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Pine Brook, NJ Route 46 & Hook Mountain Road Ah memories. My dad used to take all all to these restaurants. It is not on the list of locations. Jericho Turnpike/Jamaica Avenue, Bellerose, between Commonwealth Blvd and 91st Ave. Site is now a Queens County Savings Bank. I worked at the Syosset Wetsons on Jericho Turnpike in 1966. Thank you for sharing that. I grew up in Lynbrook, right across the border from Valley Stream. ate at far rockaway many times in the 60s and 70s. They had the good large diameter straws. I used to work for Carl Wetanson. Everybody knows that McDonalds has better flies. Defunct 1970 Wetson's Hamburger Restaurant New York Metropolitan Classic T-Shirt. Far Rockaway,NY Beach Channel Drive (converted to KFC) I used to go to Benson Burgers on Flatlands and E 57 Street when I would go to the library, about 1966-1968. Then feast at Wetsons. Carl is still in good health and still drives his hot rods! Cheers everyone. Burgers & Fries pickles & dehydrated onions also. We use to get great little burgers from a place on the corner across from the school. BRING WETSONS BACK !!!! Co-Founder of Wetson's Burgers. North Lawrence, NY Rockaway Turnpike Mine was: Valley Stream, NY Sunrise Highway at Rockaway Ave. (demolished). Great fries. Unfortunately, McDonalds and Burger King had both grown significantly, with each vying to capture the majority of the New York market. Totally agree..The 70s were the best..Best music, best cars..Wouldnt trade my childhood for anything ..I remember the Bank your talking about..It looked like a submarine..It was by Howard Johnsons.. Good old Wetsons I vaguely remember visiting the Stamford location (I assume Stamford) unofficial motto Where the pickle is bigger than the patty!. I remember the Wetsons location on Boston Ave. and Pembroke (I think). With White Castle serving as their only real competition, the pair opened their first Wetsons location. As a high school student, My hands-down favorite candy bar as a little kid. gtjoey1314. Is this the one on the north side of Jericho right before the train trestle that crosses over Jericho, Grandparents had a pink house right behind the fence of Wetsons, on Old Country Road in Hicksville NYwhen it was time to depart, grandma would run upstairs at the window above the fence and wave goodbye as we drove the car down Old Country Road back home to Flushing.What great memories, wonderful visits and what a treat when we were allowed a hamburger at Wetsons. In Freeport by the Freeport Theatre and the LIRR. The last Howard Johnsons that i know of was in Lake George NY. The farmers engaged largely in the production of milk to supply the Newark market, and considerable quantities of butter, eggs, poultry, pork, beef, hay and straw were produced for market. List of defunct fast-food restaurant chains, "Glimpse of History: 'Look for the orange circles' in Montville", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wetson%27s&oldid=1124599178, Defunct fast-food chains in the United States, Defunct restaurant chains in the United States, 1975 disestablishments in New York (state), New York (state) articles missing geocoordinate data, Articles missing coordinates without coordinates on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 14:57. Best burgers ever. Friday evening, after the last day of the school year!, time to get the band new Ked sneakers for Summer fun, Jones Beach,, Coney Island, Rockaway Playland, Rye Playland (steeplechase Merry go round, fun house the big spinning slinging wooden disc!). Wow, I remember the Wetsons in Hicksville, because my family lived in a garden apartment building that was kind of behind that strip of stores. It was a good time!! The noise drove my dad nuts but my brothers, Mike and Gene, both worked there and had good memories of it. While I was working there MacDonald opened down the block. I was just telling my husband that one of my best memories of Brooklyn was going to Wetsons with my godbrothers, godparents and my parents. Wetson's menu was practically identical to McDonald's, with hamburgers, french fries, drinks and shakes. [3], Wetson's struggled against the large national hamburger chains McDonald's and Burger King when they entered the New York metropolitan area market in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hey you. We talk about it all the time. Gino's Hamburgers was opened by football hall-of-famer Gino Marchetti, in 1957. Hi I use to work at Wetsons in Woodside in the 70s you forgot to mention it as a teenager I thought it was a awesome job. Then youd put each potato into a slicer, water them