W C Sliders in The Villages sometime?
 

OK folks, seems as if White Castle is establishing a location within 50 miles or so. One would think, with the vast numbers of TVrs who came from locals with WCs, the demand for sliders and such would be overwhelming here in TV...

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Published: November 22, 2019 9:51 PM

Orange County, Fla. - White Castle announced it will hold a news conference Monday morning to make a "special" announcement about its "presence in Florida" more than 50 years after the chain left the state.

The Columbus, Ohio based company will make the announcement from Unicorp's Village at O-Town West development on Daryl Carter Parkway, near Disney World.

White Castle, currently operates more than 375 restaurants in 13 states, and hasn't had a location in Florida in 50 years.

White Castle's Crave Mobile will be at the event, serving the restaurant's popular meals.

Those are good once in a while.

When I go to Minnesota, I go to WC once or twice. When I am here I go to Chic-fil-a, Now they are up north and WC will be. But for people living here full time it is good.

WC is private owned, anybody can open one if they pay for it. Just like Dairy Queen.

During our annual trek north during the holidays, we make sure to get our favorite pizza, visit our favorite Chinese restaurant, and go pick up White Castles once or twice. Way back when, the drive thru window lines were extremely long late nights on Friday and Saturday after a night of cocktails and dancing, etc. If the Orlando location is easily accessible, I could definitely see us driving down during the summer one time for a slider fix. Im sure they will be busy, and hopefully no unsuspecting tourists will die from the experience.

We usually stop by one when we are in Ohio for a bag of them gut bombs! You can get them in stores here in the freezer section. Hamburger, cheese burger, and breakfast ones.

No thank you! Boiled hamburgers not for me!

Not an expert on sliders, but isn't Krystal's pretty close to WC? I believe there's one in Leesburg

On the White Castle website they have this posted

"As of 2015, White Castle does not operate any of its locations using a franchise system and does not offer or sell franchises using its brand name. All of White Castle's 420 locations are owned by the company and is based primarily in the Midwest, Tennessee and Kentucky."

Here's White Castle cooking on the grill.

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I've been eating Krystal since I first saw one while stationed in the Army in Savannah in 1972, it was actually a drive-in with curb service to your car. We use to hit it all the time on the way back from the beach. It's on Victory Dr. and Skiddawy, it's still there but not a drive-in.

I don't taste much difference between the two. Unfortunately the Krystal in Leesburg went out of business. I ate there a few times. Location wasn't good, it was a Wendy's that had gone out of business and they remodeled it but couldn't make a go of it after about two years. Also they had what I would call lackadaisical group of employees and apparently a manger not much better, and I would guess an out-of-state owner. Same thing killed a Dairy Queen in the TV on 466.

There is a Krystal on Rt 200 in Ocala just past Paddock Mall going east just after Kane's Furniture and they're usually quite busy. Also one in Gainesville when you exit Newbery Rd., go west away from the mall under I-75 and it will be on the right a short ways down.

I've tried the White Castle in the freezer section many times, bought two boxes not long ago when on sale and I had to throw the second box away. They just don't come out the same in the microwave.

finally putting one in Orlando. Let’s keep writing corporate to put one near the villages.

Frozen White Castles aren't even close to the real restaurant slider.

Suit yourself but they are not boiled

Not even close.

Back in the day, I thought their reputation wasn't so stellar as what folks here are saying, except maybe the one person who described them as "gut bombs". To each their own I guess.

Knowing full well that I should not ever, EVER, discuss food on this forum...…….

I remember as a small child, my cousins and I were taken to a White Castle occasionally as a treat and I remember the still yummy (to me) smell of fried onion and the restaurant not close to where we lived. It was on Main Street in Columbus, Ohio, right across the street from Capital University. I still love White Castles. They aren't boiled and they aren't made of exotic meat and they taste good to me because of the tiny rehydrated onions and the steamed buns and the thin slices of fried beef.

I would love to have some White Castles now and then and I would also love to have Donato's Pizza and La Rosa's pizza too and would like to have some Goetta as well. Who knows I may love Ricotta too. It is wise to keep an open mind about food. I learned this from a mother who would smack me if I turned up my nose at something.

white castle restuarant on main street in columbus, ohio - Bing images

A purist never has cheese on a White Castle. ;)

they are good ALL THE TIME

wrong

Born/raised in Chicago....

- I recall when they were 12cents each in the 60's.
- Loved watching them (yours...) being made right in front of you.
- If/when they are made fresh, the taste pops - and the bun is soft but a bit of crisp on the top.
- Decision whether to down one in 2 chews, 3, 4.... I think mine choice was 4 most times.
- I got the onion bits and the pickle.
- Most times squirted on a bit of dijon mustard pack, and a bit of ketchup...
- WCs are typically spot-on clean with all the stainless gleaming.

