It's Burger Queen for me! - Life in America

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[@robert7984]

And ALL these years, I just thought Cheech was really really stoned when he said "Let's cruise Burger Queen!"

[@tomlewis5542]

My Ninja

[@Paramount531]

You beat me to it, I had no idea either!!!

[@johnbockelie3899]

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[@sonsofguns1903]

Yeah far out, we can Cruise the burger Queen on the way over

[@whyitskeithd00d]

He was.

[@DMSammons]

I was trying to convince my wife and two children that Burger Queen really did exist. I'm 46 years old, and I remember going to Burger Queen as a kid and being excited to go! I lived in Kentucky with my grandmother for a year of my life when I was 2 years old. I don't remember what town but I think it was either in or near Louisville (which is where I think my Grandmother and Aunt Sheryl lived)..but I do remember being in the back seat of a vehicle and seeing Burger Queen from the highway and being so excited that they were taking me. Those memories...are the memories of a 2 year old from 44 years ago in 1979.... Nobody believed me until I showed them this video...so...thank you for that!!

[@victorcontreras9138]

I just love your soft, nostalgic music so softly in the background! It is relaxing and fits the theme well as it takes me back in fond memories. Keep up the great work.

[@allenparke5874]

I worked at the Burger Queen in Frankfort Kentucky while I was in high school through the early to mid 70's. The salad bar didn't actually come in until shortly before the transition to the Druther's branding. Until the there was a condiments stand so you could add extra pickles, onion, mustard, etc to your burger. That was also about the time they switched from frozen pre-breaded fish products to in store batter dipped fish like you would get at Long John Silvers. The chicken and fish dinners were actually pretty tasty there. The fish sandwiches were on a thick light rye sandwich bread and they were also quite good.

[@gevlar]

Loved their fish sandwich!

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@melaniepattonraleigh9663]

Fantastic video! This brought back a lot of childhood memories for this KY girl!

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times in KY

[@lelandgaunt9985]

KY indeed! *snicker*

[@rickyelvis3215]

KY ... is a great lubricant !

[@toddbehrends1373]

Thank you for your in-depth biography on all the business that you show on this channel.

[@cookcars1]

I grew up in Louisville, Ky and remember them well. There were two girls that lived down the street in my neighborhood that were in a commercial with Queenie Bee.

[@ssRocker-cf7fb]

In 1978 my Little League Baseball team the "Cape Coral Giants" were sponsored by Burger Queen and before our first game of the season, the Burger Queen owner informed us that for every game we won, we would all be rewarded with a FREE cheeseburger, small fry, and small coke. We played 28 games that season winning 26, yes we had a 26-2 record. Needless to say, I had a lifetime of Burger Queen during that one Little League season.

[@NeonDruid13]

bruh, i was on a pizza parlor's team in the early 90's...same deal, but we sucked and only won 1 game.

[@jeepgirl6225]

Burger Queen near Louisville, KY in 1976!

[@darrenmcintyre2674]

Yep ate there as a kid on New Cut road!

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Abe Vigoda being used to sell Fish Sandwiches is the funniest thing ever.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Go Fish!

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

I remember those commercials quite well.

[@palabrajot505]

I'd like to see that commercial... For old time sake!

[@WWJD85]

@@palabrajot505 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6nXgnt4hsmAoas

[@mrmjb1960]

Burger King had a Queen? Now that's Royality!

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Nope.

[@elizabethacosta4794]

@@DruthersBurgerQueen k

[@tomlewis5542]

With Cheese!

[@johnbockelie3899]

So what happened?? The Burger King move in and take over?.

[@matrox]

Burger King was married to Dairy Queen.

[@Mike-si7mv]

I grew up in Louisville, KY in the 60s and 70s. I worked at the Bardstown Rd location my senior year of high school. I moved to Florida in 1980 and never saw one here. Wow, what a flashback!

