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White Castle
click hereThe restaurant first opened during 1921 in Wichita, KS. The burger was only $.5, and by 1941, White Castle sold 5 million burgers. -
7-Eleven
click hereOpened during 1927 in Dallas, TX. It was first only for cooling off, so they just sold ice. In May of 1927, the owner expanded his shop to basic provisions. 7-Eleven has more than 7,100 stores in the U.S. and in Canada. And more than 31,000 branched from Singapore to Sweden. -
A&W
click hereA&W was the first fast food restaurant, it started in 1919 in Lodi, CA. The first mug of rootbeer that was sold was only a nickel. By 1950, there were over 450 A&W restaurants nationwide. -
McDonald's
click hereOpened in San Bernardo, CA during 1940. The brothers, Dick and Mac, created the drive-in restaurant with a barbecue menue. -
In-N-Out
click hereOpened in Baldwin park, CA during 1948. In-N-Out was the first drive thru restaurant. They had an animal-style burger. -
Dunkin' Donuts
click hereOpened in Quincy, MA during 1950. The owner only had 8th grade education. By 1955 There were 5 different shops. -
SONIC Drive-In
click hereOpened in Shawnee, OK during 1953. First opened as a small root beer stand. The original name was Top Hat. -
Burger King
click hereOpened in Jackson during 1954 but the official opening location is unknown. The whopper was originally only $.37. -
Pizza Hut
click hereOpened in Wichita, KS during 1958. They could only fit "Pizza" on their sign originally but someone pointed out that their shop looked like a hut, which then turned into "Pizza Hut". -
Taco Bell
click hereOpened in Downey, CA during 1961. In 1978 they were PepsiCo. The original Taco Bell still stands but its not a Taco Bell anymore.
