{"id":1047,"date":"2023-04-06T20:30:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T18:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2023-04-06T20:30:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T18:30:21","slug":"back-in-the-days-before-mcdonalds-ruled-the-world-there-was-a-great-burger-joint-called-burger-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=1047","title":{"rendered":"Back in the days before McDonald\u2019s ruled the world, there was a great burger joint called Burger Chef."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the days before McDonald\u2019s ruled the world, there was a great burger joint called Burger Chef.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pRuKLwJ.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5kmyfay.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5TUXiJU.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/b7UjB50.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pRuKLwJ.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>If you were looking for a great burger in the 1960s and 1970s, there was one place you wanted to go \u2013 Burger Chef. Featuring flame-broiled burgers and delicious milkshakes, Burger Chef quickly rose to prominence as a national burger chain!..<\/p>\n<p>It was popular among teens who wanted a cheap place to eat and hang out after school, as well as families young and old. To capture the attention of their youngest customers, Burger Chef even created \u2018Funmeals..\u2019<\/p>\n<p>These child-sized meals came with a burger, fries, and a small toy. The idea was so popular that it was eventually taken by McDonald\u2019s and released as their own \u2018Happy Meal..\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Still, there was something special about walking into a Burger Chef, smelling the fries going on the back burners, tasting the delicious flame-broiled burger.!<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, competition with other major burger chains and over-expansion led to the demise of Burger Chef.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pRuKLwJ.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5kmyfay.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5TUXiJU.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/b7UjB50.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pRuKLwJ.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Today, the restaurant lives on in the fond memories of its most loyal customers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burger Chef - Life in America\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vBpwKZ_G0J8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the days before McDonald\u2019s ruled the world, there was a great burger joint called Burger Chef. 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