has anyone had White Castles? i know they are grease bombs,

[AgadorSparticus]

but gosh darn it, i LOVE them!! i get cravings for them sometimes but they are in very limited places.

[Sannum]

1. Ewwww.

I hope you enjoy your bathroom.

[Wapsie B]

2. I love 'em.

We can get them frozen here in most of the grocery stores.

[AgadorSparticus]

23. i don't care that much for the frozen ones. for some reason they

don't taste the same to me.

[Lautremont]

3. I almost hate to ask this...

but do they stay square?

[complain jane]

10. When they come out the other end?

I never looked but I'd be happy to conduct a test if you're buying...

[Lautremont]

14. Don't know if I can afford such delicacies!

I don't think they have them where I come from.

[Elidor]

35. ROFLMAO!

[murielm99]

4. I know exactly what you mean.

Sliders. Yum!

The worst junk food, but so good.

I only have them once every couple of years.

[AgadorSparticus]

21. me too. i only get them when i visit the twin cities. it is a delicacy

for me. :) lol

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

5. Miss them here in WI. great late night drunk run.

their little chicken sammiches with cheese....and onion rings. mmmmmmmmmm white castle

[AgadorSparticus]

24. oooooh, their onion rings!!! i had forgotten about the them.

[complain jane]

6. Sometimes you get cravings for even the most obvious

meat-by-product fast food regardless of the malnutrition content. Last time I was at White Castle they had something called "Chicken Rings" which were really good too...

[babylonsister]

7. I haven't seen a White Castle joint in years!

OK, other than the frozen food section, but it's not the same at all. I know; we tried.

We live in TX, but they are done in most places, or are they?
And if not, where?

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

12. Big in Chicago area. That's all I know...

[Liberaltarian]

20. I've got 4 of them within 5 minutes of my house.

nt

[AgadorSparticus]

28. how often do you eat them? i have wondered about this.

i'm not sure how often i would eat them. rather, not sure how often my gall bladder will allow me to eat them if i had such access.

[Liberaltarian]

33. not nearly as often as i once did...

it seems to me that i gave them up as a habit about the same time i gave up alcohol...(i didn't have a problem with booze, but i developed a condition that requires me to take narcotic medication a couple times a day, and the liver can't take too much of both substances)...I started having them occasionally, and now i'm down to sporadically...

they really are disgusting.

[Tweed]

46. I live in Chicago and I never see any White Castles

Where are they in Chicago?

[AngryAmish]

54. MIlwaukee-Armitage-Western

North and Austin

Grand and Manheim

about four hundred other places

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

61. There are 77 in Chicago area

http://go.vicinity.com/whitecastle/region.d?E=sPUY&METRO=Chicago%2C+IL

[Tweed]

62. Yeah... Chicago isn't the suburbs

While there are some in Chicago, let's get this clear: the suburbs aren't Chicago.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

63. They are in Suburbs, too... I lived in NW burbs for 15 years. WC are there

Gurnee, Batavia, Romeoville, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Carol Stream, Addison, Villa Park... and dozens more:
http://go.vicinity.com/whitecastle/GeoFind.d?E=sPaMw&AD2=&CITY=&STATE=&ZIP=60107&DBR=50
On edit: there are about 50 in Chicago and about 2 dozen in 'burbs:
http://yellowpages.superpages.com/listings.jsp?SRC=&STYPE=S&PG=L&CB=&R=N&C=&N=White+Castle&T=Chicago&S=IL&PS=45&search=Find+It

[Philostopher]

8. Yeah, yeah ...

I have to wait about four months, until I forget about the abdominal cramps, then I can usually let the Mr. talk me into it again.

They're all over the place, here, though. Some of them are co-located with Popeye's Chicken, in case the Sliders don't provide your RDA of hydrogenated grease.

[Ekirh]

9. Enjoy them

Yes like you said.. grease bombs... but yum yum yum.

[Socialist Dem]

11. Exactly....

I have 'em once every month or so....I'eat 'em, sit through all the bad things sliders do in one's digestive tract, then I don't think about it again till the next craving hits.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

13. Precisely!!

[shesemsmom]

15. Oh I love them

on September 4th (my best friends birthday) I got up at 6.00 am to drive almost 40 miles each way just to get her some white castles for her 75 birthday. She is crippled after unsuccessful hip surgery , followed by a heart attack and complications from diabetes that has crippled her hands. for 2 years when had planned a trip to her favorite old country restaurant. Our Best in Smithfield Ky, and since that is impossible due to her now being confined to a nursing home I had to do the next best thing. She was elated!!! I wish that I had some of those sliders now........lol:party:

[shesemsmom]

18. FInd out where they are at

www.whitecastle.com

[AgadorSparticus]

27. that is so sweet of you.

:)

[Blue in a Red State]

16. Loves 'em

Have to buy them frozen, though. Miss the double cheeseburgers.:-(

[no name no slogan]

17. They're only east of the Mississippi, I think

...but we do have them in MN, most of which is technically west of the mighty mississsip.

Each White Castle is corporate-owned, as they don't have franchises. It's also a family business, IIRC, so if they don't have a relative in town, there's no White Castle-- unless a relative moves there.

[Red State Rebel]

19. Had them for lunch Monday

Suffered for them Monday night....

[Wilber_Stool]

22. White Castle

sliders. Open all night. Very strange people in there. Love those flavor holes.

[Ima]

25. I've only had them once

in Vegas. I liked them.

[AgadorSparticus]

29. you had them in Vegas?