down, and fry them. The fries were greasy, the hamburgers were too small for the bun and the fried chicken wasnt as good the Chinese restaurant. Cart. There was also locations on Flatlands Ave next to South Shore High School in Brooklyn as well as Church Ave and Remsen Ave in Brooklyn. Food. The Wetsons on Empire and Flatbush became a Nathans around 1976. Salty as hell. I remember the Flatbush and Empire Blvd location in Brooklyn. He got his hamburger and a server (not me) tried to help him with a plugged ketchup bottle. It was the first fast food I ever had, at age 4. Hi Keith, Do you know why the rings on the roof were raised? We still talk about it. The Mani Hani Manufactorers Hanover in the submarine shape. Do you mean Spicys? Once can certainly dream though. Bring back the good old days, Westons sponsored my 6 & 7th grade little league baseball team in Glen Cove. excellent.great burgers and fries at a decent price..and a dunkin donut was right down the street where you could watch them actually make the donuts.what a country!!! You would pull into the lot and before you could park some kid would flip open your hood to see what engine you were running! Best food in the world the best times we were actually a family and I remember a lot of the guys that used to work there. Thank you for your research. The music from the 60s and 70s was the best. It was a free standing unit. Here you will find the best burger recipes including classic hamburgers, sliders, cheeseburgers, and more! Was there ever a Wetsons located on Flatlands Ave off Ralph Ave. , Brooklyn. They specialize in hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, and milkshakes. Present this card at address below and Receive Free our delicious Filet of Fish Sandwich. Does anyone remember the Dublin Pub in New Hyde Park one of my favorite places to go on the weekends as a young adult of 18-21.Yes the memories. P.S. Google+ 0. Hicksville location at corner of Levittown Parkway and Old Country Road, 1970-ish. I used to go to the one on sunrise hwy in valley stream. No cleverly designed utensils, everything was done by hand; the small bags for French fries were filled using metal tongs (try it very difficult to accomplish quickly). chocolate strawberry 790 Cal. Those buses ran on overhead electric wires . The one shes lists was @ 144th St. and Hillside Ave. I thought it was the best burger in the world a child. Wetson's was known for its signature burger, the "Big W", as well as 15-cent burgers, 10-cent fries, and the slogans "Look for the Orange Circles" and "Buy a bagful," phrases similar to the McDonald's slogan "Look for the Golden Arches" and White Castle's "Buy 'em by the sack". Valley Stream was more towards Brooklyn Ave further east. The entire university shut down for a week. We used to walk to the New Hyde Park Wetsons a little over a mile away. Me, being all of 8 years old thought I should get two burgers as well. I grew up in Bay Shore. Now to get my fix I go to All Americans in Massapequa when on Long Island. The building design was inspired by the original McDonald's, but the orange neon rings on its rooftop were distinctive. I was a junior at Stony Brook and lived on campus. There was one in west Hempstead long island..there were hamburger eating contest on the weekends. The restaurants history is brief, slayed mercilessly during the fast food wars of the 1970s. The older one had better food, service and personel. They were great!!! Corner Bakery Cafe (CBC Restaurant Corporation) is an American chain of cafes that specialize in pastries, breads, breakfast dishes, gourmet sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, and pasta. The one on old country road became a record shop for awhile. My mom worked as a front desk clerk at the motel and gave me 50 cents each day to get lunch at Wetsons. buying LPs in the late 80s to mid 90s. Happy days for real! Used to go to that one almost every other day. The leaky cup! Actually when McDonalds first hit the scene the Westons burgers, fries and shake were MUCH BETTER! Wetson's was an American fast food hamburger chain that existed from 1959 to 1975. Any memories? It was Sunrise and Astor Place. I begged for one for Christmas one year. You would take a wooden spoon and add the cheese to a burger to make a cheeseburger. Does anyone remember someone selling term papers out of the wetsons on queens blvd (or maybe northern blvd) heard about if from a guy I hitched a ride with forty years ago and always wondered if it was true he made it sound like an organized going concern there. Sunrise and Hook Creek was Burger N Shake. It Preceeded McDonalds in the Greater NY area. What