Burger Chef Locations

Des Moines, IA

3702 2nd Avenue

There was a Burger Chef located at 3702 2nd Ave. The original building still exists and is operated as Little John's Burgers today.

Posted by: Howard Berkenbosch | April 23, 2008 at 02:57 PM

NE 14th Street

One was located in the Eastgate Plaza area on NE 14th St.  It no longer exists.

Posted by: Howard Berkenbosch | April 23, 2008 at 02:57 PM

Fleur Drive

Burger Chef was located on Fleur Drive just north of McKinley Ave.  This location was converted to Hardee's.  It was closed and demolished about...oh...five years ago.

Posted by: TESG | April 24, 2007 at 09:49 PM

Grand Avenue

Across the street from Central Campus (old Tech High!), west of the downtown area.  It no longer exists.

Posted by: Howard Berkenbosch | April 23, 2008 at 02:57 PM

Hubbell Avenue

Des Moines, Iowa had multiple Burger Chef locations!! There was one located on Hubbell Ave., north of Kmart. Later, the location changed to a Hardee's. I worked at this particular Hardee's. In the early 2000's, Hardee's closed all but two of their stores. This particular building remained and was bought out by the KFC/ Taco Bell chains.

Posted by: Darrell Clark | December 07, 2007 at 01:02 PM

Iowa City, IA

101 S. Clinton Street

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Marshalltown, IA

907 S. Center Street

I believe it closed in the mid 80's. It's been home to a very successful national named Taco place. The guy that owned it had several other locations in Iowa. Pretty sure he had one in Iowa City, Waterloo, and also Des Moines. Food was always good, loved the Top Chef burger! And always the best looking girls worked there! I'm sure the New McDonalds hurt business a lot.

Posted by: Paul Nowasell | October 30, 2005 at 09:42 PM

Hi.  Like your Burger Chef blog thingie.  Thanks for the link to my little Burger Chef page. The Marshalltown location (exact address is 907 S Center St) is now a Taco John's.  It was an original Cosmo that was expanded into Burger Chef's 70's style building.  The interior still has bits and pieces of its Burger Chef identity, most notably the wood beams in the dining room.  There was no need for it to become Hardee's because they're across the street where, of course, they had already taken over Sandy's (though the building there now bears NO resemblance to Sandy's design.)

I've attached three pictures of the Taco John's as it looked in 2002, including one from the back where you can clearly identify the original structure before the remodel.

Posted by: TESG | April 24, 2007 at 09:49 PM

Sioux City, IA

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Waterloo, IA

I remember having Burger Chef on the East side of Waterloo, Iowa. I was bussed over to Grant, and my dad worked by the airport, and if he got off early enough, he would pick me up from school and either have Burger Chef for me or we would stop there on the way home. A buddy lived by there and when I would spend the night we would always have to go and eat. I miss Burger Chef!!!!

Posted by: Robert M | March 26, 2007 at 11:06 PM