@@SetsStreetsEats If you ever get the chance to visit the best burger chain in the Midwest and are near Sauk City Wisconsin, the first Culver's is still open. One of the first outside of the original Restaurants 2 in Sauk City Wisconsin of which only one is left other died around 1993 when I was 4, was in Middleton-Soon to be a part of Madison in 2028, near Madison in the very late 1980's no later then 1990 and When I was a kid We went to that one because it was the closest to the house. Somehow becuse of the way the beef is done and the fries not done in Trans fats from Canola Oil but actual veggie oils people feel better with a bonus, the food is not kept under a warmer it ends up like very quick food Diner places that are nearly Fast food then true fast food.
Work in Mattoon every month. Ate there once. Crazy this is the original. Nothing fancy about it. No interstate signs telling you it’s there. It’s just a quiet gem of history that not a lot of folk dont realize is there.
@@SetsStreetsEats Always the big dog trying to step all over the little guy - love this - this video makes me hungry for some onion rings and a good burger!
How great it is to see my home town on UA-cam. Burger King has great food and great ice cream . Can’t fault you on how you say mattoon everyone does. It sure does get people fired up on how people say it lol me being one. Great video.
I really appreciate you saying that I definitely enjoy making the videos I make and putting a lot of time and effort into them and yes, the dream is someday people will notice till then, I'll just keep Slogging away, lol.
Thank you for this video. It reminded me to take my wife there. I used to go there all of the time in the 90s. Glad to see it is still there. Good times.
Thank you for correcting the way Mattoon is pronounced. I was married to someone from Northern Illinois and every time he pronounced it I would correct him. Made me crazy. I would say you pronounce both 'T's not just one.
The way to explain it is do you sleep on a ma-TRESS or a mattress like normal people? Well that's how ya say it, Mat-toon. Charleston raised here, right next door.
I travel for work and live approximately an hour and 20 minutes from Mattoon. Have worked there on multiple occasions and always make it a point to eat at Burger King. Although the legal history is interesting, the good food here cannot be stressed enough. Outstanding food. Always hot, fresh, and delicious. I highly recommend.
I was born in Decatur, IL in 1950 and grew up in Decatur and Mt.Zion, IL and I have been to and ate at the Burger King in Mattoon when I was a child growing up .
This dude: THIRTEEN BUCKS for a hamburger, onion rings and a drink??????????????? Sorry, Hoots, I ain't payin' those kind of prices. I'll buy 4lbs of hamburger at IGA and a bag o'onions and make my own and skip the high-fructose corn syrup in liquid form. That's RIDICULOUS pricing.
I love your vintage restaurant history videos! We had that Mc Donnalds building here in Cheyenne till a few years ago they tore it down for the Ikea style building.
Awesome video, glad you enjoyed it. Good breakdown. Love that place. But I gotta say, I can't believe you didn't get the fries 😧 you HAVE to go back and get the fries. Truly one of a kind! You won't regret it. Keep up the good work!
Been eating there for 35+ years! In the corner where the claw machine in now, there used to be one of those old Pac-Man arcade tables from the 80's. Hasn't been there for a while though. This place will always have a place in my heart. Great food! And milkshakes as well!
The Hoots Haus was where people went after church for Sunday lunch. A lot of brown polyester passed those doors, but the food was good and it was always busy. Thanks for the video!
My family is from Mattoon and Burger King is an institution there. Several of my family members have worked there through the years. Anytime I make it back to Illinois I go out of my way to hit Burger King and grab a couple of Doubles.
I was born raised and still live in Mattoon (pronounced Matt-toon;). Our OG Burger King is a point of pride. I always tell out of state folks to eat there. The McDonalds he is at use to have a playland right behind him where those stone benches are. It had a big grimace cage on a spring, pirate ship play set, big fiberglass apple tree etc.. loved playing there in the 80’s
Funny thing is, even though original BK is a point of pride….its kind of annoying sometimes because I like woppers, so I have to drive like 25 miles to get one.
