no matter what we are not ending this night without White Castle and our stomachs agree
agree White Castle may be famous for their classic sliders but what aren't they telling you let's
find out with 10 Secrets White Castle doesn't want you to know Secrets I am no secrets the burgers
have holes in them my thoughts are its thoughts it's holes or my holes in 1954 a burger flipper at
White Castle in Cincinnati wrote a message in the store's feedback box Earl Howell's notion was that
poking holes in the White Castle patties would let them cook faster and allow the kitchen to keep up
with the increased demand Earl was attempting to find out how he could get the burgers out faster
because the business was overwhelmed his theory was put to the test by the chain and it proved to
be true by the end of the year every White Castle burger in America had five holes and Earl Howell
was admitted into the White Castle employee Hall of Fame yes there is indeed a White Castle Hall
of Fame really really and Earl is one of its most illustrious members just in case anyone thought
it was a joke this isn't a joke to grasp why this unconventional method is effective on White Castle
burgers you must first realize how they make them instead of being grilled White Castle burgers
are steamed on the grill they lay 30 patties exactly the same amount as in a crave box on top
of a mound of onions this guarantees a consistent cooking surface all across the patties and removes
the need to turn them because they're being steamed it also means they'll spend less time on
the grills and be ready to serve their food sooner there are no sites in their native state please
tell me there's another White Castle in town nope the utter lack of a White Castle restaurant in
one's home state may look strange and even cruel to a die-hard White Castle fan despite the fact
that the firm was started in Wichita Kansas there isn't a single White Castle in the city
the corporation packed up and relocated primary offices to Columbus Ohio in 1933 where it has
remained since Kansas hasn't had a White Castle in more than 80 years that's too long the last one
closed in 1938. in 2011 the chain set up a pop-up shop in Wichita for a single day to commemorate
their 90th anniversary or maybe to annoy Kansas supporters knowing they originated in Wichita
the chain thought it would be a great occasion to bring together some of the founders family
members before the business packed up and headed for the Buckeye state hungry fans could get two
sliders for 99 cents today if a Kansan has a taste for a fresh White Castle slider they must travel
out of state to Columbia Missouri what a cruel joke for the poor burger-loving folks of Wichita
Harold and Kumar were close to not choosing White Castle I'm sorry I had White Castle some little
um dizzy a while back the business welcomed a set of hungry clients that have since become
cult favorites in certain circles we're speaking of course about marijuana enthusiasts and White
Castle's appearance in the 2004 film Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle to throw some movie
trivia at you White Castle's major part almost didn't materialize since the screenwriters had
the two buddies hunting for Krispy Kreme Donuts instead after Krispy Kreme dropped out a fake
hot dog vendor was substituted eventually the filmmakers contacted White Castle Management
who were more enthusiastic about the concept let's do it let's do it White Castle's director
of marketing at the time characterized it as a love letter to the company according to many
White Castle employees the way the screenplay conveyed how people felt about the sliders
and the extent they'll go to eat them was quite realistic late night slider Cravings aren't the
stuff of Hollywood fantasy when compared to eight other fast food businesses White Castle came out
on top in a study that looked at eating patterns between the hours of 10 pm and 4 AM according to
the study that late night six hour period accounts for a whopping 21 of the Chain's Revenue there's
nothing like pounding down some sliders to cure your midnight munchies and White Castle is the
mecca of Sliders they got in some trouble over the size of their booths hey I didn't go looking for
trouble trouble came and knocking and so here's the problem with being a little too fond of
White Castle or any other fast food joint for that matter if you eat there often without any physical
exercise you might gain enough weight that you can no longer dine inside the restaurant you enjoy
it's a catch-22 that White Castle Aficionado Martin kessman is all too familiar with for
the past 50 years kessman has been a loyal White Castle client but his diet of Sliders caused him
to gain so much weight that he can no longer fit into his low local White Castle booth in Nanuet
New York I'm fat because White Castle did not provide him with six extra inches of gut room
kessman filed a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act instead of waiting for his local
White Castle to create larger booths or take an even more extreme step and shed a few pounds he
opted to sue the brand when kessman tried to fit in one of the tables and damaged his knee in the
process the lack of gut room became a serious issue rather than completely Avoid White Castle
burgers kessman had his spouse pick up his slider stockpile while he rested at home the complaint
was subsequently abandoned once White Castle offered adequate gut space and additional seats
only in America could something like this actually happen and be taken seriously one of the original
locations sold for only one dollar one dollar thank you Lewis while the majority of today's
White Castle restaurants have drive-throughs and are much larger than their predecessors several of
the original White Castle structures remain in 1927 the third White Castle restaurant debuted
in Indianapolis Indiana and stayed open until 1979 making it the country's longest running
White Castle at the time in 2011 the National Park Service designated the modest white brick
structure as a historic Monument how many burger places can boast such a claim despite its pass the
building hasn't always been a promising real estate item it set vacant for 15 years after
acting as a real estate office and then a National Guard recruitment office it was purchased from the
National Guard for one dollar in 2017 by Indiana landmarks VIP prices after that Indiana landmarks
put it up for sale for seventy thousand dollars where it remained for two years before being
acquired with a few caveats of course according to the building's current owner part of the deal
from acquiring it from Indiana landmarks is that the buyer must restore the outside brick back to
its original look the renovation will be handled by a professional Brick Mason from Texas while
