My son got his first taste of White Castle tonight. I made up a batch of six sliders, unfortunately the frozen variety, and he went to town on his half. Of course, he’s virtually guaranteed to get the trots tonight, but it was worth it to discover that he has quite the burgeoning appetite and excellent taste.
That’s the good news.
The bad news is that the nearest White Castle franchise is New Jersey, and since I would never be caught dead in that petrochemical wasteland and gambler’s paradise, it appears that for at least the very near future I will not be able to procure for him the good stuff, only the excellent freezer case fascimile.
We need a White Castle within walking distance. Forget about that, we need one right next door. I’d forgotten how good their food was. Although as with any White castle food, it’ll remind me on a regular basis tonight.
Any other White Castle fans out there? You may taunt me at will with your proximity to one, or how you live a block away but loathe it. I can handle your bile. And hopefully tonight I can handle mine.
Back home we had Krystal, the Southern knockoff. I liked them well enough… the salty, sour, mustardy taste was ***really ** * good when you were craving one but otherwise, I’m more partial to full sized burgers from Wendy’s or Burger King.
I have no idea if there’s a White Castle or Krystal anywhere in Lincoln, NE though. Haven’t really looked.
There’s been a thread within the last month or so about WC’s, but too much can never be said about these little bundles from heaven. All my local ones have unfortunately closed down, have to head down to the Jersey shore for my fix[with apologies to Airman Doors,USAF They aren’t quite as good as the ones I enjoyed in Indianapolis[a city that truly understands and appreciates these tasty comestibles] many years ago, but beggars can’t be choosers. I used to be able to eat about a dozen, but since then have scaled back,I find more than four gives me a case of the trots I wouldn’t wish on Osama himself. The cooked onion perfume permeating the steamed buns as the burgers transform themselves right before my eyes on their grill[I always have to look at them cooking, I know of no other burger place that cooks in full view of the public], is a sight to behold. Some fries and a shake and I’m good to go, in a good way. SSGT. Quiltguy, over and out.
I have lived all over the country and few burger places rule quite like White Castles. I am now back within 2 hours distance of a Whitey’s aka Slider City. Want me to get some for you next time I’m in Chicago and ship them frozen? Send some Immodium Advanced with it? (Other ruling hamburger joints: In N Out burgers in California…both grilled and raw!; Wojo’s in Oak Lawn, IL especially with one of their chocolate chip mint shakes or one of the other 62 flavors…; National Sports Bar and Grill in Santa Ana, CA especially for a chicken philly instead of a burger…killer strawberry margaritas as well)
On the other hand, when I was 19, I got sick and could not stand the smell of food for about 4 weeks. Would literally make me gag. Only thing I could handle the smell of, and eat, was …you guessed it White Castles. I lost 40 lbs in one month from those evil things.
Hmmm wonder if it would work now…Wonder if you can get fired from work for smelling the place up???..
Hey Danceswithcats!!! I’m in Milwaukee now!
Geez, I’ve never had the problems you folks mention. I can eat a bagfull with no ill effects. Maybe it’s because I grew up eating them? Now my wife, she never had one till I took her there. She can’t eat them without barfing them up within an hour. My two teens have no problem with them either. I just love those gut bombs.
I once had a promo poster from White Castle that said, above and below an extremely lurid photo of an outsized slider: “Hamburgers for breakfast? Why Not?”
Ugggh. White Castle. Nasty. But you just go right ahead and enjoy. You can have all the ones I would have eaten if the very smell of them didn’t make me nauseated.
BTW, Airman, New Jersey has been good enough for the likes of Doris Duke, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Malcolm Forbes, just to name a few. Richard Nixon, too, but we won’t mention that right now. Come on over and enjoy the Pine Barrens, the Jersey Shore, Princeton and High Point, to name just a few.
Sorry, but there really is one a block away - I can see it from my back deck. (Lexington KY) I’ve gotten my daughter hooked on them - she and I wolf down the jalapeno cheeseburger version (I know, you purists are cringing…) on the way to ball games… My wife won’t get near the place, though.
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A bit off topic but I just wanted to say that the regional, though highly superior steak and shake will let you watch their cooking.
Oooh, I love White Castle! I’d never had sliders 'til I was 23 and my SO insisted I try them. Initial response: totally grossed out. Then, a couple days later I needed more. Had to have more, more, more!
They do make me a bit… uncomfortable, however. (Watch me be ladylike and euphamistic. I get butt issues.)
I love the jalepeno cheese ones, and- everyone’s gonna hate this- I put KETCHUP on them! All over them!
But the nearest one is a 20 minute bike ride away, and bicycling to a White Castle seems wrong somehow. When I happen to be near one or with someone with a car, I get some sliders to go. I find they are infinitely more satisfying when you’re a little drunk too…
But I don’t like the fries; I think they taste like dirty dishwater. Or, what dirty dishwater looks like it would taste like.
I remember eating and loving Krystals as a child in Nashville, and so rediscovered the miniburgers of White Castle in Minneapolis in my twenties. I’m afraid I’m still partial to Krystal burgers (probably just misplaced nostalgia), but WC will certainly do. Sadly, I’m the only one in my circle of friends that will even enter a White Castle, so it’s been a long time. I kind of miss it, though my lower GI tract disagrees strongly.
