When you were a child or teen, what fast food place did you like to go to? I honestly did not go as my parents did not

[debm55]

buy food out, except for the crappy hoagies at K-Mart.

[LogDog75]

1. We rarely had fast food

Back in the early 60s, we only hit McDonald's a couple of times. I remember when their sign on the Golden Arches say "Over 11 Million Served."

[debm55]

2. Thank you very much, LogDog75. Same here.

[Enter stage left]

16. But they were on their second cow!

[LisaM]

3. Occasionally McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken.

It was considered a treat. Neither restaurant had drive throughs or indoor seating, so we would get it (always in summer) and take it to a local park and eat it at picnic tables. Afterwards, I suppose my parents sat and smoked while my sister and I played on the playground equipment. (We always went to the same park when we did this, a really nice one that had playground equipment that was stuff like Flintstone cars with big stone wheels).

[debm55]

5. That sounds very nice. Thank you for sharing with us, LisaM

[rsdsharp]

4. We didn't have any fast food places in the town where I grew up.

If we went to Mason City (The Music Man’s River City) 30 miles away, we’d sometimes go to McDonalds.

[debm55]

6. Thank you very much for sharing with us, rsdsharp

[Ritabert]

7. We never ate fast food but this was 60+ years ago

There weren't many options.

[debm55]

9. Thank you, Ritabert.

[Eugene]

8. McDonald's was my family's regular Sunday afternoon treat when I was a kid.

There was also a nondescript pizzeria in Downtown Boston, when my mom took us shopping.

[debm55]

11. Thank you very much, Eugene. My husband is from Boston.

[malthaussen]

10. Big Boy was the closest thing to "fast food" we had as kids.

But that was a restaurant more like Howard Johnson's. We didn't start getting McDonald's type fast food until I was already a teenager.

-- Mal

[debm55]

12. I understand, We had Eat n Park.

[Diamond_Dog]

13. My father would not eat fast food, he considered all fried food unhealthy.

We didn’t have all the fast food choices back then, either, like there are today I remember McDonald’s, Red Barn, and maybe a couple little burger joints in town and that was it. I never set foot in a McDonalds until I was in high school, I went with friends a couple times but did not eat the burgers.

[Deuxcents]

14. After a day at the beach, my parents would take us to A&W for a frosted glass of root beer as a treat

Every once in a while to Howard Johnson’s for an ice cream cone. Those were bribes because when we got home, we had to wash the car because of the salt from the beaches! We were too young to get it but everyone was happy 😃

[Endlessmike56]

15. My family never bought fast food . The first time I had it was with a friend and his family at some drive through.

[Freddie]

17. My folks loved Burger King

We all did (I still do) and the closest one was a half-hour away in the “big city”. Whenever we shopped in the city (3 or 4 times a year) we’d stop for dinner at Burger King on the way home.

[jgo]

18. As a family, we occasionally went to a waiterless and orderless place

You slide your tray down a metal line, and pick up individual servings as you slide by.
I guess there are still some of these around - more fancy now than the one we went to when I was young.

[Zackzzzz]

19. We travelled by bus and at the hub we ate little White Castle burgers.

[CTyankee]

20. There was no such thing as fast food when I was a kid. Yes, I am old.

[Nittersing]

21. There weren't really any fast food places when I was a kid (I'm 71)

The only treat I remember going out for was an ice cream cone.

We camped across country for a vacation and on very rare occasions would stop at a Howard Johnson's.

[TBF]

22. Our village was less than 500 people,

so fast food was occasional weekends. I loved Pizza Hut, Shakeys (which was also pizza), and Taco Bell. Oh, and I forgot about A&W. That was the one place we had that was only 10 miles away & it was the drive-up kind. We'd do that sometimes on Friday night.

[mopinko]

23. 1 of the 1st mcdonalds was just down the street from me.

b4 that, we never, ever ate out. it was a big deal.
my 1st job was at a tijuana taco, the 1st u.s. mexican food chain.

a kid i went to school w got a job flipping burgers at mickey’s at 16. only co he ever worked for. now owns 23 stores and is a very wealthy man.

[Midnight Writer]

24. Burger King. Not the chain one. This was a locally owned and operated joint that pre-dated the chain.

It was a special occasion for our family. We couldn't pay the rent, let alone eat at "restaurants".

They had a running special, 6 burgers for 1 dollar. There were six kids living with us in the family at that time. Once in a while, on a payday, my Mom would stop and get 6 burgers, one for each of us. She would do without so each of us could have one.

In spite of the hardship, she provided us kids with a happy home.

Love over money, every time.

[JoseBalow]

25. "Big Hat"

When I was a little kid, I loved the Big Hat sign!

[happybird]

26. McDonalds, but very rarely

It was the only fast food option in our small town and a trip there was always exciting.
The real treat was when Dad would pick up Popeyes on his way home from the city.

[The Madcap]

27. Burger Chef

RIP. Only on the Sundays when I got to choose.

Oh, and Holly Farms Chicken restaurant. I just loved the seasoning on their fried chicken.

[Walleye]

28. We used to like to go to Geno's

I don’t know if it was a chain nationwide, but it was pretty popular around the Philadelphia area. They had a big Mac style burger that was much better than the actual big Mac, and before McDs came to town.

[Maninacan]

29. Mr. Quick

Mr. Quick was the first fast food place in my town. I lived too far out to ever go anywhere til i got a car.

[IA8IT]

30. A&W drive-in. 60's cars, girls in shorts take your order. Living Large!

[JT45242]

31. McDonalds for breakfast on Saturday mornings

Hotcakes and sausage with a High C Orange drink before little league games.

Or Long John Silvers for fish on Fridays (mom was Catholic and kept doing fish oonly on Fridays even after Vatican 2)

[Bluestocking]

32. Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips

It was my favorite.

[PJMcK]

33. McDonalds

I’m so old their sign said they had sold thousands of burgers!

[Coolgoober]

34. Thursday On Shopping Night

While my Dad worked my mom would sometimes stop at McDonald's. It was her pay day and if groceries didn't go over her budget and we behaved she would take us there. Of course there were no drive thrus or indoor dining. There were five of us kids and we could each eat for less than 1$. It was a good time. Great memories Some times us 3 boys would work at my grandfather's house/business ( not for money of course but a ton of life experience) and he would every now and again treat us and my dad to McDonald's. But he would only buy the burgers. They were 20 cents. He thought the fries and drinks were a rip off. We were always happy with the burgers.

[Fresh_Start]

35. white castle was a treat....

I think they were my stepdads favorites

[johnp3907]

36. My parents only liked Long John Silver's and KFC.

[OLDMDDEM]

37. Del Taco in Nebraska.