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It's Burger Queen for me! - Life in America
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And ALL these years, I just thought Cheech was really really stoned when he said "Let's cruise Burger Queen!"
My Ninja
You beat me to it, I had no idea either!!!
@@Paramount531 p
Yeah far out, we can Cruise the burger Queen on the way over
He was.
I worked at the Burger Queen in Frankfort Kentucky while I was in high school through the early to mid 70's. The salad bar didn't actually come in until shortly before the transition to the Druther's branding. Until the there was a condiments stand so you could add extra pickles, onion, mustard, etc to your burger. That was also about the time they switched from frozen pre-breaded fish products to in store batter dipped fish like you would get at Long John Silvers. The chicken and fish dinners were actually pretty tasty there. The fish sandwiches were on a thick light rye sandwich bread and they were also quite good.
Loved their fish sandwich!
Good times
I just love your soft, nostalgic music so softly in the background! It is relaxing and fits the theme well as it takes me back in fond memories. Keep up the great work.
Fantastic video! This brought back a lot of childhood memories for this KY girl!
Good times in KY
KY indeed! *snicker*
KY ... is a great lubricant !
Burger King had a Queen? Now that's Royality!
Nope.
@@DruthersBurgerQueen k
With Cheese!
So what happened?? The Burger King move in and take over?.
Burger King was married to Dairy Queen.
Abe Vigoda being used to sell Fish Sandwiches is the funniest thing ever.
Go Fish!
I remember those commercials quite well.
I'd like to see that commercial... For old time sake!
@@palabrajot505 ua-cam.com/video/uxtQHBQdMkI/v-deo.html
Burger Queen near Louisville, KY in 1976!
Yep ate there as a kid on New Cut road!
Good times
I grew up in Louisville, Ky and remember them well. There were two girls that lived down the street in my neighborhood that were in a commercial with Queenie Bee.
Thank you for your in-depth biography on all the business that you show on this channel.
I can honestly say, I never heard of Burger Queen!
Me neither lol.
@@leedaniels7196 They were fairly popular through Central Florida in the late 1970s. They were good.
@@djburris1961 Were they anything like Burger King's burgers?
Neither have I. If Burger King and Burger Queen were to get married,would we get Burger Prince and Burger Princess?
@@eddydirtville They don’t look alike,Burger King looks better.
We had a Burger Queen where I grew up. Don't think it was open very long. This would have been back in the late 60s up to the early 70s. It was located in Prospect Park, Pa. Building now houses a used car dealer. It was the place to go at night and meet up with your friends. Remember this was before cell phones so it was always interesting to see who showed up with a car and weed. Long time ago....but the memories are still there.
Different company, not affiliated. Burger King used to ask us to sue them, and we said no. Strange times.
Yep. That last Druther's is in my hometown. I worked there briefly one summer off from college (and I remember going to Burger Queen as a kid). BQ was a popular place for teens to hang out because it was right down the street from the high school. It was also where all the carloads of teens would drive through the parking lot to go back up the main street on a Friday/Saturday night cruising.
Good times.
I have been to the last remaining Druthers in Campbellsville, ky. Childhood nostalgia.
Yes good times. I am glad Druthers is still here.
@Druthers absolutely
Maysville, Kentucky had a Burger Queen. I remember they used to give away promotional glasses occasionally that had different themes. People collected them and kept them for years. Ours eventually converted to deSha's restaurant which served much higher-class food than fast food.
There was something just so great about buying a cheeseburger for a quarter.
I think that we still have a place where you can get burgers for 50 cents. The price may have gone up. They don't cost a quarter, but the beef patty is about the size of a quarter. The place is called Powers Burgers. I think that we only have 1 left.
Sounds like it was a great place to get burgers and other food! I'm reminded of a song by Grand Funk Railroad, "Queen Bee". Especially the opening line: "I'm gonna steal you from your hive!"
Good times
yes, great song from the "Heavy Metal" movie soundtrack
I grew up in Louisville, KY in the 60s and 70s. I worked at the Bardstown Rd location my senior year of high school. I moved to Florida in 1980 and never saw one here. Wow, what a flashback!
I love that you're sharing info in the video. Who would of known there was a queen before the king
Burger Queen was founded when they were Insta-Burger King.
There was a Burger Queen in Jackson, TN that eventually changed to a Burger King. Was that the first case of a restaurant going through a gender change? :-)
Yes !
Probably Biden!
@@wyattdean5658 Funny that Trump had 4 years to turn the Burger King back into a Queen...promise not kept!
