The story
The world's first fast food hamburger chain started with $700, five stools, and a mission to make ground beef respectable after a meatpacking scandal.
Everything that was here
- 1921–1938
White Castle (Original Location)Restaurant
The world's first fast food hamburger chain started with $700, five stools, and a mission to make ground beef respectable after a meatpacking scandal.
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White Castle Original RestaurantRestaurant
The $700 investment that invented the fast food hamburger and created the playbook for every chain that followed.
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White CastleRestaurant
The world's first fast-food hamburger chain was built for just $700 to combat Americans' fear of ground beef.
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White Castle #1Restaurant
America's first fast-food hamburger chain, built for just $700, invented the slider and changed dining forever.
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