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I lived around the State College area for a few years and travelled around PA a lot, and I nev er saw one there either.
I don’t know if you are looking on the same site I am, but according to this page there are 26 glorious castles of grease in New Jersey.
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When I choose NJ from the dropdown menu, it just gives me 22 grocery stores that sell frozen White Castle burgers. When I enter a zip code and click Find, nothing happens and it says “Error on Page” in the bottom of the screen in IE7.
[QUOTE=neutron star]
I’ve never seen one in Pennsylvania. Their store locator says we don’t have any, but then their store locator is terrible. It says there aren’t any in NJ, which would probably come as a surprise to psycat90, and it says that there aren’t any in Louisiana, but I know there were two of them in Lafayette when I lived there.
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I’m from New York (Queens) and there were plenty there when I was growing up. Where were White Castles in Lafayette. When I lived there (I left in '80) there weren’t any, damn it - not that I can complain about a lack of good food in Lafayette.
I buy the frozen ones, but I’d love me a bag of sliders.
[QUOTE=Voyager]
I’m from New York (Queens) and there were plenty there when I was growing up. Where were White Castles in Lafayette. When I lived there (I left in '80) there weren’t any, damn it - not that I can complain about a lack of good food in Lafayette.
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Oh, son of a bitch - I was thinking of Krystal Burger! Both places have those little burgers than you can eat a zillion of* and I get them mixed up. My bad.
ETA:
don’t they? Now that I start to think about it, I don’t even remember the last time I went to White Castle.
[QUOTE=Cisco]
Your first mistake was waiting until you got back to the room to eat it. In-N-Out needs to be eaten immediately or there is a big drop in quality.
But, like someone else said, if you’re comparing In-N-Out unfavorably to What-a-Burger, there’s nothing I can do for you. What-A-Burger is a few steps below McDonald’s. It’s the Hardee’s of the west. Utter crap.
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Well, we had to go back to the room, because that’s where one third of the people eating the burgers happened to still be located.
Also, I’ve noticed that people only seem to go into such hysterics to describe just how bad something is, it often tends to be something that I enjoy a great deal (What-A-Burger, ID4, Indiana Jones 4, and Everybody Loves Raymond all come to mind)
They were opening a Five Guys near where I work. You’d have thought it was the second coming according to people who had had this.
What-a-piece-of-shit.
First of all, you’re greeted by a sign that says, “we ONLY cook our burgers well done.”
If you’re going to declare you only cook your burgers one way, it better fucking be medium.
Second of all, they only can cook them well done because they’re so thin (which is also why a regular has two patties).
Third, the fries were the soggiest mass of crap I’ve ever had. And, they give you enough for 3 people, and charge you enough for 3. No “normal” sized option for $1.25.
People get these mass notions about burger chains that NEVER stand up to scrutiny. The best burger place in the world is ALWAYS the one you haven’t eaten at.
Five Guys is tasty, but nothing too special. The things that make them stand out for me is the variety of toppings, the malt vinegar that so few places provide for fries, and the free peanuts. I’ll take a Johnny Rockets over them any day.
OP – I felt the same way. Then I went a few more times, and hole shit do I love the place. Please do not judge it based on your first visit – their burgers really do taste unlike anything else out there, and it’s almost sort of an acquired taste. But do give them a few more chances before forming a verdict
Currently my favorite burger place is Tommy’s. But it isn’t for the burger which is substandard. It’s the crack they add to the chili that goes on the burger. It is pure bliss.
There was a small burger chain in Manhattan in the late 90’s. I’ve tried google but I’m coming up blank.
There was high stool counter seating only (I think). The burgers were thick but weren’t very big (circumference-wise) and featured sauteed onions. The fries were thin and very crisp. I loved that place and I’m dismayed that I can’t remember the name. I vaguely planned to go back one day.
Oh - White Castle is king and I like Whataburger.
[QUOTE=Antinor01]
Currently my favorite burger place is Tommy’s. But it isn’t for the burger which is substandard. It’s the crack they add to the chili that goes on the burger. It is pure bliss.
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Tommy’s! I have to activly keep myself away from both Tommy’s and Fatburger. I go there once and end up having serious burger withdrawls if I don’t keep going back for every meal. Those are dangerous burger joints.
When I was at school I used to go the the In-N-Out in westwood at least once a week. Damn fine burger, but it’s not anywhere near as good as Fatburger (just cheeper and faster). And of course there is nothing in the world like Tommy’s.
[QUOTE=NAF1138]
Tommy’s! I have to activly keep myself away from both Tommy’s and Fatburger. I go there once and end up having serious burger withdrawls if I don’t keep going back for every meal. Those are dangerous burger joints.
When I was at school I used to go the the In-N-Out in westwood at least once a week. Damn fine burger, but it’s not anywhere near as good as Fatburger (just cheeper and faster). And of course there is nothing in the world like Tommy’s.
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I live two blocks from a Tommy’s, it is also directly on my path home every night. I fight the temptation daily.