a rip off. I know Spicys began in 1975. They were behind the old A&S and a little west. Our location in Ozone Park was on the corner of Woodhaven blvd and Rockaway blvd, across from the Crossbay movie theater. There was a place across from the school that had great little burgers at the counter. We ate there too often and we looked like we did. Syosset, NY, 321 Jericho Tpke (now a Burger King) I was trying to find relatives of the original owners of Wetsons to let them know (just in case those were the last orange rings still in existence) in case they wanted them when they were removed but wasnt successful gave up too soon I guess. All Rights Reserved. Today we discuss what happened to Wetson's, a chain of 70 hamburger restaurants based in New York that suddenly disappeared in the 1970s. Never got anything for it except to see Vito make his collections. Hamburgers were 15 cents at that time. Wish we could go back in time to do it all again and relive our youth. .15 cent burgers at Wetsons, .12 cent burgers at White Castle(where when my father would drive up.hed roll down the window half wayand the waitress would roller skate up to the car with a tray that hung on the window)they also had a Sabaret hot dog stand that sold .25 dogs(with everything)(close by). We had a Wetson s on Woodhaven /Cross Bay Bvd at Liberty Av. We used to go to one near the Crossbay Theater in Queens when we were kids. I used to give my dad a description of the status as it was being constructed on my way walking home from PS244 every day. Don't forget to try our made-to-order sides, like fresh-cut fries and double beer-battered onion rings or our delicious frozen custard desserts. Remember it very well. Taught teamwork but the manager liked to drink at the bar directly in back of the store. Things just seemed so different back in 70s. to go anywhere near Wetsons it was evil. The old take out place stayed open a little while after the sit down restaurant opened where the McDonalds currently is on Rockaway and Sunrise. I moved to that area in the late 1950s, it was closed then until Spicys. in Roslyn. I have to drive 30 miles to get to it but its always worth it. His elderly father would drop the fries. LOL. Best guy in the world , wed all visit him years later. Contact. It wasnt on Rockaway and Sunsrise Highway, it was on Brooklyn Ave at the intersection Sunrise Highway across the street That was before there were any McDonalds in Queens. Wetson's was one of the most popular chains that went up against McDonald's shortly after it got started. I remember because I named my dog Wetson. It is now New Giant fruit stop. Yes, the former Giants and Jets punter (RIP, Dave). You neglected to mention Bellerose/Floral Park, on Jericho Tpke. It mustve been 1968-70. The Food Was Excellent. I recall paying 15 cents for a burger & 10 cents for fries. I remember the stripes that were red and white on the bldg.wetsons reminds me of Wendys when it comes to the taste,although I dont eat Wendys very much. The main kitchen staff person was a very nice woman by the name of Gladys. As a family of 8, even fast food was a luxury. Instead of putting the car in reverse, he put it in drive and drove right through the restaurant dining room. I worked at the Wetsons on Sunrise Hwy. Having grown up working in his father Carl Wetansons restaurants, Herb was drawn to this new and unique style of what would later become known as a "fast food" restaurant. There was a rifle range in the middle school cellar and kids would have their rifles on the school buses bringing them to practice there. After every win we got 2 burgers fries and a soda. Remove burgers with a sturdy metal spatula and transfer to a plate. Which location did you visit? I lived one block from that location, on E 59th St. The Wetson's chain was started by Herbert (Herb) Wetanson. Staten Island, NY Forest Avenue (converted into an Italian deli) At its peak, Wetson's had approximately 70 locations in the greater New York metropolitan area. Thank you for sharing all of those wonderful memories and thank you for helping to keep people safe for all those years. At its peak the Wetson's chain comprised over 70 restaurants. Near Shops at the Falls Items Include: Furniture - Oriental rugs - Lamps - Mirrors - Mosaic Italian Inlaid Marble . This was the Wetsons on Hempstead Ave in West Hempstead, NY, I called my mother today to ask if she remembers Westons because I was recalling happy Sundays after church. I remember that crazy looking white space ship, submarine bank. close by. We had one in Syosset. At its peak in the 1960s, there were 70 branches, mostly on Long Island. Wish I could take my