I vividly recall flying out of Midway airport with the family 25 years ago. We were early for the flight back to MA, and I had to return the rental car after dropping off the fam and luggage at the terminal. I had a last-crave and stopped at the WC on the corner next to the airport and gobbled down 5 before returning the car.

If a WC does eventually come to TV - it will be a gold mine!

In Brookyn we called them "murder burgers". They were the food of choice after a night out of drinking and partying. But boy was it "murder" the next day. LOL

I just looked it up, they are a private owned company that does not allow franchises.

Well no, nothing frozen and then nuked never is. The restaurant's the only real deal. I buy them to have something handy in a pinch.

I'm ready for a sack anytime. No cheese.




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Never heard of "boiled hamburgers".

WC hamburgers aren't boiled, they are steamed.

pictures of ****e castles on a grill - Google Search


Pics of White Castles on a grill, with onions.

One way to naturally raise your blood pressure. A pure salt bomb washed down with a liquid sugar bomb.

The last thing we need is yet another fast food joint in TV !!!! 😱

Why not? Chains have a lot of advantages. They don't usually go under like small family restaurants do in a very short time from being underfunded or poorly run, and they are supplied by tried and true ingredient vendors. It might come as a surprise that the majority of all restaurants do NOT have a skilled cook behind the scenes but rather an unwrapper of pre-made ingredients of meals that are made hot. And the pre-made ingredients usually are well put together and flavorful and SAFE.

Some of my favorite fast food restaurants like McDonalds and Wendy's are very successful for good reason; a huge amount of people enjoy them. I love an occasional quarter pounder with cheese, and a single with cheese and lettuce and tomato and mayonnaise and pickle from time to time.

quarter pounder with cheese. - Bing images

True "gut bombs" if you saw a car in the dead of winter up north with the windows open , full of college age boys after midnight--you knew they had made a pit stop @ WC, wouldn't recommend them for people our age without "Depends"

You guys are funny. We were surrounded by White Castle Restaurants in Jorsey. It would be a knock out hit down here. Before the Chrystals closed in Leesburg I tried ONE. To say that Chrystals is in the league of White Castle is Blasphemy.

If I had a choice of :1rotfl: fine dining at :1rotfl: White Castle, Wawa or Culvers it would take a split second to decide. See You at White Castle. Way better than local Chateaubriand. :1rotfl: :mademyday:

Nucky the WC on Bloomfield Ave--Montclair was a great pit stop

How about a Jet’s pizza and a good old Coney Island

Well, it sure appears that the Orlando WC won't be your parent's WC....


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White Castle Orlando rendering

Methane gas alert!! :D

Get them while you can, the green earth people may want them banned for excess methane

I'm almost certain its a Car Dealership or it was. It took me a second to recall but a great spot on Bloomfield Ave. Central Ave in Orange was like taking your life in your hands but it was on the way home from Newark. Gotta be 40 plus years ago. Memories :clap2:. :bigbow:

While in College many moons ago, we got 10 Krystal Burgers for a dollar. No wonder my arteries eventually got all “clogged” up. Castle and Krystal are pretty close. :clap2:

We had this discussion yesterday.Krystal and White Castle...………. Krystal uses mustard??? MUSTARD??? And no grilled dehydrated onions? Both have very soft and moist buns. (there's a joke there somewhere) sorry.

Both use pickles (I always removed the pickle) Both use flattened hamburger patties with holes ...I guess to fry quickly?

Who knows why people like some things and not others. Most of those born in the forties HAD to eat what was served to them by mothers who "meant what they said".

I have memories of early childhood and White Castles as a rare treat. Main Street. Columbus, Ohio. Across from Capital University. Me and my cousin. He ate them pickles and all. I had TWO. They were DEE-Lish a mus.

One correction, I've had many, many Krystal burgers, onions, pickle and mustard is what goes on a Krystal Burger, I prefer no cheese.

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The Origin of the holes in a White Castle Burger

In 1954, a burger flipper working the grill in a Cincinnati White Castle left a note in the store's suggestion box. His name was Earl Howell, and his theory stated that putting holes in White Castle's patties would help them cook faster and help the kitchen keep up with rising demand.

"At that time, we were having a major burger boom," Richardson said. "Earl was trying to figure out ways for us to get our burgers out faster because the store was having trouble keeping up with orders. We tested out his theory, and well... he was right."

By the end of the year, every White Castle patty in America had five holes in it, and Earl Howell cemented his place in the White Castle Employee Hall of Fame.

Why Do White Castle Burgers Have Holes in the Meat Patties? - Thrillist