The Grand Opening of one of the first In and Out Burgers in the Dallas area. BAT smile CRAZY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQowy9DdY8k
Not to be picky, but that could not have been today since the guy kept saying it was around noon. I can't imagine any burger is worth that sort of wait.
Quote from: Conan71 on May 24, 2011, 11:29:33 AM
Not to be picky, but that could not have been today since the guy kept saying it was around noon. I can't imagine any burger is worth that sort of wait.
C'mon, everyone loves a good In and Out.
It takes all kinds. I'd just as soon go to "Whataburger" , "Burger Detour" or
Lot- 'O' -Burger" and go in & out fast.
I find it hard to believe all those cars in the video were waiting for a burger joint- it looked like there was a shopping center there too, the traffic may have been going into that. Most people only get a hour for lunch anyhoo.
I don't know, for a lot of people "In and Out" is a religion. I know I pick it up every time I go west.
Quote from: sauerkraut on May 24, 2011, 01:33:27 PM
I find it hard to believe all those cars in the video were waiting for a burger joint- it looked like there was a shopping center there too, the traffic may have been going into that. Most people only get a hour for lunch anyhoo.
You must not have seen the Burger traffic out here in B.A. when the Jack in the Box opened at 71st and 145th. It was at least Three Months before I was ever able to go and see if it was much different than when it was here years ago. It's not. And I havent been back.
Quote from: DolfanBob on May 24, 2011, 03:40:09 PM
You must not have seen the Burger traffic out here in B.A. when the Jack in the Box opened at 71st and 145th.
He wasn't. He lives in Omaha.
Quote from: DolfanBob on May 24, 2011, 03:40:09 PM
You must not have seen the Burger traffic out here in B.A. when the Jack in the Box opened at 71st and 145th. It was at least Three Months before I was ever able to go and see if it was much different than when it was here years ago. It's not. And I havent been back.
If that's the restaurant near BA Wal-Mart I think that was a Carl's Burger joint before, Nope I did not see the traffic there. Across the street is a Sonic Drive-in and that's always busy.
Quote from: sauerkraut on May 27, 2011, 10:36:32 AM
If that's the restaurant near BA Wal-Mart I think that was a Carl's Burger joint before, Nope I did not see the traffic there. Across the street is a Sonic Drive-in and that's always busy.
Carl's Jr = 145th and is now some hole-in-the-wall
Jack in the box = 71st, Major national chain, first NE oklahoma location in decades
Sonic = 71st and not across from ex-Carl's Jr
Quote from: sgrizzle on May 27, 2011, 10:40:04 AM
Carl's Jr = 145th and is now some hole-in-the-wall
Jack in the box = 71st, Major national chain, first NE oklahoma location in decades
Sonic = 71st and not across from ex-Carl's Jr
It's tough to tell on Google maps in a library in Omaha.
Quote from: DolfanBob on May 24, 2011, 03:40:09 PM
You must not have seen the Burger traffic out here in B.A. when the Jack in the Box opened at 71st and 145th. It was at least Three Months before I was ever able to go and see if it was much different than when it was here years ago. It's not. And I havent been back.
It was ridiculous. A friend of mine dragged me out there one day shortly after it opened because he wanted their fish tacos. To be fair, despite the incredibly long line (inside), we were served in under 10 minutes.
The funny thing is that Chick-Fil-A is like that every.single.day, both here and in Fayetteville. In Fayetteville, they actually have people out in the parking lot directing traffic every day at lunch. I haven't seen that here, but I learned long ago to not desire to eat there for lunch.
nathanm. What is it about Chick-Fil-A that I am missing ?
My kids and a friend of mine are just nuts about that food. Boneless chicken, ok i get it, but does it have some kind of mind or mood altering substance that make people almost sit up and beg to go there with just a mention of the name ?
Is it because there are few of them around or is it just that d*mn good ?
Quote from: nathanm on May 27, 2011, 10:42:23 AM
It was ridiculous. A friend of mine dragged me out there one day shortly after it opened because he wanted their fish tacos. To be fair, despite the incredibly long line (inside), we were served in under 10 minutes.
The funny thing is that Chick-Fil-A is like that every.single.day, both here and in Fayetteville. In Fayetteville, they actually have people out in the parking lot directing traffic every day at lunch. I haven't seen that here, but I learned long ago to not desire to eat there for lunch.
