Remember when walking into a restaurant meant entering a whole different little world? Pizza Hut had stained-glass lamps and deep red booths. Taco Bell went wild with teal and purple, while some restaurants had actual waterfalls, enormous aquariums, or vintage cars parked right inside the dining room. Even the carpet seemed to have a personality. During the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, restaurants weren’t afraid of loud patterns, elaborate themes, or decorating an entire room around a cartoon character. Some of those interiors have survived in surprisingly good condition, while others are now preserved mostly in photographs. Here are 15 restaurant interiors from the days when grabbing lunch came with some serious decorating choices.RedditPizza Hut’s Red Booth ParadisePizza Hut’s old dining rooms featured red upholstered booths, hanging lamps, and wooden partitions, with plenty of space for a proper sit-down pizza night.RedditTaco Bell’s Teal-and-Purple EraAn old Taco Bell dining room features teal seating, purple accents, and geometric patterns, with colorful booths stretching across the restaurant.Wikimedia CommonsCasa Bonita Had an Indoor WaterfallA 2008 photograph captures Casa Bonita’s indoor waterfall, surrounded by artificial rock formations and tropical decorations inside the enormous Mexican-themed restaurant.RedditBurger King and the Glass BlocksA Burger King built in 2000 still has glass-block partitions and its original dining-room layout, preserving the chain’s colorful turn-of-the-millennium design.RedditMcDonald’s Before Everything Went GrayA McDonald’s in Puerto Rico still has colorful plastic booths and an older dining-room design, with no touchscreen ordering kiosks in the photographed location.RedditThe Subway Wallpaper Everybody RemembersSubway’s old dining rooms featured wallpaper covered with New York City transit imagery, giving customers something to study while they ate their sandwiches.RedditRainforest Cafe Was Basically a JungleRainforest Cafe filled its dining rooms with artificial trees, hanging vines, and animal figures, surrounding restaurant tables with elaborate jungle decorations.Wikimedia CommonsThe Old Spaghetti Factory Had a Streetcar InsideA full-sized vintage streetcar sits inside The Old Spaghetti Factory in Tacoma, Washington, with the restored vehicle incorporated directly into the restaurant’s dining space.Wikimedia CommonsHard Rock Cafe Was a Music MuseumThe Hard Rock Cafe in Denver featured guitars, music memorabilia, and large wall displays in its 2009 dining room, photographed beneath the restaurant’s decorative lighting.RedditChuck E. Cheese Went All In on CartoonsA Chuck E. Cheese dining room features red-and-blue booths, hanging lamps, potted plants, and oversized framed posters.RedditOld Country Buffet’s Endless Dining RoomAn Old Country Buffet dining area features wooden buffet stations, floral decorations, glass partitions, and rows of shiny metal heat lamps above the food.RedditJohnny Rockets Kept the Diner AliveA Johnny Rockets counter features red countertops, chrome stools and an illuminated signage.Wikimedia CommonsSci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant Turned Dinner Into a Drive-InAt Disney’s Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater, diners sit inside booths shaped like vintage convertibles, facing a movie screen in a darkened drive-in-style restaurant.Wikimedia CommonsCoral Reef Restaurant Had an Aquarium for a WallA 2008 photograph shows the Coral Reef Restaurant at EPCOT, where dining tables face enormous aquarium windows filled with water and swimming marine life.Wikimedia CommonsHaussner’s Was Practically an Art GalleryA 1992 photograph of Baltimore’s Haussner’s Restaurant shows an ornate dining room filled with framed paintings, decorative details, and traditional wooden furniture.The post 15 Photos Remembering When Restaurants Actually Cared How They Looked appeared first on Den of Geek.