First there was trans-fat in fast food, and then trans-gender. Now THAT'S what I call progress.
I think its best for the woke to go back to sleep
I remember my new hometown of Hendersonville, TN had a Burger Queen right next to our church when we moved there late in 1976. I don't remember my family ever eating there, and it only lasted another year or two before going out of business. I also remember seeing a Burger Queen tv ad once or twice which had the Burger Queen mascot promoting three different meals for kids, fried chicken (which appeared to be just one drumstick in each meal), fish sandwiches, and cheeseburgers.
Good times
There was a Burger Queen in Louisville, KY that my Dad and I used to go to. There hamburgers were served in sandwich bags and were actually a good sandwich.
One left in Campbellsville ky
That is very cool.
Central Kentucky had Burger Queen restaurants in Paris Ky , Cynthiana Ky and Mt Sterling Ky all small towns about 10 to 15 miles apart , all three did change to Druthers .
The Paris building is now a Little Caesar’s pizza , not sure what’s in the other buildings but they are still there .
Also Morehead, and Flemingsburg Ky..
Good times
Subbed, Liked and Commented. This is the first I ever heard of Burger Queen, Queenie Bee or Druthers. I lived in Florida in the early seventies. Thanks for the interesting video.
Good times.
Anyone here who grew up in the DC/Baltimore area remember Gino’s Hamburgers? That would make a good recollection video.
There was one in York PA. They carried KFC products too. It’s a Perkin’s restaurant now I believe.
I used to work with a guy at Shake Shack who we called Gino. He was often on the grill station flipping burgers.
Old Man, I didn't grow up in that area but I certainly remember Gino's. Home of the Gino Giant. This particular one was located in Ridley Park, Pa. Saw one in Connecticut and a few between there and Washington D.C.. Their signature sandwich was similar to a big Mac only better. At one point they started selling chicken and somehow KFC became involved. Eventually taking over the chain and changed the name and dropped the burgers. At least that's the impression that I got. Another stroll down memory lane. :)
We actually still have Gino’s in Maryland. I think there are two locations, one in Towson and one in Glen Bernie.
@@Tat2Dragons Yes. I go to the one in Glen Burnie a few times a year and get a Gino's Giant then let out a giant belch a little bit later. LOL.😀
In the 1970's my family on vacation stayed somewhere overnight in Kentucky on our way to Mississippi and we ate at a Burger Queen and they also had a Dairy King nearby.
I was born in 81 but I do remember Druthers they had the best fish dinners but ours closed in 1992 so short lived for me
Thanks
Our Druthers still does in Campbellsville Kentucky yum!!!
In 1978 my Little League Baseball team the "Cape Coral Giants" were sponsored by Burger Queen and before our first game of the season, the Burger Queen owner informed us that for every game we won, we would all be rewarded with a FREE cheeseburger, small fry, and small coke. We played 28 games that season winning 26, yes we had a 26-2 record. Needless to say, I had a lifetime of Burger Queen during that one Little League season.
bruh, i was on a pizza parlor's team in the early 90's...same deal, but we sucked and only won 1 game.
I never heard of Burger Queen before.
In 1971, Radcliff, KY had a Burger Queen, and Elizabethtown (Etown) about 5-6 miles down the road had a Burger Chef. As I recall, you could go into BQ with $2 and get a cheeseburger, small fries, and a drink, and get change back. Neither of those buildings (BQ & BC) exist now.
Good times.
Start your own restaurant with the change across the street. Buy the burgers out the back door and save on kitchen employees and equipment.
Burger queen sounds like buger king and dairy queen had a kid and added 1 part of there names
Oh
Thats what I thought. Burger King had to be an attempt to play off on Burger Queen. BK did start in Florida in the early 60's
Don't forget about Burger Chef.
I heard it a bit different, Dairy Queen got pregnant because Burger King couldn't handle his Wopper
@@oldenslo4141
😂😂😂😂😂
You bastard, you made me spit up my beer.
Went there whenever my family drove to eastern Kentucky to visit relatives. Two distinct memories of the place. First, the shakes were HUGE. When you ordered a large shake you got something that came in the large beverage cup, not a step down like at other places. Second, explaining to my friends back in Ohio it was Burger Queen, not Burger King. They seemed confused as was I until I saw one.
Bonus: Renaming to Druther's seemed unnecessary. At first I thought that Burger Queen got bought out by somebody else. At the time, there were other restaurants like Rax in Ohio that were theoretically one type of restaurant (Rax was a competitor to Arby's and had a similar menu originally), but had a variety of food.
