Brownsburg, IN
Main Street
I remember as a small kid in the 1970's, going to Burger Chef located on Main Street. Hardee's eventually took over the building, which was the modern brick drive-thru type, not the Open-Kite Cosmo-II design.
I remember the introduction of Fun Meals, before McDonald's had the Happy Meal. They had orange and grape non-carbonated soda drinks pumping through plastic serving containers behind the counter. The lid on the top of these containers pressed against a hose that was inside the drink reservoir area, that pumped the liquid up onto the clear plastic lid, causing it to flow down the four rectangular interior walls of the see-thru plastic. I also remember Burger Chef as being the first place to put bacon on a cheeseburger...three strips. I remember the kid-oriented characters, usually monsters....the Star Wars craze in '77, Big Shef, Super Shef, Skipper's Treat (the fish sandwich), the Chicken Club, later, in the early '80's, the fixin's bar...
After about 1980, a McDonald's opened up with a K-Mart around the same time and area, on the other side of the then small town, and soon after, Hardees' orange and blue sign took over the modern Burger Chef sign, and eventually remodeled the inside of the building. I am not certain whether Hardee's is still there or not.
I found many websites today about Burger Chef, and it's been a trip down memory lane. Thanks for allowing the input.
Posted by: Matt Hancock | July 23, 2006 at 3:06 PM
Hardees is not there anymore. They moved it off of 267 north of I74 and turned the old building into a FlapJacks (pancake house).
Posted by: Ron Vernick | May 10, 2007 at 05:56 PM
FYI, Hardees is not there anymore. They moved it off of 267 north of I74 and turned the old building into a FlapJacks (pancake house). Just in case you were wondering.
Posted by: Ron Vernick | May 10, 2007 at 05:56 PM