Old Hamburger Resturants!

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Buddy Dek)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:22:15 GMT

In the last 5 years Ground Round locations have disappeared from parts of long Island. Restaurants were in Commack, Hauppauge,Bay Shore and Pathchogue. I never realized how big the chain really was. See thread below from Wikepedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Round Buddy

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Joisey)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:36:48 GMT

As a kid in Jersey city, we had a few good burger joints. Mister S on Observer highway was the closest we had to fast food/mcdonalds type burger joint. The king was Tippy's on Kennedy Blvd. Charcoal broiled, crisp fries and you could also get pizza there! Best of all worlds!

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (plb)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:09:20 GMT

rokelemaster

I remeber a chain called Burger Boy Food-o-rama, or BBF. There were three in my hometown and they had 15 cent items: 15 cent hamburgers, 15 cent fries and 15 cent soda. A meal for a half a buck!

There was an early 60's place in my hometown that had 15 cent items. It was originally named Mr. 15. But later when it raised its prices it became something to do with burgers, like Burger Boy or Mr. Burger, wish I could remember.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (brb-vt)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:49:03 GMT

WallHD-
We have a Ground Round on this side of the lake on Williston Road in South Burlington, Vt., owned by the same family that owns the restaurant in Plattsburgh. The Ground Round burgers are still big and juicy and consistent in quality.

Burlington is loaded with local favorite restaurants with many featuring good burgers. One of the best is Ground Round's Williston Road neighbor, Al's French Frys, a fast food spot that is always busier than a McDonalds just two doors to the west and a Burger King across the street. Al's also has a popular ice cream stand with soft serve and Hershey's-brand hard ice cream.

In both the Burlington and Plattsburgh area, Ground Round has survived while Hooters has come and gone. TGI Friday's in South Burlington also has closed.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (rokelemaster)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:05:17 GMT

I remeber a chain called Burger Boy Food-o-rama, or BBF. There were three in my hometown and they had 15 cent items: 15 cent hamburgers, 15 cent fries and 15 cent soda. A meal for a half a buck!

This was about the time the first Mcd's came to town (No indoor dinner room!) and the first Burger Chef. We used to go to the side window and watch the guy load burgers on the conveyor belt and we could see the "flame-broiled" cooking!

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (ChrisOC)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:05:58 GMT

I remember a few Hot Shoppes car hop service places around Philly in the late 50's. My favorite burger was the Mighty Mo

Re:Old Hamburger Resturants! (ohtara1211)

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:38:10 GMT

I recall my parents taking us to a Kellys just outside of Montville, CT, circa 1966, every Friday or so. It was located directly across from a McDonalds that eventually spelled it's demise. As an 8 year old kid I would beg my folks to let us go to across the street to the The Golden Arches, such was the power of their marketing campaign on my young mind. As an adult I had occasion to drive by there a couple of years ago. Sadly, Kellys was long gone. I could have fulfilled my childhood wish with a Big Mack, but somehow could'nt bring myself to do it. Be careful what you wish for.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (leethebard)

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:25:41 GMT

Thanks,Tony Bad for the pictures. Looks like an interesting place.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Tony Bad)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:14:52 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by leethebard

What's White Hutt and where are they????

[url='http://roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=364'] THIS [/url] is the only one I know about.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (leethebard)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:32:44 GMT

What's White Hutt and where are they????

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (brickie)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:28:55 GMT

Well I had my first White Hutt cheeseburger on the 15th of Feb.
I had it with onions and ketchup.
It was WONDERFUL.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Holly Moore)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:20:21 GMT

Back in their glory days Burger Chef was owned by general foods. General foods paid less to buy the entire Burger Chef chain than McDonald's paid to buy out its Washington DC franchise.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (leethebard)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:28:09 GMT

Thanks Michael for the info> We can only hope. And welcome to Roadfood.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (newwavemichael)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:02:23 GMT

leethebard I believe the rumor that hardees is bringing back burger chef wont happen,there is a guy that specializes in reviving long gone brand names and he has been trying to get the burger chef name for a few years now,and since hardees owns it they have to use something from the dormant brand name every few years or there rights expire,so every so often hardees will add a sandwich to there menu at a few of there locations with the name of a burger chef sandwich,eventhough it doesn't remotley resemble the long gone sandwich,that along with proper paperwork filing lets then keep the trademark so noone else can use it,there is a rumor that hardees was late in that last filing,so there is a small window of hope that burger chef will be back,but not likely,I know I have way too much time on my hands to know about this(lol)

