On its company website, Ponderosa Steakhouse (and its sister company Bonanza Steakhouse) paints a rosy picture of its Americana roots and homestyle appeal, and we can't fault the temptation to look on ...

Buffets used to be all the rage in the U.S. -- since their invention in the 1940s, they rose to their most popular point by the 1980s, but then started to decline dramatically by the end of the ...

Long before Yellowstone or the Dutton Ranch were concepts in Taylor Sheridan‘s mind-in fact, long before he was even born-there was the Cartwright family and the Ponderosa Ranch on Bonanza. And ...

PLANO Texas Metromedia Steakhouses Co. LP, parent of the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouse brands, said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company said in a statement that it would ...

Somewhere between the Wild West of quick serves and fast casuals and the frontier of full-service dining lies a middle ground occupied by family-style hybrids. Two such concepts, longtime American ...

There aren't many shows that can get away successfully with a name change during its initial airing, but the classic Western series Bonanza was certainly one of them. Following the adventures of Ben ...

What? You say a daily dose of two old "Bonanza" episodes isn't enough? You say you've always wondered how Ben Cartwright got his ranch? How Little Joe got his horse? How the Cartwrights got a handle ...