[@Woodie3200]

Maysville, Kentucky had a Burger Queen. I remember they used to give away promotional glasses occasionally that had different themes. People collected them and kept them for years. Ours eventually converted to deSha's restaurant which served much higher-class food than fast food.

[@melissaw7579]

I love that you're sharing info in the video. Who would of known there was a queen before the king

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Burger Queen was founded when they were Insta-Burger King.

[@jehobden]

I remember my new hometown of Hendersonville, TN had a Burger Queen right next to our church when we moved there late in 1976. I don't remember my family ever eating there, and it only lasted another year or two before going out of business. I also remember seeing a Burger Queen tv ad once or twice which had the Burger Queen mascot promoting three different meals for kids, fried chicken (which appeared to be just one drumstick in each meal), fish sandwiches, and cheeseburgers.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@AyeCarumba221]

Yep, never heard of them. But I love the confidence that burger places had back in the 50s when they would advertise their price on their signs. The prices were painted on and had neon aligned with the numbers, indicating a certain amount of confidence that those prices were never going to go up. I doubt you would see that anywhere today.

[@johnalanelson]

I can honestly say, I never heard of Burger Queen!

[@leedaniels7196]

Me neither lol.

[@djburris1961]

@@leedaniels7196 They were fairly popular through Central Florida in the late 1970s. They were good.

[@eddydirtville]

@@djburris1961 Were they anything like Burger King's burgers?

[@donnakerr4997]

Neither have I. If Burger King and Burger Queen were to get married,would we get Burger Prince and Burger Princess?

[@donnakerr4997]

@@eddydirtville They don’t look alike,Burger King looks better.

[@anotherguy2741]

There was a Burger Queen in Jackson, TN that eventually changed to a Burger King. Was that the first case of a restaurant going through a gender change? :-)

[@06BIBOI]

Yes !

[@wyattdean5658]

Probably Biden!

[@jacksons1010]

@@wyattdean5658 Funny that Trump had 4 years to turn the Burger King back into a Queen...promise not kept!

[@richardgray8593]

First there was trans-fat in fast food, and then trans-gender. Now THAT'S what I call progress.

[@rocksolid6494]

I think its best for the woke to go back to sleep

[@jimconaty6218]

We had a Burger Queen where I grew up. Don't think it was open very long. This would have been back in the late 60s up to the early 70s. It was located in Prospect Park, Pa. Building now houses a used car dealer. It was the place to go at night and meet up with your friends. Remember this was before cell phones so it was always interesting to see who showed up with a car and weed. Long time ago....but the memories are still there.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Different company, not affiliated. Burger King used to ask us to sue them, and we said no. Strange times.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Sounds like it was a great place to get burgers and other food! I'm reminded of a song by Grand Funk Railroad, "Queen Bee". Especially the opening line: "I'm gonna steal you from your hive!"

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@TheBennie102103]

yes, great song from the "Heavy Metal" movie soundtrack

[@Hoonozit]

Subbed, Liked and Commented. This is the first I ever heard of Burger Queen, Queenie Bee or Druthers. I lived in Florida in the early seventies. Thanks for the interesting video.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times.

[@williamjenkinsiii70]

Central Kentucky had Burger Queen restaurants in Paris Ky , Cynthiana Ky and Mt Sterling Ky all small towns about 10 to 15 miles apart , all three did change to Druthers . The Paris building is now a Little Caesar’s pizza , not sure what’s in the other buildings but they are still there .

[@buckhart8500]

Also Morehead, and Flemingsburg Ky..

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@jamessnee7171]

There was something just so great about buying a cheeseburger for a quarter.

[@charleshodgdon6168]

I think that we still have a place where you can get burgers for 50 cents. The price may have gone up. They don't cost a quarter, but the beef patty is about the size of a quarter. The place is called Powers Burgers. I think that we only have 1 left.

