Just about all the burger places have gone downhill. Many of them really so. It is not just nostalgia either. The first one I ever had was McDonald’s which opened in Ft. Walton around 1961.
They were 15 cents and that was cheap even in 1961. I was surprised how good they were and the fries were great. In a few years a Hardee’s opened and I loved their husky. It was so moist that they served them in waterproof wrappers.
I worked at Hardees in 1974 and we wrapped the Huskies in cellophane.
“Just about all the burger places have gone downhill. ... The first one I ever had was McDonald’s in Ft. Walton around 1961.”
Agree that burger places went downhill. Aside from loaf-breaded hamburger sandwiches at home, my first burger was at a Little Tavern in Alexandria, Virginia. Their sliders sold fresh off the griddle for a nickel a shot.
Then about that same time, the downhill slide began as Mc’s Rainbow Lounge opened their first two locations in the area. Despite gosh knows how many rehabs, those locations still operate under Golden Arches. Long forgotten which outlet opened first.
Strange as it may seem - or perhaps it’s my savaged taste buds - but a true slider - sans cooked in onions - may still be found at Sheets gas stations.