Shakey's Pizza Parlor Bunch of Lunch! 

Hi Bill & Lisa: I was excited to see your Shakey’s Pizza video. But this is so different from the original Shakey’s in Hawaii. The main 2 locations on Oahu in the 60’s-70’s (they closed sometime in the 80’s) were on Ke’eamoku (couple doors away from Like Like Drive-in) just a few blocks away from Ala Moana Shopping Center. The other along-side of Kamehameha Hwy, generally across from Anna Millers, Pearlridge. Back then it was almost a community center; very family-style. Families big and small would go to Shakey’s any night of the week. It was affordable, filling and tasted home made. Their claim to fame was the entryway. They had a long glass window looking into the open kitchen. Pizza makers in an assembly line, tossing dough, spreading sauce and making the orders for those already there, sitting at the long picnic benches in family style. Multiple families and dining groups/dates all at several longggg tables (Hofbrau style). You’d place your (whole) pizza order at the stand then they’d give you a # and you’d find a bench/shared table until your order # was called. They didn’t sell buffet, nor by the slice. Only whole pizzas and made to order. They didn’t yet have pineapple as a topping option. This was the 60’s/70’s. No fried chicken nor French fries on the menu. It was Pizza. No garlic knots or garlic bread. Just pizza, beer (in steins) and sodas. That it. No veggies or salads, no desserts. Just Pizza. That’s why we went to Shakey’s Pizza, for the Pizza. Super simple operation, very few options on the menu and they were the best at what they offered. The kids loved standing on the benches along the window looking into the kitchen. Parents enjoyed a break while the kids stayed as of glued to the window entertained by the pizza making assembly line. There was live entertainment usually on weekend nights, a Dixie band, wearing red/white striped collared shirts and always a banjo player in the band. During the day a lot of birthday party groups. Shakey’s was the anytime, any occasion, place to go. Their pizza was incredible. Not the fancy artisan pizzas or elaborate topping combinations such as CPK. It was just right and they kept it super simple. Cheese, pep, sausage, black olives and mushrooms were the choice of toppings. If only to go back in time and get an original Shakey’s simple and perfect pizza pie. Thank you for your videos and taking us along for the ride. You 2 are so special.

I used to go to Shakey‘s after the football games in high school we used to hang out and eat. It was so much fun and that was 1986. Wow I sure do miss Shakeys…

I remember the piano player in the 60s! Great memories!

I'm 55 and we use to have a few up here in Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦 in the 70's and we went to Shakey's all the time. And yes they use to have like a Dixie Land type band playing. Banjos 🪕 and so on... My brother and I and our mom are planning on a Baseball trip to San Diego in June. And we're thinking of grabbing an Uber and heading to a Shakey's Pizza Parlor, because all three of us have been wondering for years if Shakey's is still the same as it was back in the day. I still remember as a kid walking up the steps right in front of the window they had where you could watch them make the Pizza 🍕 right in front of you. As a kid you always went to the front window area just inside the restaurant to watch them make the Pizzas. As a adult I still remember it well. So many wonderful memories of Shakey's Pizza Parlor from Birthday parties, to any type of celebration,or simply a nice Family outing 😀🍕🪕

WOW!! Guys you’re taking me back to the day!! Haven’t seen a Shakey’s in ages!! What a great selection on the lunch buffet, something for everyone! Chicken looked great as did the thin crust loaded with veggies 🍕 And ambrosia!!! Thank you so much for the memories guys 👱‍♀️🌺💯

Wow, what a trip down memory lane! I ate there, one upon a time in a land far, far away. ❤

Shakeys is pretty underrated. Its not the best pizza but a lot of their stuff are decent enough for me to come back.

No flop is a good sign in my book 👏😋❤️🍕

You two are so fun, and are always on lots of adventures! Thanks for taking us along. 😊

Look, I'm not saying Shakey's is top tier pizza, but back in my middle school, there was a Shakey's kiosk that would come every week on Friday and they would sell whole pizzas for $10. My friends and I would always pool our money together and split a whole pizza every Friday. Even now when I go to Shakey's I'm always brought back to middle school. So I'm always going to be fond of Shakey's.

OMG, I remember when I moved to San Clemente, (SoCal) in late 1971, there was a great old fashioned style Shakey's. I still crave the MoJo Potatoes!!!!! Wish Carson wasn't so far away or I'd be there in a heartbeat! My mouth is watering, Melaney from SoCal

My parents used to take us to Shakey’s back in the 60’s…it was the best. Their bunch of lunch was always my favorite. Next time I am in Southern California I’m going to make sure we eat there. Great video😀

I grew up in So Cal. My dad loved Shakey's so we went there often. I live in Reno now. We had one here but it closed. The franchisee got permission to continue using Shakey's recipes so we still get our Shakey's fix when we need one! Thanks for the walk down memory lane! 🥰 PS - no pineapple on pizza for me. 🍕

OMG, all our Shakeys in Iowa closed in the 80s. we all miss it sooooo much! I forgot there were still a few around.