Thank you for correcting the pronunciation! I can't help getting annoyed hearing people say it wrong although I understand why they do. Also if I'm not mistaken that McDonald's just had a fire on the roof a few days ago so it probably won't have that exterior look much longer! That building holds so many memories for me! I had my 10th birthday party there while the old school decor was still in it. 6 years later I got my first real job there! The outside play area was still there then too!
Funny here in Australia, Burger King had to be called Hungry Jacks due to a different burger joint also named Burger King, it was operating for many years prior to the American owned Burger King opening up shop, the name Hungry Jacks just stuck all these decades later even when the other Burger King shut down.
I live 2 hrs away next time i go a little south im going to try this joint i love supporting small businesses i used to be a small business owner as well
I live near the area and have been going there off and on for 30 years now! Very cool to see this! There's three Burger King's in Champaign Illinois alone, just 40 miles north of Matoon.
neat history, i had a burger king at the end of my road growing up so i have a lot of memories there. one small suggestion, I would have put sitting down in the restaurant a little sooner and maybe rearrange more of the history and legal battle clips until after we see the food, very enjoyable watch still!
Hello from Mattoon. Take a trip to Casey, IL. Their thing is " Big things in a little town." They have made huge objects like a rocking chair and a mailbox you can climb into. Or the is a another burger place called Moonshine, it's in the middle of nowhere farther south. Good burgers. It has been on the food network.
Haha, so glad I clicked on this video… I live up in Northwest Indiana, and my name is…..Matt Hoots!!! What a surprise to see my last name, very uncommon!
I’ve been there numerous times, I’ve had family that used to live there, we would come down from Chicago for all the holidays, especially Fourth of July back in the mid 70s it was magical. And we always made a stop at Burger King, this was before the Holiday Inn enclose the pool. Good times.
@joshuabear5121 The 2nd location in Shelbyville is called Original Burger. They named it that because they're not allowed to use the Burger King name outside the 20 mile radius of Mattoon.
@@huleothehedgedogeIt is a good place to eat, but in my opinion, Druby's was way better!! That was the restaurant before Original Burger bought it and took over.
Great video! Just so you know the correct pronunciation of Mattoon is, Matt…like the name then toon like cartoon. Lived here in Mattoon my entire life and it’s a pet peeve of the residence if it is not pronounced correctly. Anyway love your video on our small part of the world.
entirety of southern illinois generally looks like this, upstate and all the university ladden cities of Illinois get the majority of tax dollars allocated to them and down state are the peasants who get scraps if theyre lucky. Most everything in southern Illinois only exists because local citizens or organizations, funding the efforts. The rest of the state is just constantly being pumped with money and obama era increased it 10 fold.
If you visit Mattoon, IL don't miss Hubbartt's Downtown Diner on Broadway. It's a genuine small town, mom and pop restaurant. The food is delicious, and the ambiance takes you back in time.
OG BK!! So cool it's still around to this day! I love the old school design, very unique among any Burger Kings I've ever seen Edit: AND an old McDonald's?? Insane!
Do you have any friends named Mutt? Do you sleep on a muttress? Nope, your friend's name is Matt, you sleep on a mattress, and it is pronounced Matt-Toon! Glad to see the video - grew up 2 miles west of the McDonald's at the end, used to ride our bikes there to play on the playground. When I was in high school we moved in town and could hear the drive up announcer calling out numbers (Drive up Twenteeeee - ooooooooone), he was very distinct! If you ever go back, ask a local to do an impression, everyone had one.
Pronounced "MATT-toon." I used to live in this dead town. Drew Magary is from there. The Didjits were from there. I think my family only ate there once the 14 months we lived there. I liked it, but my wife thought it was too greasy. I always love the mom and pop burger places. Love that they have been doing these burgers for years. Yeah, but no, you should NEVER go to Mattoon, unless you're just passing through. If you're stuck here for a couple of days, be sure to check out Villa Pizza as well.