It's complicated. Much more complicated than this unfortunate video presents.
@@DruthersBurgerQueen These things usually are unfortunately.
Druthers is better than burger queen was. We have the only one left in Campbellsville ky.
Right. I am just glad our Druthers is still open.
Lived in Lexington & remember it fondly. It had a happy meal before mcdonalds.
Good times.
I remember it. I THINK it was located on New Circle road. I think it was where the Subaru dealership is now. I could be wrong. They used to give away lolipops that had the waxed paper handle doubled around. I used to have a bunch of the plastic rings with the Queen Bee logo on them, but I threw them away.
@@RUBIZEN
It was located in the Garden side area, but I don't recall the exact location.
We had a Burger Queen next to Sarasota Memorial Hospital back in the 60s. It was amazing! So far beyond any of the other fast food joints. The food was fresh, large portions and delicious. They outdid McDonalds in every way.
Good times.
Interesting, I used to live near Sarasota (a half hour from Tampa). Too bad I wasn’t alive to see it.
That Queenie Bee is terrifying.
Thank you for posting g. Never heard of Burger Queen.
Speaking of regional restaurants, Friendlies? I moved from Chicago land to Ridgewood Nj in the mid 1970s. Ridgewood had a Friendlies restaurant downtown, ice cream, burgers..
Great times!
There was a "Friendly's" in my Beverly, Massachusetts hometown. First time I ever ate a tuna melt. It was in a pita bread pocket. Most of their menu items were above average.
My town had a place called Dairy King back in the 80's. The food was really good 😋
My husband worked at Burger Queen for ten years in the 70's. He worked at Burger Queen in Sebring, Clewiston and Wauchula, all in Florida before he started working at the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. He loved working at Burger Queen, and meet nice people that became his friends and some still friends today. He said they served fresh hot food and on Tuesday's & Thursday's they had a dinner special for $1.99 and people loved it, the lines were long for the Chicken Dinners.
I loved the Imperial Burgers myself. I miss Burger Queen, but the memories are good.
At Navy boot camp in Florida, our nickname for the recruit who checked to see if the chow hall was ready to receive us was Burger Queen. I didn't understand why at the time. Now it makes sense.
Boo haha
I loved Burger Queen. We had several in the Louisville Kentucky area and in southern Indiana.
Good times.
Abe Vigoda even ate there. A fish sandwich. You have to be an old, old timer to get the inside joke.
Go Fish!
If you read all the info on the screen with his picture you found out that the winner got a trip to Norway! Perhaps that's where they got their fish from!
"Can you get me off the hook, for old time sake"
That's correct, we did a deal in the late 70s with a Norwegian company to bring their fish to Louisville.
@@DruthersBurgerQueen Did they throw in a bit of whale also?
I was trying to convince my wife and two children that Burger Queen really did exist. I'm 46 years old, and I remember going to Burger Queen as a kid and being excited to go! I lived in Kentucky with my grandmother for a year of my life when I was 2 years old. I don't remember what town but I think it was either in or near Louisville (which is where I think my Grandmother and Aunt Sheryl lived)..but I do remember being in the back seat of a vehicle and seeing Burger Queen from the highway and being so excited that they were taking me. Those memories...are the memories of a 2 year old from 44 years ago in 1979....
Nobody believed me until I showed them this video...so...thank you for that!!
Yep, never heard of them. But I love the confidence that burger places had back in the 50s when they would advertise their price on their signs. The prices were painted on and had neon aligned with the numbers, indicating a certain amount of confidence that those prices were never going to go up. I doubt you would see that anywhere today.
When my grandmother and I wanted a burger & chicken in Avon Park, FL, it was BURGER QUEEN!
Good times
Did you go to the one in front of the Publix in Sebring? I used to eat there a lot in the late 70s.
@@djburris1961 I'm sure i ate there at least once; my grandfather was very sick and spent time at the Sebring hospital in '79, so Grandma & I probably did.
I grew up in Kentucky and 100% remember Burger Queen as a kid. It became a Druther’s.
Gosh I remember Burger Queen when I was younger. They had the Worlds Best Hamburgers ❤️ When I learned to drive it was the Friday night hot spot. All the teenagers hung out there and used to circle around Burger Queen in their cars. We used to call Burger Queen “Burger Doodle”. This brought back some memories Thank you for sharing 👏 Stay safe healthy and happy 👍👍
Good times
I did commercials for Burger Queen as a kid! I was the "emcee" of a series of commercials called "the Bee Buddy Theatre!" I was maybe 10? Around 1974...
