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58. Two places

Wed May 6, 2026, 10:17 PM

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Burger Chef, where there was a "fixin's bar" to dress up your own burger. I was in heaven adding all the lettuce and dill pickles I wanted. Ours was in Greenville, Michigan. (I was happy to see a couple others had Burger Chef as their favorite. They've been gone a long time, and I'm not sure there were ever very many of them.)

Long before our family's Burger Chef days, we went to a drive-in quite often in the mid-60s that I thought was called Combat Burger. Reminiscing with my parents one day as a full-blown adult, they let me know it was actually Come Back Burger. Location was in Grand Rapids, MI.

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When you were a child or teen, what fast food place did you like to go to? I honestly did not go as my parents did not [View all] debm55 Wednesday OP

We rarely had fast food LogDog75 Wednesday #1

Thank you very much, LogDog75. Same here. debm55 Wednesday #2

But they were on their second cow! Enter stage left Wednesday #16

Occasionally McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken. LisaM Wednesday #3

That sounds very nice. Thank you for sharing with us, LisaM debm55 Wednesday #5

We didn't have any fast food places in the town where I grew up. rsdsharp Wednesday #4

Thank you very much for sharing with us, rsdsharp debm55 Wednesday #6

We never ate fast food but this was 60+ years ago Ritabert Wednesday #7

Thank you, Ritabert. debm55 Wednesday #9

McDonald's was my family's regular Sunday afternoon treat when I was a kid. Eugene Wednesday #8

Thank you very much, Eugene. My husband is from Boston. debm55 Wednesday #11

Big Boy was the closest thing to "fast food" we had as kids. malthaussen Wednesday #10

I understand, We had Eat n Park. debm55 Wednesday #12

My father would not eat fast food, he considered all fried food unhealthy. Diamond_Dog Wednesday #13

After a day at the beach, my parents would take us to A&W for a frosted glass of root beer as a treat Deuxcents Wednesday #14

My family never bought fast food . The first time I had it was with a friend and his family at some drive through. Endlessmike56 Wednesday #15

My folks loved Burger King Freddie Wednesday #17

As a family, we occasionally went to a waiterless and orderless place jgo Wednesday #18

We travelled by bus and at the hub we ate little White Castle burgers. Zackzzzz Wednesday #19

There was no such thing as fast food when I was a kid. Yes, I am old. CTyankee Wednesday #20

There weren't really any fast food places when I was a kid (I'm 71) Nittersing Wednesday #21

Our village was less than 500 people, TBF Wednesday #22

1 of the 1st mcdonalds was just down the street from me. mopinko Wednesday #23

Burger King. Not the chain one. This was a locally owned and operated joint that pre-dated the chain. Midnight Writer Wednesday #24

"Big Hat" JoseBalow Wednesday #25

McDonalds, but very rarely happybird Wednesday #26

Burger Chef The Madcap Wednesday #27

We used to like to go to Geno's Walleye Wednesday #28

Mr. Quick Maninacan Wednesday #29

A&W drive-in. 60's cars, girls in shorts take your order. Living Large! IA8IT Wednesday #30

McDonalds for breakfast on Saturday mornings JT45242 Wednesday #31

Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips Bluestocking Wednesday #32

McDonalds PJMcK Wednesday #33

Thursday On Shopping Night Coolgoober Wednesday #34

white castle was a treat.... Fresh_Start Wednesday #35

I have never been to a White Castle Bluestocking Wednesday #40

Thanks, Bluestocking, for sharing. The only place I saw one was in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. debm55 Wednesday #45

Thank you very much for sharing with us. I never had a white castle burger. debm55 Wednesday #47

My parents only liked Long John Silver's and KFC. johnp3907 Wednesday #36

Thank you very much, john3907. I liked the hush puppies at LJS. debm55 Wednesday #46

Del Taco in Nebraska. OLDMDDEM Wednesday #37

Thank you very much, OLDMDDEM. for sharing with us. debm55 Wednesday #43

As a family, we would sometimes go to Hardee's ... surrealAmerican Wednesday #38

Thank you very much for sharing with us. surrealAmerican. Sounds good. debm55 Wednesday #42

There weren't any excep a couple ice cream stores that had hot dogs, hamburgers and doc03 Wednesday #39

Thank you very much for sharing, doc03. I will have to look that up about Eat & Park being Big Boy's. I really don't debm55 Wednesday #41

We Went To 2 ProfessorGAC Wednesday #44

Wow. Great post. I like the sound of The Cuckoo Clock place. It would be neat for kids to eat there. debm55 Wednesday #48

Building Is Gone Now ProfessorGAC Wednesday #49

Been eating Big Mac's and Fries since I was ten. JMCKUSICK Wednesday #50

White Castle and KFC were the bomb in the 60s LuvLoogie Wednesday #51

The only "fast food" we had was a burger or hot dog or milk shake at the LoisB Wednesday #52

Hot Shoppe Drive-in Philadelphia dhol82 Wednesday #53

I have a couple. moniss Wednesday #54

Gino's or Roy Rogers on Sundays and Shakey's when woodsprite Wednesday #55

Local hot dog & Italian beef stand in a small trailer. NoMoreRepugs Wednesday #56

A and W Restaurants (mostly for the rootbeer floats). waterwatcher123 Wednesday #57

Two places MackinacBridge Wednesday #58

So, in my home town there was what was originally a 'Dairy King'. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #59

Satellite and Harvey's u4ic 13 hrs ago #60

when I was a child or a teen soldierant 10 hrs ago #61

My parents had a lot of kids. Morbius 10 hrs ago #62