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kellyjam
01-30-2015, 10:28 AM
White Castle opened their first store in Las Vegas yesterday. People waited on line for over 2 hours to get some. At one point they ran out of food and it took another couple of hours to get restocked! Imagine how a White Castle would do down here? As we used to say in The Bronx at 3am in the morning.
"Ain't a night without White" :bowdown:
bobbym
01-30-2015, 10:41 AM
"Ain't a night without White" I like that
NYGUY
01-30-2015, 10:46 AM
White Castle opened their first store in Las Vegas yesterday. People waited on line for over 2 hours to get some. At one point they ran out of food and it took another couple of hours to get restocked! Imagine how a White Castle would do down here? As we used to say in The Bronx at 3am in the morning.
"Ain't a night without White" :bowdown:
I always love "on line"....only people from NYC waite "on line", the rest of us wait 'in line"....:shrug:
Sandtrap328
01-30-2015, 11:09 AM
I could not care less for White Castle hamburgers in Las Vegas. However, there is a Krispy Kreme doughnuts store on Fremont Street about 1 block from The Golden Nugget hotel casino. Fresh and warm with the drippy icing - now, that is GOOD!!!
kcrazorbackfan
01-30-2015, 11:12 AM
"Belly Bombers" (but dang, they are good).
delima2000
01-30-2015, 11:26 AM
Would love a White Castle here. I keep,writing them but not yet ready to commit on building one here. Keep writing maybe they will come.
villagerjack
01-30-2015, 11:32 AM
As kids, We went to the White Castle on Bruckner Boulevard in the Bronx. That was after collecting empty soda bottles for their 2 cent deposits to cash in first.An empty beer bottle worth 5 cents was a real "find". Sometimes, it would take us an entire day to make up the Money needed to rent a bike for .25 cents an hour and buy a few burgers. I believe they were a nickel.
TarotJames
01-30-2015, 11:32 AM
Krystal's in Leesburg & Ocala are similar, but not a real White Castle!
tomwed
01-30-2015, 11:34 AM
Today The Original Slider Single $0.78
In 64, in NJ I think it was $0.12.
I think I would order 6 at a time for myself.
I never tried the one they sell in the frozen food department. Has anyone else?
Between construction workers and villagers, a new one here might work.
bagboy
01-30-2015, 11:48 AM
Surprising they opened in Vegas so far away from the next closest White Castle (1500 miles). I would think quality control would be a challenge. But, I did get my White Castle fix in Ohio at Christmas time. Krystal burgers and White Castles in the grocery frozen food section are no substitute for the real, fresh of the grill slider.
Nightengale212
01-30-2015, 11:48 AM
I could not care less for White Castle hamburgers in Las Vegas. However, there is a Krispy Kreme doughnuts store on Fremont Street about 1 block from The Golden Nugget hotel casino. Fresh and warm with the drippy icing - now, that is GOOD!!!
Funny, a Krispy Kreme opened in R.I. about 7 or 8 years ago and didn't last a year. Any donut shop up this way has a hard time competing with Dunkin Donuts, not so much for the donuts but for the coffee.
looneycat
01-30-2015, 11:51 AM
Krystal's in Leesburg & Ocala are similar, but not a real White Castle!
they commit the ultimate sacrilege...mustard on a burger..yech!
looneycat
01-30-2015, 11:53 AM
Today The Original Slider Single $0.78
In 64, in NJ I think it was $0.12.
I think I would order 6 at a time for myself.
I never tried the one they sell in the frozen food department. Has anyone else?
Between construction workers and villagers, a new one here might work.
the frozen whitey's aren't bad in a pinch.
kellyjam
01-30-2015, 11:56 AM
As kids, We went to the White Castle on Bruckner Boulevard in the Bronx. That was after collecting empty soda bottles for their 2 cent deposits to cash in first.An empty beer bottle worth 5 cents was a real "find". Sometimes, it would take us an entire day to make up the Money needed to rent a bike for .25 cents an hour and buy a few burgers. I believe they were a nickel.
