The Ground Round returns: Penny-a-pound scale, helmet ice cream, and nostalgia galore

The restaurant was packed on a Tuesday, the day before its grand opening in Shrewsbury.

Ask the 100 or so diners why they chose to spend their Tuesday at the revived Ground Round in Shrewsbury, and they’ll share a memory with you.

“You got to bring the hats home,” said Sam Johnson while holding a miniature red baseball helmet full of sundae. “How fun is that?”

Johnson and her mom, Laurie Johnson, used to go to the Ground Round because it was a family-friendly place, and at least in Shrewsbury, the place to be…

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