kids w me and show them how it used to be. Unforgettable burger. The manager would make us punch out if we didnt clean up fast enough at closing time, then go finish up. Worked at the Freeport location in the early 60s. The name Wetson's went into fast-food history forever. Im guessing that it was on 47th or 48th ave & 210th or 211th st. Incidentally, anyone out there remember the Dairly Maid Ice Cream parlor which was on Francis Lewis Blvd.? I used to travel to many of the other Wetson locations when a grill man called in. & Sunrise Hwy. Thats where I had many fond memories. I remember one in Franklin Square, LI, in between the towns of West Hempstead and Elmont on Hempstead Turnpike. bands gold crest emblazoned on the jacket. All American made. I regret not trying longer I miss driving by those orange rings. Show more What Happened to Arthur Treacher's Fish. I worked in many of the stores within 20 miles of Valley stream. My husband George absolutely loved Wetsons fries with some of the potato skins left on them!! Am I the only one who remembers the Westons location on Flatlands Ave & Ralph Ave in Canarsie Brooklyn or am I mistaken. L.I. I went to the one on sunrise highway in valley stream in the late 50s. We had those chains before Burger King and McDonalds arrived. Parents used to take us to Wetsons when I was about 5 yrs old w my brother. Then there was Hubie Burger with seeds on their buns. Even images of the restaurant are pretty scarce online, so I cant even show you an old menu. Known for their breakfast foods; their signature dishes are the Apple Pancake, Dutch Baby, German Pancake . Syosset was where I went.5 yrs old.a couple of families would pile in the station wagons( with the back seats that faced each other)I remember the glowing arch circles at night as you were pulling up. & 61st St. Whatever happened to that? in Commack, across the street from the bowling alley near the Sunken Meadow Pkwy. Do any still exist or have they all been demolished? . Lake Grove, NY Middle Country Road (Route 25) and Hawkins Avenue (now Two Guys Appliance) Wetson's was an American fast-food chain that operated from 1959 to 1975 and was known for its signature "Big W" burger, as well as 15-cent burgers and 10-cent fries. The 70s was the best era to grow up in!!!! Everything was different then. During my senior year at Valley Stream Central High School in 1964 I worked for a brief period at their location on Sunrise Highway. Are you from Valley Stream? behind them during recess. During that summer was promoted to manager by relocating as district manager requested. I do. We usually went to the one on Sunrise Highway in West Islip, NY. In 1959, the fast food giant of the West Coast, McDonalds, had yet to open any restaurants in the New York area. I wish they would make a comeback with the same recipes. It was a good burger. It was similar to velveta, smooth, creamy and perfect with bun and burger. I have great memories of that location I was just a kid at the time my parents would take us to the drive in movies and we would always stop for burgers and fries our dog always got a burger when we came home she would smell them and go into a fit until she got one. Locations during short career After Bronx, Norwalk, CT, Lodi, NJ, Queens Blvd and Schenectady, NY ( 1 day visit before resigning). This was when time were great! The other Wetsons was located on the corner of east Sunrise Highway & Penataquit Avenuealso in Bay Shore, located directly across from South Shore Mall. The following is a list of notable current and former fast food restaurant chains, as distinct from fast casual restaurants (see List of casual dining restaurant chains), coffeehouses (see List of coffeehouse chains), ice cream parlors (see List of ice cream parlor chains), and pizzerias (see List of pizza chains). I remember the Wetsons in Bethpage on Hempstead Turnpike across the road from the Pergments Department Store & Miles Shoe Store and next door to the Jolly Rogers Playland. We had lunch there almost daily. then after DD remodeled the place the rings were removed. It was right between the Town and Glen July 18, 2013. Garnish as desired and serve immediately. Any memories? Wetsons was demolished and a Roosevelt Savings Bank was put up there. I used to live in Syosset when I was growing up. Ok start checking in if you Beat ME!!!!!!! Loved it. I remember Wetsons at Sunrise and Horton Ave. Am I wrong? I remember riding my bicycle to Westons in Syosset and enjoying a burger and fries when I heard the news that JFK was shot from the patrons. My. West islip. The Bee Gees. attending St. Pats, we used to run around and play in the parking