r/Eugene • u/Willing_Individual23 • Oct 21 '24

Shari’s is done Food

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I think some of the tastebuds in this thread have become victims of nostalgia, their food has been bland and overcooked for years.

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u/Captn_Insanso Oct 21 '24

Totally just nostalgia. It was a local comfort. That’s all. They were never amazing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '24

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u/CupsShouldBeDurable Oct 22 '24

Man, I do love Papa's, but I don't love it enough to pay $40 for a pizza.

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u/ScrattaBoard Oct 22 '24

That place is horrible these days

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u/Halloween2022 Oct 22 '24

Please don't swear like that

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u/CommodoreBelmont Oct 22 '24 edited Oct 22 '24

As far as I can recall, the main courses were pretty much always mediocre at best. At least as far back as the mid-90s.

The selling point was always the pie, which was always good and occasionally great. (Although I'm seeing comments down-thread that this changed post-pandemic.)

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u/OffTopicBen95 Oct 22 '24

I miss the old Shari’s. This is a bummer. Reminds me of grandparents, this and Elmer’s were like the only places we could take them that they’d eat anything.

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u/mads-in-progress Oct 22 '24

Yeah, but I know people who love bland and overcooked. For them I feel bad for.

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u/Howling_Fang Oct 22 '24

There's a reason it remains fond in memory, but there is also a reason I haven't eaten there in quite a few years.

Not it can stay fond in memory.

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u/Silenity Oct 22 '24

i went there the other day post pandemic and i would genuinely never, ever eat there again. it was so expensive and the food was so incredibly below average. i make breakfast at home now 90% of the time these days.

tho sharis would come in clutch as the late night hangover spot but this place sorely needs something better than sharis or mandys.