Today’s Mother’s Day and my mother received both a card and flowers this year. I was a bit concerned that she wouldn’t receive the card in time as it went out the door a little later than I expected (the USPS routinely takes 7+ days to mail a letter to PA from MN). She liked the flowers but had nothing to say about the card. I suppose I failed on 50% of it. Sending a card won out in last week’s poll about Mother’s Day gifts by one vote but flowers and “other” (which was left unexplained) were close behind. Interesting results none-the-less.
And on to this week… With word out that White Castle is looking to fill the space vacated by Boston Market, I wondered how many of you have eaten at White Castle.
Now, I know plenty of people that look at you with crossed eyes when you say you eat there but when pressed about the issue, rarely do you hear that anyone has actually eaten a White Castle slider. In typical Minnesota fashion these people just heard that it wasn’t good and continue the fallacy that it’s true (just like “ooh if you like camping and hiking and fishing you need to get to the BWCA,” even if they’ve never been there and have no idea what it’s like).
Growing up going to White Castle was a tradition for my grandfather, my father, and me. We’d visit my grandparents in NY (there were no White Castles anywhere near us in PA) and pile into my grandfather’s boat and make the drive. We’d never go inside and instead order from the drive-through (think of the fumes!) and eat them on the way home because my grandmother hated the way they smelled and didn’t want them in the house. I have continued the tradition of eating White Castle sliders and have written about it before including our trip to White Castle for Valentines Day.
Eaten at White Castle Poll
- Yes (82.0%, 53 Votes)
- No (18.0%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 65
Loading ...So, do you eat at White Castle? If not, do you perpetuate the bullshit line that it sucks without ever have trying it? If you have eaten there and you don’t like it, why not? Go ahead and record your vote and then comment on about your White Castle experience. After you comment and vote be sure to check out our expired polls in the archive or read through the previous posts about polls here.
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May 10th, 2009 at 8:39 am
From what I remember about White Castle, it wasn’t awful but not something I would go back for unless I had a few too many adult beverages. I do think you need a poll response “Yes, but never again”. :)
May 10th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I have to be in a certain mood to eat White Castle – usually either highly inebriated late at night, or stressed out at work for lunch (I work over by the Robert Street location in West St Paul).
I love it for what it is.
May 10th, 2009 at 10:27 am
when working over in Mendota Heights, I’d hit White Castle at lunch time whenever I happened to be driving in that area. Say heading up to Menards or Harbor Freight.
It was a nice change from typical lunchtime fair. It also brings back memories when White Castle was a “treat” when hanging around with Dad. I can’t recall Mom ever being into it or even going there with her once after they were divorced. It was more of a place where we might stop when heading into bloomington to pick up stuff for whatever project Dad might be working on.
My wife enjoys food from there every once and a while, but I get the feeling it certainly is the gotta be in a certain mode. Personally, too many onions to come to the top of the list for fast food.
It could be a good addition to that area since there already is a wide variety of fast food in that area. About all that is missing from right around there is a Burger King, and we know what happened with that.
May 10th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Cool! I don’t get to the one on the WSP/IGH border all that much…but like a slyder or two once in a while. My dad is obsessed…could be a way to lure him down here to do some badly needed house repairs for me! (Bribery with slyders ALWAYS works with him…)
May 10th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Of all the major fast-food chains, White Castle breakfast sandwiches are the best by a country mile.
May 10th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I <3 White Castle! They by far have the best fast food breakfast out of any chain. Their fries are fantastic!
I have to agree with you Bill, people I talk to that bad mouth it have never even tried it, one of my greatest pet peeves. Also, people bad mouth Windows Vista, but never have tried it either, that’s a whole other discussion however.
White Castle is kind of the underdog of the fast food world.
May 10th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
I grew up with a severe alcoholic. I’ve had many many white castle sliders in my . I associate them with drunken benders. Or you know, every night of the week.
May 10th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
I guess I’m more shocked that some people HAVEN’T eaten at White Castle? Back in the days of my youth and before people didn’t let their children out of their site for fear of kidnapping, my best friend and I would hop on the city bus and go to the Lake Street Target to buy school supplies. We’d try to save enough money to stop at White Castle for a couple hamburgers and then ride the bus back home. I can still smell the frying onions (not a fan, always scrapped them off). Of course in my high school years we would hit White Castle after an evening of keg beer in someone’s basement.