[@corpnupe85]

There was a Burger Queen in Louisville, KY that my Dad and I used to go to. There hamburgers were served in sandwich bags and were actually a good sandwich.

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

One left in Campbellsville ky

[@corpnupe85]

That is very cool.

[@retnav92]

In 1971, Radcliff, KY had a Burger Queen, and Elizabethtown (Etown) about 5-6 miles down the road had a Burger Chef. As I recall, you could go into BQ with $2 and get a cheeseburger, small fries, and a drink, and get change back. Neither of those buildings (BQ & BC) exist now.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times.

[@joed8605]

Start your own restaurant with the change across the street. Buy the burgers out the back door and save on kitchen employees and equipment.

[@robertnelson8479]

In the 1970's my family on vacation stayed somewhere overnight in Kentucky on our way to Mississippi and we ate at a Burger Queen and they also had a Dairy King nearby.

[@allenwayneezell753]

I was born in 81 but I do remember Druthers they had the best fish dinners but ours closed in 1992 so short lived for me

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Thanks

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Our Druthers still does in Campbellsville Kentucky yum!!!

[@ChadQuick270W]

I loved Burger Queen. We had several in the Louisville Kentucky area and in southern Indiana.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Thank you. I enjoy your videos very much. This is the first I've heard of Burger Queen.

[@hhale]

Went there whenever my family drove to eastern Kentucky to visit relatives. Two distinct memories of the place. First, the shakes were HUGE. When you ordered a large shake you got something that came in the large beverage cup, not a step down like at other places. Second, explaining to my friends back in Ohio it was Burger Queen, not Burger King. They seemed confused as was I until I saw one. Bonus: Renaming to Druther's seemed unnecessary. At first I thought that Burger Queen got bought out by somebody else. At the time, there were other restaurants like Rax in Ohio that were theoretically one type of restaurant (Rax was a competitor to Arby's and had a similar menu originally), but had a variety of food.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

It's complicated. Much more complicated than this unfortunate video presents.

[@hhale]

@@DruthersBurgerQueen These things usually are unfortunately.

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Druthers is better than burger queen was. We have the only one left in Campbellsville ky.

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Right. I am just glad our Druthers is still open.

[@missmable6015]

I never heard of Burger Queen before.

[@pamelamays4186]

At Navy boot camp in Florida, our nickname for the recruit who checked to see if the chow hall was ready to receive us was Burger Queen. I didn't understand why at the time. Now it makes sense.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Boo haha

[@Flap999]

We had a Burger Queen next to Sarasota Memorial Hospital back in the 60s. It was amazing! So far beyond any of the other fast food joints. The food was fresh, large portions and delicious. They outdid McDonalds in every way.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times.

[@psyche5893]

Interesting, I used to live near Sarasota (a half hour from Tampa). Too bad I wasn’t alive to see it.

[@oldman975]

Anyone here who grew up in the DC/Baltimore area remember Gino’s Hamburgers? That would make a good recollection video.

[@jeepluver3195]

There was one in York PA. They carried KFC products too. It’s a Perkin’s restaurant now I believe.

[@robertknight4672]

I used to work with a guy at Shake Shack who we called Gino. He was often on the grill station flipping burgers.

[@jimconaty6218]

Old Man, I didn't grow up in that area but I certainly remember Gino's. Home of the Gino Giant. This particular one was located in Ridley Park, Pa. Saw one in Connecticut and a few between there and Washington D.C.. Their signature sandwich was similar to a big Mac only better. At one point they started selling chicken and somehow KFC became involved. Eventually taking over the chain and changed the name and dropped the burgers. At least that's the impression that I got. Another stroll down memory lane. :)

[@Tat2Dragons]

We actually still have Gino’s in Maryland. I think there are two locations, one in Towson and one in Glen Bernie.

[@michael9052]

@@Tat2Dragons Yes. I go to the one in Glen Burnie a few times a year and get a Gino's Giant then let out a giant belch a little bit later. LOL.😀

[@ericwilliams9440]

Lived in Lexington & remember it fondly. It had a happy meal before mcdonalds.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times.

