Twizlers, which I personally think are nasty but they had that cool commercial with the lips and stuff, a'la Rocky Horror. Shake 'n Bake is another, as are Baco Bits, Ranch Dressing & Pizza (and here I though I invented that one...), the Big Mac and Chicken McNuggets...

All of those are definitely copy-right protected, but you could easily do send-ups of them. Know what would be cool? If you tried to recreate the ice cream shop interior from Weird Al's "I Love Rocky Road" video! That is the perfect example of 80's restaurant decor!