As a kid, I always made a joke about if there were a Burger King where's Burger Queen?
Ha, me too. Never knew there was such a thing as Burger Queen. There were none here in N.J.
Same
@@gregggoss2210 well, I finally spotted a Wawa in northern NJ! It was Rochelle park or saddle brook. It was a weird feeling.
I want Burger Jester. LOL
@@Thebrothaisback , there are Wawa's everywhere here in southern Jersey.
Thank you. I enjoy your videos very much. This is the first I've heard of Burger Queen.
Thank you for the memories. I grew up in Prince George's County, a kind of suburb, of Wasn., D.C. Before McDonald's, there was Hot Shops. I was always sad to see them be pushed out of the market.
Yeah, and Hot Shoppes JR!
I loved the Burger Queen at Univerity & Washington in Mpls, MN - a rare crossing of 2 avenues and a prime location ... the aqua blue Queen sign became a landmark for giving directions
I don't remember going to Druther's as a kid, but I do remember the commercials. Those memories are why I slammed my breaks when I saw the C-ville, KY location in the mid '10s.
Mick Gannon and John Clark exited the company in 1970. Tom Hensley and Robert Gatewood acquired our companies in 1982 from George Clark and Harold Kite. This is plain to see on our website.
We had one in Barbourville ,kentucky, went there as a kid in the late 70's & high school in 81, they changed it to druthers, great times
Burger Queen in Dyersburg Tennessee in 1976 at Dyersburg Square Shopping Center on Lake Road Highway78
We used to stop at burger queen on U.S. 19 driving to Tampa from Brooksville back in the seventies and eighth . The shakes were the best around at the time . Miss the good ol ‘ days .
My mother worked at a Burger Queen for over 25 years. I still have the pin they gave her for 25 years of service. Also, as far as I know, there is still a Druthers located in Campbellsville, Ky. Only one I know of still operating.
Good times. Company remains in Louisville, independent Druther's in Campbellsville, and two independent Burger Queens in Taipei.
For now.
Burger Queen was one of those franchises that showed up in places some of the other chains didn't reach. Being from a small town, I appreciated that. I remember, too, when it transitioned to Druther's. "I'd rather go to Druther's restaurant!".
Good times
Yep we still have the only Druthers left it's menu is much better that queen bee was.
Meant burger queen
The Slogan should have been "Oh Brother, let's go to Druther's" 😅
much better,however it seems like they should have kept it Burger Queen!!
Druthers yes
We had both kinds...Burger Queen AND Dairy King LOL
In Indiana we had a "Cindy's" burgers as well
Good times
2021.i just opened a Burger Jester. Its been a joke.
Been a long time, but I remember them. Thanks!
Morehead, KY had a Burger Queen that became a Druthers restaurant.. I was in college and worked at Druthers for a little while. I only worked there for a short time, before being a waitress at Jerry's restaurant, in the early 1990's
we had one in harlan ky, when i was a kid . it later changed to druthers. had very good food also.
Good times in Harlan
We loved out Burger Queen in Rockville, Maryland as a kid. It was near an old fashioned drive thru restaurant and also near a Shakey's Pizza. Burger Queen had kids meals with toys or games. Fun times.
That wasn't us.
That Burger Queeny Bee would have scared the shit out of me as a kid!
Nah
The Queenie Bee pic at 5:22 looks like Tim Curry.
@@robrobinson8597 Agree, scary too!
Yep. That wasa creepy mascot.
I think she was cute.
From 1998 to 2005 I used to live in Lakeview, Oregon and they had a Burger Queen although it had nothing to do with the chain in this video. The Lakeview Burger Queen is still in business. I didn't realize there used to be a Burger Queen chain but then I never lived in Florida or Kentucky.
Broasted Chicken. Rebranding to Druthers was such a bad idea. The last remaining location should change back and use the old vintage look
Hmmm
Druther's - Burger Queen do it! Everyone loves Burger Queen and the old time look
We had them in Tennessee also. My sister worked there while she was in highschool.
I'm 58 years old raised in GA went to fla on vacation every year , I've never heard of either one of those joints
We were never in GA. Depends on where you vacationed in FL.
Was this the answer to Burger King 👑 or what? Eventhough I’m 53, I had no idea that Burger Queen had ever existed. Johnny, Montréal, Canada.
Me too! But I'm from the Midwest. Chicago and Milwaukee 🧀🍻
When we founded Burger Queen, it was still Insta-Burger King.
Great video But the moral of the story is Re-branding will hurt your business stick with the name you know
Hmmm
I would have stayed with the original name.It looked better and had a more family friendly name.