There’s a really cool looking retro all glass windows BK on 183rd and Harlem in Tinley Park Illinois. It’s been there for decades. Hope they never turn it into a boxy blah gray building.
I love KeePee. They've been around since 1923 and still grind their beef fresh every morning for their hamburgers. I love a double cheese with lettuce, tomato, onion, olives and mayo. One can get bacon on theirs too! Simply delicious...
The first franchise of McDonald's under corporate founder Ray Kroc, as well as Sandy's Hamburgers (a McDonald's restaurant clone who would later be sold to Hardee's in the 1970s), also started in Illinois...
I'm in New Orleans and I've been noticing that most of the Burger Kings around here have been closing. The few left are rarely open. Is it like this in other cities?
So technically they do have a second franchise or location now in Shelbyville, Illinois but its right outside the 20 mile limit so it has a slightly different name.
This is insanely interesting!! I'm in chicago, 2 and a half hours away. Ill definitely hit up the REAL burger king if i ever find my way down champaign again or something
They also had a restaurant called Hoot's haus. It was a little more like a family homestyle place. We went there on Sunday after church. Great fried chicken.
Another comment mentions this, but for years they had a guy who called out order numbers in a nasally/dry/elongated vowel way. It was very unique, and I wish the guy was still around. FOOOOORTY FIIIIIVE
The Florida based BK has done so far downhill in the last decade. Here in the Cleveland, OH area, the workers will literally shut off the lights to the whole store after dark, and sit in the parking lot smoking weed. I’m glad we have Swenson’s. Speaking of Swenson’s, you haven’t visited Swenson’s here in N.E. Ohio have you?
I remember when the mcdonald's over Pierson rd Flushing mi had the old mansard roof and the mcdonald's in Linden rd me and my grandma used to go and and get chocolate milkshakes God I miss my grandma
That char taste rocks still also the rings ill swing by just to cop rings This place as a kid blew McDonald's away the sliced raw O's tomatoes lettuce huge burger 👑 Hey you ate that upside down I'ma try that 😜🤸🤸🤸
I took my ex-wife out on our first date in Mattoon. We saw Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure at the movie theater, and then went to the Burger King. I'd still go back to the Burger King, but not her.
Yup, he was related somehow as I understand it. He'd always drone out like a young Ben Stine with a lot higher voice... very good footnote of time about this place.
They use to have one in Charleston, about 10 miles east of Mattoon but he sold it and new people ran it out of business in 6 months. Great food, building still looks like Mattoons except now it’s a Subway
I noticed a bunch of the famous fast food chains started in the Midwest, Arby's, Wendy's, Dairy Queen, Culvers, technically the modern McDonalds chain after Ray Croc bought the rights in Illinois, Jimmy Johns, and last but not least, Dominos.
@@GonnaRunAmuck I grew up in Madison Wisconsin area in November 1991--to end of 2001 age 2, almost 3--12 where Culvers took off not too far away. I remember, one time as a kid saying I want to eat in a blue Restaurant as a kid on the rare chance we went out to eat. My parents were confused but knew the then pre 2000's all Culvers had a Metal blue roof and Blue sign, 95% of Culvers still have a blue roof. Funny thing is when looking it up Culvers since 1990 when they got better wording for the sign has not changed the sign. Now the closest Culvers is in Madison South Dakota, and yet my town got an Arby's that is so mismanaged from day one that I am not eating there. Also Missed Uno Pizza that is now a franchise chain from Chicago with the not good deep dish pizza.
There was also a Burger King in Springfield, Ohio, before the real burger King and when the real burger king came to springfield, they had to be called "home of the whopper."
Rural king started here as well :) and in Charleston IL (the next town over to the east) is where Jimmy Johns started :)
@@EndCronyCapitalism Yeah, my history of jimmy john's premieres tomorrow morning!
