This family restaurant chain was popular in the 1980s and filed for bankruptcy in the early 2000s. Now decades later, it's making a nostalgia-fueled comeback.

SHREWSBURY — Owners Joseph and Nachi Shea worked hard for the rebirth of the Ground Round and their work has paid off. A line of about 30 patrons, hungry for hearty meals and for happy memories, ...

For people who grew up in the Northeast or the Midwest, The Ground Round evokes a vivid childhood memory — sitting in the backseat of the car, all excited, as their parents took them to one of its ...

OPENING EMILY ED MARIA. IT IS NOSTALGIA AT ITS FINEST. YOU REMEMBER THOSE BUCKETS OF POPCORN FOR THE TABLES? THEY’VE GOT THEM HERE. THE COMFORT FOOD YOU KNOW AND LOVE. BUT THIS TIME THE GROUND ROUND ...

SHREWSBURY — A Shrewsbury businessman is seeking to revive the Ground Round, the faded chain restaurant that appealed to families with its tolerance of messy eaters. Floors covered with peanut shells ...

Before the Olive Garden had all the salad and breadsticks you could want, before Chili’s sang of their “baby back, baby back, baby back,” there was The Ground Round. Once a household name in the ...

SHREWSBURY — The hottest restaurant opening of the season may not be a sleek city bistro but a lodge-like edifice in Shrewsbury where the air smells as golden and buttery as a fresh batch of free ...

A beloved family-style restaurant is set to return to Massachusetts, nearly two decades after the chain went bankrupt and disappeared from New England virtually overnight. A Shrewsbury couple is ...

Back in the 1980s, restaurants made an effort to appeal to families by offering promotions like "kids eat free" after a sports team victory. This pretty benign promotion worked to drive traffic to ...