Banana's Steak House v2 - Oak Lawn, IL - Vintage Restaurant - Women's T-Shirt montpelier anchoring that stretch of downtown

anchoring that stretch of downtown since opening in 1926

Distressed black arched text reads "WE AIN'T" across the top

and a single figure at the helm floats on light blue water with small white wave details

Registration number '180924609' appears below in matching distressed golden-yellow lettering

Arched orange block text reads "VALENCIAS" above a vintage cartoon orange mascot in a batting stance

Banana's Steak House v2 - Oak Lawn, IL - Vintage Restaurant - Women's T-Shirt montpelier anchoring that stretch of downtownBanana's Steak House stood at 9401 South Cicero in Oak Lawn, Illinois, the kind of place that defined suburban dining through the 1970s and 1980s. Steakhouses like this one anchored their neighborhoods, where regulars knew the staff by name and celebrations always meant the same corner booth. Oak Lawn held onto places like Banana's because they were irreplaceable. Part of our Vintage Restaurant collection, celebrating the classic American menus of