Theres also Volition in Champaign, the once massively successful gaming company responsible for the Saints Row franchise.
Jimmy Johns 100% better than Subway Sub...
I live there, and stopped by Burger King yesterday for lunch! Glad you enjoyed it!
That's awesome! It's definitely a Burger King worth visiting!
@@SetsStreetsEats If you ever get the chance to visit the best burger chain in the Midwest and are near Sauk City Wisconsin, the first Culver's is still open. One of the first outside of the original Restaurants 2 in Sauk City Wisconsin of which only one is left other died around 1993 when I was 4, was in Middleton-Soon to be a part of Madison in 2028, near Madison in the very late 1980's no later then 1990 and When I was a kid We went to that one because it was the closest to the house. Somehow becuse of the way the beef is done and the fries not done in Trans fats from Canola Oil but actual veggie oils people feel better with a bonus, the food is not kept under a warmer it ends up like very quick food Diner places that are nearly Fast food then true fast food.
@@caseysmith544 Culverts isn't known for their fries, not the best but the beef is great.
Fascinating. Thank you for this story. Never knew about the true original Burger King.
Work in Mattoon every month. Ate there once. Crazy this is the original. Nothing fancy about it. No interstate signs telling you it’s there. It’s just a quiet gem of history that not a lot of folk dont realize is there.
This makes me happy. I love a good legal battle where the little guy wins!
Yeah, its great!
@@SetsStreetsEats Always the big dog trying to step all over the little guy - love this - this video makes me hungry for some onion rings and a good burger!
How great it is to see my home town on UA-cam. Burger King has great food and great ice cream . Can’t fault you on how you say mattoon everyone does. It sure does get people fired up on how people say it lol me being one. Great video.
We lived in Mattoon before moving to Tennessee. Loved that place. My wife worked there in high school.
I’m sure you get this often, but your channel deserves more attention. It’s a “breath of fresh air” if you will. Very relaxing too 🥂
I really appreciate you saying that I definitely enjoy making the videos I make and putting a lot of time and effort into them and yes, the dream is someday people will notice till then, I'll just keep Slogging away, lol.
Thank you for this video. It reminded me to take my wife there. I used to go there all of the time in the 90s. Glad to see it is still there. Good times.
The way you say Ma--ttoon is killing me . Great video though , Thank you . I was born and raised near Mattoon . Mat-toon .
Thank you for correcting the way Mattoon is pronounced. I was married to someone from Northern Illinois and every time he pronounced it I would correct him. Made me crazy. I would say you pronounce both 'T's not just one.
I've lived in Champaign - Urbana my whole life and I've always heard it pronounced matt-toon.
The second I heard that I said "oh I bet there's comments about that" 😂
Sullivan!
The way to explain it is do you sleep on a ma-TRESS or a mattress like normal people? Well that's how ya say it, Mat-toon. Charleston raised here, right next door.
Great story...I have eaten there many times and met Gene Hoots years ago when he operated "Hoots Haus"...nice guy.
Good video. I work in mattoon and eat at this BK weekly. One of my favorite and only places I eat at. Good stuff
I travel for work and live approximately an hour and 20 minutes from Mattoon. Have worked there on multiple occasions and always make it a point to eat at Burger King. Although the legal history is interesting, the good food here cannot be stressed enough. Outstanding food. Always hot, fresh, and delicious. I highly recommend.
I was born in Decatur, IL in 1950 and grew up in Decatur and Mt.Zion, IL and I have been to and ate at the Burger King in Mattoon when I was a child growing up .
I’m from Mt. Zion.
@@BearStar1 I was born and raised in Decatur, lived in SoCal from 86 to 2023 now I'm living in Mattoon not too far from Burger King.
Thats local to me, you can get 4 double cheeseburgers and a lb of fries for 20 bucks. Probably the best burger in a 50 mile radius too.
That's awesome - wish we had something like that around my part of Illinois!
