[Westside]

Did any of you do the Max and Ermas burger challenge? This was back before every restaurant had some type of challenge and before food challenges were cool.  I went to one in Lexington back in the early 90's along with a couple buddies.  They were wanting me to take the challenge, and they were going to back me on it.  I think, if I remember correctly, you had to eat 3 burgers.  If successful, you got a t-shirt and your picture on the wall, but I may be wrong.  Anyway, I told them I wanted to go there the day before to scout out the place and to try one burger because I had never eaten there before.  I finished one burger, but decided eating 3 would be very tough and not worth getting sick over, so I decided not to take the challenge.

God I loved Max and Ermas. And Darryl's (below) and Chi Chi's and the old Rafferty's off of Nicholasville Road. Everythig I like closes lol.

https://kyphotoarchive.com/2016/10/06/da...rant-1976/

I only ate at Chi Chi's a handful of times, but every time I did, they were getting slammed, and I always had to wait for a table.  Everybody I ever talked to about Mexican restaurants always loved Chi Chi's.  I can't figure why they closed.  Did they come up on hard times?