Horn & Hardart
Mind you, Horn & Hardart were no ordinary restaurants. They were “automats” or automated fast food restaurants. Here, you can purchase ready-to-eat food from behind the glass window, not unlike a huge vending machine. Just insert the amount indicated and hit the lever to get your freshly-prepared food. Unfortunately, the last location shut down in 1991.
Horn & Hardart
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Burger Chef
Burger Chef was a hamburger restaurant chain founded by General Electric in Indianapolis back in 1954. In its heyday, it boasted of more than 1,200 locations! Sadly, they lost to McDonalds, their biggest competitor. The fast food chain overexpanded and quality declined. Many locations were later turned into Hardee’s.
Burger Chef