Villagerjack I grew up across the street from The White Castle on Castle Hill. Went to Holy Family.
The20Percent
01-30-2015, 12:20 PM
I think its a matter of where you grew up as to your preference for White Castle or Krystal. I grew up in the south so have always had a taste for Krystals. When my sister-in-law came in from London she thought those Krystal burgers where the most vile food she has ever encountered and couldn't manage to even force one down! I have since threatened to vacuum seal some and global express them over the pond to her..lol.
tomwed
01-30-2015, 12:21 PM
I use to collect bottles too, 2 cents for the little one and 5 for the big. I use to feel sorry for the deli store owner who had to stop what he was doing just to hand me over 16 cents. I also felt sorry for the candy store owner who sold penny candy, and I got 16 pieces to pick out after a couple hours work of looking for bottles at the construction sites.
DonH57
01-30-2015, 12:41 PM
The frozen white castles are handy to have when you're busy or in a hurry. I prefer the fresh ones.
l2ridehd
01-30-2015, 01:06 PM
They are actually pretty easy to make at home.
1 pound ground beef
8 hot-dog buns or 16 hamburger buns
1/2 medium onion
salt to taste
pepper to taste
American cheese (optional)
pickle slices (optional)
1. Prepare the beef ahead of time by separating into sixteen 1-ounce portions and flattening each on wax paper into very thin square patties, about 2 1/2 inches on a side. Using a small circular object like the tip of a pen cap, make five small, evenly spaced holes in each patty. You can freeze these before cooking for ease of handling or cook fresh.
2. Using hot dog bun's, cut off the ends and slice in half then split. Using hamburger buns, cut each down to about a 2 1/2-inch square. If you can find slider buns, those work well also.
3. Slice the onion into match-size pieces.
4. Grill the faces of the buns in a large pan over medium heat.
5. In the hot pan, spread out tablespoon-size piles of onions 3 inches apart. Salt and pepper each pile of onions.
6. On each pile of onions place a beef patty. You may have to spread the onions out some so that the hamburger patty lies flat. Salt each patty as it cooks.
7. Cook each burger for 4 to 5 minutes on the onions. If you made the burgers thin enough, the holes will ensure that each patty is cooked thoroughly without flipping them over.
8. Assemble by sandwiching the patty and onions between each grilled bun.
Makes 16 burgers.
If you want to add pickle slices to your burger, as you can at White Castle outlets, stack them on top of the grilled onions. I like to use the thin sliced dills. I also like to add a bit of water and cover the pan so the burger streams for a few minutes once about half cooked. Makes them extra moist.
For a cheeseburger, you'll have to cut a slice of American cheese to the same size as your burger, and then it goes on top of the onions, under the pickles, if you use pickles.
And these taste exactly like the reaL THING.
joldnol
01-30-2015, 01:35 PM
Krystal's in Leesburg & Ocala are similar, but not a real White Castle!
no, they are better. I would rather see In and Out come to Florida. I was on a school trip in Nashville and raved about white castle to my group, we went and what a disappointment....Krystals any day of the week
tomwed
01-30-2015, 01:44 PM
They are actually pretty easy to make at home.
1 pound ground beef
8 hot-dog buns or 16 hamburger buns
1/2 medium onion
salt to taste
pepper to taste
American cheese (optional)
pickle slices (optional)
1. Prepare the beef ahead of time by separating into sixteen 1-ounce portions and flattening each on wax paper into very thin square patties, about 2 1/2 inches on a side. Using a small circular object like the tip of a pen cap, make five small, evenly spaced holes in each patty. You can freeze these before cooking for ease of handling or cook fresh.
2. Using hot dog bun's, cut off the ends and slice in half then split. Using hamburger buns, cut each down to about a 2 1/2-inch square. If you can find slider buns, those work well also.
