Farewell Lums

I know Lums has been a topic here. Several months ago I posted that the Lums in Horseheads, NY had been sold and was to be torn down for a Dunkin Doughnuts. Several weeks ago the local paper had an article about Lums and how it was still open but business was down because people assumed it had closed. Well today I drove by and the parking lot was empty and a closed sign was on the door.

lums..wow what a hot dog..farewell to my good friend!

Always liked the shakes there....

Hmm, I thought Lum's was a long gone chain from the 60s. At least that was the last time I tried to work through the list of beers.

Isn't there one still left in Florida someplace?

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John

Does anyone know if the Lum's in Plattsburgh is still open??

http://www.yellowbook.com/Listings/INT/4178811/?T=1&Q=businessname%3a+lum's+restaurant&WH=New+York&CT=3&CS=2&AN=0

Anyone?

Tif =8-)

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=479

WE HAVE 1 HERE IN DAVIE FLORIDA 5 MILES FROM FT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT

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Originally posted by Adjudicator

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=479

Plus:

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6079&SearchTerms=lums

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5595&SearchTerms=lums

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16287&SearchTerms=lums

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8516&SearchTerms=lums

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10255&SearchTerms=lums

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4626&SearchTerms=lums

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=827&SearchTerms=lums


Seems like everyone is trying to remember Lum's.

another Lums bites the dust...


I never went to the Horseheads one, but when I was student at Potsdam we did hit the one in Plattsburgh. good food, but when they opened The Hop in Potsdam, traveling to Plattsburgh for a hot dog, just wasn't the same. But, thank goodness for the sorority girls over there, they made the trip worth it.

(no offense to my Phi K sister - I loved Phi K too!)

Yeah, I stumbled into this site trying to find info about Lum's. And I was excited to hear about Plattsburgh, as that's not too far (maybe 2-3 hours) away. But I wanted to make sure that they're still operating before actually trying to go there.

(Of course, I could always call, lol)

I miss the key lime pie!

Tif =8-)

My husband of almost 39 years and I went to a Lums on Dixie Highway in Miami on our first date! Oh the memories!

Loved the hot dogs in the beer but I'm amazed no one seems to have mentioned my favorite item on the menu, their fried clams!!!

How could a chain that was so good be almost totally gone today?

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Originally posted by jubalee

My husband of almost 39 years and I went to a Lums on Dixie Highway in Miami on our first date! Oh the memories!

Loved the hot dogs in the beer but I'm amazed no one seems to have mentioned my favorite item on the menu, their fried clams!!!

How could a chain that was so good be almost totally gone today?

jubalee ... welcome to RF.

There used to be a few Lum's in my neck of the woods and I have pleasant memories every time I drive by.

I don't recall the clams.

jubalee if you want to rekindle that first date again theres one still in davie florida a half hour from where you first went to in miami.

I remember Lums when I was a Child and how awesome their Hotdogs were!

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Originally posted by phatphil

jubalee if you want to rekindle that first date again theres one still in davie florida a half hour from where you first went to in miami.

There have been several previous posts on Lum's over the psst yr or two which I have read with great nostalgia. I'm fairly certain the one in Davie (off I-595 near Ft Lauderdale) is the last one on the planet!

QFan
Bonita Springs, FL

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Originally posted by QFan

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Originally posted by phatphil

jubalee if you want to rekindle that first date again theres one still in davie florida a half hour from where you first went to in miami.

There have been several previous posts on Lum's over the psst yr or two which I have read with great nostalgia. I'm fairly certain the one in Davie (off I-595 near Ft Lauderdale) is the last one on the planet!

QFan
Bonita Springs, FL

I think there are a few Lums restaurants in Alabama also.

There's one in Davie, FL...a burb of Ft. Lauderdale!!!

ATM, Mike, et al, I guess it doesn't really matter at the end of the day, but I think most of the earlier traffic on Lum's was posted under, "Long-Gone Regional Chains."

QFan
Bonita Springs, FL

A bit late joining in but - I grew up within the Lums chain. My father ran the store on S. Dixie Hwy mentioned above by jubalee - Store #11 started in store #1 & eventually ran the chain in So. Florida. I have inumberable memories and experiences of opening doors in 3rd grade, washing dishes in 6th, cooking in HS and after a stint in the Air Force I eventually ran my own store until the chain was sold "mostly" for the value of the properties and leases they had among other things. But the ride was well worth it. It's nice to read all the fond memories & ...

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Originally posted by Sintillator

A bit late joining in but - I grew up within the Lums chain. My father ran the store on S. Dixie Hwy mentioned above by jubalee - Store #11 started in store #1 & eventually ran the chain in So. Florida. I have inumberable memories and experiences of opening doors in 3rd grade, washing dishes in 6th, cooking in HS and after a stint in the Air Force I eventually ran my own store until the chain was sold "mostly" for the value of the properties and leases they had among other things. But the ride was well worth it. It's nice to read all the fond memories & ...

Nice recap Sintilator. I enjoyed Lums in Gatlinburg many times. They had their thing during their time. I guess it left them.

Hot dogs in beer was a neat thing.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Lums in Bellevue NE. still alive and serving {5 miles south of Omaha}