lot Buckeyes Steven Depolo/Flickr Usually made around the holidays, this signature homemade Ohio candy is downright mouthwatering to peanut butter and chocolate lovers. WETSON'S HAMBURGERS-BUY A BAGFUL-NEW YORK CITY-ORIGINAL 1950s ERA DRINK CUP Wetson's Hamburger Buy A Bagful 1960-era lPaper Cup Long Island New York 1968 WETSON'S HAMBURGERS CHEESEBURGER SALE AD 4" X 10" Newspaper Clipping M262 WETSON'S HAMBURGERS-BUY A BAGFUL-VINTAGE 1960s ERA UNUSED BEVERAGE CUP Everyone there considered it part of the show and put up with all the tickets. and being a HUGE fan of their fried chicken. Links for more info The following are links about Wetson's you may find interesting. also there was one on hempstead Tpk.Levittown, Lake Grove Long Island. Also one in West Hempstead I believe on front street, across the street from White Castle. Was sad to see them gone one day. Wetson's 20 Hempstead Avenue West Hempstead Long Island, New York. Later on a putt putt went up not far from there. There was a location not listed, in Co-Op City on the junction of Tillotson Ave and Baychester Ave. Glen Cove Wetsons was razed & the current McDonalds was built in its place in 1975, not an office building (I worked in the new McDonalds in 75). @Anonymous. My Dad Owned the Wetsons Franchise store in Hicksville on Old Country Rd & Levittown Parkway.. My uncles owned two others.. They rebuilt Wetsons and never fired Stevie because all the customers liked him so much. YEAH REMEMBER THAT CRAZY BANK AT SOUTH SHORE MALL AND REMEMBER WETSONS WAS A TREAT TO GET MISS THAT. Hang the baskets up and cook them fresh to a golden brown. I believe i started out at 1.00 per hour. Thats over 50 years ago and it was always a special treat. THIS MEASURES 5.5 X 7.5 . . Bute, a.k.a. Jimmy was Greek. Brings back some old memories. Brooklyn, NY Flatbush Avenue And Avenue U (demolished, now a bank) a fast food chain of restaurants back in the 70's that had a great burger and milk shake. We flipped down the tail gate of our Ford Falcon Wagon and chowed down on burgers, fries and shakes. the now-defuct TSS store near my home in laurelton whis was across the street. The chain struggled against the ever-growing McDonald's and Burger King brands. Wish they would return. Good evening I worked at the Valley Stream Wetsons Location all through High School. A day of infamy. I remember the Westons on Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, by Korvettes shopping center, as a kid in the 70s, in fact met a guy, at Villa Baglieri, Italian dude ranch, upstate, NY, who served as a double for the wrestler Ivan Putsky, who told us some interesting stories about the place and some special serving methods they employed. Glen Cove NY, Glen St. Man great memories. Use to live on the Wetson and White Castle burgers that were across the street from one another on the border of where Hempstead met West Hempstead. As a young child in the early to mid 1960s I remember a Wetsons in Sayville, NY.11782, on the southeast corner of Lakeland Av. $23.95 . I worked at the West Islip (Bay Shore) store across from the South Shore Mall. We grew in up in Keansburg just down the street, I can still taste the burgers. I hope national foods do come back with the same taste as the past . Your email address will not be published. Cook Out is a privately owned American fast-food restaurant chain operating in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Mississippi.Founded in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1989, the chain has since expanded and now has restaurants in over 100 cities. I worked at that store as my first paying job. At one time it was Benson Burger. It is shown that way in a picture that is reported to be the Hempstead Wetsons in Hempstead. Ive havent been back home in years. I remember a Marine Midland branch at Mid-Island Shopping Plaza that had an ATM that would hand out cash in *any* denomination including change (via a Wendys like change dispenser). I would pay a lot for one of those babies now! I really miss that place. phenybutazone, is a painkiller and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) used on horses and considered harmful to humans if ingested. Bojangles OpCo, LLC., doing business as Bojangles (known as Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits until 2020), is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants that specializes in cajun-seasoned fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits that primarily serves the Southeastern United States.The company was founded in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas. 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