Luckily (at least for those who never stopped loving the lunchtime staple), bologna experienced a revival back in the late ...

The menu boasts green tomatoes, grilled mushrooms, grits, gumbo and cornbread, but the crown jewel is the duck-fat-fried whole chicken ... along with a chicken sandwich and Southern-style sides ...

If you loved bologna so much it had a first name, this one's for you. Take a bite out of the meteoric rise of America's favorite mystery meat.