[@RUBIZEN]

I remember it. I THINK it was located on New Circle road. I think it was where the Subaru dealership is now. I could be wrong. They used to give away lolipops that had the waxed paper handle doubled around. I used to have a bunch of the plastic rings with the Queen Bee logo on them, but I threw them away.

[@ericwilliams9440]

@@RUBIZEN It was located in the Garden side area, but I don't recall the exact location.

[@earllutz2663]

Thank you for the memories. I grew up in Prince George's County, a kind of suburb, of Wasn., D.C. Before McDonald's, there was Hot Shops. I was always sad to see them be pushed out of the market.

[@deliveryguyrx]

Yeah, and Hot Shoppes JR!

[@ultragor]

When my grandmother and I wanted a burger & chicken in Avon Park, FL, it was BURGER QUEEN!

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@djburris1961]

Did you go to the one in front of the Publix in Sebring? I used to eat there a lot in the late 70s.

[@ultragor]

@@djburris1961 I'm sure i ate there at least once; my grandfather was very sick and spent time at the Sebring hospital in '79, so Grandma & I probably did.

[@Marcg-b4n]

Speaking of regional restaurants, Friendlies? I moved from Chicago land to Ridgewood Nj in the mid 1970s. Ridgewood had a Friendlies restaurant downtown, ice cream, burgers.. Great times!

[@monicaqueenan9985]

There was a "Friendly's" in my Beverly, Massachusetts hometown. First time I ever ate a tuna melt. It was in a pita bread pocket. Most of their menu items were above average.

[@Spokenfan]

Gosh I remember Burger Queen when I was younger. They had the Worlds Best Hamburgers ❤️ When I learned to drive it was the Friday night hot spot. All the teenagers hung out there and used to circle around Burger Queen in their cars. We used to call Burger Queen “Burger Doodle”. This brought back some memories Thank you for sharing 👏 Stay safe healthy and happy 👍👍

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@shrileyjohnson2260]

My husband worked at Burger Queen for ten years in the 70's. He worked at Burger Queen in Sebring, Clewiston and Wauchula, all in Florida before he started working at the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. He loved working at Burger Queen, and meet nice people that became his friends and some still friends today. He said they served fresh hot food and on Tuesday's & Thursday's they had a dinner special for $1.99 and people loved it, the lines were long for the Chicken Dinners. I loved the Imperial Burgers myself. I miss Burger Queen, but the memories are good.

[@hollynelson543]

Thank you for posting g. Never heard of Burger Queen.

[@gingergargoyle]

I loved the Burger Queen at Univerity & Washington in Mpls, MN - a rare crossing of 2 avenues and a prime location ... the aqua blue Queen sign became a landmark for giving directions

[@KB4QAA]

Been a long time, but I remember them. Thanks!

[@menlomenlo851]

That Queenie Bee is terrifying.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Mick Gannon and John Clark exited the company in 1970. Tom Hensley and Robert Gatewood acquired our companies in 1982 from George Clark and Harold Kite. This is plain to see on our website.

[@bonniehayes8161]

Burger queen sounds like buger king and dairy queen had a kid and added 1 part of there names

[@bonniehayes8161]

Oh

[@charles-y2z6c]

Thats what I thought. Burger King had to be an attempt to play off on Burger Queen. BK did start in Florida in the early 60's

[@nickhill8612]

Don't forget about Burger Chef.

[@oldenslo4141]

I heard it a bit different, Dairy Queen got pregnant because Burger King couldn't handle his Wopper

[@charles-y2z6c]

@@oldenslo4141 😂😂😂😂😂 You bastard, you made me spit up my beer.

[@alectuddles5845]

I don't remember going to Druther's as a kid, but I do remember the commercials. Those memories are why I slammed my breaks when I saw the C-ville, KY location in the mid '10s.