@@sherryquilterit is awesome still is to this day
This dude: THIRTEEN BUCKS for a hamburger, onion rings and a drink???????????????
Sorry, Hoots, I ain't payin' those kind of prices. I'll buy 4lbs of hamburger at IGA and a bag o'onions and make my own and skip the high-fructose corn syrup in liquid form.
That's RIDICULOUS pricing.
Just Hamburgers in Paxton. I need to check out this BK.
Love your videos. Reminds me of my childhood and all the good stuff that's gone. Thank you for the great memories.
Glad you like them!
I love your vintage restaurant history videos! We had that Mc Donnalds building here in Cheyenne till a few years ago they tore it down for the Ikea style building.
Thanks for watching!
Great video and thanks for coming. You don’t know (common mispronunciation) but it is Mat-Toon not Ma-TToon. Think of it like Mat-Tress and Ma-Ttress.
This video was super cool to watch! The McDonald's bonus clip caught me off guard too lol
I know, how cool was that!?
Awesome video, glad you enjoyed it. Good breakdown. Love that place. But I gotta say, I can't believe you didn't get the fries 😧 you HAVE to go back and get the fries. Truly one of a kind! You won't regret it. Keep up the good work!
Great Break Down! Great Video man.....wish you mad success
Been eating there for 35+ years! In the corner where the claw machine in now, there used to be one of those old Pac-Man arcade tables from the 80's. Hasn't been there for a while though. This place will always have a place in my heart. Great food! And milkshakes as well!
Double hooter 😂 awesome video
The Hoots Haus was where people went after church for Sunday lunch. A lot of brown polyester passed those doors, but the food was good and it was always busy. Thanks for the video!
My family is from Mattoon and Burger King is an institution there. Several of my family members have worked there through the years. Anytime I make it back to Illinois I go out of my way to hit Burger King and grab a couple of Doubles.
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Wow i just love to see the classic Macdonalds and burgerking restaurants. Great video hope you hade a great time
Thanks for watching!
I live in Charleston! This is such a great restaurant! Going here was apart of my childhood. Also, this was where my husband and I had our first date!
Hey man! Just discovered your channel! Great to watch you eat and chat while I work. Love your vibe! No frills, comforting, informative. Keep it up!
Thank you, I really appreciate you saying that!
I was born raised and still live in Mattoon (pronounced Matt-toon;). Our OG Burger King is a point of pride. I always tell out of state folks to eat there.
The McDonalds he is at use to have a playland right behind him where those stone benches are. It had a big grimace cage on a spring, pirate ship play set, big fiberglass apple tree etc.. loved playing there in the 80’s
That's awesome. Yeah, I went into the McDonald's, but it had been modernized like all the others. It's just the old outside that remains!
Funny thing is, even though original BK is a point of pride….its kind of annoying sometimes because I like woppers, so I have to drive like 25 miles to get one.
It was mildly annoying to hear him continually pronounce it that way.
Thank you for correcting the pronunciation! I can't help getting annoyed hearing people say it wrong although I understand why they do. Also if I'm not mistaken that McDonald's just had a fire on the roof a few days ago so it probably won't have that exterior look much longer! That building holds so many memories for me! I had my 10th birthday party there while the old school decor was still in it. 6 years later I got my first real job there! The outside play area was still there then too!
Yes me being a fellow Mattoon IL born and raised person as well@@elimgarak7330
Funny here in Australia, Burger King had to be called Hungry Jacks due to a different burger joint also named Burger King, it was operating for many years prior to the American owned Burger King opening up shop, the name Hungry Jacks just stuck all these decades later even when the other Burger King shut down.
I live 2 hrs away next time i go a little south im going to try this joint i love supporting small businesses i used to be a small business owner as well
Excellent food and the fries are fabulous. Finish with a lemon ice cream cone.😊
Thanks for the good vid and history of it all. Please keep up on videos like this!
I will, my history of Steak n Shades drops this Sunday!
Dude what a great story and watch keep up the great content
Thanks! Will do!