It will be interesting to see if White Castle takes the Boston Market space. Of course the most important question is will there be a drive thru? (Don’t worry I’m about 95% sure they sell Coca Cola products, I haven’t given up on my pet project of securing Coca Cola products in every conceivable eating establishment)
May 10th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
The Bloomington location has Coke!
May 10th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I love it. I hope it happens. As a poor student at the U of M we would go to the one by Mac and Caps at University and Central. I remember if you watched the Star andTrib ads you could get 10 for a buck. Back then they had the car hops waiting on cars in the lot.
May 10th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Let me refresh your memory. Your grandparents were both great fans of White Castle. When your father was young they would go to a movie and then out to White Castle as the perfect ending to a family night out back in the 50′s.
You guys probably ate the burgers in the car so no one would know just how many all of you ate. I can still see the brown bad on the oilcloth tablecloth surrounded by the napkins so you could wipe up the grease.
I stopped going with you because I was the one who didn’t appreciate the smell. His “boat” retained the odor for days or at least until we left to go home to PA.
As far as the card it was sentimental and touching. Yes, Bill has a soft side, we might not see it often but it does occasionally raise it’s ugly head.
May 10th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I’ve never eaten there, but want to give it a try. My wife doesn’t like it, but her opinion is based on actually having had it long ago.
I think this is like all the people that are repulsed by Spam but have never actually tried it, FWIW.
May 10th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Tim, I don’t mind Spam but I certainly wouldn’t think twice if it went away. The only time we ever buy it is when we go camping. I make fried Spam and eggs or fried Spam sandwiches for Kim as she’s a fan.
May 10th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
I have had White Castle, and years before that, Crystal Burgers. I dont know which chain came about first, but the burgers are pretty much the same if memory serves me correctly.
Cant say I am a fan, but its a fun thing once in awhile.
May 10th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
I can go both ways on White Castle. The actual sliders are a little too slidy for me. Too much grease and I am not a huge fan of the onions. Yet their fries, onion chips/rings, and shakes are good. It would be nice to have another option at least.
May 10th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I have yet to eat at a White Castle…we don’t have them in Nebraska and I have not tried it since moving here. I probably will someday though, just out of curiosity… :)
May 10th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Just to make my terms clear: I don’t have an axe to grind against fast food. I probably eat at Taco Bell, McDonald’s and/or Papa John’s at least twice a month of my own volition.
That said: Tried some White Castle sliders last year and they were probably the worst hamburgers I’ve ever had — nasty little pellets of misery. I was both drinking and hungry at the time, and even under those conditions I could barely choke down one of the things.
May 10th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
JN, what was it about them that was so miserable for you?
May 10th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
I used to eat at White Castle quite often. I’d have no problem grabbing a six pack of sliders for lunch. I’m one of the few people I know that eat them sober.
I brought some back to the office one time and my boss told me that if I wanted the afternoon off, I could have just asked, I didn’t need to make myself sick.
The only problem I have now with White Castle is the price. Last time I stopped, a slider with cheese was $.79 or $.89 each. Pretty expensive compared to a double cheeseburger at McD’s for only a buck.
May 10th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Who doesn’t love some slyders? Nature’s perfect food. Wish I had some right now and I’m full to near exploding with Thai food as I sit here and type. BTW, love to see Mom on here posting. I’d like to ask her to tell us more tales of Bill’s misbegotten youth. You know, for laughs and such.
May 10th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
All this talk of White Castle is making me hungry…I could go for a sack of 10 with cheese.
May 10th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
BK..if you work by the Robert St. location, you should go a little ways north on Robert some time and hit up JT’s. JT’s serves sliders complete with the buns steaming under a towel. They also have a lot more interest to offer, better qualities sides, etc. than White Castle. I have the exact address/menu at my office, but I’m at home and too lazy to look it up (as always).
White Castle “burgers” are as much a textural experience than taste. Layers: Bun top, mush, crunchy crust, beefy crust, mush, beefy crust, crunchy crust, must, bun bottom. Cheese in there for an extra $0.10 (between the first crunchy crust and beefy crust). They’re also a socioeconomic experience at most locations. So taste is maybe third place. 4th if you include gluttony.
