Where could you even get food for $20 for a family of five! Couldnt finish that chicken but always made room for that chocolatey pie. Chili Powder 1/2 oz I was one of the so-called spuds whippers because I mainly served mashed potatoes, but also various steamed vegetables such as corn, peas & carrots, brussell sprouts, succotash, etc. I also recall the orange rolls that someone else mentioned. I curled literally thousands of pies! I worked for Meadow Gold and I would get my orders from him. 10. The three most popular entrees at our location were the fried chicken (we could barely keep up cooking it), the sliced prime rib (I think it was $4.25 per slice), and the fried fish. I always went for the little ones dusted with flour. Rice (Uncle Ben) 4 lbs After watching her do this with bread and buns my exasperated cousin said Lady, please dont handle food and then put it back. He was freaking out about the rats swimming in the halls filled with 2-3 inches of water. I covered for peoples vacations, so I rotated through the line. Here is the closest recipe that I have been able to find to the recipe I used to make when I worked at Bishops in Council Bluffs, IA. He live on North 72 street. Yum. The Iowa based buffet chain grew to 35 Midwestern locations known as the Bishop Buffet and Cafeteria System. In Urbana they had not seen me for two weeks, and when I was back, they asked me how I was doing, since they were worried by my absence. We all loved that chicken and chocolate pie! Customer at cedar rapids (2), Waterloo Cedar Falls; and Quad Cities. Spread cool whip over the pudding layer. I came across this page while working on something to untangle the history of a cafeteria restaurant in my local mall. As the article mentioned, quality took a nosedive when KMart took over and started the all you can eat deals for one price. Jeff Puls, Oklahoma City. Now this is incredible! Sort of like Moms Cinnamon rolls or the old hot dog shop that both used to live at Westroads. William M. Joensen, Bishop . It seemed like the coconut was spread in the shell and the liquid ingredients were poured on it then the quick oats were added on top of that. What years did you patronize the downtown Bishops? They had the best baked fish and Tarter Sauce with a Baked potato. Thats what caused me to find this website. I thought the beautiful mid-century modern interior of the entire Crossroads mall was truly lovely. Your email address will not be published. Bishops, we Miss You!! I loved the fried chicken too as well as the pie. A friend has requested that I make this pie that he remembers from his childhood, so Im looking for a recipe for the closest thing possible to the actual Royal Chocolate Ambrosia Pie. have ever been accurate. Ah.Nothing but happy memories of good food, time with family and picking out a balloon on the way out. The company policy for menu planning stated that we would always have a fried or baked fish on the serving line, and on Fridays there would be 2 fish selections, one baked and one fried. Thanks for the great read! Tippins also sells their pies and other baked goods online. Rod was a manager in training and Mary was a checker. Ive wondered about Bishops over the years. Ive eaten at Lubys and Furrs cafeterias in Texas many times while I lived there and liked them, but Im impartial to Bishops, my all-time favorite restaurant! Two Rivers Grille. Bishop Joensen - Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines Thanks for reminding me of their buttery, orangey sweet tops. Also, my favorite was the occasional orange cake with orange buttercream frosting with tiny orange mandarin slices on top, my favorite even above the ambrosia pie, I would love that recipe. Sugar 4#. Some of my best family memories are in that Sioux City Bishops. The bishops who served our diocese and their years of service: 1911-1911 Bishop Austin Dowling 1919-1933 Bishop Thomas W. Drumm Bishops allowed manager families to come in and enjoy the opportunity to have a meal with their family at no cost. Bishops was on the first floor and if you continued to walk to the north, past Bishops there was a Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Shop and one of the south entrances to the Westroads. William M. Joensen, Ph.D. was ordained and installed in 2019 as bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines. That chocolate pie.. **Addendum of November 27, 2017** A My Omaha Obsession reader just emailed me a relic of this lost, wholesome vestige: the perfect Bishops Ambrosia Pie recipe. I had mincemeat pie all through the holidays with that and its the best sauce Ive ever had. I would tell my parents I wanted a chicken leg on a bugs bunny plate to eat. Ill never forget it. Wedge salad, fried chicken and that wondrous chocolate silk pie with chocolate curls on top. Hope this helps, as I said I only watched someone else make it and it was a long time ago. You are the Missing Link we have been waiting for!! I remember one Saturday night when I carried a tray for an elderly lady and my buddy carried a tray for her husband. How did you know about my love of Six West? I thought the dispenser was so cool and complicated, not unlike the librarian checking out my books. Seems I recall at one time there were illustrations of people dressed ala 1890ish on the wallsbut it has been awhile so who knows! Having been a manager at the downtown Omaha cafeteria and the Gateway Bishops in Lincoln, I can tell you that making those picture perfect chocolate curls wasnt an easy task. The bottom is marked Wallace hard soldered 28-R 10 oz pat apr 3'28. Where was Bishops Buffet in Minneapolis/St. (all line servers had to wear those hats) We had eaten there many, many times with my grandmother way before I ever got a job there. Those 2 ingredients really gave the sour cream a great flavor. Ive been trying to duplicate the