I second this request. While living in Prague, I had an apartment on a street that was named after the capital of Serbia which translated into English comes out to be White Castle.
The closest Burger King to my high school had a plaque on it proclaiming it was the first Burger King in Illinois. I never bothered to question that fact until watching this story. Paused the video to read the article and, sure enough, first one opened in Skokie, Illinois. It was located at 8225 Skokie Boulevard. Today it's an Enterprise car rental.
If you look closely you'll notice in the Thumbnail old school Logo, the King's Feet are standing on the Lettuce. It's a longstanding Burger King Tradition.
Great to see your take on the King and burger history in general. Other videos on yt specifically cite Texas's own Whataburger as the inspiration of the Whopper.
This is a great piece, I am an American, I live in a large city and one night I was driving around and I noticed one of my schoolmates from high school. His car was parked outside of a local Burger King and it was late so I pulled up in the parking lot and I went to the door. Of course the restaurant was closed and I could hear music from inside the restaurant. So, I knocked on the glass doors loudly and my schoolmate came up to the door and unlocked it and let me inside. Come to find out, he had his boombox blasting inside the restaurant while he was working inside the kitchen cleaning the flame broiler machine and getting paid a differential which I thought was awesome. He showed me how the machine worked and so after I got into college I was able to take a trip all the way down to Australia and I was able to explore both the cities of Sydney as well as Melbourne. Even though a lot of their restaurants were Italian in nature, I did run across one restaurant that was called Burger Jack and it looked exactly like a Burger King like we have in the states. So, I went inside and bought a burger. It was delicious. There were some minor differences between the Burger King in the states and the Burger Jack restaurant that was in Australia but the burger was delicious. I’m an American and I was able to take a trip up to Canada and I was able to get a Burger King burger. However, the restaurant as well as the kitchen looked very disheveled and I didn’t want to eat there in that restaurant. Since I had all my Canadian money in my wallet with me I didn’t want to spend any of it in a restaurant that looked like a train wreck. Again, I’m an American, other than a Canadian restaurant everything concerning Burger King and Burger Jack was delicious. Take care and have it your way, peace out… I’m going to get something to eat now because I’m hungry.
I accidentally tried to order a Big Mac the other day at Burger King after work. The girl just laughed, "you mean a Whopper?" I didn't even realize I said it. "Did I say Big Mac??" She laughed again. I apologized and replied "I'm not even high!" She said it happens all the time and I made her day. Mistakes were made...🍔🤷🏼♂
Very impressive and comprehensive history of BK; Kudos! I had my first Whopper in August of 1966 (for $0.37) and was amazed at the taste & size of the Whopper. Made me very thankful I lived in a country that gave me this experience and value. However good things don't last and two months later BK raised the price a nickel to $0.42, so I was hooked and now I had to pay; cruel lesson for an 11yo. Seriously, the Whopper is a sandwich that I've enjoyed for decades, save for a few years when there was an alternative, called the Dandy Burger (Yankee Doodle restaurants). I still look forward to eating a Whopper, however the experience of buying a Whopper is severely degraded. Hopping very much that BK can get its feet back under itself
I wouldn't exist without Burger King. My parents met working at one. Without it, they likely would never have even met because he came to Georgia recently and didn't know anyone until he met them.
You did not mention that BK was sued in Australia and had to change it's name to Hungry Jacks. When the chain became successful in Australia BK tried to short change the franchisee as they opened BK stores in opposition to Hungry Jacks near by. No one in Australia went to BK and they went bankrupt and pulled out of Australia. Hungry Jacks is still here and under the control of the same franchisee.
Betton, Burton, Dustin & Osborn?? No way. I worked at BBDO. It's Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. The Burger King logo was on the company phone directory.
The Burger King fast food chain opened in Springfield, Ohio twice: Burger King operated under the name "Home of the Whopper" in the 1970s, since an existing burger stand using the "Burger King" name already existed and lasted until 1985. Burger King tried Springfield, Ohio again in 1993 under the Burger King name after the local Burger King chain was long-gone.
Burger King’s greatest flaw nowadays is inconsistency. You never know what you’ll get. A fresh whopper is great, but I have gotten them looking like they were worn as a shoe
Am I the only Floridian to point out the fact that I was in kindergarten when Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992? Not 1999 like the video says? Edit: I'll give them credit, it was just a misspeak
And now, the lousiest burgers ever. This product used to be pretty decent 30-40 years ago. However, now you get this product that is “just going through the motions”.
Burger is not the name of the meat patty...the Germans call them Frikadellen...it's the style of food (a bun featuring cooked hot meat with other fillings) invented by the people of Hamburg...a person from Hamburg is called a Hamburger hence the name...this is similar to the Berliner bun...a doughnut without the hole, filled with fruit sauce or custard and drizzled with icing. The origins are from Berlin and a person from Berlin is called a Berliner.