Anyhoo. I guess the appeal for me maybe is that they’re the anti-Sonic, which is just unadulterated, baseless hype of crappy, crappy food. They seem to revel in their reputation for sucking. I know Whiteys has a slogan–something about “craving”–but it may as well be, “We suck. Our burgers suck. Our employees look at you with an ‘I suck’ look. But you’re going to eat the burgers anyway and…like…11 of them. Then no matter of prescription strength reflux prevention method will save you from regurgitating them for at least 3 hours afterwards. And you’ll be back. Sorry.”
Maybe the Marketing department will have to tighten that up.
p.s. to Bill’s mom. Just be glad the fam wasn’t ga ga about Chinese Salt & Pepper squid. I once got a huge, white-hot to-go box full of the stuff from the old Peking Garden by the U of M. It was the dead of winter, like -20 out. When I got in the car and opened the box, this blast of steam perma-steamed the smell into every fabric surface of my car. I love calamari, but after about 10 days of the smell not even remotely subsiding, I wanted to hang myself. Finally, I had to dress in about 16 layers and drive around freezing my ass off with the windows open for about two hours until it aired out. That was easily the worst eat-while-driving mistake I’ve ever made (even worse than the failed carp effort in Omaha).
May 10th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Oh hells yeah MSPD. JT’s is great. I grew up in WSP, and my dad would take my brother and me to JT’s maybe once a month. It was our favorite spot. I’d either get a hamburger or something like a shrimp basket and a malt. I think they have two booths in the joint? Haha. When we went there I think it was a family run place, I don’t know if it is the same owners now or not, but that place had been around a long, long time. Great place!
In regards to Whitey’s, great drunk food as I recalled. But it had been years since I had one and went back last year for nostolgic reasons, and boy it was disappointing, just nasty ass. Bleh! Fries were good though.
May 10th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
I don’t really have any attachment to them. I don’t think they’re anything special, but I would eat them with no complaints if someone plopped a couple in front of me. We didn’t have one in my hometown, so I didn’t grow up with them. I have no emotional attachment to the place like some do. For me it’s pretty much a place to go if you have the munchies and want to hang with some interesting folks.
http://www.whitecastle.com/_pages/secret.asp
May 11th, 2009 at 4:21 am
Tried them – probably won’t go back.
I like the sliders at Dairy Delite in Lakeville. Theirs come with cheese, mustard and ketchup, but I get mine with pickles and onions instead. They cost more than White Castle, but you don’t need to eat as many, because they have a lot more meat.
May 11th, 2009 at 6:31 am
I enjoy White Castle on occasion but the prices have become so rediculous that it costs me $10 to get full versus 5-6 anywhere else. I think we can do without a White Castle in AV, would rather see them convert the Boston Market to a Sonic or Dunkin Donuts if anything.
May 11th, 2009 at 6:49 am
White Castle is delicious. I hope my days of eating half a crave case are behind me though.
May 11th, 2009 at 6:57 am
scott,
It would probably be nearly impossible for Sonic to get a restaurant in that space being that the lot is as tiny as it is. Sonic’s drive-in area would be better situated on the other side of the entry road (next to Cedar but in Rainbow’s lot instead of Perkin’s).
Personally I’d prefer if Sonic stay out of Apple Valley. It’s only a few miles away in Savage anyway (right on the Burnsville border off of CR-42), what do we need another one for right here in town? With traffic as terrible as it is on Cedar, do we really need three weeks of douchebags lining up to get overpriced hamburgers in their cars. Just think of the fumes in winter then! ;-)
That said, I’d prefer that some other restaurant, preferably non-chain move into that spot. There has to be some better choice than White Castle. Honestly, while I have little problems avoiding McDonald’s, Wendy’s (I forget that Wendy’s is even there), and all the other bullshit stores in town, I don’t think I’d be able to pass by White Castle every single day and not crave it at least a little :(
May 11th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Okay, How about a compromise. I know you and I are both burger fans and I had the benefit to go eat at 5 Guys burgers and fries which opened recently in Edina and I have to tell you it was awesome!! It is a national chain, but it doesn’t taste it. The lines were out the door and their burgers fries are really good, especially the Bascon Cheeseburger and the cajun fries. They give you so many fries that the cup they put them in oveflows and covers the bottom third of the bag. So let’s put one of them there instead. BTW I suggest you go review the place.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:23 am
I second Scott’s suggestion for 5 Guys. I know the manager of the St. Cloud location and he talked the food up so much that I was sure I would be disappointed when I ate there. Instead I am still craving those burgers. Everything is fresh and the fries are awesome (as long as you eat them immediately) I have yet to get to the Edina location, I may have to make it a lunch stop this week.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:53 am
I’ve eaten at White Castle and I won’t say it is bad. Unfortunately, I can’t get anyone to go with me to White Castle.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:58 am
How does 5 Guys compare with In-and-Out Burgers? Anyone had both?