3. Slice the onion into match-size pieces.
4. Grill the faces of the buns in a large pan over medium heat.
5. In the hot pan, spread out tablespoon-size piles of onions 3 inches apart. Salt and pepper each pile of onions.
6. On each pile of onions place a beef patty. You may have to spread the onions out some so that the hamburger patty lies flat. Salt each patty as it cooks.
7. Cook each burger for 4 to 5 minutes on the onions. If you made the burgers thin enough, the holes will ensure that each patty is cooked thoroughly without flipping them over.
8. Assemble by sandwiching the patty and onions between each grilled bun.
Makes 16 burgers.
If you want to add pickle slices to your burger, as you can at White Castle outlets, stack them on top of the grilled onions. I like to use the thin sliced dills. I also like to add a bit of water and cover the pan so the burger streams for a few minutes once about half cooked. Makes them extra moist.
For a cheeseburger, you'll have to cut a slice of American cheese to the same size as your burger, and then it goes on top of the onions, under the pickles, if you use pickles.
And these taste exactly like the reaL THING.
thank-you very much
i enjoy cooking and looking up recipes and it never occurred to me to look for a WC one. and if you figured it out yourself,,,well done.
16 burgers to a pound, imagine that.
do you get 85% lean? i can't imagine WC buys the extra lean. do you think you would get the same results with a 2 ounce patty that was just as thin? so you wouldn't need to fiddle with the buns.
instead of using a pen to make the holes i'll use a small plastic funnel. it's easy to hold upside down, the meat can get pushed out and will be easy to clean.
good hamburgers are not packed tightly but i wonder if these would need to be packed tightly. i might use a rolling pin.
blueash
01-30-2015, 03:06 PM
In a related story:
Las Vegas water officials are at a loss to explain the sudden increase in water usage in their city. Throckmorton Gildersleeve, an official with the water department, believes that there were an usual number of additional toilet flushings in an area centered around the Strip. Public Health officials are investigating.
TunaFish
01-30-2015, 03:26 PM
I buy the frozen white castle all the time. At 9pm they are pretty good. Microwave for 60 sec. add mustard.
looneycat
01-30-2015, 03:50 PM
They are actually pretty easy to make at home.
1 pound ground beef
8 hot-dog buns or 16 hamburger buns
1/2 medium onion
salt to taste
pepper to taste
American cheese (optional)
pickle slices (optional)
1. Prepare the beef ahead of time by separating into sixteen 1-ounce portions and flattening each on wax paper into very thin square patties, about 2 1/2 inches on a side. Using a small circular object like the tip of a pen cap, make five small, evenly spaced holes in each patty. You can freeze these before cooking for ease of handling or cook fresh.
2. Using hot dog bun's, cut off the ends and slice in half then split. Using hamburger buns, cut each down to about a 2 1/2-inch square. If you can find slider buns, those work well also.
3. Slice the onion into match-size pieces.
4. Grill the faces of the buns in a large pan over medium heat.
5. In the hot pan, spread out tablespoon-size piles of onions 3 inches apart. Salt and pepper each pile of onions.
6. On each pile of onions place a beef patty. You may have to spread the onions out some so that the hamburger patty lies flat. Salt each patty as it cooks.
7. Cook each burger for 4 to 5 minutes on the onions. If you made the burgers thin enough, the holes will ensure that each patty is cooked thoroughly without flipping them over.
8. Assemble by sandwiching the patty and onions between each grilled bun.
Makes 16 burgers.
If you want to add pickle slices to your burger, as you can at White Castle outlets, stack them on top of the grilled onions. I like to use the thin sliced dills. I also like to add a bit of water and cover the pan so the burger streams for a few minutes once about half cooked. Makes them extra moist.
For a cheeseburger, you'll have to cut a slice of American cheese to the same size as your burger, and then it goes on top of the onions, under the pickles, if you use pickles.
And these taste exactly like the reaL THING.
good, but no ambiance,sigh!
tomwed
01-30-2015, 07:16 PM
good, but no ambiance,sigh!
That's true. But couldn't you make a bag full, bring them to a Waffle House, order a soda and eat them?
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