I live near the area and have been going there off and on for 30 years now! Very cool to see this! There's three Burger King's in Champaign Illinois alone, just 40 miles north of Matoon.
neat history, i had a burger king at the end of my road growing up so i have a lot of memories there.
one small suggestion, I would have put sitting down in the restaurant a little sooner and maybe rearrange more of the history and legal battle clips until after we see the food, very enjoyable watch still!
Fabulous video. Very interesting. I never knew there was another completely different original Burger King. Thanks!
Welp... Told my wife we are going to have to take a trip down this summer. Im only like 3 and a half hours away from there so it'll be a fun day trip.
Interesting. I just checked and I'm exactly 3 and a half hours away too lol. I love near Rockford, IL
@@slargo83come on down
@@slargo83
Hope you both have plans to meet up with your families.
From Norfolk, Virginia.
Hello from Mattoon. Take a trip to Casey, IL. Their thing is " Big things in a little town." They have made huge objects like a rocking chair and a mailbox you can climb into. Or the is a another burger place called Moonshine, it's in the middle of nowhere farther south. Good burgers. It has been on the food network.
Haha, so glad I clicked on this video… I live up in Northwest Indiana, and my name is…..Matt Hoots!!! What a surprise to see my last name, very uncommon!
Grew up going here all the time!! Love the original Burger King!! ❤️😁
I’ve been there numerous times, I’ve had family that used to live there, we would come down from Chicago for all the holidays, especially Fourth of July back in the mid 70s it was magical. And we always made a stop at Burger King, this was before the Holiday Inn enclose the pool. Good times.
looks good !, very interesting story , which I have never heard, I've lived in Springfield Ill. my entire life, but never even about this.
They have a second restaurant in Shelbyville, a neighboring town about 20 miles west, called 'The original'.
I was about to mention that, quality is just as good too
@joshuabear5121 The 2nd location in Shelbyville is called Original Burger. They named it that because they're not allowed to use the Burger King name outside the 20 mile radius of Mattoon.
@@huleothehedgedogeIt is a good place to eat, but in my opinion, Druby's was way better!! That was the restaurant before Original Burger bought it and took over.
ahh I didn't realize they owned the old Druby's!
@@LizJoyDolan They bought it when the owners of Druby's retired and then they turned it into Original Burger.
I live near Champaign, less than 50 miles north. This solves the mystery of why this Burger King was left behind in the 50's. Gotta try it now.
Great video! Just so you know the correct pronunciation of Mattoon is, Matt…like the name then toon like cartoon. Lived here in Mattoon my entire life and it’s a pet peeve of the residence if it is not pronounced correctly. Anyway love your video on our small part of the world.
Mattoon looks straight out of the 80s! Stranger Things final season should film there.
entirety of southern illinois generally looks like this, upstate and all the university ladden cities of Illinois get the majority of tax dollars allocated to them and down state are the peasants who get scraps if theyre lucky. Most everything in southern Illinois only exists because local citizens or organizations, funding the efforts. The rest of the state is just constantly being pumped with money and obama era increased it 10 fold.
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Reminds me of Burger King in Australia. Its called Hungry Jacks because there had been a different Burger King already established there.
I'm an hour away from there, so I think I have a Saturday day trip this weekend :). Great Video!
If you visit Mattoon, IL don't miss Hubbartt's Downtown Diner on Broadway. It's a genuine small town, mom and pop restaurant. The food is delicious, and the ambiance takes you back in time.
I used to stop there when my kids went to college At EIU in Charleston. They were very good. Thanks for the memory!
I used to live in Mattoon and I went to EIU, small world.
Prices are incredibly reasonable! I'm planning a road trip and I'm gonna stop there and bring home a cup too.
I might have to hop in the car and try this myself, only a couple hours away, but the nostalgia is something to experience I bet!
OG BK!! So cool it's still around to this day! I love the old school design, very unique among any Burger Kings I've ever seen
Edit: AND an old McDonald's?? Insane!