May 11th, 2009 at 8:21 am
mulch, I hope they are nothing alike. I had an one when I was in Vegas and to be honest, they were just like Wendy’s and I was not impressed at all–especially after all the hype.
May 11th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I had In-and-Out in San Diego and was completely unimpressed. However, there are people who love them. A trucker in front of us in line was raving on and on about how good the burgers were.
May 11th, 2009 at 8:38 am
ummm, here goes! i’m reading booze and late hours in some posts. not a good combo for anything. how do you know what they really taste like? not that i’m above booze and ‘early’ hours:)
i do like ‘em about once a month or longer in between crave’s. occasionally i’ll bring a ‘crave case’ to my former place of employ some saturday morning and they go like hot cakes, no pun!!
bb
May 11th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I love the crave case. Eat what i can, then over the next few days, I can heat them up in the microwave, or just eat them cold from the fridge. Hmmm…judging by the above posts, if an enterprising law enforcement officer wanted to make the streets safer, he or she could stake out the White Castles for late night DUI offenders.
May 11th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Mulch,
I am an avid fan of In n Out especially the 3×3 with fries animal style. I would say the burgers are close in the fact that the positive for 5 guys is you get to pick your toppings, where the benefit of In n Out is the sauce and secret menu. I would say they are as close to even as I have ever been able to compare 2 burger joints as I never miss an opportunity to eat at In n Out everytime I go west.
May 11th, 2009 at 9:31 am
MSPD- yeah, I have been to JT’s, it is good. I tend to be a chicken and cheese guy at Whiteys, so good balance.
May 11th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Would not say I am a fan of White Castle sliders, but I admit I do crave them from time to time. I will eat 2 and be done. Anything over that and I would be sick. I don’t really care for the fries, but my wife LOVES them. We might go once a year, maybe more now that Lowe’s is opened up in WSP.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
This entire string gives me a headache WAY TO MUCH. So.. my worthless thoughts-
1) Bills Mom- You have a nice young man. Well done. Aside from needing the occasional Ivory mouth rinse I apologize for asking “ya kiss your Mom with that mouth?” You should be proud of his influence in local politics.
2) Bill- now I get your tweet over the week,you were owned! If my mother read my blog i swaer I’d have to shut the whole thing down. I couldn’t be myself and know she was reading it. Of course I hate the idea that we have to talk on the phone everytime a relative dies too which is once or twice a decade.
3) I eat’m (Sliders) about once a month on the way home from work. Stop at Lake Street. mmmmm… Can only eat 4 at at time. At 5 the hallucinigenic properties kick in and I can not drive safely with colored halos around all the lights and people. Oh, and if you go to Lake street and are a fat old pasty looking white guy with several chins and receeding hairline… do the drive through and avoid the whole “hey it’s Otis, He LOVES us!” experience in the resturant.
4) WTF is up with the l
ack of love for In-N-Out. Holy crap I grew up in the Cali and the only two things I appreciate and miss from there… The Greatful Dead and In-N-Out burgers. Simple menu, delectable fries, OMG They rock.
Fresh meat, fresh everything… and only two choices CHEESE or NO CHEESE.
I’d give my middle nut to have one here.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
I tried a White Castle slider recently and, I have to say, it was disgusting. It’s hard enough to get over the smell (dirty, wet feet) but then I made the mistake of opening the bun and looking at the “burger”. Yes, it deserves quotes – the pale gray slop inside was just too much for me. Never again.
May 11th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Not since the Coke Vs. Pepsi debate have I seen so many people polarized over a brand. Interesting how this fast food chain can elicit so much emotion from people.