[@mdf3530]

Whoever designed the makeup pattern for Queenie Bee had obviously never been had professional training as a clown. That makeup looks terrifying.

[@shoe2241]

we had one in harlan ky, when i was a kid . it later changed to druthers. had very good food also.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times in Harlan

[@twistedsunflower8969]

My town had a place called Dairy King back in the 80's. The food was really good 😋

[@mabdman2140]

My mother worked at a Burger Queen for over 25 years. I still have the pin they gave her for 25 years of service. Also, as far as I know, there is still a Druthers located in Campbellsville, Ky. Only one I know of still operating.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times. Company remains in Louisville, independent Druther's in Campbellsville, and two independent Burger Queens in Taipei. For now.

[@tonyhurd5697]

We used to stop at burger queen on U.S. 19 driving to Tampa from Brooksville back in the seventies and eighth . The shakes were the best around at the time . Miss the good ol ‘ days .

[@wtk6069]

Burger Queen was one of those franchises that showed up in places some of the other chains didn't reach. Being from a small town, I appreciated that. I remember, too, when it transitioned to Druther's. "I'd rather go to Druther's restaurant!".

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Yep we still have the only Druthers left it's menu is much better that queen bee was.

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Meant burger queen

[@recentlybeheaded]

I grew up in Kentucky and 100% remember Burger Queen as a kid. It became a Druther’s.

[@markepperson8482]

We had one in Barbourville ,kentucky, went there as a kid in the late 70's & high school in 81, they changed it to druthers, great times

[@jamesorth6460]

As a kid, I always made a joke about if there were a Burger King where's Burger Queen?

[@gregggoss2210]

Ha, me too. Never knew there was such a thing as Burger Queen. There were none here in N.J.

[@tonyagray956]

Same

[@Thebrothaisback]

@@gregggoss2210 well, I finally spotted a Wawa in northern NJ! It was Rochelle park or saddle brook. It was a weird feeling.

[@SchardtCinematic]

I want Burger Jester. LOL

[@gregggoss2210]

@@Thebrothaisback , there are Wawa's everywhere here in southern Jersey.

[@lanacampbell-moore4549]

Thank you for sharing 😊

[@evdallas123]

I'm 58 years old raised in GA went to fla on vacation every year , I've never heard of either one of those joints

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

We were never in GA. Depends on where you vacationed in FL.

[@EricBurden-g2v]

We had a Burger Queen in Charlestown, Indiana. Loved going there as a kid.

[@kemolowlow]

I still recall seeing a Dairy King on the coast of Texas somewhere will on vacation as a kid.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Queenie Bee was created in 1971 and introduced in 1972 across the entire company, Florida included.

[@Jerry-ok8gj]

We had them in Tennessee also. My sister worked there while she was in highschool.

[@movieedge7370]

I love burger joint history

[@edwinrodeo]

Me too.. in the northeast we had burger 🍔 chef 👩‍🍳..: :)

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Ditto

[@b-genspinster7895]

Abe Vigoda even ate there. A fish sandwich. You have to be an old, old timer to get the inside joke.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Go Fish!

[@389383]

If you read all the info on the screen with his picture you found out that the winner got a trip to Norway! Perhaps that's where they got their fish from!

[@Damone7653]

"Can you get me off the hook, for old time sake"

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

That's correct, we did a deal in the late 70s with a Norwegian company to bring their fish to Louisville.

[@389383]

@@DruthersBurgerQueen Did they throw in a bit of whale also?

[@dr.kerrybryant6971]

I did commercials for Burger Queen as a kid! I was the "emcee" of a series of commercials called "the Bee Buddy Theatre!" I was maybe 10? Around 1974...

[@franlooving4203]

Sooo happy to see this. Burger Queen was my favorite when I was young! Thanks. PS never loved the line I'd ruther have a druthers.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@t-squared6406]

it sounds stupid,don't like the idea it became druthers!!