3:55 *with the asterik that in 2018 trump allowed beef/pork products to allow up to what was it like 20% (used to be like 10% which is still gross. F those corperations profits) feces, hair, fingernails etc? And i have no clue if biden switched that back, bc hes playing mario kart but fell asleep. Point being, all burgers might be way worse than they were even back then lol
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I don't know how burger king is still as big as they are. Their food taste awful now and they're so stupidly expensive, app sucks too. Haven't gone to BK since like 2010.
It honestly tastes great if you throw it in the microwave for another 30seconds lol. Just seems they never cook stuff enough. Them chicken fries kick too
Please make the White Castle video. Thanks again for all you're content.
Sorry to be that guy, but it’s actually your
I second this request. While living in Prague, I had an apartment on a street that was named after the capital of Serbia which translated into English comes out to be White Castle.
Man, watching this made me hungry. Another super cool video Ryan 👍🏽😎👍🏽🍔
The closest Burger King to my high school had a plaque on it proclaiming it was the first Burger King in Illinois. I never bothered to question that fact until watching this story. Paused the video to read the article and, sure enough, first one opened in Skokie, Illinois. It was located at 8225 Skokie Boulevard. Today it's an Enterprise car rental.
If you look closely you'll notice in the Thumbnail old school Logo, the King's Feet are standing on the Lettuce. It's a longstanding Burger King Tradition.
You have to stand on something or you’ll fall for anything.
@USNVA11 stand on bidnezz like T.i son 😂😂😂
An amazing amount of research here 🎉
Great to see your take on the King and burger history in general. Other videos on yt specifically cite Texas's own Whataburger as the inspiration of the Whopper.
$1.39 CAD Whoppers during the mid to late 90s. The newspaper would also have "buy one get one free" whopper coupons once a month lol
Now it’s $16.99 CAD
I remember 99 cent Whoppers in the late 90's and the only reason I would eat there
AWESOME VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a great piece, I am an American, I live in a large city and one night I was driving around and I noticed one of my schoolmates from high school. His car was parked outside of a local Burger King and it was late so I pulled up in the parking lot and I went to the door. Of course the restaurant was closed and I could hear music from inside the restaurant. So, I knocked on the glass doors loudly and my schoolmate came up to the door and unlocked it and let me inside. Come to find out, he had his boombox blasting inside the restaurant while he was working inside the kitchen cleaning the flame broiler machine and getting paid a differential which I thought was awesome. He showed me how the machine worked and so after I got into college I was able to take a trip all the way down to Australia and I was able to explore both the cities of Sydney as well as Melbourne. Even though a lot of their restaurants were Italian in nature, I did run across one restaurant that was called Burger Jack and it looked exactly like a Burger King like we have in the states. So, I went inside and bought a burger. It was delicious. There were some minor differences between the Burger King in the states and the Burger Jack restaurant that was in Australia but the burger was delicious. I’m an American and I was able to take a trip up to Canada and I was able to get a Burger King burger. However, the restaurant as well as the kitchen looked very disheveled and I didn’t want to eat there in that restaurant. Since I had all my Canadian money in my wallet with me I didn’t want to spend any of it in a restaurant that looked like a train wreck. Again, I’m an American, other than a Canadian restaurant everything concerning Burger King and Burger Jack was delicious. Take care and have it your way, peace out… I’m going to get something to eat now because I’m hungry.
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I accidentally tried to order a Big Mac the other day at Burger King after work. The girl just laughed, "you mean a Whopper?" I didn't even realize I said it. "Did I say Big Mac??" She laughed again. I apologized and replied "I'm not even high!" She said it happens all the time and I made her day. Mistakes were made...🍔🤷🏼♂
The Big King is BK's anwer to the Big Mac. I think they still exist. I add Ketchup to both sandwiches.
Very impressive and comprehensive history of BK; Kudos! I had my first Whopper in August of 1966 (for $0.37) and was amazed at the taste & size of the Whopper. Made me very thankful I lived in a country that gave me this experience and value. However good things don't last and two months later BK raised the price a nickel to $0.42, so I was hooked and now I had to pay; cruel lesson for an 11yo. Seriously, the Whopper is a sandwich that I've enjoyed for decades, save for a few years when there was an alternative, called the Dandy Burger (Yankee Doodle restaurants). I still look forward to eating a Whopper, however the experience of buying a Whopper is severely degraded. Hopping very much that BK can get its feet back under itself
I miss the little reindeer they had back in the 80s for Christmas.
I wouldn't exist without Burger King. My parents met working at one. Without it, they likely would never have even met because he came to Georgia recently and didn't know anyone until he met them.