Thanks for sharing 🎉❤

My favorite childhood specialty pizza they used to make was Mexican Pizza and of course combination. My family used to go out for dinner at least twice a month. Brings me back full of fun and happy memories. In the 80’s I was ten years old..❤️❤️😍

I went to Cal State Northridge for mechanical engineering full time and worked full time. I would catch up on eating once a week on a day that I didn't have to work after classes at the Shakey's just up the street. It's incredible how much you can eat if you're in starvation mode.

Thanks kido's - Shakey's and their pizza, chicken and mojo's RULE ! Had this dozens of times as I grew up and it's great to know they have lots of 'parlor's still around in CA as well as a few in WA. Many thanks for bringing back those great memories.... m.

Glad to see there are still some Shakey’s around. When I was a kid, our local Shakey’s had a banjo player and you could order anchovies on your pizza!

We had 2 here n Pensacola 30 yrs ago ,they were so much fun ,It was a player piano I remember,the food was delicious & the potatoes were called wagon wheels,looks like the same potato 😂,wish it was still here

I remember shakys back when I lived in California . So good.

I loved their pizzas as a kid. Now i want to try it again, but we have none in my area. Thanks for reviewing this again.

We had Shakey's here in Colorado back in the 1970's and 80's. I remember watching the guy play the banjo on the weekends. It was way cool!

Wow! My Family used to go to Shakeys in Calumet City, IL back in the 80's! If that one was too crowded, 😅 we'd head to the one a few minutes away in Highland, Indiana on Indianapolis Blvd. Nothing but Great memories of that place! We Went there countless times! 😅

Thanks Bill an Lisa! Thanks for going to Shakeys’. We wouldn’t have been interested in going if not for you. And thanks for trying everything out and critiquing for us. Great reviews!

I’m speechless 😋🍽

When I was a little girl, they had one in Dallas, Tex. When we went to Disneyland in 2019, we found a shakey’s and it was memory lane for sure

No pinnapple on pizza for me. But i know many seem to love it. The sound of the crunch bitting into the chicken was awesome. I am glad it was good! And what a good value price!

Used to go for lunch at the one in Monterey Park a few decades ago. The food was pretty good. The servers would even walk around the tables with trays of fresh hot pizza to serve.

Hi Bill and Lisa! 🙋‍♀️ So glad you guys hit Shakey's! I rarely get a pizza there (MOD is my go-to for pizza these days). But Shakey's has always been my fave place to get take-out chicken! And yes... Everything is super-fresh!

Wow…memories 🥰🫶🏻🤙🏼

Yes Salad Bar. Salad so Delicious 😋 ❤

Thanks for the wonderful memories. It has been years since I've indulged. I have one just down the street from me and as I drive by I always think I should go back and try it again. Now I might try it out again,

Great buffet review !! that chicken 🐓 looked amazing!! Great price for all you can eat buffet !! Have a great week !! 👍👍❤❤🤗🤗 🍕🍕🐓🐓🥰🥰

I didn't know there were any Shakeys left of course I left Cali when i was 20 I think and that was 54(geez) years ago.

Nice to reminisce the good old days at Shakey's in the 70's and with the kids in the 90's. Many of the Skakey's have closed.

Mmm looks delicious. I wonder if all Shakeys have same variety of food.

Whooooooooooooaaaa delish!!!

Wow. I miss going to Shakeys

Shakeys was my 4th grade basketball sponsor in 1987! Good memories. They still have the same one by my childhood home back in Seattle

We still have a Shakey’s too, and as a teen I ate Bunch O Lunch often. I don’t think I could do it now, though. Thanks for the memories!

Lisa has a really warm smile 😊

OMG I love Shakeys! However no where near them! The mojo potatoes!

I remember hearing pin ball machines in the background back in the day. Awesome memories. TY.

Hey Lisa!!!!! Hey Bill !!!!! ❤ 😊

Great video I remember Shakeys in Illinois this brings back memories of my childhood. Love the chicken and pizza.

Oh wow that takes me back! I can almost taste the Ol’ Shakey’s pizza. I remember it having a cornmeal dusty texture bottom. Ours never had the buffet or it was gone before Shakey’s Buffet started, but we loved a good pizza from them. I really miss it. Thanks Bill and Lisa for bringing back some good memories!

