York Steak House
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York Steak House was a national chain of restaurants in the United States, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The restaurants were generally located in shopping malls, and were cafeteria-style, with cold items on one side, hot items on the other with the cashier at the end. The chain specialized in steaks and potatoes. The decor, with its dim lighting, heavy wooden furniture, and iron chandeliers, was meant to evoke Medieval England, and presumably the restaurant's name was derived from the House of York. Possible origin of the name, could be from the Minnesota site, located within Southdale Mall. This location could be found on York Ave in Edina, Minnesota.
The chain, along with the majority of its locations, was shut down in 1989.
The chain was owned by the cereal manufacturer General Mills, which owned quite a few restaurant chains in the 1970s, such as Betty Crocker's Tree House, The Good Earth, and Guadala Harry's.
