In the Realm of Kings

   This weekend I dropped by a Kings Restaurant in Monaca, Pa., some 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. I hadn’t been in one of the regional chain’s restaurants since it remodeled its 35 units two years ago. (It has since debuted a new concept, Kings Hometown Grill, on Neville Island, in the Ohio River.) 
   There’s nothing out of the ordinary here; but this iteration is much improved over the dated look that formerly defined the privately held company. One element made me chuckle: the word graphics wall in the last photo. I suppose if it were me, I wouldn’t have merely listed items on the menu (especially Country Fried Steak). I’d have copied another approach and used witty quotes about food, a la Foodlife in Chicago.

Update: Kings in Monaca, Pa.

The counter. Only four chairs?

Good grub: Kings signature meatloaf dinner with mushroom gravy and home fries..

Country Fried Steak … I get it, already!