Author Topic: Popular Fast Food in Your Birth Year (Read 1480 times)

Ben · « **on:** November 10, 2020, 09:00:04 AM »

A list of fast food that was most popular the year you were born (or close to it). They don't list every year, but I'm happy that the closest to my birth year is In-N-Out. :)

https://www.eatthis.com/popular-fast-food-every-decade/

Edit: The article also made me miss the McD's apple pie. They used to give you one if you had to wait longer than a few minutes for your order. I used to always want my order to be delayed.

Jim147 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2020, 09:24:29 AM »

You do mean the old deep fried pies not the baked one?

K Frame · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2020, 09:40:58 AM »

Subway? Jesus Chicken Christ... that's.... sad.

RocketMan · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2020, 09:42:16 AM »

They didn't list my year. Looks to be a toss up between Dunkin Donuts and Burger King.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2020, 09:45:05 AM »

There was a Fatburger in College Station, TX some years back. It was good to eat every now and then.

lee n. field · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2020, 10:17:54 AM »

Quote from: Ben on November 10, 2020, 09:00:04 AM

A list of fast food that was most popular the year you were born (or close to it). They don't list every year, but I'm happy that the closest to my birth year is In-N-Out. :)

https://www.eatthis.com/popular-fast-food-every-decade/

Edit: The article also made me miss the McD's apple pie. They used to give you one if you had to wait longer than a few minutes for your order. I used to always want my order to be delayed.

Dunkin' Donutz? Sorry, no. Oh, I like doughnuts, but really shouldn't be eating them much or often, so I should be picky.

WLJ · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2020, 11:47:33 AM »

Chick-fil-A!

grampster · « **Reply #7 on:** November 10, 2020, 11:52:13 AM »

There was no such thing as fast food when I was born.

K Frame · « **Reply #8 on:** November 10, 2020, 12:34:43 PM »

Quote from: grampster on November 10, 2020, 11:52:13 AM

There was no such thing as fast food when I was born.

What? Antelope hadn't evolved yet?

Ben · « **Reply #9 on:** November 10, 2020, 01:12:10 PM »

Quote from: Mike Irwin on November 10, 2020, 12:34:43 PM

What? Antelope hadn't evolved yet?

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #10 on:** November 10, 2020, 02:39:54 PM »

DISCRIMINATION! My birth year isn't listed.

I never heard any mention of Kentucky Fried Chicken or Carl's Jr. until I was in my teens or 20s so, while they may have existed when I was born, I would dispute classifying them as "popular." Even when I was in high school in the 1960s the only fast food places around were McDonald's, and there weren't many of those.

K Frame · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2020, 02:51:09 PM »

"Even when I was in high school in the 1960s the only fast food places around were McDonald's, and there weren't many of those."

In the mid 1960s there were over 600 KFC locations...

At that time it was the largest fast food chain... in the world.

By 1970, there were 3,000.

In 1980, estimated 6,000 locations in 48 nations.

Not sure when Mickey D's passed it.

But *expletive deleted*it, now I want fried chicken. Damn it.

230RN · « **Reply #12 on:** November 10, 2020, 03:28:36 PM »

Noo Yawk, forties...

I remember White ~~House~~ Castle hamburgers and Nathan's hot dogs at Coney Island.

Maaayyyybe later in the decade, I think I remember McDonalds and Wendies, but to tell the truth, I never really felt compelled to commit that stuff to memory.

Side note, though... my brother taught me to shoot at the Coney Island shooting gallery. He taught me to just note where the crappy rifle was hitting, then hold off that amount to slay duck after duck as they rolled by.

Between the two of us, we managed to pick up prizes pretty regularly. I think there were actually two shooting galleries at Coney Island, or maybe I'm remembering another one at another Park. Anyhow, that was fun. And the Nathan's hot dogs. Yum.

charby · « **Reply #13 on:** November 10, 2020, 03:43:25 PM »

60-70s a regional chain called Henry's Hamburgers ruled the roost in the upper Midwest until McDonalds dominated.

