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9. Thank you Deuxcents. I only remember them from the PA turnpike. My husband said they were all over the place in MA, He

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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] debm55 Feb 2025 OP

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