May 12th, 2009 at 6:54 am
Sank, you’re full of shit ;-)
Katie, you’re just disappointed you can’t make a photo of them look beautiful :-)
Nils, it was a good poll then!
May 12th, 2009 at 6:59 am
No Bill, that’s white castle I’m full of, smells alot like shit.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Wow. Just wait ’til Bill asks if anyone has had a McRib.
May 13th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Okay, after eating at 5 guys again today (wow it was good) I think what we need in the old BM location is a Sweet Tomatoes. for those that haven’t been to one it is a great place for salads , soups and breads and is an all you can eat type restaurant. Maybe what we are missing is somewhere semi healthy to eat.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:35 am
They honestly need to open up a Dunkin Donuts at that old Boston Market location, we need a good coffee and donut place around and I think they would make some good profits since Krispy Kreme is gone!!
November 14th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Noticed the Old BM location was finally torn down. Is it still going to be a White Castle? I certainly second Ricky’s Dunkin Request
November 14th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Yes, I believe it is.
November 14th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I finally got around to trying White Castle for the first time a few weeks ago, at the Northeast Minneapolis location. I had a couple of sliders and some onion chips. Honestly, I wasn’t impressed and don’t see any reason to go there instead of any other fast food joint, especially with how cheap their offerings at those other places can be these days. I mean, I’d go there if it was the only thing around that was open and I was really hungry, but otherwise no.
November 14th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Like some other posts said, I have to be in the mood for White Castle. Especially after having a few beers or when the craving hits. Otherwise I do stay away. Too greasy and a train wreck for the digestive tract.
My other complaint as mentioned by the others is the price. White castle is not cheap. Which is ironic as the food is basically one step above Alpo. Wendy’s and BK is so much better for less.
The problem with WC is it’s antiquated system. In house bakeries, food processing and building factories have to contribute heavily to it overhead. Instead of outsourcing all this work they do it themselves. But being a privately held company and very profitable they don’t have too, I guess.
July 2nd, 2010 at 3:33 pm
i guess they’re an acquired taste because i LOVE whities! grew up on them and eat them a couple times a month. probably more now that they’re moving in so close to home! nothing like a slider. and restaurants that make mini burgers and call them “slyders” are so not the same. there’s a reason whities got that moniker. although a side of cheese stix will usually prevent the issue. =)
the only complaint i have is how long it takes to fill an order. for cripe’s sake, the burgers are sitting there on a bed of onions (mmmm) why does it take 10 minutes to get 4 of ‘em in a bag? four minutes i can see, the sides have to be fried.
either way, i can’t wait for this apple valley location to open! i might camp outside the night before. there’s nothing like ‘em!
August 14th, 2010 at 12:01 am
I have been a loyal follower of this particular website since I moved to AV, and this site has actually influenced which AV restaurants I frequent. I was a bit disappointed to see that Erberts & Gerberts was not mentioned anywhere, As I was a Manager there for a while. However I was thrilled to see that you mentioned White Castle, As I am a Crew manager there. We had the ribbon cutting today, and are officially open for business on sunday, and I have to say, It’s thrilling to see how many people are excited for us to open! I personally never had a white castle till nearly a year ago, but I have to say… If I dont get my fix I get a little nuts…. three days was hard to bear HAHA
August 16th, 2010 at 7:39 am
I have added a picture of the first slider I ate at the new White Castle in Apple Valley yesterday. Just as good as I remember.
Oh and make certain that you go inside and use their quick order kiosk instead of waiting in either the drive-through or the main line. We had our food and ate it before others got up to the counter or through the drive-through.
August 16th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Husband ate there yesterday. His life is complete having one in Apple Valley.
August 16th, 2010 at 8:20 am
Indeed, life is better in the south metro now. Bill, the kiosk is great. I’ve used it at other White Castle locations in the past.
I was impressed by the amount of cars in the parking lot yesterday and the drive-thru. I wonder how long it will take them to break even for the up-front costs of construction?
August 16th, 2010 at 9:33 am
I told the wife we could go out to eat tonight. I’m not going to go anywhere near that area of town so she doesn’t change her mind and decide White Castle is the place to go. I’m shooting for Galaxy or Ramy’s.