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Earl of Sandwich)

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:11:56 GMT

I used to love the old Dixie Hamburger joint in Hamilton, OH on Rt 4 (Dixie Hwy) . Seems like they were about 6 for $1 years and years ago. Really small, smothered in onions and fasntastic.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (leethebard)

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:51:31 GMT

Hey nicolem,
I went to the same Burger Chef and also the one in Brick. There's a rumor Hardees may be bringing back Burger chef!

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (wallhd)

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:46:48 GMT

Plattsburgh NY still has a Ground Round, owned by the same family firm that used to own our local HoJo's (which is now part of the 99 chain). GR is kind of a fun place to go for a few drinks, but I'm not fond of their food.

Wally

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Mack184)

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:56:14 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by californyguy

toms river 37- I went to the very same places on 37 in nj- I think somehow genos got hooked up with kfc at one point ..I rememeber an early mcdondalds there had two restrooms out around back--one for mcmen and one for mcwomen

Geno's was one of the original franchises of KFC. Back in the day, the Colonel used to go around and sell his chicken not as a stand alone store, but a menu item on an independent restaurants offerings.
Ameche's in Baltimore was also a Kentucky Fried outlet back in the very early 60's.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Mack184)

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:53:35 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Greyghost

I don't know if they are completely dead, but the Ground Round restaurants around here have disappeared. They started out rather good, huge burgers cooked to order, a good selection of sides and for the adults they had a bar.

They did go downhill fast though, the burgers became less digestible to the point of despicable to a burger fan. In their heyday, the Ground Round was a pretty good place for a burger fan.

Something did go wrong though. I think they tried to cater to too diverse a crowd. They did not know who they were. Were they a family place, a sports bar, a chain caught up in corporate greed, or a combination of all?

What do you think, or better yet what do you know.

Here in northeast PA there are 3 Ground Rounds that I know of. One in Scranton, one in Wilkes-Barre and one in Hazleton which are all owned by the same group. There used to be one in Binghamton, NY but it closed and then re-opened as a Hooters and then that closed and is now vacant. The place itself was originally a Howard Johnson's.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Holly Moore)

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:53:43 GMT

Anthony Wayne, on Route 46 in Jersey, may it rest in peace. Char broiled burgers, red pickle relish and sliced raw onion on the counter all chased down with a dutch apple ice cream cone.

Wetsons - I quite my job washing dishes at the Five Star Diner in Parsippany to work the counter and grill at Wetsons in Pine Brook. Lived on California Cokes - half coke, half orange drink. I still miss the Five Star Diner.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Ort. Carlton.)

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:07:19 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by RWacker
And what happened to Shakey's Pizza & Christiano's Pizza that was as big as a table!!!

RWacker,
There is a Shakey's Pizza in Warner Robins, Georgia, still operating as of last Christmastime (thriving). If you are ever on I-75 to Florida, it's about 15 minutes east of there, if that far... you can Goodle it up easily enough.
Unshakeyly, Ort. Carlton in Burger-Chef-Less Athens, Georgia.
P. S. If I really thought about it, I could post the entire Burger Chef radio jingle. A Dairy Science professor here named Sheuring invented their milkshake formula.
P. P. S. The second portion of the jingle (I've forgotten the lead-in to this) went:
"Yes, it will -- at Burger Chef!
A nickel and a dime will get...
French fried potatoes, big thick shake, or the greatest, tastiest hamburget yet!" Tag: Burger Chef -- now open on Alps Road in Athens! (It's a liquor store now.)

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Ort. Carlton.)

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:58:46 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Big Sausage
Speaking of burgers, does anyone out there consider the maid rite loose meat sandwich a burger ?

