56 Beloved American Restaurants That Have Closed Their Doors

If you grew up in the 70s or 80s and had an affinity for giant soft pretzels with hot mustard, there’s a good chance you would have visited a Hot Sam Pretzels location or two at some point growing up. Detroit’s Livonia Mall was the first Hot Sam’s home, but the company didn’t stay put for long. Soon enough, Hot Sam Pretzels locations were opened in malls nationwide.

The pretzel company was sold to General Host in 1971 and again to Mrs. Fields (yes, the cookie lady) in 1995. This meant Mrs. Fields’ mall locations were selling fresh-baked cookies and pretzels, and Hot Sam Pretzels was no longer leaving customers with thirsts to quench.