August 16th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Nils, I’m guessing we have made up for about half. The sales we did yesterday not only broke but smashed and SHATTERED the record for sales for a grand opening for a Castle in the TC/Metro area! What a great way to open the store…. It makes me so very proud to be part of something that will be there for many many many years to come! Bill I’m very happy they met your expectations… I eat there every day I work and I just don’t get tired of them!
August 17th, 2010 at 7:52 am
I ate there on opening day too! It was really crowded, and Ms. Fox should be proud of her crew. They kept their cool and sense of humor and seemed to be enjoying themselves! A job well done. Bill, I’m sending you a picture I took of the drive thru wrapping around the building (around 1:30PM)–feel free to use as you wish.
August 17th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Here’s the picture. Thanks for telling me I was able to post it myself–didn’t notice the feature on my own.
August 17th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Ms. Fox,
To be fair, my expectations at White Castle are pretty low but you definitely beat them :-)
Patti,
Thanks for sharing the photo. My sole issue on Sunday was getting out of my parking spot due to the double wrap around the building. The car that was blocking me would not move. Boo.
Mmm White Castle. I’m going to get fat again. heh.
August 17th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Funny thing about that picture, our red car was at the front of that line on the right; I recognized the yellow car that was 2 spots behind us. :-) Totally worth the wait.
I plan on grabbing breakfast there tomorrow morning, best fast food breakfast available.
August 17th, 2010 at 8:50 am
Just like Little Caesar’s is the best pizza available? Come on dude seriously?
August 17th, 2010 at 8:53 am
I said ‘fast food breakfast’, not ‘breakfast’. :-P
August 17th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Sorry and I even quoted it. My reading comprehension skills are almost as bad as the people who send me their resumes via e-mail for whatever new restaurant they saw a review for.
August 17th, 2010 at 8:55 am
And I never claimed Little Ceasar’s was the best pizza, not by a long shot. It’s cheap. Besides, Frank’s helps mask the flavor.
September 1st, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Grabbed dinner from there last night, had a minimum of 6 cars in the drive-thru, and quite a few people dining in; a constant flow of people.
I’d say they are doing pretty well and picked a good spot to drop a restaurant in, just from what I’ve observed driving by every time.
September 1st, 2010 at 8:26 pm
FYI, There has been a restaurant of one form or another in that spot for, well tens of years. They just change with the times. The first one I recall was there in the early 80′s and was a Wendy’s. That was back when there was nothing north of the mall that now has a fabric store and some thing else in it. Back then it was an Applebaum’s Grocery store and a pet store where the fabric shop is. Firestone was there, and Perkins was there. Then were burlington coat factory is was a Kmart.
September 1st, 2010 at 9:33 pm
I was there for lunch on 8/20, there was a gentleman in the parking lot directing traffic through the drive thru line to make sure people weren’t blocked into their parking spots.
Mikeh,
I love reading about stuff like that! Really? A K-Mart? That seems so weird! (I don’t know why?) “Applebaums” brings me back to grocery shopping in the early to mid 1980′s (south Minneapolis location, not out here). Bill’s posted some cool links about old/abandoned strip malls.
September 1st, 2010 at 10:46 pm
I thought I should give White Castle another shot, so I went there a couple weeks ago when I was down in the area. I think I was too harsh on the burgers the first time; they’re okay for what they are. And I seem to be immune to the ill effects, which is good. :)
I remember that K-Mart; we shopped there regularly when there wasn’t as much retail in the area and we didn’t want to trek to Burnsville. You can actually still see where the garden center used to be on the south side too (it’s that fenced/walled in area that’s emoty now). As for the White Castle site, I remember it being a Godfather’s Pizza before changing to Boston Market, but earlier than that was before my time.
October 23rd, 2010 at 3:02 am
WHITE CASTLE BUILDING IN ST.CLOUD MINNESOTA as we speak… They already have the frame work up for the building its self, and the walls for the trash dumpsters is up also. It is located at the intersection of Division St.(Hwy 23) and 33rd Ave. in Saint Cloud Minnesota (Minnesnowta) Where the old Hooters was Shortly located.
–ADDRESS(3240 W Division St Saint Cloud, MN 56301-3821)
DATE POSTED:Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
November 16th, 2010 at 9:49 am
whoops, i guess they can be hazardous to your health after all:)
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2010/11/16/1-shot-outside-mpls-white-castle/
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