The Varsity Atlanta (Kitchen Operation)

Take a backstage tour of this famous Atlanta landmark and see how the Gordy family continues to serve thousands daily without sacrificing quality and sticking to nearly 90 year old family recipes.

[@tjmatthews8214]

I’m 71 and have not lived in Atlanta in decades but I have a pic of my dad as a high- schooler with his pals at the Varsity before he went off to fight in WWII.

[@j887276]

Happy Memorial Day 2022 also Semper Fi 😁

[@marcosjuarez7809]

I like that catchphrase. “What’ll Ya Have, What’ll Ya Have, What’ll Ya Have?” I wish that I could visit The Varsity in Atlanta.

[@RealBigBadJohn]

The chili dogs, fries, coleslaw, and Frosted Orange are legendary. World's finest. 👍⬆

[@CherokeeApacheIrish]

One interesting tid bit of information the video did not relate was that Mr. Gordon way back in the day when The Varsity was young had to order Coke Cola from the Coke plant down the street which back in the day came in the form of thousands of coke glass drink bottles and that was a every day thing and business at The Varsity got so busy that The Coke factory plant down the street could not keep up with The Varsity's demand for Coke Cola soft drinks. So Mr. Gordon and Coke Cola plant down the street from The Varsity worked together to invent the "Coke Cola Fountain drink machines", so that The Varsity could have plenty of Coke Cola on demand for it's customers that LOVED Coke Cola soft drink. Personally I love the old curb side style Drive-in restaurant part of The Varsity. In my home town we have a Drive-in restaurant still in operation that dates back to the early 1940's before World War 2 started that still looks the same way it did when it was first built. Best BBQ sandwiches and Onion rings in town.

[@RobDog65]

The Varsity is the largest single-store/single-restaurant consumer of Coca-Cola fountain syrup in the world.

[@hectorrodriguez9565]

Awesome video. Going to Atlanta on Thursday that’s going to be one of my many stops!

[@wilsonhoward9901]

Slaw Dog and Onions Rings is a Must. Peace ✌️

[@Retireddriver]

Both slaw and chili dogs with O rings are the bomb

[@gailabram6]

Love the frosty orange

[@Annick080]

I loved..."sing to them Erbie🎶🎶🎶" 💓❤️💓

[@mrjohn9933]

It's awesome.....simply awesome....you have to go!!

[@TubeScrewed]

whadayahave whadayahave whadayahave!

[@keiannapercival770]

I only heard about this today in my EOC and I live in atlanta

[@newjackgaming88]

The best hotdogs!!

[@Fheogch]

We miss him so much

[@nashvilletennessee3194]

Who?

[@zibbyzubb]

Dang! I want one of those apple pies!

[@duckbrew]

Canola oil isn't that healthy of an oil. It's an inflammatory oil actually.

[@jeffreyrigged]

love the varsity hotdogs

[@curtiscarpenter9881]

A company like this seems interesting, I wonder what long term potential it could have, looking at something like Just Eat if it were in America there could be a lot much more opportunity?! What if they did a UK franchise?

[@channingbuckle]

Long term potential? It’s been open since the 1920’s 😂

[@curtiscarpenter9881]

@@channingbuckle long term potential to remain a sustainable business that is.

[@noahreaves8235]

They have some junior Varsity location across Georgia, but they don’t want to expand across the nation and out of the country, because they want everything done a certain way. They fear that they couldn’t control all the restraunts enough if there were hundreds of locations.

[@pabloflores2349]

Varsity is like white castles it's ok food

[@burdrchitect1680]

I've only eaten there one time and was not fond of it. Been living in Atlanta for 12 years too. But it was another location

[@eveistrongsaint893]

Ken Cook Atl news legend!

[@kingscotimus]

The best one is in Athens GA. Go Dawgs

[@spoetryqueen]

The best dog I've ever eaten.

[@garyfrey7930]

Great place to enjoy a good hotdog

[@lexiehennessy4067]

@varsity do you still keep the red book? what does it say about covid #

[@peterjung5965]

It says “Real pandemics don’t require cooked statistics.”

[@Ricopolico]

What can yu say, boiled hot dogs suck. That guy is right about one thing, the ice makes a difference. Chipped ice, just like a fountain Coke. Too bad they don't mix it from syrup like at a soda fountain. C'mon, stop the jive, canola oil is much cheaper then peanut oil. If you fry it, they'll eat it.

[@nashvilletennessee3194]

Canola oil is just vegetable oil that comes from Canada!

[@nashvilletennessee3194]

Too much mustard!

[@rachelgibson1858]

So what's he saying about the ice is in the end you end up with a lot less drink. No space between the ice for the pop. I always ask for no ice. Get more drink for your buck.

[@bworm7152]

You get free refills.

[@tkso.philly3879]

THE FIRST.AND THE.LAST TIME I EVER WENT TO THE VARSITY,NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY.SOMETHING SHOULD'VE TOLD ME,BY THE TRASH IN THE PARKING LOT....AND...THEN...THERE WAS,MORE TRASH,ON THE FLOOR IN THE RESTAURANT!!!!!!!!!!-

[@timsmith8685]

The guy makes millions for the crapiest food that's a ripoff

[@rl839]

This guy is handsome; maybe he has served me a hot dog? H is obviously rich; and I’m not working a 9-5 anymore. I been there before.