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Saturday, December 08, 2012

Terrace Inn ~ Route 8 South

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

I thought this place was called the "Terrace Inn".

Anonymous said...

Me too,but could be a different place but I don't remember a KFC in that location.
Bob Dorcy

George Snyder said...

It wasnt a KFC. KFC was located on washington and jefferson streets in Butler. This location was known for "chicken in a basket" Parts of it are still there.

Anonymous said...

I remember when "chicken and a biscuit" opened up next door - it was the beginning of the end for this place.

Anonymous said...

Where was this on route 8 South? I am guessing across from the current Diehl Dodge Auto.

The route 8 North location was discussed some months ago along with the reason for it closing.

Anonymous said...

It was located on right side of Route 8 North before you get to the stop light at Unionville. The parking lot area remains. We always called it "Chicken in a Casket"

Anonymous said...

The Route 8 North Terrace Chicken in a Basket was discussed extensively on this site on May 29,2010 (under the Restaurant tab).
The fact that Charles Cingolani mentioned one on Route 8 SOUTH makes me wonder where that one was.
Any thoughts ? I am stumped. Thanks in advance.

Anonymous said...

I thought the Terrace Inn on Route 8 South was where the car dealership right beyond Kelly's is...It was right next to the road; the dealership (can't recall the name) bought the property and tore it down as part of it's capital improvement of the property. I wish I could be more specific; call it an eighth of a mile south of the light at Rt. 8 and McCalmont Rd (between Kelly's and Baglier)--shows how long I've been away from Butler..the mind..it goes (street names), but I'm certain of the location of which I speak.

Anonymous said...

I think the terrace on rt 8 south was owned by pete Keffalas

Anonymous said...

I know it was Keffalas that owned the Terrace,I went to school with Johnny in the 60's. I can't remember whether there was one or two of them. Seems to me one burned?

Bob Dorcy

George Snyder said...

I had forgotten about the one on Route 8 south. The salesmen from Trostle Oldsmobile used to go there for lunch on occasion. It was torn down prior to the Dodge showroom being built.

Anonymous said...

I always heard the one on rt. 8 north was shut down because the brothers couldn't get along. Ialso think I remember stories of some of their other businesses burning down, mysteriously.

Anonymous said...

Iheard the one on rt.8 north shut down because the brothers couldn't get along. I also remember stories of some other businesses they owned did burned down, mysteriously.

Anonymous said...

It was originally owned by Spiro
Kefallas and was on the Dodge lot
on Rt. 8 South. I grew up in that
area and it was nicknamed "the
Rooster Bar" by locals. Very nice
little place with good food and nice people to talk to. Used to
bounce from there to Mama Rosas
some nights. Great memories!

Rob Johnson said...

Back when the melt shop was being built, myself and many other construction workers lunched here..Food was good a we were treated well by Spiro

Rob Johnson

Anonymous said...

Sorry, there is a wrong notation connected with this photo. This is the restaurant on Rte 8 North. Spiro owned both of them. The negative/image is owned by the Butler County Historical Society as part of the original photographer's collection.

Anonymous said...

Long day. The photo is of the restaurant on Route 8 South, not north, sorry about that.

Anonymous said...

Did this not become the Oak Hills Tavern for a while? I seem to remember a Keffalas operating it. "Jim" comes to mind. This would be between 82 and 84, I think. Was having a beer in there one night and the old timer next to me mentioned flying P40s in world war two. He was surprised that I knew what he was talking about, and went on to say he had flown for Claire Chennault in China (Flying Tigers). He talked about how the aircraft was so stable that they would cut the engines and glide in to land. I have always remembered that as an example of "you never know who is sitting next to you".

Richard Arthur said...

I grew up in "The Old Shafer Place" right across the street. It was known as the Terrace Drive In and did serve "chicken in a basket" and did drive-in orders in the 1950's. Spero Keffalas converted it to a pizza and bar in the 1960's as tastes changed. Spero was a good neighbor. The original restaurant was built when Rt 8 was three lanes. The highway was widened and things were a bit too tight for the drive in service after about 1957. My mother was always offended by the high sign in the parking lot that just said "EAT". She felt that was too crass. Richard Arthur

Anonymous said...

Yes. It was a bar with food located on route 8 south by Hicks road owned by the Keffakas's and bought by the car dealership to create an overflow lot to park vehicles on. Used to go there underage after work occasionally. No problems getting served. Lol. GDM