[@tarzanjane9592]

Salad bar

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Druthers is delicious to this day.

[@brycemorrill8764]

When I was 17 In a small farm town a Burger Queen opened in another small town 12 miles away. Loved it

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@michaelsadventures4261]

Had one in Campbellsville, Kentucky many, many years ago before it turned into Druthers.

[@drywallguy]

We had a Burger Queen in Tampa Fl...it was a Friday night tradition for our family. Loved it.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@ohioyodertoter6827]

the research and pics on here is stunning it's like a glimpse into the past awesome !

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Except they got some of it wrong and never even asked our input or permission.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

And lifted everything from our website and social media without crediting us.

[@chriskoop4888]

That Burger Queeny Bee would have scared the shit out of me as a kid!

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Nah

[@robrobinson8597]

The Queenie Bee pic at 5:22 looks like Tim Curry.

[@chriskoop4888]

@@robrobinson8597 Agree, scary too!

[@tskraj3190]

Yep. That wasa creepy mascot.

[@DaveDaShrubber]

I think she was cute.

[@joycesencouragement4430]

Morehead, KY had a Burger Queen that became a Druthers restaurant.. I was in college and worked at Druthers for a little while. I only worked there for a short time, before being a waitress at Jerry's restaurant, in the early 1990's

[@bruceraykiewicz6274]

WOW ! I have'nt thought about Burger Queen in years. When I moved to Ft. Myers, Fl. early 1971, there was a Burger Queen on Palm Beach Boulevard in east Ft. Myers. I don't remember when it closed up. The building is still there. But it is a used car lot and sales office now.

[@ssRocker-cf7fb]

Yeah, we had one in Cape Coral, FL during the Mid 70's - mid 80's. Located on Cape Coral Pkwy. Was such a big deal when it opened, believe it was the first fast food chain in Cape Coral.

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Thanks for this great video I am happy to live in Campbellsville ky where the last Druthers exist it's great!

[@jasonlovelace3930]

Had a Burger Queen/Druther's just south of the viaduct in Central City, Kentucky. Their potato wedges and burgers were great! The franchise owner.........not so much, from what I heard form friends who worked there. IOt closed down a long tie ago....

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@coolcarley100]

Ate there a couple weeks ago it was Great. Worth the trip. Go get some.

[@bingoman1466]

The Slogan should have been "Oh Brother, let's go to Druther's" 😅

[@t-squared6406]

much better,however it seems like they should have kept it Burger Queen!!

[@tarzanjane9592]

Druthers yes

[@magicphred]

We had both kinds...Burger Queen AND Dairy King LOL In Indiana we had a "Cindy's" burgers as well

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@dasbof]

We loved out Burger Queen in Rockville, Maryland as a kid. It was near an old fashioned drive thru restaurant and also near a Shakey's Pizza. Burger Queen had kids meals with toys or games. Fun times.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

That wasn't us.

[@mrt77wv]

I saw an (abandoned) Burger Queen in the Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte, FL area back in the early 80s. On vacation with the family. At the time I assumed it was a local restaurant trying to piggy back off of BK.

[@RIXRADvidz]

We have a Breakfast Queen here in Denver. Finest Diner Food Around. Authentic. Classic. Right down to the pies and bottomless coffee.

[@wesleyjackson5881]

79-80 working in Carrollton ky they had a burger queen. Use to get a chicken dinner and 2 queenie burgers it was great food and great pricing couple yrs later they open a druthers in my home town of greensburg in was only open a short time when the dairy queen deal happened. Lol the problem was admitting your were eating queenie burgers

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

I went to Burger Queen often during those years and don’t remember anything called a “Queenie Burger.” Not to say it never existed, but I only remember the Royal Burger and the Imperial Burger.

[@paddyotable]

Freddie Mercury's favorite burger dive after a concert.