Yeah, it was a pretty cool little town I have to say
You do realize this one is separate from ALL other Burger Kings right? It's not the same company
I live up the highway in Urbana and have passed that BK hundreds of times, but haven't eaten there. New Years resolution?? Maaaaybe 😂
Do you have any friends named Mutt? Do you sleep on a muttress? Nope, your friend's name is Matt, you sleep on a mattress, and it is pronounced Matt-Toon!
Glad to see the video - grew up 2 miles west of the McDonald's at the end, used to ride our bikes there to play on the playground. When I was in high school we moved in town and could hear the drive up announcer calling out numbers (Drive up Twenteeeee - ooooooooone), he was very distinct! If you ever go back, ask a local to do an impression, everyone had one.
Pronounced "MATT-toon." I used to live in this dead town. Drew Magary is from there. The Didjits were from there. I think my family only ate there once the 14 months we lived there. I liked it, but my wife thought it was too greasy. I always love the mom and pop burger places. Love that they have been doing these burgers for years. Yeah, but no, you should NEVER go to Mattoon, unless you're just passing through. If you're stuck here for a couple of days, be sure to check out Villa Pizza as well.
Have eaten there several times. Great food! Worth the trip.
There’s a really cool looking retro all glass windows BK on 183rd and Harlem in Tinley Park Illinois. It’s been there for decades. Hope they never turn it into a boxy blah gray building.
Growing up in Mattoon area back in the 60’s I eat a lot of hamburgers from there. I remember the expansion they did.
Watching from Bay City Michigan. keep up the good work.
@@edwardseward3696 Thank you I appreciate that!
I grew up in Mattoon. And of course you mispronounced it but all is forgiven. 😂 This BK was a staple of my childhood!
Great place! We eat there frequently.
I have eat there and i just love it the food is great my little boy just loves it too
I love KeePee. They've been around since 1923 and still grind their beef fresh every morning for their hamburgers. I love a double cheese with lettuce, tomato, onion, olives and mayo. One can get bacon on theirs too! Simply delicious...
The first franchise of McDonald's under corporate founder Ray Kroc, as well as Sandy's Hamburgers (a McDonald's restaurant clone who would later be sold to Hardee's in the 1970s), also started in Illinois...
102 counties in Illinois, and somewhere around 300 BK of Florida locations. So about 3 per county on average.
I’m from Mattoon il super cool u came to our town
It's nice to see some of the OG fans having their last meal from their youths in the background of your vid. 🤧
@@CaliDBan Yeah, it seemed like I was one of the youngest people there. Lol
Great video! Have you been to the Naperville, I'll Burger King that's almost all originally built in 1965?
Yep, check it out! ua-cam.com/video/NfLmSxTKBVQ/v-deo.html
I live in Terre Haute, Indiana about 50 miles from Mattoon. I have eaten there.
I'm in New Orleans and I've been noticing that most of the Burger Kings around here have been closing. The few left are rarely open. Is it like this in other cities?
the old A&W was a great family restuant too! Never knew BK was from Mattoon.
Wow, i grew up eating there in the 80s, ill never forget the ladys voice calling out the orders
i live near here, i guess imma have to check it out.
Usually, the UA-cam algorithm is dog shit but every now and then it blesses me with a gem like this…
Thank you so glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for doing this story! My suggestion if you visit, try the fries! They are the best!
Next time I go through Matoon I will make sure I go try them out I had no idea all these years!
So technically they do have a second franchise or location now in Shelbyville, Illinois but its right outside the 20 mile limit so it has a slightly different name.
This makes me wanna drive 3 blocks to get me some BK lol their fries are my absolute fav
This is insanely interesting!! I'm in chicago, 2 and a half hours away. Ill definitely hit up the REAL burger king if i ever find my way down champaign again or something
I’ve been through Mattoon and I’ve seen the restaurant with the BK sign out front but I never knew. 🤯
Crazy, now I gotta visit this and the last original style BK. Plus McDonald's #1 is there as well.