ambrosia pie recipe my entire adult life. I have been looking for their baked fish with herb breadcrumbs on top for quite some time. New China Buffet & Grill. Good luck, Pies and sauces #5 can = 56 oz. That was a big treat for us back in those days. Top 10 Best Buffets in West Des Moines, IA - Yelp Hy-Vee, fairway, and some other stores still sell the Bishops pies. I do remember Jay but came when Mr. Bailey was manager.during my time there, started in the dish room and pot washer then Porter, prep cook, veg cook, 2nd cook and 1st cook. Even my younger brother worked there for a while. We went to the Bishops in Sioux Falls SD and Sioux City IA when I was little. (Sadly, Duck Creek Mall is gone, now, as is Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids.) Ha. As a kid, all you know is that its good. Bishop Buffet Wakonda Shopping Center Des Moines, Iowa Postcard | OldPostcards.com Currency Calculator Cart Bishop Buffet Wakonda Shopping Center Des Moines, Iowa Postcard $7.97 $5.98 25% Off Add To Cart SKU# ia_qq_5601 City Des Moines State IA Postal Year Unused Grade Grade 2 I remember getting a special-order hamburger, a little staircase-shaped wedge of cheddar cheese (with a cocktail toothpick in the top) and the chocolate pie. Thanks for your input! Great Memories! Excellent! Top 10 Best All You Can Eat Buffet in Des Moines, IA - Yelp Thank you for writing. Does anyone remember the little lights they used to have on the table if you needed something once you sat down? Diocese of Des Moines 601 Grand Ave Des Moines, IA . Margarine 12 oz 4 oz I also remember how nice Bishops employees were with all customers: in Rockford we arrived just ten minutes before closing time, but they let us have dinner and even asked whether we wanted anything else before shutting down the kitchen. She always had excitement in her voice when she talked about us eating there. But I think the quality of food was quite a bit different then. I always thought the Westroads one was a little higher end than the others. I also remember the Prime Rib and Baked Ham carved for each customer, the array of jello salads, strawberries in a bowl topped with whipped cream, custard cups and round yeast rolls dusted with flour. Once it . I worked at the Moline Bishops and shortly before closing we began selling pies to grocery stores as a way to stay open. Who was the hostess when you worked in Omaha? They even had a little kids buffet set up in the dining room! What I found was interesting: while Furrs/Bishops almost merged with Wyatt Cafeteria (another cafeteria out of Texas) in the late 1980s, in the mid-1990s, Wyatts licensed the Bishops Cafeteria name and converted one of their Texas mall-based cafeteria stores to that name. I grew up in Iowa eating that above recipe that you posted. Yeah, I was really bummed when Bishops went out of business. Mr. Fisher, Bishop's Elite Martial Arts Academy | Des Moines IA - Facebook I worked as an assistant, then manager at the downtown Bishops from 1973- 1979, then I was transferred to Lincoln till I left the company in 1982. Do you have a recipe for the orange rolls? View Menus 1520 Midland Ct NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 (Map & Directions) (319) 393-4766 Cuisine: Buffet Neighborhood: Cedar Rapids Website: www.bishopscedarrapids.com/ Leaflet | OSM See Larger Map - Get Directions Bookmark Update Menus Edit Info Read Reviews Write Review Share Hours Later, we moved to the Quad Cities, and there was a Bishops Buffet at Duck Creek Mall that we would go to regularly. At such a young age its not hard to be impressed by food, but I always thought Bishops had such tasty food for a cafeteria. Heaven. Laura, I would guess that your chocolate bar is to dry to make the proper curl. The women wear panty hose and sensible shoes. Iowa; Davenport, Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids (2), Des Moines, Sioux City, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Dubuque, Council Bluffs. Bishop Buffet Des Moines Iowa Teapot 10 oz. - WorthPoint Not only did the sour cream have chives mixed in but the recipe, and we had recipes for everything, called for garlic salt and onion salt. For the above reasons, none of the recipes you have read in letters to the editor columns etc. Oh, thank you SO much!! Heaven on several plates! 1970s. How and Associates Inc are listed as architects of the mall. Then was the beef patty with mushrooms and a lot of other tasty rotating entrees. It was my first job and I still look back on those years very fondly. Salt 3 oz Diocese of Des Moines | Des Moines IA - Facebook The Lincoln location was built for my Dad JC Otto and I believe opened in 1970. I would always be among the youngest. * The countless wonderful employees that were so dedicated to their craft of creating wonderful menu items daily from scratch. I feel lucky to have enjoyed this restaurant with my family and friends throughout the years. They were my moms favorite. Diocese of Des Moines. My one memory of Bishops is just that beautiful, delicious pie with the chocolate curls on the top. The jello. The tray carriers and other dining room staff wore the brown dresses/outfits. Jeez, that was like 33 years ago! As it is my last time at Bishops, I will need Exactly More. Paul in the 1980s? One thing for sure, I never again worked so hard as I did for that year in high school as a dishwasher at busy Bishop Buffet. I did start manager training but left in Sept of 1984. The Rt. OMG!! He bled Bishops Brown and was a good mentor. Add (4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11). The orange iced rolls as well as Royal Ambrosia Pie were a MUST each time. Thanks for that! American $$ - $$$. Could you share your ambrosia pie recipe please? The ice tea with a wedge of lemon. The urinal with foot flusher. 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