Krystal Review – Bourbon Street, New Orleans

I’ve written a bunch on the Krystal chain, the south’s version of White Castle.  It’s fascinating to me that these two chains, with nearly identical concepts, sprang up at the same time in different parts of the country;  it’s also fascinating that one hasn’t gobbled up the other.  White Castle is still family owned, Krystal… Continue reading Krystal Review – Bourbon Street, New Orleans

Krystals Waffle Fries Review

(Update, these are apparently no longer available.  Potato “strips,” grits, or beans are the alternative choice to fries at present). Hit up Krystal to try one of their latest offerings, Seasoned Waffle Fries, and of course, I needed a couple sliders to ‘wash’ them down with.   After decades of contemplation about it, I think I… Continue reading Krystals Waffle Fries Review

White Castle

Sliders, gut bombs, no matter what you call them, the small square burgers cooked on a bed of onions, are a distinctly American tradition.    The White Castle chain was one of the first fast food establishments, started in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. Americans were reticent to eat ground beef at the time, due to the… Continue reading White Castle

New Orleans, LA – Castleburgers

One of the 24/7 munchie palaces in New Orleans is a local chain called “Tastee Donuts.” Hardly a chain, anymore, I had a hard time finding an open location, all my usual Tastees were boarded up. In addition to delicious donut thingies, Tastee also serves “Castleburgers”, a complee schnock off of White Castles/Krystal, no different… Continue reading New Orleans, LA – Castleburgers

Birmingham, AL – Krystal Mini Dogs

I couldn’t pass up Krystal’s version of chili dogs, mild curiousity.  For those of you not living in the South, Krystal is to Southerners what White Castle is to Northerners/   I wanted to try the Krystal “Pups” just because they were cute – diminutive versions of the chili dog, small enough to fit three… Continue reading Birmingham, AL – Krystal Mini Dogs