Big Sausage; Dearfolk,
No, but a Maid Rite, a Loosemeats, a Tavern, or even a Sloppy Joe are the first cousins to hamburgers from the "looser" side of the family, maybe... sort of like the relation of Scrapple to Goetta and Livermush.
Unhungrily, Ort. Carlton in Unsloppy (Except During Football Weekends!) Athens, Georgia.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (RedGreene)

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:40:47 GMT

Kewpee hamburger in Lima Ohio is still my favorite. Good burger for 1.50.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (FearTheDodo)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:18:44 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Pancho

My dad used to take me to the "Little Tavern" on Wisconsin Ave. in DC. It was a chain, but were they ever good. Sit on a little stool and watch the grill man cook 'em for you. I always got 2 "jumbos" which were basically just a regular size burger. My dad was a cool dude....if it wasn't there we'd go down and BS the oyster captains and sample a few dozen. The winner always came out selling us a bushel.

There's still one or two in Dundalk around Baltimore. We went to one down by the docks this past December. Little burgers had a surprisingly large patty, probably more so than any McD's burger you get now.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (beerbarrel)

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:47:16 GMT

Went to school around Cape Caneveral Fla during the late 60's. Any one remember "The Moon Hut"? Greatest hamburgers, and you could buy a deed to a plot on the moon as the same time. I remember another hamburger place down by the Merritt Island causeway, and I thing it's name was Royal Castle or Royal Burger... The burgers were named something like "King burger", "Queen burger", ... etc.
Prices were reasonable, and the burgers tasted pretty good. I just can't find any thing on the web, and I'm sure I wasn't dreaming.. Anyone else remember this place ??

Thanks,
Beerbarrel

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (beerbarrel)

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:29:28 GMT

Went to school in Cape Canaveral area in late 60's. Any one remember "The Moon Hut" on A1A ?? OK, there was another place that I believe was a chain down near the Merritt Island causeway that I believe went
by the name "Royal Burger", they had a menu with royalty names "King burger", etc. I can't find any references to this place on the web, was I dreaming, or did such a place really exist?

If by chance you remember these post here, I'm really curious..

TKS,
Beerbarrel

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (RIDEANDSLIDEFOOD)

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:26:16 GMT

Tops, Oh that brings back memoris.When i was a kid growing up in Wash. D.C. we would visit my sister in Fairfax Va.On the was home we would stop at Tops which i believe was in Arlington Va.

They had a burger called the Sirloiner is like the pre Big Mac and also had the first KFC dinner in a bucket. Those were the days!!!

Jim

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (mjambro)

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:25:48 GMT

I recall a chain called Kemp's (I think that's the spelling) in the southeastern Mass area.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (Tedbear)

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:20:16 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by ShenB

Does anybody here remember an old hamburger chain in NYC called "Prexy's?

This would have been in the late 50'S into the 60's

Their slogan was "The Hamburger With A College Education"

If so, what do you remember about it?

Yes! I definitely remember Prexy's! I recall going to their location on the Upper West Side, circa 1962 (??). It was located on the west side of Broadway, somewhere around 105th St. to 106th St. It was a typical NYC coffee shop-type interior, with small booths on the right side, and a counter on the left.

What made me fall in love with Prexy's was the presence of a bowl of raw onion rings on the tables and on the counter. Since anything spicy was verboten in my mother's kitchen, this was my chance to have a hamburger with some kick to it, and I loved it! I think that I probably ate there twice, or perhaps three times, circa the early '60s, but I have not forgotten the taste of those burgers.

While I am not positive about it, I am under the impression that Prexy's had a few other locations in Manhattan, but I can only vouch for the one on the UWS.

RE: Old Hamburger Resturants! (mland520)

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:58:29 GMT

Growing up in Kingston, NY the best hamburger was from Uncle Chic's Hamburger Heaven- take out only! You called ahead and ordered, then dropped in to pick it up- great, juicy burger- cheese and all the fixin's, cole slaw and fries- then they moved to a small, strip shopping mall in the late 60's early 70's- dressed up the restaurant and just called it Uncle Chic's- but their burger was still the best-they expanded their menu to include some Italian specialties- don't know if they are still around or not- I would think that Uncle Chic (he was a real person) is long gone to that big take out in the sky.