And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Takes me back. My uncle used to take me to one in his small town after a dinner at which he politely poked (if my aunt's cooking was blah). We'd take my aunt's little dog for "a walk" until out of sight, then he'd scoop him up in his big arms and I'd almost have to run to keep up with him as we made tracks to go get a Big Shef. He'd buy me a milkshake and we'd sit at the outside tables and he'd tell navy stories.
There's a place to the west of Oklahoma City, where they raise their own cattle right next to the restaurant. Saw it on Food Network a couple decades ago. Always wanted to go there, but have yet to make it.
We had a Burger Chef in Valparaiso, IN when I was a kid. Dad would send one of us 6 kids in with a 5 dollar bill and tell us to get 8 burgers, 8 fries, and 8 Cokes. We'd come out with change. Then MacDonalds came in across the street ...
Last year as I was cleaning out the old homestead, I found small Burger Chef ash tray. It was glass, maybe 3" x 3" with the logo in the middle. Back in the 70's you could smoke anywhere, almost anything.
There was a Burger Chef in Waycross GA. During the mid 70's Burger Chef Cooperate had a huge increase in yearly franchise fees, food, and branded consumables like cups, napkins, and bags. The guy that owned the place put a banner over the sign of "Coming Soon" and sourced everything locally. The burgers got better. It eventually was re-named Jerry J's with the menu tweaked and adding breakfast. It has morphed since then.
There was one in Redding, on Cypress Ave., across from Tiger Field. It closed in the early 70s and in 1973 was remodeled into a Round Table Pizza. That's long gone now, too, replaced by a bank.
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ReplyDelete"Burger Chef"!!!
I haven't seen, or even THOUGHT about, that fast-food icon since I was in grade-school!!
...omg, i'm old....
Takes me back. My uncle used to take me to one in his small town after a dinner at which he politely poked (if my aunt's cooking was blah). We'd take my aunt's little dog for "a walk" until out of sight, then he'd scoop him up in his big arms and I'd almost have to run to keep up with him as we made tracks to go get a Big Shef. He'd buy me a milkshake and we'd sit at the outside tables and he'd tell navy stories.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking us along on that fond memory. Fun!
Delete^ "Boogie Chef" he'd laughingly call it to my amusement.
ReplyDeleteIn the late 60's I worked in Greensboro, NC. When coming to Atlanta to visit, I'd stop at one on the way. It's the only one I can remember.
ReplyDeleteI loved Burger Chef when I was a kid. Sadly, they are long gone...
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the "surprise" is inside the fun burger.
ReplyDeleteWhen you could get a hamburger cooked in the same zip code you were eating at. Boy I miss Red Barn and the BarnBuster,
ReplyDeleteThere's a place to the west of Oklahoma City, where they raise their own cattle right next to the restaurant. Saw it on Food Network a couple decades ago. Always wanted to go there, but have yet to make it.
DeleteIt was the only fast food chain in Starksville in the early 70s. Back then, Mickey D's would not franchise in a city with less than 25K population.
ReplyDeleteWe had a Burger Chef in Valparaiso, IN when I was a kid. Dad would send one of us 6 kids in with a 5 dollar bill and tell us to get 8 burgers, 8 fries, and 8 Cokes. We'd come out with change. Then MacDonalds came in across the street ...
ReplyDeleteLast year as I was cleaning out the old homestead, I found small Burger Chef ash tray. It was glass, maybe 3" x 3" with the logo in the middle. Back in the 70's you could smoke anywhere, almost anything.
ReplyDeleteThey make a cute couple even if they are great grandparents.
ReplyDeleteThere was a Burger Chef in Waycross GA. During the mid 70's Burger Chef Cooperate had a huge increase in yearly franchise fees, food, and branded consumables like cups, napkins, and bags. The guy that owned the place put a banner over the sign of "Coming Soon" and sourced everything locally. The burgers got better. It eventually was re-named Jerry J's with the menu tweaked and adding breakfast. It has morphed since then.
ReplyDeleteThe special tartar dressing sounds a bit unsavory as well. Look at their knowing smiles...
ReplyDelete1968 was another country.
ReplyDeleteWe had one when I was in HighSchool, Spent a summer working there at the end, I was night manager, made $1.25 an hour.
ReplyDeleteThere was one in Redding, on Cypress Ave., across from Tiger Field. It closed in the early 70s and in 1973 was remodeled into a Round Table Pizza. That's long gone now, too, replaced by a bank.
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