I went as a child in the mid 70's. They always played little rascal and 3 stooges tv shows. Sometimes they would have a guy playing the piano. I'm not a big fan of thin crust pizza, but I always liked there's, as simple as it was.

Shakey's is one of my favorites especially the bunch o' lunch buffet. The location you went to has a much larger selection than the one by me. I think ours is half that size. I absolutely love that fried chicken and mojos! Great video! Thanks for sharing and stay dry this week!

Wow you guys! It looked better than ever. It all looked great! ❤

Haven't been to a Shakey's Pizza since I was in my teens and I am 60+ now. We no longer have a Shakey's where I live in Missouri 😥 The food looked great. Thanks for sharing this video. 🥰

My parents took us to shakey's all the time in the early 1970's, my husband took me and my kids every other week in the 1990 good times. I like the chicken and mojos. When we come down from Northern California we eat there, It's like visiting an old friend.

I am definitely a pineapple person & I love Shakey's! We like to hit up the one In San Gabriel, near our house.

Love you two. You are so lovely.

Shakey's mojos and chicken were excellent! When we worked there back in the 70s my favorite pizza was he Canadian ham, onions, black peppers and pineapple....try it!! Wish they were back in Wisconsin!!

Wow. Shakey's Pizza. Haven't been to one since I was a kid.

Shakey’s back in the day used to be so good. Then, after years of being on top, something changed in the quality of their pizza. The next thing you know, the business just went downhill. Here I am looking at this video and the pizza doesn’t look remotely like it did when it was at its prime. Such a shame, but it’s still cool to reflect back on those nostalgic memories from time to time! 😊

We had a Shaky’s in a town close to where I grew up used to eat the heck out of those mojos. If I remember correctly, our Shaky’s used to show silent movies, & there was a self playing piano. Don’t quote me on it though bc that was maaaaany years ago 😀

What a great episode! Love you guys! I eat pizza almost every day 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

When we went to Shakey's Pizza in the early 70's in Rochester, N.Y., I THINK they only had pizza. I may have been too distracted by my 2 year old daughter running up and down the picnic-style tables causing us to leave early to notice other foods being offered!! I do remember that they had live banjo- playing music. I can ALMOST CONJURE -UP the LUSCIOUS smell of the pizza. We were very disappointed when it closed its doors!

You found my secret spot! Good price and good food. I think they have both thick(pan) and thin crust pizza which might explain the difference in the pizza crusts.

I live right behind this same Shakey's, once a week I am there eating all the good food.

Wonderful video! My buddies and I would ten-speed to Shakey's, circa 1972 Orange, CA and feast on the $1.99 Bunch-a-Lunch. On weekends it was the Hansa House Buffet in the Orange Mall for $2. Oh to be 14 again and to be able to process all those calories.

I haven’t thought about Shakey’s for decades! Thanks for the memories!

We had a Shakey's Pizza in Lubbock Texas back in the 70's and 80's. Great fun and best pizza. I always compare my pizza to Shakey's.

I used to have a Shakeys close to home but never went to their lunch. I've actually only been there 2 times in my life. Anyway, always enjoy your vids. ❤

Wow, I remember Shakey’s when I was a kid. They left Texas years ago. I remember they had a dance floor in Pasadena Texas with a live band. The smell was amazing. Awesome video guys 👍😎😻🎉

Looking for the nearest Shakey's now! 🍕🍗🥗

I grew up with Shakeys, and nowadays if I'm in So Cal my go-to locations are in Alhambra or Monterey Park. Can't beat their lunch buffet, and yes, the chicken is really good!

Shakey's, Round Table Pizza, here on O'ahu are long missed. Life goes on.

I also remember the fried chicken being very good from there!!! Fun times

You Two are crushing these local spots.....honestly I thought Shakeys was gone....My friend and I were just talking about it....I used to go to the one in Culver City...Thanks guys!

I'm glad to see Shakey's is continuing to do a good job. I'm usually skittish of buffet's but we had Shakey's in Iowa and never left disappointed (or hungry!). Thanks for the well produced video!

One of my favorites in Jr HS and HS! I know my stomach could not handle it anymore! I also loved Harry's Aloha in Gardena.

Shakey's is my childhood!!! Thanks for bringing back a part of me!!! So wish they had them in Florida, they were all over Indiana/Illinois when I used to visit them frequently! Since Kevin and I are always in Vegas, they should open one there :) Positive vibes to you Bill and Lisa, hope to run into you all again in Vegas soon!

