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debm55

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Mon Feb 17, 2025, 08:38 PM Feb 2025

When you were a kid/teen what was your favorite fast food place to go to? They may be long gone or still around. Mine [View all]

was a place by the roller skating place called Harper's Burgers--burgers were 10 cents.

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Roy Rogers happybird Feb 2025 #1
Thank you very much happybird. We didn't have any in my area. When I went to college.they had a Roy Rogers. debm55 Feb 2025 #3
Howard Johnson's..my parents treated us to an ice cream cone after a day at the beach Deuxcents Feb 2025 #2
Thank you Deuxcents. I only remember them from the PA turnpike. My husband said they were all over the place in MA, He debm55 Feb 2025 #9
I'm not sure Howard Johnson's qualifies as "fast food"... regnaD kciN Feb 2025 #24
Too many... lol SheltieLover Feb 2025 #4
Thank you very much SheltieLover. I still have my weenie whistle. Hahaha debm55 Feb 2025 #57
Too funny you still have it! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #87
Peter Pan Ice Cream Store, they had great burgers and fries too... wcmagumba Feb 2025 #5
A&W Drive In... wcmagumba Feb 2025 #29
Thank you wcmagumba. That sounds great debm55 Feb 2025 #58
Yaw's Portland Oregon.. Permanut Feb 2025 #6
Thank you very much Permanut. What a great post debm55 Feb 2025 #59
When I was in high school my Luciferous Feb 2025 #7
Thank you very much Luciferous. That sounds great. debm55 Feb 2025 #60
Dog 'n suds for rootbeer & Tex Mex burgers SheltieLover Feb 2025 #8
Thank you SheltieLover. I remember them. Good memories. debm55 Feb 2025 #62
Very good memories! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #86
I do remember "HoJos" (Howard Johnsons) but also Shrimp Boats (some of those structures are still around hlthe2b Feb 2025 #10
Thank you hlthe2b. That shrimp boat place sounds great. Wish we had one around here. Love shrimp, too. debm55 Feb 2025 #63
Dairy Queen no_hypocrisy Feb 2025 #11
There's a Dairy Queen not far from me..they offer a10% discount for seniors on Tuesdays Deuxcents Feb 2025 #14
Thank you very much no-hypocrisy. debm55 Feb 2025 #65
My first job was at Dairy Queen. I made thick blizzards for my high school friends. Walleye Feb 2025 #127
As a kid... we could get nickel tacos at a little store a bike's ride from our house... ultralite001 Feb 2025 #12
Thank you ultralite001, that's how we got our money too. Your two choices sound great. debm55 Feb 2025 #66
50+ years later... ultralite001 Feb 2025 #148
Thank you ultralite001 debm55 Feb 2025 #149
The Lure displacedvermoter Feb 2025 #13
Thank you very much displacedvermoter. That sounds wonderful. debm55 Feb 2025 #67
Harley's Bmoboy Feb 2025 #15
Thank you very Bmoboy. They sound terrific. debm55 Feb 2025 #68
Elby's Big Boy nt doc03 Feb 2025 #16
Our Big Boy's was Elias Brothers JoseBalow Feb 2025 #21
I think the Elias Brothers also owned Elby's in WV, Western PA doc03 Feb 2025 #22
Our local Big Boy is now a marijuana dispensary. Emile Feb 2025 #116
Like the KFC in South Park JoseBalow Feb 2025 #119
Thank you very much doc03. We had Big Boy and a similiar place called Eat and Park. Eat and Park is still around. debm55 Feb 2025 #69
There was aa Eat & Park Big Boy in Washington PA. doc03 Feb 2025 #79
Thank you doc03. There was one in Bethel Park. They had the misfortune of placing the Big Boy in the grass in the front debm55 Feb 2025 #144
Gino's Freddie Feb 2025 #17
Thank you Freddie. I vaguely remember Gino"s debm55 Feb 2025 #70
