White Castle opens it's first Florida location in 50 yrs

[roadman65]

First Wawa. Then Bucees. Now this.https://www.wtsp.com/mobile/article/life/food/floridas-newest-white-castle-in-years-opens-tuesday-for-delivery/67-1575ad9e-aea4-4866-ab1e-fddf8608b0b2

[Max Rockatansky]

They couldn't even get a location on Colonial?

[OCGuy81]

Isn't that Krystal territory? I always thought once you got south of the Mason-Dixon, White Castle became Krystal. 😂

[roadman65]

Isn't that Krystal territory? I always thought once you got south of the Mason-Dixon, White Castle became Krystal. 😂

Nashville has both hamburgers in their market.

[roadman65]

I waited 90 minutes for my meal as the queue was extended outside under a tent.   The computer went down also for 20 minutes prior to my turn to order did not help either.

This was two weeks after the place opened.  Plus the drive through queue extended out on Daryl Carter Parkway with local law enforcement monitoring traffic. 

That was totally unbelievable as no place like this has ever had long waits even after opening day.

[Rothman]

Reminds me of the nonsensical hype over Sonic when it opened in Latham, NY a few years ago.  Neither Sonic nor White Castle are worth that silliness.

[Avalanchez71]

I seem to recall a White Castle in South Florida some time ago in the early 80s.  I think it was somewhere around SR 826 and SR 817.

[Dirt Roads]

I seem to recall a White Castle in South Florida some time ago in the early 80s.  I think it was somewhere around SR 826 and SR 817.

Well, you are correct about the location.  The first White Castle in Florida opened in the late 1950s and was located in Miami on West Flagler Street near the intersection of 27th Avenue (now also known as SR-817).  However, all of the White Castle stores in Florida were closed in 1967.  But I also remember this location.  My first stint working in Miami was from 1991 to 1995, and then I had several other stints there 1998-99 and 2006, as well as many shorter projects.  I stayed on 27th Avenue near the airport back in the middle stint.  Not sure why I've got the same memory that you have; perhaps someone maintained or restored the old building in tribute.

[Flint1979]

I hate White Castle. Last time I ate at one was in Calumet City, Illinois about 10 years or so ago. I was on my way back to Indiana from a White Sox game and was hungry and Denny's was closed so I settled for White Castle. I never did like them and didn't like them that night either. So I haven't been back to one since.

[kevinb1994]

I hate White Castle. Last time I ate at one was in Calumet City, Illinois about 10 years or so ago. I was on my way back to Indiana from a White Sox game and was hungry and Denny's was closed so I settled for White Castle. I never did like them and didn't like them that night either. So I haven't been back to one since.

I'm not a White Castle fan either since the one that opened near where I grew up in NJ was crap.

Smaller sliders than what they had in the past. No thanks.

I prefer Whataburger. I probably won't be going there though once the nearest Culver's opens up by the time Labor Day rolls around.

[Flint1979]

I hate White Castle. Last time I ate at one was in Calumet City, Illinois about 10 years or so ago. I was on my way back to Indiana from a White Sox game and was hungry and Denny's was closed so I settled for White Castle. I never did like them and didn't like them that night either. So I haven't been back to one since.

I'm not a White Castle fan either since the one that opened near where I grew up in NJ was crap.

Smaller sliders than what they had in the past. No thanks.

I prefer Whataburger. I probably won't be going there though once the nearest Culver's opens up by the time Labor Day rolls around.

I had Whataburger when I was in Texas one time that was pretty good.