[Ima]

37. yep

Sure did...you can get about anything in Vegas....lot's of food I've never heard of.

[AgadorSparticus]

40. where in vegas? i'm in that neighborhood often and that would

be a treat for me.

[Ima]

41. Not sure

We hopped a bus from the big casinos and went to some shopping mall. They are probably in the phone book.


Sorry, I can't be more helpful, but it was 15 years ago.

[donheld]

26. Colorado doesn't have White castle

so i've never had those grease bombs.

[henslee]

30. I take it you are not part of the vegetarian thread.

[Gyre]

31. I've never seen one in N. Calif.

Bummer, now that you remind me about them. I remember when they were a bag of (i think 5) for a buck. What is it now?

Gyre

[AgadorSparticus]

34. couldn't tell ya. it has been 3-4 yrs since i've had one.

[corporatemedia]

32. Down in the RED states...... they're called KRYSTALs.......

same tiny little square burger....need a dozen to fill up!

when i lived in atlanta in early '80s, i used to stop after getting drunk.... when i was sober i always thought better.

[Huckebein the Raven]

Nashville has both. I agree that they make good drunk food.

[corporatemedia]

44. I just posted a poll to see how Krystal and White Castle break down ......

along Red State / Blue state lines. I did not know that they coexisted in any area. Nashville must really have a bunch of drunks!

[Huckebein the Raven]

45. Live in Memphis now but lived in Nashville for a couple of years and

yes they do...especially with Vanderbilt Univ. within a few minutes of downtown (went there for a couple of years)

[RUDUing2]

53. Kystals taste different..not as good..nt

[mac56]

57. Krystal's aren't as good.

No holes, less onion, less condiments.

Castles are the real deal.

[Shakespeare]

66. Interesting--I've had both, and find them indistinguishable.

And I can get neither in NoCal. Oh, what I'd give for a cheese Krystal right about now!

[scarlet_owl]

36. Mmmmmmm. Belly bombers!

One of the many things I miss about living in St. Louis. The frozen ones just aren't the same.

[x-g.o.p.er]

38. Well, I'm off to White Castle now....

Damn you!!!!!

You just HAD to mention White Castle, and I HAD to read it at midnight....

[ChoralScholar]

39. I spent 4 weeks in Chicago, and I lived on them.

Around here we have Krystal. Basically the same thing.

[corporatemedia]

42. it's kind of a red state/blue state, white castle / krystal thing i guess?

[ChoralScholar]

51. Interestingly enough, as Arkansas has become more red

over the years, we have lost many of our Krystal Restaurants. The only ones left in AR are in West Memphis, which doesn't really count. :)

[AgadorSparticus]

47. do they taste like white castles? i've never heard of krystal before.

they look like them. just wondering about the taste.

[ChoralScholar]

50. as I remember, the Krystal is a bit more

oniony (is that a word) than the White Castle. But, for the most part, they taste the same.

[hickman1937]

48. Oh Man, I was doing fine

till you posted the art. Now I might have to get dressed and go buy a bag. I'll have to skip the six of Miller though. I'ts too late. Michigan has White Castle.

[Placebo]

43. They are SOOOOOOOO good!

What I wouldn't give for some white castle cheeseburgers RIGHT NOW! With a sack of fries, mmmm.... *drools*

[Cadence]

49. No. But I've always wanted to.

I see them in the grocery store but I can't bring myself to take the fatty plunge.

[RUDUing2]

52. half my family lives in St. Louis...of course I have had WC's!

I love them too...but they are not for everyone..

[Flammable Materials]

55. If you haven't seen "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle" ...

... then you should rent it when it finally makes it to video. It's the best multicultural stoner road-trip movie since Cheech & Chong's "Up In Smoke".

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

56. In my family, they're referred to as "Mighty One Bites".

Haven't had them in quite a while, but they really do the trick at about 4:00 AM in the morning.

I have an Irish friend, who even though he hasn't been in the US now for 10 years, absolutely loves them.

The company is supposed to be really good to their employees as well. I remember the people working there used to wear badges that said how long they worked for White Castle's and some of the women would be there for 20 years or more.

Yesterday a friend of mine and I were out shopping and I noticed the White Castle at 95th & Cicero in Oak Lawn, IL now takes credit cards. I was like WTF?

[mac56]

58. When I lived in Mpls -

it was said that everybody ends up at White Castle sometime in their lives. No matter how they may protest, everyone makes the trip at least once.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

59. disgusting shit....i grew up in a White Castle neighborhood.eeewwww

they were so crappy then and cheap that the bastards punched 3 holes out of the middle of each paddy....don't know if they still do

i didn't eat them then and i won't even feed them to a stray dog :puke:

[mac56]

60. I just looked at the White Castle website

and noted that they have registered the word "slyder" as a trademark!

Talk about turning a negative into a positive..

[the Princess]

64. RAT BURGERS!!!! *GAG*

:puke:

[BiggJawn]

65. I LUVS me some "Chateau Blanc" burgers!

Maybe 4, maybe just a coupla doubles.
Can't believe i used to stow away 14 of those in one sitting!

[China_cat]

67. Used to be one in Pittsburgh

across from the bus station and in walking distance of the train station. Don't know if it's still there.

[Left Is Write]

68. Sliders! Haven't had one in years.

No White Castles west of the Mississippi.

There used to be one about two miles from where my husband and I lived in a suburb of St. Paul, and occasionally we'd get a craving and go get a sackful. My dad had a craving for them once in a while too.