We used to eat mostly at local diners or bar & grills. BlueKota Feb 2025 #18
Thank you BlueKota. That sounds wonderful debm55 Feb 2025 #71
I would beg Mom to take us to "Big Hat" JoseBalow Feb 2025 #19
HAHAHHAHHAHAHH. Did she take you to the Big Hat aka Arby's? debm55 Feb 2025 #72
Yes! We even had a little song about it JoseBalow Feb 2025 #100
Thank you, JoseBalow. debm55 Feb 2025 #104
Carroll's Hamburgers in Western New York. I sure would love to travel back in time and stop in one again. The days of 15 NBachers Feb 2025 #20
OH. The one I went to had the space age design too. Yes, 15 cent burgers. No eat in. Ordered your food and ate in the debm55 Feb 2025 #50
In Pittsburgh some_of_us_are_sane Feb 2025 #23
Thank you very much, some_of_us_are_sane. That sounds wounderful. debm55 Feb 2025 #48
Way back when Victorville CA had less than 3,000 people ... Dorothy V Feb 2025 #25
Thank you very much, Dorothy V. It sounds great. debm55 Feb 2025 #47
Local drive in's WmChris Feb 2025 #26
Thank you very much for sharing, WmChris. I only remember one drive in and it no longer around. debm55 Feb 2025 #46
Wendy's. We moved from Ohio to Virginia underpants Feb 2025 #27
HAHAHAHHAH. thank you very much underpants. debm55 Feb 2025 #44
A fast food place I liked back 50 years or so was Burger Chef. House of Roberts Feb 2025 #28
I remember Burger Chef. We didn't have a Sno-White but had a White Tower in Pittsburgh. Your story is funny about the debm55 Feb 2025 #35
A & W Drive-In. It was the ONLY "fast food" place within 50 miles, lol. catbyte Feb 2025 #30
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA. That sounds good. So sorry for your dad. Did you still go back there to eat? debm55 Feb 2025 #33
We had no choice, lol. And it was cool to eat in the car. catbyte Feb 2025 #36
The Varsity, Atlanta, Georgia. Downtown. Solly Mack Feb 2025 #31
Thank you very much Solly Mack. debm55 Feb 2025 #32
I have eaten there! Good place! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 2025 #111
I always enjoyed it. Been a few years though. Solly Mack Feb 2025 #122
Yeah. Like 30! LOL. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2025 #138
El Greco Xipe Totec Feb 2025 #34
We did not have in my region. It sounds great. Thank you , Xipe Totec. debm55 Feb 2025 #43
When I was a patrol boy in 8th grade . boonecreek Feb 2025 #37
Thank you boonecreek. We had a similiar place. Loved their fish sandwiches. debm55 Feb 2025 #42
Carolls hamburgers wendyb-NC Feb 2025 #38
Thank you very much, wenyb-NC. They sound good. debm55 Feb 2025 #41
The Original Tommy's! Initech Feb 2025 #39
Thank you very much Initech. debm55 Feb 2025 #40
Mike's Grill Emile Feb 2025 #45
We had one like that. Is that in SW PA? they were great. debm55 Feb 2025 #73
Tilton, Illinois Emile Feb 2025 #74
Thank you. Emile. debm55 Feb 2025 #141
Winkys Earl_from_PA Feb 2025 #49
I remember Winky:s. If I remember correctly There was no place to eat inside. Thank you Earl_from_PA debm55 Feb 2025 #56
Friendly's surrealAmerican Feb 2025 #51
That sounds really good, surrealAmerican. I would skip the burger and eat the sundae, debm55 Feb 2025 #75
MR Quick Burgers BOSSHOG Feb 2025 #52
Thank you BOSSHOG. I'm glad you liked MR.Quick Burgers. debm55 Feb 2025 #140
Chet O'Keely's in Barberton, Ohio. Chey was a half punch drunk ex-boxer. The place was a dive ... marble falls Feb 2025 #53
Marble ... it's not fast food, but have you ever had Barberton Chicken? I have not but I hear raves over it. Diamond_Dog Feb 2025 #54
You mean Milich's Village Inn, Belgrade Gardens, Hopican Gardens, the White House - ... marble falls Feb 2025 #64
