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Just to give a very very brief little update
You know still on the mend best way to put it from the fall
That was it was quite a fall, but you know things are still getting better still, you know
You got the pain - got the aches you got, you know, you just have to take it easy
That's the best way to put it but on the up-and-up and you know fingers crossed for the best anyway
But while I've been taking it easy, I was watching some YouTube
I was checking the comments and I saw the video first and then some people actually kind of
Suggested the topic and they said what are your thoughts on this? I there's a good video that I recommend
I think it's by CNBC, but it was called
why isn't White Castle a
Fast-food giant and it was really informative video talking about the fast food chain White Castle
but you know, it's it's known for their sliders and really that's that's what they're known for and
You know, is this saying well what's going on with them? Why haven't they expanded more?
It was just a really detailed video, but I wanted to give a few thoughts about White Castle myself
Now I had grown up in New York. So I spent most of most of my time in a very
You know in an area where White Castle is naturally abundant
Because otherwise, you can get the frozen White Castle sliders or you can go to the restaurants themselves
You can just get you know, the freshly made
Sliders right there. So when I was young I would always go to White Castle just you know
go to the restaurant itself get them get them made fresh and
Know now that you kind of you think back to the limited availability
the fact that it's just
It's one of those places that the video said it. Well, they're just not available everywhere
I know that there's a bunch in like, New York, New Jersey
I know there's a few also out in the Midwest maybe a little further west
but once you start going into the southern US they just
Disappear and well, there are similar chains like Krystal for instance
Here in Florida, right?
Each of those is unique and each has its benefits its drawbacks, its redeeming and negative qualities
So white castle truly is one-of-a-kind for what it is. But White Castle over the years. I've done a number of reviews for them
I've tried out new releases
They're classic staples and everything in between
One thing that I gotta say though, and I think maybe you'll agree with it. Maybe not out
I would actually like to hear from you
I'd like to know what you think about this. If you've ever had White Castle before this is what it comes down to
They do have a diverse menu. They do have sometimes they'll release like chicken
Variants, right they'll release even I think they've released like turkey at one point
Everything that I try though, if it isn't the original slider, it just doesn't hold up to it
I think White Castle was one of these establishments
That's known for this one thing that they perfected that they did a good job with that
they they made it their own and
that's their original slider and
Of course while some of their other derivatives and variants can be okay
I think just that freshly made slider that you can get right there in the restaurant
Nothing else on their menu even comes close to it from everything that I've tried there. Nothing else comes close
There's a few things that'll be like. Yeah, it's okay, but it's just it's not on that same level
But of course for everyone else who just I mean like like right now right the best I've got are the frozen
microwavable white castle's that you're able to heat them up and
You're still able to get something, but is it as good as the real thing?
Let's try it out. And here we are with our frozen White Castle slider
You can see right there fresh out of the microwave
There I am kind of with it there. I am it's it's unfocused
Now it's focused once again, but you can see it's a very basic
Plain slider though. You can see still has the onions right? It's still it's always been a very basic slider
That's another thing that they've always been able to do. Well, it's not it's not extravagant
It doesn't have all these sauces or any of that. It says it's got the beef. It's got the
That's all that you need cheese, of course if you want
Doesn't have the pickles though. That's the one thing where the ketchup but it's very basic
But let's just see. How does it hold up
Well, it does nail down
Right the main flavor that you're looking for
It's just like anything that's frozen is never gonna be as good as the original
I think that just comes down to freshness the overall quality how potent - the flavors are, right
You can still taste the meaty flavor. You can still taste the onions
Um, but you know, it just has like this dryness to it
It's it's it fulfills that most basic need if you're looking for something that kind of
You know is obviously closest to the original white castle's right? This gets the job done. But in the end if you have the opportunity
always
Always get it from the restaurant itself made fresh because I guarantee you the frozen
Good. It might be it just doesn't hold a candle to it
See there's the candle for the for the expression there, but it doesn't hold the candle to it
That's just what it comes down to so White Castle in the end
It has a niche but when you're feeling it in my opinion it's there for you and you got to be in a certain mood
And if you are it won't let you down
That's what it comes down to anyway, so hey, hopefully it'll expand a little bit, you know fingers crossed
Anyway would be nice to see that happen
But otherwise, you know, this is the next best thing and you know, we just take what we can get