RETRO CLIPS: BURGER CHEF

Remember when Burger Chef's were around and you could get really good fast food for a great price? And remember how they always had something for kids AND adults to enjoy? Yeah, I didn't figure, but Burger Chef was actually a pioneer in the fast food industry and at one time was second only to McDonald's in number of locations nationwide. Due to some financial troubles in the 80's many Burger Chef locations were sold off to Hardee's (another of my favorites that didn't make it) and in 1996 the final Burger Chef closed it's doors for good. Not only did Burger Chef have a works bar so that customers could put whatever they wanted on the burgers (you could also order it with the toppings already on if you didn't want to bother with it), but they were the first franchised restaurant to offer a salad bar. In the early 70's Burger Chef began offering children the Funburger, which eventually became the Funmeal with games and prizes for the kids to enjoy. Although most people have never even heard of it, the Funmeal debuted across the country a few years before McDonald's even thought to steal the idea and make it a Happy Meal. My stepfather used to take me to Burger Chef on Wednesdays and we'd get a sack of delicious 35 cent burgers, when they were at least 89 cents everywhere else, take them home (most of the time) and just grub. Oh, yeah -I said 'grub'. Burger Chef was definitely ahead of it's time and gone way too soon.
[ The Works Bar and Salad Bar]

[The Funburger]

[The Funmeal]

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