Thank you marble falls. You have a selection there. debm55 Feb 2025 #143
Gino's Hamburgers Marigold Feb 2025 #55
Thank you Marigold. I remember a Gino's here in Pittsburgh, But it didn't last long. debm55 Feb 2025 #145
A&W Root Beer lark Feb 2025 #61
Thank you very much . Lark.. I remember the A&W stands. Never ate there though. Still have a Dairy Queen here. debm55 Feb 2025 #78
Pop's Place gab13by13 Feb 2025 #76
Thank you gab13 by 13 . I never liked plain root beer but I loved root beer floats. debm55 Feb 2025 #99
My friend and his dad would sometimes treat me RazorbackExpat Feb 2025 #77
Thank you very much RazorbackExpat. That was very kind of them. So Mr. Quick was the burger joint? 19 cents for a debm55 Feb 2025 #98
Mr. Quick had a great location, too RazorbackExpat Feb 2025 #158
Thank you RazorbackExpat, debm55 Feb 2025 #159
We also had a Dog 'n Suds for a while RazorbackExpat Feb 2025 #167
Frisko Freeze dwp6577 Feb 2025 #80
Thank you very much, dwp6577, That sounds fantastic. debm55 Feb 2025 #96
There weren't any "fast food" places where I lived as a child/teen. We went to the soda LoisB Feb 2025 #81
I went to the local pharmacy and would get real milk shakes and the orange crackers with peanut butter inside. TY LoisB debm55 Feb 2025 #95
If you want a real milk shake today, you have to make it yourself. LoisB Feb 2025 #142
Agree debm55 Feb 2025 #147
starting in jr hi my walk to/from school was over a mile long... samnsara Feb 2025 #82
Oh that sounds great. Thank you very much samnsara. debm55 Feb 2025 #93
Smaks Hamburgers in Kansas City and surroundings marked50 Feb 2025 #83
Thank you very much. marked50. It sounds delicious debm55 Feb 2025 #92
Dairy Queen mwmisses4289 Feb 2025 #84
Sad isn't it? The best places during your youth in your area are gone.Thank you mwmisses4289 debm55 Feb 2025 #91
DQ is Not Gone! justaprogressive Feb 2025 #94
I have answered the question wrong. I should have said in the posters area. as I have one here. I'll fix. debm55 Feb 2025 #139
A&W drive in justaprogressive Feb 2025 #85
A&W for Nirvana root beer floats and any place I could get a banana split. Polly Hennessey Feb 2025 #88
Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. Banana splits---YES debm55 Feb 2025 #89
Yummy. Thank you very much justaprogressive. Loved the Black Cow, but not a root beer fan. debm55 Feb 2025 #90
Italian Place About A Mile From Our House ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #97
Thank you ProfessorGAC. They say the restaurant business has the highest turn around for closing. Thank you for sharing debm55 Feb 2025 #109
Chris's Burgers. 10 cents also. OLDMDDEM Feb 2025 #101
Thank you very much OLDMDDEM. debm55 Feb 2025 #107
Carroll's Hamburgers on Wesport Avenue, Norwalk, CT pdxflyboy Feb 2025 #102
Thank you pdxflyboy. I think someone else mentioned a Carroll's Hamburger. They must have been good. debm55 Feb 2025 #106
Dairy Queen was very nearby. LakeArenal Feb 2025 #103
Thank you very much LakeArenal. You had some great places nearby. debm55 Feb 2025 #105
The Morris Barbeque in Elgin, IL, about 40 miles from Chicago. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2025 #108
Thank you very much, greatauntoftriplets. I went to the Facebook site you listed. The Roaster was outside. It looks some debm55 Feb 2025 #123
I was surprised that there wasn't more information on it. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2025 #125
Oh I thought since I am not a member that I couldn't read more. debm55 Feb 2025 #137
