Would you welcome White Castle w/ open arms if it came back?

[ShockerFever]

Lets add Town Topic, Fatburger, Sonic and Backyard Burgers but the best burgers of all were Earls in KC

Our Backyard Burgers is leaving too. Pretty good food.

Ya, what's up with that? I thought they were always doing well.

Next thing I knew, I was heading there one night and went to the drive thru and everything was black and shut down. I was like.. wtf?

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

My problem with Backyard Burgers was the location. It was such a pain to get in and out of where it was located.

Twice I wound up going somewhere else vs. sitting waiting for someone to let me pull through.

[KC Shox]

Lets add Town Topic, Fatburger, Sonic and Backyard Burgers but the best burgers of all were Earls in KC

Earls? Over by Barry Road is no longer there? If I'm thinking of the same joint, them's the best burgers in the world!

[kcshocker11]

Lets add Town Topic, Fatburger, Sonic and Backyard Burgers but the best burgers of all were Earls in KC

Earls? Over by Barry Road is no longer there? If I'm thinking of the same joint, them's the best burgers in the world!

His original location was on Linwood. He retired and shut them down.

[1979Shocker]

This was kind of a coincident. I was watching 1 vs 100 on NBC and one of the questions was:

Which has the smallest buns?

The choices were:

[A] Burger King Whopper [B] McDonald's Big Mac [C] White Castle Hamburger

The guy got the answer of [C] right. He was asked what they were called and he said Slyders.

[McShocker]

Oasis Lounge used to have some great burgers. Been a long time since I've been there, though.

[WstateU]

Jack N The Box to me is the best fast food restaurant that is not around this area. We have an A&W here in the metropolis that is Iola, KS along with a McDonalds, Sonic, Taco Bell, but I would give anything to have a Jack n The Box. As far as White Castle goes, I might partake if Wichita ever got one on the way to a ball game. I remember there being one on Metcalf in the KC burbs back in the day.

"There are no freaking french fries!"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4009567249228082402

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

I'm watching "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" on TNT...

Crazy how this topic starts and White Castle all of a sudden is EVERYWHERE!!

[Hotel Paper]

it's on NOW? Man, too bad all of the good bits are edited out.

[60Shock]

Back in the 40's, 50's, and in the early 60's, Wichita had a good hamburger chain named King's X. They were very similar to White Castle and early on sold for about 5 cents a burger. I seem to recall, but it's been too long ago for me to remember accurately, that these stores may even have converted from the old White Castle chain which had recently departed.

There were several stores but I can only recall two. One was located on the NE corner of Kelloge and Oliver and I believe it was still operational in 1961, the year I left. The other was located about one or two blocks East of Hydraulic on Douglas.

I doubt it, but does King's X still operate in Wichita?

[SFL]

Back in the 40's, 50's, and in the early 60's, Wichita had a good hamburger chain named King's X. They were very similar to White Castle and early on sold for about 5 cents a burger. I seem to recall, but it's been too long ago for me to remember accurately, that these stores may even have converted from the old White Castle chain which had recently departed.

There were several stores but I can only recall two. One was located on the NE corner of Kelloge and Oliver and I believe it was still operational in 1961, the year I left. The other was located about one or two blocks East of Hydraulic on Douglas.

I doubt it, but does King's X still operate in Wichita?

As a young pup growing up in the 60's I recall a hamburger chain in Wichita named Sandy's or maybe Griffs? I believe one of them was located near the current Scotch and Sirloin... my memory isn't the best, but those were the best hamburgers I've ever eaten.

Edited.... it was Sandy's

http://www.geocities.com/sandyshamburgers1/sandyswichita/sandyswichita.html

Edited again... there was also a Griffs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griff's_Hamburgers

[kcshocker11]

Back in the 40's, 50's, and in the early 60's, Wichita had a good hamburger chain named King's X. They were very similar to White Castle and early on sold for about 5 cents a burger. I seem to recall, but it's been too long ago for me to remember accurately, that these stores may even have converted from the old White Castle chain which had recently departed.

There were several stores but I can only recall two. One was located on the NE corner of Kelloge and Oliver and I believe it was still operational in 1961, the year I left. The other was located about one or two blocks East of Hydraulic on Douglas.

I doubt it, but does King's X still operate in Wichita?

As a young pup growing up in the 60's I recall a hamburger chain in Wichita named Sandy's or maybe Griffs? I believe one of them was located near the current Scotch and Sirloin... my memory isn't the best, but those were the best hamburgers I've ever eaten.

Edited.... it was Sandy's

http://www.geocities.com/sandyshamburgers1/sandyswichita/sandyswichita.html

Edited again... there was also a Griffs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griff's_Hamburgers

Love Griffs the last one in the country went out of business in KCK 4 years ago it was a family one that out lasted the company by over 20 years. Didnt Sandys have a Scottish Girl logo? I also remember kingsX.

How about this one Smacks. I believe it was the orginal fast food burger joint before Mickey D's

[kawwsu77]

The guy that opened King's X used to work for White Castle. White Castle let him have the restaurants as long as they resembled nothing like White Castle.

[wu_shizzle]

Jimmies's Diner and Toc's are King's X resturants, right?

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

Jimmies's Diner and Toc's are King's X resturants, right?

Which Jimmies? Are you talking about the one that used to be a KFC on seneca?

If its that one then yes.