[@strawberrybananapeel7141]

@Paul Drake I thought it was Elton John’s!

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Elton John loved our Huckleberry's in Watford, actually.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Hmmm

[@Miler97487]

From 1998 to 2005 I used to live in Lakeview, Oregon and they had a Burger Queen although it had nothing to do with the chain in this video. The Lakeview Burger Queen is still in business. I didn't realize there used to be a Burger Queen chain but then I never lived in Florida or Kentucky.

[@ksr9t]

Back in the sixties had one in Tampa Fl. on E Hillsborough Ave. Loved their crinkly fries and vanilla milk shakes. Had on vanilla and chocolate shakes. But they were thick like ice cream. Good hamburger but back then food tasted better than now.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Agreed

[@tensiahuddleston9983]

My daddy said he used to work for a burger queen here in Tennessee in the 70s! I, of course, had no idea what he was talking about! I had never heard of Burger Queen at all!

[@4oldsoldiers]

When I was stationed at Ft. Campbell there was a “Burger Queen” outside the Fort. What I remember, it was pretty good.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@rustycoleman3814]

Burger Queen in Dyersburg Tennessee in 1976 at Dyersburg Square Shopping Center on Lake Road Highway78

[@FINfinFINfinFINfin]

When I lived in Louisville in the early 70's we had BQ's. I preferred Burger Chef(and Jeff).

[@garybaugh8302]

Also from Louisville , off Dixie Hwy lower hunters rd.

[@gevlar]

Burger Chef & Ollie’s Trolley had the best fast food burgers in the 70’s IMO. At least we can still get an Ollieburger in Louisville.

[@bln3576]

I REMEMBER THIS IN MY YOUTH SEEING TV COMMERCIALS IN CANADA.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Red Deer

[@mccallosone4903]

There was one in knoxville tn in the very early 80s. We used to get hot dogs there when we first moved to town

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@muppetsretrofan8873]

Honestly, I'm a 2000s person yet Burger Queen/Druther's sounded like it was amazing! While Queenie Bee creeps me out a bit, I do like Andy Dandytale. And seeing the food in the commercials for the chain makes me wish Druther's stayed Druther's. It looked so tasty! I like Dairy Queen, but Druther's looked amazing!

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

There is one remaining Druthers in Campbellsville Kentucky and it's still great olif you would like to come check it out. Delicious food, great prices and service.

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Meant if u

[@stevenikazy2943]

An early fast food spot in Kissimmee as Disney was just opening. Went there during Osceola High Scool lunch hour.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Good times

[@elliotharmon9290]

KZbin: You've watched all of the Company Man videos. Would you like to watch the first half of a Company Man video in slow motiom? Me: YES!

[@markjohnston3502]

I remember Druther's - my dad would stop at one in Springfield, KY as a kid. Is that Mitchy Mitch McConnell @ 4:16? Sure looks like him and oh there's Abe Vigoda.

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Yes to both questions. McConnell was on the board of our company in the late 1970s. We hired Vigoda to sell some Fish!

[@Nannerchan]

There is a Burger Queen in Kissimmee Florida. I have never been there. I found it on Yelp.

[@rabbit_scribe]

There was a Burger Queen in my town. It was ok, better than some that were better known, but that Queenie Bee mascot managed to be both ridiculous and terrifying at the same time. Trivia: pretty sure the guy to the left of the Queenie Bee mascot at 7:56 is the then-governor of Ky., Gov. Carroll.

[@willtigue7105]

Loved druthers especially their fish and salad bar

[@tubetoprocker]

Broasted Chicken. Rebranding to Druthers was such a bad idea. The last remaining location should change back and use the old vintage look

[@DruthersBurgerQueen]

Hmmm

[@tubetoprocker]

Druther's - Burger Queen do it! Everyone loves Burger Queen and the old time look

[@clintcountryman4849]

Amazin as always!!! Thank you