You should be able to read it unless it's limited to members. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2025 #146
I don't think we ever went out for dinner at a fast food place. We'd stop at Dairy Queen if we were visiting our... electric_blue68 Feb 2025 #110
Thank you very much, electric_blue68. We, as a family , didn't go out to eat ,period. But I did with my friends and debm55 Feb 2025 #115
I'd say Pizza Inn as a kid... same thing as a Pizza Hut. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2025 #112
Well, thank you very much, OldBaldy1701E . And hats off to you Grandma Baldy. You made a great tribute to her. debm55 Feb 2025 #113
My father had a huge aversion to fried food. Diamond_Dog Feb 2025 #114
Thank you Diamond_Dog. Same here. K-Mart hoagies were supposed to be a treat. I would take all the mystery meat off and debm55 Feb 2025 #117
We were the same Diamond_Dog Feb 2025 #124
You are from Pittsburgh??????? Fish on Friday, Sticks and Patties. (Catholic here too) Somes we would order shrimp debm55 Feb 2025 #131
Ha ha no not from Pittsburgh Diamond_Dog Feb 2025 #133
thank you for understanding. Diamond_Dog. debm55 Feb 2025 #135
A&W root beer kozar Feb 2025 #118
Thank you kozar. I am not a root beer fan , but I loved their floats. debm55 Feb 2025 #120
I didnt drink the root beer kozar Feb 2025 #150
Thank you kozar, was a little confused on my part. I heard they are good. Never had one but heard alot about them. debm55 Feb 2025 #151
Tucker's Hot Tamale Cart AnnaLee Feb 2025 #121
What a wonderful tribute to Tucker'sHotTamale Cart. It sounds great and my mouth is watering. Thank you AnnaLee. debm55 Feb 2025 #126
Wetsons - fast food hamburger chain Jim__ Feb 2025 #128
Thank you Jim__ I read the article. very interesting. Question is--which was better, Wetson's or McDonalds"? debm55 Feb 2025 #136
Our first fast food joint was called Geno's. They had something like a big Mac before McDonald's. Walleye Feb 2025 #129
Thank you very much Walleye. Why no Pizza places? debm55 Feb 2025 #134
I didn't (and don't) like to "go" anywhere. But Mom always brought home McDonald's after payday. malthaussen Feb 2025 #130
Thank you very much Mal. I liked them too, Now I get a regular cheeseburger. Used to eat the Big Mac. Haven't had one in debm55 Feb 2025 #132
H. Salt Fish & Chips (in the early 70s) .....delicious...wish they were still around walkingman Feb 2025 #152
Thank you walkingman. I remember them to when my friends went to the mall. Really liked them. debm55 Feb 2025 #153
Royal Castle The Blue Flower Feb 2025 #154
Thank you The Blue Flower. We called them the White Tower--same as you square bun, square burger and diced onions. debm55 Feb 2025 #155
gotta go younger. zarder's for the too thick marts. i think they had thin crinkle frys. pansypoo53219 Feb 2025 #156
Thank you pansypoo53219. debm55 Feb 2025 #160
i forgot wongs wok at the mall. they just closed their last place. pansypoo53219 Feb 2025 #162
Thank you pansypoo53219 debm55 Feb 2025 #164
Tastee Treat. They served a type of loose meat sandwich that was outstanding yellowdogintexas Feb 2025 #157
Thank you very much yellowdogintexas. debm55 Feb 2025 #161
1950s... oldsoldierfadingfast Feb 2025 #163
Thank you very much oldsoldierfadingfast. You sound like you really enjoyed them both and welcome to DU debm55 Feb 2025 #165
When I was a kid there weren't any. soldierant Feb 2025 #166
Thank you very much soldierant. I didn't know Kroc bought them out. debm55 Feb 2025 #168
YVW. I had to look up the dates myself. soldierant Feb 2025 #169
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