it's unlikely to become a White Castle restaurant once more the owner is optimistic that he can find
a long-term tenant who recognizes the importance of the building's history which formerly only had
room for five seats they've had more than a few imitators everything's a copy of a copy of a copy
when it comes to a multi-million dollar company with a lengthy history the adage imitation is the
sincerest form of flattering is especially true over the years White Castle has had a slew of
imitators with the most of them becoming a blip in fast food history early on White Castle was
viewed as as just another cheap food Trend but it's little square burgers were so popular that
the business was emulated by competitors large and small Burger King had their own variation
of the sandwich called The Burger bundle in the 1980s while KFC had its Chicken Little sliders
wild chicken littles and burger bundles are no longer available White Castle saw the emergence
of smaller burger places with the audacity to copy the White Castle brand and building
style you sit on a throne of Lies California now has its own copy of White Castle in the form of
coastal Castle a slider Restaurant White Castle didn't make that burger popular that burger made
White Castle popular according to the president of coastal Castle in 1985 understandably White Castle
did not agree with this comment they've spent 65 years developing a reputation and they don't plan
to let anyone profit from it Coastal Castle to cut a long tail short is no longer in existence White
Tower royal castle and White Palace are examples of imitators that have come and gone as well
meanwhile White Castles Craver Nation continues to grow they did a study to prove that their food was
healthy until you start serving healthy food the midday mommies are pulling you from snack rotation
in the 1930s hamburgers were considered an awful mixture of mysterious Meats that's still true now
but it was worse back then nutritional manuals warned that eating hamburgers was like eating
arsenic White Castle did the only logical thing at the time and set out to scientifically prove
that hamburgers could and should be eaten a White Castle co-founder asked a university Professor to
demonstrate that individuals could consume the White Castle burgers and remain healthy the test
subject was Bernard flesh a medical student at the institution yes hi my last name is Bernard he only
ate White Castle burgers and drank water for a whole 13-week period at first the thought of free
food looked appealing but but after a few weeks he was sick of Sliders but he somehow persevered and
finished the 13-week regimen consuming up to 20 sliders every day according to the findings humans
could consume nothing but the sandwiches and water and remain in perfect health the findings were
then turned into an ad campaign and did great for sales which increased by more than three
times during that decade flesh went on to become a doctor before passing away at the age of 54 due
to Heart difficulties his daughter notably said that her dad never ate Burgers again out of choice
there's a rumor that the onions aren't actually real onions layers onions have layers according
to internet rumors the onions and White Castle burgers aren't actually onions they're actually
little cabbage segments that have been soaked in onion juice is there a chance this allegation is
true onions are an important ingredient of the White Castle burger recipe a White Castle slider
wouldn't be a slider without onions the burgers are cooked atop a bed of sizzling onions which
assist the burger patties and buns to steam during the cooking process that would be a bizarre twist
if the onions weren't real and it's a foolish one at that cabbage cooked on a flat top grill lacks
the texture of onions and has a harsh flavor furthermore immersing cabbage pieces in onion
juice would not make them taste like onions they taste like onion like cabbage chunks I'm telling
you something's wrong another thing to examine is why the corporation would want to do this in
the first place they wouldn't save money by using onion juice it is completely illogical anyone who
believes the onions on a White Castle burger aren't onions has clearly never visited White
Castle or even eaten onions it is a ludicrous urban legend the chain professes they use dried
onions in their burgers as they've done since World War II back when onions were rationed
and scarce look for dried onion chunks in the spice section the next time you're at a grocery
store and you'll notice the exact sort of onions White Castle uses of course they rehydrate them
first they once outsold McDonald's but dropped the ball the Press were just wondering what it
feels like to be outsold outclassed out quaffed and McDonald's used to display banners boasting
how many hamburgers it had sold over the years but they stopped tracking in 1994. by 1958 it
had sold just 100 million Burgers whereas White Castle boasted three years later that it had sold
one billion Burgers becoming the first chain to achieve this feat the Creator did drop the ball
though by refusing to franchise White Castle and insisted on having complete control over
all the locations I tend to play by my own rules as competitors such as McDonald's gained footing
he dragged his heels on television ads and even refused selling french fries he also hesitated
to recruit women or persons of color but finally gave in meanwhile McDonald's was launching its
march to Global dominance they got involved with some political bickering with Whataburger we got a
code green they're running low on propane at the Whataburger in one of the stranger episodes in
the company's history White Castle joined in some political bickering between Texas Senator Ted Cruz
2020 presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke and Texas Burger staple Whataburger in August 2018 Cruz's
spokeswoman referred to O'Rourke as a triple meat Whataburger leftist who is out of touch with Texas
values at the time the politicians were both campaigning for a U.S Senate seat this brought
up some unusual trash talk as many Texans were quick to exclaim on social media how much they
loved triple meat Whataburgers can't imagine my life with Adam Cruz then retorted that he was a
huge lover of White Castle burgers only adding to the general confusion if it weren't for the
fact that White Castle doesn't even have a single location in Texas the remark wouldn't have seemed
so strange many people poked fun at the bizarre political situation and one filmmaker even
created a short commercial featuring a character from his film Bernie who was as perplexed by the
remark as the rest of the state maybe one day White Castle will open a location in
Texas where Cruz and O'Rourke can settle their differences over a case of Sliders thanks for
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