EAT AND SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP: Zellers unveils its winning food menu

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Canadians voted and Zellers is rewarding them.

Last month, the retailer put out a call to find out which dishes from its Zellers Family Restaurant – or, The Skillet, to which it was also referred – were the favourites back in the day.

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Zellers revealed they were not able to bring back the dining rooms into the new locations due to the lack of space, but it wasn’t all disappointing news.

Instead of restaurants, Zellers will have food trucks on sight to celebrate the opening of its stores within Hudson’s Bay stores as well as the launch of Zellers.ca.

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Following a Canada-wide poll put out on social media, Zellers has determined what items will be on the “nostalgia-inspired menu” at its Zellers Diner on Wheels.

“It was a heated race, but five menu items are now preparing for their comeback,” the company said in a news release.

Unsurprisingly, the winners are: the Big Z Burger, Hot Chicken Sandwich, Grilled Cheese, Chicken Fingers, and Fries and Gravy.

Sadly, the 3D club sandwich, fish and chips, and their half and halfs (half fries, half onion rings) did not make the cut.

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The food trucks will roll in and serve up the diner favourites across a series of days this spring.

Following the initial stops and, depending on customer feedback, the Zellers Diner on Wheels will head out for a cross-country tour.

The dates of the store openings have yet to be announced but we do know where to line up.

GTA locations include Scarborough, Mississauga, Burlington, but fans can also find the stores in Cambridge, London, St. Catharines, Kingston and Ottawa.