Ginos Hamburgers - 1979 Commercial

Gino's Hamburgers was a chain of fast food restaurants in the middle Atlantic states that served Sirloiners, Gino Giants, and had the franchise for Kentucky Fried Chicken for the area. This commercial was from a 1979 broadcast on WKBS-TV Channel 48 within a STAR TREK episode showing. It was taken from a VHS tape.
The Sirloiner was often compared with McDonalds Quarter Pounder, while the Gino Giant was comparable to the Big Mac. Most compared both favorably and preferred them to McDonalds' offerings.
Their slogan here was "You'll Go For The Food".

[@teddyjam8134]

Does anyone remember the gino's giant? It was comparable to the big mac and it was good. My family would go to gino's nearly every Friday night, and I think I actually enjoyed it more than the big mac. That was one of my great memories as a kid.

[@sherri419]

Yep the Gino's Giant was GREAT!, it was better than the Big Mac!,also in NJ Gino's was the only place you could get KFC Fried Chicken (there were no KFC restaurants in NJ at that time).

[@teddyjam8134]

sherri419 I totally agree the gino's giant was better than the big mac, and the chicken was really good as well. Like I said it was a tradition on Friday nights to go to gino's with my mom and my aunts, but we always had to make it home in time to watch Dallas.

[@II-sn6rm]

Yep those were the days the Gino giant I love Jack in the box the tacos, bonus Jack and the hot lemon pie and of course the fried shrimp all the good stuff is gone

[@gardensofthegods]

Yes I remember Gino's was the first fast food place in our neighborhood when I was a little girl . The reason their hamburgers tasted better than McDonald's was because Gino's had teensy-weensy little pieces of onion which gave it just the right flavor . And I definitely remember the Gino Giant . I'm pretty sure that is where Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken originated because I don't think Colonel Sanders became it's an independent restaurant up north until later . I was very sad to see Gino's get replaced later by Burger King . Burger King was good when it first came out when it actually did cook over a real open flame and they eventually did away with that as far as I know . But Gino's really brings back memories because there was nothing like that in the neighborhood before them . I remember when my older brother got a job with them in the summer and every night came home usually with two big bags stuffed with food for us to eat why we watched late night shows like Johnny Carson . Also does anyone remember the football pictures of Gino marchetti in the stores because he was the guy that created Gino's and he was a pro football player

[@castle4610]

I LOVED Gino's as a kid- actually preferred it to McDonalds!

[@gasfarts3]

Ginos was the best I had one in North Jersey growing up. Sad day when Roy Rogers came in it’s place

[@ccth22]

There was one @Clinton ave & High st in Newark. For those who remember the Col. Sanders on the sign was black...

[@adamwolf7947]

clifton represent

[@williamhenry1934]

I loved the hero burger! Wow I miss ginos

[@teredoan5753]

We had a Gino's on Vermont ave near Shatto lanes(Bowling Alley) in L.A. back in the 70's and that was the place!

[@kevseb66]

I miss Ginos.

[@stansmith7143]

went for the burgers, came home with chicken !

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

My Ginos is a pizza place.

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

I lived in Delaware when I was a young boy and remember going to GINOs for it's chicken and burgers with the whole family.

[@BaseballMusic123]

RIP Gino Marchetti

[@charlesrogers3425]

When I was 16 years old I worked at Gino's home of the Gino Giant right in point pleasant Beach I will love those Gino Giants and it just so happens I ended up working there for a while and marrying one of the young lady that work there that changed to Kentucky fried Chicken and I continue to work there till they shut down urana then they turned it into a Dunkin' donuts lot of fun working there a lot of good memories and I hate a lot if you know Giants????

[@charlesrogers3425]

And I ate a lot of those Gino Giants

[@caesar349]

When did you work there? My folks used to take me there back in the early 80s

[@richardcabitto5108]

Gino Giant was my favorite In Maryland in late 70’s early eighties ! With mustard!

[@brentmann2988]

Beverly Sanders was an all-time great commercial actress.

[@ornabell2769]

looks like the lady who was Rhodas friend.

[@nowdid]

These are the two most American sounding accents I ever heard.

[@buddytweed1237]

I had a Gino Jumbo hamburger I was 12 yr old and now 65 It was the best hamburger that I have ever had when I ask people if they remember KFC having hamburgers they never say yes I was lucky thank you Genos. Buddy Tweed .

[@JesusisLvfds6400]

That lady was on Sanford and Son.

[@christopherdunne7848]

Annnnnd the sitcom “Lotsa Luck” as Olive, a regular.

[@michaellong3836]

Howard looks like the guy who was a regular on the PBS classroom program, "Mulligan's Stew".

[@ronkeenan9288]

Gino's had a place in North Laurel Maryland,food was good and affordable.

[@doloreshuntoon7698]

Me, too!

[@josephcraig3116]

One thing I love about these classic commercials they have jingles nowadays we don't get that!! 🙂.

[@sinbad799]

Beverly Sanders she did an episode on Sanford and Son as Lamont's computer date Nora Simpson.

[@sollyparker3947]

She was in Sanford and Son

[@epaddon]

Is "Howard" the same guy who was also "Harry" in the "Harry and Louise" spots Beverly Sanders did for Arm and Hammer baking soda?

[@TheHGN2001]

Yep. That's him.

[@larrywoolridge5359]

never heard of them

[@josephambrose2852]

I think granny got food poisoning there 😕

[@mst3kanita]

Oh so this was a 1979 Karen.

[@JohnnyBlaze_616]

That burger looks nasty af. 😂😂