It seems that is the tale of every chain’s demise in these videos.
Queenie Bee was created in 1971 and introduced in 1972 across the entire company, Florida included.
Freddie Mercury's favorite burger dive after a concert.
@Paul Drake I thought it was Elton John’s!
Elton John loved our Huckleberry's in Watford, actually.
Hmmm
Had a Burger Queen/Druther's just south of the viaduct in Central City, Kentucky. Their potato wedges and burgers were great! The franchise owner.........not so much, from what I heard form friends who worked there. IOt closed down a long tie ago....
Good times
We had a Burger Queen in Tampa Fl...it was a Friday night tradition for our family. Loved it.
Good times
Thank you for sharing 😊
Had one in Campbellsville, Kentucky many, many years ago before it turned into Druthers.
Sooo happy to see this. Burger Queen was my favorite when I was young! Thanks. PS never loved the line I'd ruther have a druthers.
Good times
it sounds stupid,don't like the idea it became druthers!!
Salad bar
Druthers is delicious to this day.
RuPauls first job.
Nope
When I was 17 In a small farm town a Burger Queen opened in another small town 12 miles away. Loved it
Good times
I saw an (abandoned) Burger Queen in the Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte, FL area back in the early 80s. On vacation with the family. At the time I assumed it was a local restaurant trying to piggy back off of BK.
Thanks for this great video I am happy to live in Campbellsville ky where the last Druthers exist it's great!
My daddy said he used to work for a burger queen here in Tennessee in the 70s! I, of course, had no idea what he was talking about! I had never heard of Burger Queen at all!
There was a Burger Queen in Clewiston FLA.
WOW ! I have'nt thought about Burger Queen in years. When I moved to Ft. Myers, Fl. early 1971, there was a Burger Queen on Palm Beach Boulevard in east Ft. Myers. I don't remember when it closed up. The building is still there. But it is a used car lot and sales office now.
Yeah, we had one in Cape Coral, FL during the Mid 70's - mid 80's. Located on Cape Coral Pkwy. Was such a big deal when it opened, believe it was the first fast food chain in Cape Coral.
I still recall seeing a Dairy King on the coast of Texas somewhere will on vacation as a kid.
I love burger joint history
Me too.. in the northeast we had burger 🍔 chef 👩🍳..: :)
Ditto
When I was stationed at Ft. Campbell there was a “Burger Queen” outside the Fort. What I remember, it was pretty good.
Good times
They had a Burger Queen and a Dairy King near Stroudsburg Pennsylvania in the 1970s
Not our company.
When I lived in Louisville in the early 70's we had BQ's. I preferred Burger Chef(and Jeff).
Also from Louisville , off Dixie Hwy lower hunters rd.
Burger Chef & Ollie’s Trolley had the best fast food burgers in the 70’s IMO. At least we can still get an Ollieburger in Louisville.
The teeth on Queenie Bee scares the shit out of Mee.
I was in Florida at this time & do remember Burger Queen, vaguely. Thank you for this vid, I knew very little details. Why are some people thumb's downing? This is informative history & a slice of life. None of these people knew that they would be looked down upon . You foolish thumbs down people wouldn't even be here if not for the folks of this era. TgT
Agreed.
This video has 100k views and 50 dislikes. That’s an outstanding ratio. Don’t understand the issue. There’s obviously way more than 50 jerks in a group of 100,000
I remember Burger Queen. There was one in Savannah, TN in the 1970's
Whoever designed the makeup pattern for Queenie Bee had obviously never been had professional training as a clown. That makeup looks terrifying.
Never heard of it, we had Weiner king, home of the foot long.
Ours was the "Po-Go" for the footlongs
Sounds creepy
You folKs are “wiener kings.”
I grew up in Winter Haven! I remember Burger Queen! I had no idea it was the first one!
@ 5:15 "They also offered chicken and fish dinners"
No Sir. They offered *BROASTED CHICKEN!*
that Burger Queen logo is pretty similar to the Speed Queen washing machine logo. just sayin'. also, Queenie Bee is terrifying
Hmmmm
Bzzzzz bzzzzz bzurgers
Queenie Bee name is cringe worthy. Might have been a catchy name for back then but we wouldnt go near a business with that name starting in the last 20 years lol
im sure they was a few of them queenie bees id let buzz me.
@@jeffreyrigged 🤣🤣🤣
They ruined themselves by renaming it to Druthers
Hmmm
I REMEMBER THIS IN MY YOUTH SEEING TV COMMERCIALS IN CANADA.
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