On promotional days they have had two people in the parking lot working the line taking orders
Quote from: DolfanBob on May 27, 2011, 10:49:26 AM
nathanm. What is it about Chick-Fil-A that I am missing ?
My kids and a friend of mine are just nuts about that food. Boneless chicken, ok i get it, but does it have some kind of mind or mood altering substance that make people almost sit up and beg to go there with just a mention of the name ?
Is it because there are few of them around or is it just that d*mn good ?
1. Good customer service
2. Well seasoned non-processed chicken
3. Peanut oil
Quote from: DolfanBob on May 27, 2011, 10:49:26 AM
Is it because there are few of them around or is it just that d*mn good ?
Their food is delicious. Not healthy, but delicious. I've actually gotten less fond of it as I've aged and come to appreciate more complex foods, but it's still rather tasty, if not worth the trouble. As grizz noted, it's well seasoned and fried in peanut oil.
There's a reason why they have a long history of providing free samples of their nuggets at their mall locations...
I have to disagree about the customer service aspect, however. They still don't open on Sundays. Very unfriendly to this customer. ;)
Quote from: sgrizzle on May 27, 2011, 10:50:35 AM
1. Good customer service
2. Well seasoned non-processed chicken
3. Peanut oil
There's no bones or skin on it. It's quite processed, it's not a mystery meat if that's what you are getting at.
The one across SW 29th From Tinker Air Force base is crowded all hours it's open it seems. I think the seasoning has a little crack in it if you ask me.
Quote from: sgrizzle on May 27, 2011, 10:49:52 AM
On promotional days they have had two people in the parking lot working the line taking orders
Speaking of Promotional day, I remember a time in the early 1970's when McDonalds did some promotional thing, I forgot exactly what it was for I think it was that all burgers were put at the McDonalds 1955 burger price for the day, the only catch was you could not have the burgers made your way, you had to take them as McDonalds made them. This was before the drive thru service and the restaurant lobby was packed solid with people, some folks bought burgers by the bag full. Anyone here old enough to remember that, I think it was done on a national level? Maybe it was just done in Michigan. The roads near the restaurants were traffic choked. I think the low price was for burgers only and other food items were at the reg. price, but not sure. My sister went there for a bag of burgers. This was in 1975 for McDonald's 20th Birthday.
Chick-Fil-A is pretty good stuff. I think it is the massive amount of MSG! (Just kiddding - I don't think it is MSG, it tastes better than that...)
nathan, there are 6 other days you can eat there! Sunday is what homemade meatloaf or fried chicken or chicken and dumplings or turkey with dressing is all about....
Is Albert G's open on Sunday?? That would make a great family Sunday tradition...
Quote from: sauerkraut on May 27, 2011, 01:19:46 PM
Speaking of Promotional day, I remember a time in the early 1970's when McDonalds did some promotional thing, I forgot exactly what it was for I think it was that all burgers were put at the McDonalds 1955 burger price for the day, the only catch was you could not have the burgers made your way, you had to take them as McDonalds made them. This was before the drive thru service and the restaurant lobby was packed solid with people, some folks bought burgers by the bag full. Anyone here old enough to remember that, I think it was done on a national level? Maybe it was just done in Michigan. The roads near the restaurants were traffic choked. I think the low price was for burgers only and other food items were at the reg. price, but not sure. My sister went there for a bag of burgers. This was in 1975 for McDonald's 20th Birthday.
I remember when they had the number of burgers served on their sign and it was still a comprehensible number. We had some local burger places that were high school favorites.
Lived up north when the signs changed to "Over 1 Million Sold". That was a long time ago.
Sandy's up on 21st west of Sheridan was a pretty good place to go buy a bag of burgers at 10 for a dollar. Cheeseburgers were 12 cents, I think.
Another place - can't remember the name - was just south of 31st on Yale had an occasional 20 for a dollar promotion from time to time. Hamburgers, not cheeseburgers.
King's Food Host was always the best place to go, except for Pennington's. King's always seemed to be a little cheaper, so got the vote more of the time. Picking up pop bottles didn't pay THAT well. Gas for the car and a Friday and Saturday night at Kings would just about tap it out.
Our places were "upscale" before "upscale" was "in". Burgers were $.15 in the late 60s. A PB&J sandwich was $.10 in the high school cafeteria. Minimum wage was $1.65/hr and gas was $.35/gal. I just checked google maps / streetview. Neither of the places I was thinking of are still there. Doesn't surprise me.