We loved Shakey's lunch im Sacramento. Thanks for sharing the memories

Another great throw back video!!! I remember going to shakeys back in the 80s on torrance Blvd in torrance!!!😊😊😊 the fried chicken still looked as it did in the 80s !!!! Haven't been there since the 90s!!!! Might have to go back❤❤❤ glad you guys really enjoyed it😊

We used to have a Shakey's in Oregon when I was little. They had a stool for kids to stand on and watch them make the pizza. I miss their pizza, will have to check it out when we come to LA in April for my birthday cruise. 🎉

MOJO potatoes are iconic ❤

Thank you for this reminder about Shakey's! I used to live close to the one on the Miracle Mile. Now, I'm closest to the one in Culver City. Since I'm always on the hunt for some great fried chicken, I'll be stopping by at Shakey's sometime next week!

Hey Bill and Lisa, that Shakey's Pizza Parlor looks amazing!! Unfortunately there's no Shakey's up here in No. Cal except in Oroville (far from San Jose) Thanks for sharing your Shakey's adventure. Live life guys!!

Shakey’s was so good back in the day….. the fried chicken is my fav😊 👍🏽

Hi Bill and Lisa! I didn't know Shakey's pizza was still around. We had a regular Shakey's Pizza store in WIchita Falls, TX in the 1960's. Wish it could've stuck around when the buffet came around. But we had already moved. All the items on the buffet looked wonderful hot and fresh. Lisa you're plate looks good. Hawaiian Pizza Fried Chicken, of course the Pasta and marinara sauce, mixed veggies. Corn, salad bar Bill had the pepperoni pizza w/pineapple and the sausage jalapeño pizza. Bills second plate I would like the baked chicken as well. Combo pizza the best. I love the ambrosia. This was a great vlog definitely nostalgic for me when I was a little girl.

Aww what good memories. We had a shakeys here in MN like 50 years ago when I was a kid. Also I used to love that ambrosia salad that was pistachio it was green. 😄

@BillandLisa Thank you so much for sending your thoughts to us about our baby dog Bella. This is the hardest thing we have gone through. But like you said we will get through this together. We miss her soooo much 🐾 she was our baby girl… ❤

I worked at Shakey’s in South Bend, IN in High School, 1981-1985. They had thin crust, hand-tossed & later introduced their version of a pan pizza. So the differences in the crusts you mentioned is that one is thin & one is traditional hand-tossed. Hope that helps! 😊

Wow chicken included is awesome! Thanks for showing this and keep up the good videos!

This reminds me of when I was traveling across country to my job in the Midwest. There was a place called Pizza Ranch that was AYCE. It had amazing chicken and coleslaw JUST like KFC. We ate there every lunch. I was in the best shape of my life--six pack abs--and by the end of that leisurely drive, I was chonky...

Chicken, JoJos, "pepperoni sausage and jalapeno pizza" are my favorites :)

That salad bar is much bigger than the one next to Disneyland or the ones in the SFV I love the spaghetti n mashed potato n gravy the mojos the pizza is ok but i go for the other stuff im going try the Carson one soon. Txs ❤❤❤ Bill n Lisa

One of my favorite places. Chicken and Mojos. 🥰🥰

All the food looked wonderful. I've heard of Shakey's but living in the Great Lakes area we do not have one. But if we ever get back to California, we'll definitely look one up. Thanx for sharing. Safe travels.

Shakeys sponsored our Little League team back in the 60's. Thank you for this nostalgic trip. Now do their main rival, Me & Ed's. I believe there's still one in Carson by the Long Beach Airport.

Love it!! Mojo's!! Lance worked there as a teenager....Too funny! 🤣

Looks like fun. havnt been to a shakey's since i was a kid

I was waiting for a Shakeys review !!!

Thanks. I keep seeing them advertised but without the price shown anywhere online. It's great to a actually see all the items too, not just perfect pictures from their advertising section.

I remember the Shakey's in Colorado Springs back in 1973.............That was probably the best two spots, Shakey's and Fargo's.

Shakey’s bunch o lunch is the best! There aren’t many around, but I’m lucky enough to have a couple that are in areas that I frequent. Their pizza crust has always been my favorite because it’s thin and crispy, and their chix and mojo’s can’t be beat! Each buffet is a little different as to their offerings in the hot bar. That salad bar in the Carson one is the largest I’ve seen. I’ve never been to the Carson one. Maybe next time I’m in or around the Carson area I’ll stop in. Thanks for the review!

OMG! That's the Shakeys I would go to when I worked at CSU Dominguez Hills. Lol. How funny! No Shakeys in Hawaii anymore. The one in Waipahu closed a few years ago. Glad to see it's still around in CA.