Burger King was amazing back in the 60's-70's the burgers were HUGE, also there fish sandwich was called the Whaler
You did not mention that BK was sued in Australia and had to change it's name to Hungry Jacks. When the chain became successful in Australia BK tried to short change the franchisee as they opened BK stores in opposition to Hungry Jacks near by. No one in Australia went to BK and they went bankrupt and pulled out of Australia. Hungry Jacks is still here and under the control of the same franchisee.
Im surprised Burger King didn't have their ad on this vid.
The Whopper is still my favorite basis fast food burger.
Always interesting John in Chicago
Certainly didn't expect to see a shot of dayton ohio .. props
I did get a small chuckle out of "the good times couldn't last" right after the 9/11 bit. I know you didn't mean anything but I couldn't help notice
Betton, Burton, Dustin & Osborn?? No way. I worked at BBDO. It's Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. The Burger King logo was on the company phone directory.
I'd love to subsist on a White Castle diet but I doubt I'd be "completely fine"!
Do a video on White Castle. 👍
The Burger King fast food chain opened in Springfield, Ohio twice:
Burger King operated under the name "Home of the Whopper" in the 1970s, since an existing burger stand using the "Burger King" name already existed and lasted until 1985.
Burger King tried Springfield, Ohio again in 1993 under the Burger King name after the local Burger King chain was long-gone.
"somtimes you have to brake the rules" ad with Ben Aflek.
I remember Whoppers were only a Dollar in 1992
Wow...I'm only 35!!!
I like the Whopper, F the Big Mac!
Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock y'all 👍🏽😎👍🏽
Impossible Whopper Wednesdays FOREVER!!!!
Burger King’s greatest flaw nowadays is inconsistency. You never know what you’ll get.
A fresh whopper is great, but I have gotten them looking like they were worn as a shoe
They should bring back the BK Broiler!
A whopper with cheese & bacon is top tier forever.
My hometown BK shut down... 👀
I miss The Whaler.
Burking King is almost dead in the province of Quebec and they merged with Tim Horton's in Canada
hurricane andrew hit south florida in 1992
Thank you! I was in kindergarten in Jacksonville Florida when Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992
50B burgers 🍔 sold annually, it's not that many cows 😮
There are no Burger King restaurants in Manhattan.
burger boy origins
4:59 - Pepsi-Cola? ??
McDonald's has always been a best friend of Coca-Cola, I thought.
burger king is not in australia but hungry jacks is
Am I the only Floridian to point out the fact that I was in kindergarten when Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992? Not 1999 like the video says?
Edit: I'll give them credit, it was just a misspeak
I do like the whopper.....but they need to shred the lettuce
I❤BK
I haven't had Burger King since around 1990s. They lost my business because of the quality has dropped.
I had a Whopper in Vancouver last year and it was dreadful.
And now, the lousiest burgers ever. This product used to be pretty decent 30-40 years ago. However, now you get this product that is “just going through the motions”.
Wish their service time inpproved
BK > McD
Burger is not the name of the meat patty...the Germans call them Frikadellen...it's the style of food (a bun featuring cooked hot meat with other fillings) invented by the people of Hamburg...a person from Hamburg is called a Hamburger hence the name...this is similar to the Berliner bun...a doughnut without the hole, filled with fruit sauce or custard and drizzled with icing. The origins are from Berlin and a person from Berlin is called a Berliner.
At least America created the bacon cheeseburger.
Burger King is going under they can't afford to upgrade to automated/robotic/kiosk/smart phone service
They need to broil again and care a little about the product leaving the store
Skip regular burgers or even double cheeseburgers; very bad tasting
3:55 *with the asterik that in 2018 trump allowed beef/pork products to allow up to what was it like 20% (used to be like 10% which is still gross. F those corperations profits) feces, hair, fingernails etc?
And i have no clue if biden switched that back, bc hes playing mario kart but fell asleep.
Point being, all burgers might be way worse than they were even back then lol
U must make sheep nervous.
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The whopper used to be good. I will never let my myself or family eat anything from Burger King.
I don't know how burger king is still as big as they are. Their food taste awful now and they're so stupidly expensive, app sucks too. Haven't gone to BK since like 2010.
It honestly tastes great if you throw it in the microwave for another 30seconds lol. Just seems they never cook stuff enough.
Them chicken fries kick too
Hungry Jacks anyone??
An Australian UA-camr reminded me that a Canadian may have have done that, hungry Jacks and Burger King.
Tasty🍔🥓🍟🧅
Burgers. Are. Not. Sandwiches. If it’s on a burger bun, it’s a BURGER.
A sandwich is any ingredients on bread and a bun is a type of bread. You’re wrong.
Berger king sucks
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In Australia Burger King is called Hungry Jack's
Isn't KFC just K'fers?
@@jacobwhipple7848 lol what?