They also had a restaurant called Hoot's haus. It was a little more like a family homestyle place. We went there on Sunday after church. Great fried chicken.
I definitely have to make this a place to visit!
I'm 63 years old and I have been to this Burger King when I was 4 or 5 yrs old.
Another comment mentions this, but for years they had a guy who called out order numbers in a nasally/dry/elongated vowel way. It was very unique, and I wish the guy was still around. FOOOOORTY FIIIIIVE
The Florida based BK has done so far downhill in the last decade. Here in the Cleveland, OH area, the workers will literally shut off the lights to the whole store after dark, and sit in the parking lot smoking weed. I’m glad we have Swenson’s. Speaking of Swenson’s, you haven’t visited Swenson’s here in N.E. Ohio have you?
I have not, Ill look them up :)
Which BK are you seeing that happen at?
@@TheOhioConnection North Olmsted, multiple times.
@OhioGuy216 Thought it might be the Fairview one. Always looks shady to me....
@@TheOhioConnection The 3 Lorain Rd locations all seem to be garbage. From N. Ridgeville to Fairview lol.
I remember when the mcdonald's over Pierson rd Flushing mi had the old mansard roof and the mcdonald's in Linden rd me and my grandma used to go and and get chocolate milkshakes God I miss my grandma
That char taste rocks still also the rings ill swing by just to cop rings
This place as a kid blew McDonald's away the sliced raw O's tomatoes lettuce
huge burger 👑
Hey you ate that upside down I'ma try that 😜🤸🤸🤸
Just a semi modern building
That burger looked DELICIOUS!
An old Wendy's
I took my ex-wife out on our first date in Mattoon. We saw Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure at the movie theater, and then went to the Burger King. I'd still go back to the Burger King, but not her.
I miss the original "barker" or order announcer. He is what made this Burger King special. "NUMBEEEER NIIIIIIINNNE"
That’s exactly what I remember about this place. SIIIXTYNIIIINE
Yup, he was related somehow as I understand it. He'd always drone out like a young Ben Stine with a lot higher voice... very good footnote of time about this place.
They use to have one in Charleston, about 10 miles east of Mattoon but he sold it and new people ran it out of business in 6 months. Great food, building still looks like Mattoons except now it’s a Subway
This will be excellent.
Theres also a Burger King, not affiliated with BK in Springfield Ohio.
I noticed a bunch of the famous fast food chains started in the Midwest, Arby's, Wendy's, Dairy Queen, Culvers, technically the modern McDonalds chain after Ray Croc bought the rights in Illinois, Jimmy Johns, and last but not least, Dominos.
Jimmy John's was started in Charleston il., 12 Miles East of Mattoon
@@GonnaRunAmuck I grew up in Madison Wisconsin area in November 1991--to end of 2001 age 2, almost 3--12 where Culvers took off not too far away. I remember, one time as a kid saying I want to eat in a blue Restaurant as a kid on the rare chance we went out to eat. My parents were confused but knew the then pre 2000's all Culvers had a Metal blue roof and Blue sign, 95% of Culvers still have a blue roof. Funny thing is when looking it up Culvers since 1990 when they got better wording for the sign has not changed the sign. Now the closest Culvers is in Madison South Dakota, and yet my town got an Arby's that is so mismanaged from day one that I am not eating there. Also Missed Uno Pizza that is now a franchise chain from Chicago with the not good deep dish pizza.
come on down to Texas, Mcds, Whataburger and DQ around even in the small towns hardly any burger kings
There was also a Burger King in Springfield, Ohio, before the real burger King and when the real burger king came to springfield, they had to be called "home of the whopper."
Awesome burgers! It's quite an operation.
Granddaughter works there and so proud of her job Jaelynn Rose Kemper
Best burgers in Illinois!! Been eating there since 1964!!