I miss Sandy's, last one closed up when I was 5 or 6 years old. I remember the workers all wearing plaid berets. They all became Hardee's

K Frame · « **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2020, 04:02:45 PM »

Roy Rogers is the one I miss from my youth.

Unbelievable fried chicken.

Incredible horseradish and BBQ sauce.

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #15 on:** November 10, 2020, 04:23:19 PM »

From the '60s I remember A&W, Dairy Queen and Big Boy. McDonald's commercials telling about getting a burger, fries and a drink and getting change back from a dollar.

K Frame · « **Reply #16 on:** November 10, 2020, 04:29:50 PM »

Never really considered Big Boy to be fast food... more casual dining as they had waiter service.

Decent food, though.

Dairy Queen? Still have those. Last time I ate at one was in 2018 in Iowa. Really tasty chicken fingers and fries, and the ice cream was as good as I remembered.

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #17 on:** November 10, 2020, 04:36:27 PM »

Quote from: RoadKingLarry on November 10, 2020, 04:23:19 PM

McDonald's commercials telling about getting a burger, fries and a drink and getting change back from a dollar.

"Forty-nine cents for a three course meal? Sounds to me like that's a steal.

Aaaaaat McDonald's."

The three course meal with a single hamburger, a small fries, and a small shake.

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #18 on:** November 10, 2020, 04:39:08 PM »

Quote from: 230RN on November 10, 2020, 03:28:36 PM

Noo Yawk, forties...

I remember White House hamburgers and Nathan's hot dogs at Coney Island.

White House, or White Castle?

Quote

Maaayyyybe later in the decade, I think I remember McDonalds and Wendies, but to tell the truth, I never really felt compelled to commit that stuff to memory.

Wendy's was founded in 1969 ...

HeroHog · « **Reply #19 on:** November 10, 2020, 04:39:33 PM »

1957: Burger King
I remember how excited me and my friends were when they built one at the end of our block right next to my friend's house back when we were in Elementary School. Back then, they seemed HUGE!

K Frame · « **Reply #20 on:** November 10, 2020, 04:44:15 PM »

"White House, or White Castle?"

I'm thinking White Tower.

They had a bunch of locations in New York in the 1940s.

230RN · « **Reply #21 on:** November 11, 2020, 01:07:32 AM »

I just knew you'd catch mnemonic inaccuracies, Hawkmoon. As I mentioned, I wasn't dedicated to establishing authoritative records at the time.

So thanks.

Terry

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #22 on:** November 11, 2020, 03:02:26 AM »

Quote from: 230RN on November 11, 2020, 01:07:32 AM

I just knew you'd catch mnemonic inaccuracies, Hawkmoon. As I mentioned, I wasn't dedicated to establishing authoritative records at the time.

So thanks.

No problem. I know you'd do the same for me.

Larry Ashcraft · « **Reply #23 on:** November 11, 2020, 12:58:57 PM »

I remember White Castles in the 50s in Denver. We got our fist McDonald's in Pueblo in the early 60s. I didn't even know what a pizza was until I was maybe 13 or so, we did have a couple of local places that made them, but we didn't eat there.

The link says Dairy Queen was popular in 1949 when I was born. I remember them, but we only went there for nickel cones. My parents grew up during the depression, so when we traveled, we would take bread, some sandwich spread, and some lunchmeat. Later, we might stop for lunch at McDonald's, but my dad refused to pay 10 cents for a slice of cheese, so we ate hamburgers.

Off topic, but I remember traveling to my grandparents' house in Milliken CO (50 miles north of Denver) before the interstate was built. Downtown to Elizabeth St, then North on Hwy 85/87 to Colorado Springs, then all the way across town on Nevada Ave, then back on 85/87 to Denver, where Colorado Blvd was the only way across town. Back on 85/87 to Milliken.

grampster · « **Reply #24 on:** November 11, 2020, 01:10:45 PM »

Quote from: Mike Irwin on November 10, 2020, 12:34:43 PM

What? Antelope hadn't evolved yet?

Hard to kill antelope with a flint tipped spear.

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Author Topic: Popular Fast Food in Your Birth Year (Read 1480 times)