The original building remained there on the site until just a few years ago. The name Wetson's went into fast-food history forever. I always made my mother scrape off the onions back then.not now. Went to the one on Hylan Blvd a lot! I havent been back to the old neighborhood in a while. Gino's Hamburgers was opened by football hall-of-famer Gino Marchetti, in 1957. After closing they built a bank at the original location. it was great, Then they opened A&W Root Beer I worked in the Far Rockaway store on Central Ave. There was a Wetsons on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore back in the 60s. They soon franchised the name and recipes into locations spanning more than half of the U.S. states and Winnipeg, Manitoba. My husband George absolutely loved Wetsons fries with some of the potato skins left on them!! I begged for one for Christmas one year. It mustve been 1968-70. and The Wetson Burger always a part of thoes good times. However, many of the store employees went on to work at Mr. Cheapos Record Exchange (Mineola), which is still in business today. I once received a whole patato in my fry bag at the Weston in Roslyn! Married to the love of his life Viviane Ventura, Actress and Socialite. What're you looking for? Paramus, NJ Route 17 (converted into a branch of the Stage Delicatessen) 29;000 pounds of meat, which is. My mother wasnt into cooking. The best ever in the 70s. L.I. I remember stopping by the Wetson's in Far Rockaway, Queens,NYC with my parents..near where my grandparents had a summer place during the early 1960's. I enjoyed eating their burgers, fries and sodas. I was a junior at Stony Brook and lived on campus. Believe it or not it was a union job. 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. His elderly father would drop the fries. Compare Wetsons to McDonalds Wetsons used to sell real fried chicken while McDonalds sold chicken mcnuggets. It was right between the Town and Glen I can smell them while I;m typing this. The crazy looking bank I heard was from the 64 worlds fair. The Food Was Excellent. That gives the chain burgers an off taste. At least the burgers and fries tasted like real food. I recall paying 15 cents for a burger & 10 cents for fries. We print the highest quality wetsons hamburgers t-shirts on the internet. I worked at Wetsons Levittown on Hempstead Turnpike in 64-65. The noise drove my dad nuts but my brothers, Mike and Gene, both worked there and had good memories of it. We went there a lot. Order Now. Lake Grove, NY Middle Country Road (Route 25) and Hawkins Avenue (now Two Guys Appliance) Being from a family of EMT FDNY and the NY POLICE DEPARTMENT you could always find a White Castle. I remember the Green Acres Mall Carl Hoppels the Belair theater Hills supermarket Pathmark the list goes on and on. Fresh beef available in the contiguous U.S., Alaska and Canada. A runza (also called a bierock, krautburger, or kraut pirok) is a yeast dough bread pocket with a filling consisting of beef, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings. Then there was Coney Island Jones Beach many a family summer spent there with my friends girlfriends and family. Which location did you visit? Ahead of its time. I liked Wetsons better. The chain was operating over 100 restaurants by 1985, but after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, by 1987 the company sold 90% of its locations to Hardee's and soon rebranded. The runzas sold by the Runza restaurant chain are rectangular while many of the bierocks sold in Kansas are . Menu. One on Boston Avenue (US Route 1) and one on Main Street in downtown Bridgeport. Saturday afternoon going to the South Shore Mall and then to Wetsons: a Long Island kids dream weekend. Herbs son Errol parked his XKE there every day before he married Margaux Hemingway. My father would buy my sister and I burgers when he picked us up. How can Ray pass it almost every day the orange rings were taken down several years ago? Any suggestions??? It was called Titus Oaks. Over the next decade, Wetsons expanded over much of the Northeast, opening over 70 locations across New Jersey, Connecticut, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and yes, Long Island. Parking lot was full of drag/racing kids. Yes, I remember it. The last Howard Johnsons that i know of was in Lake George NY. I say it was Wetsons. The soil consists mainly of loam on clay bottom, and is generally productive in grass, grain, vegetables and fruit. Simple recipes for homemade grilled, pan-fried, gourmet, smashed, and stuffed burgers. Something so fun about eating in the back seat of the car, all smushed together before the days of seat belts. to bad it no longer exlst . I have had the Nestle Aero bar,. every now and then I think about when I was a kid my friends and my family, and all the good times we had. I grew up on 48th between Broadway and Northern Blvd, down the street from Bryant HS. 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!. With White Castle serving as their only real competition, the pair opened their first Wetsons location. Or perhaps it was it Josephs or something I cant remember. Co-Founder of Wetson's Burgers. dose anyone remember ? I believe i started out at 1.00 per hour. Once married to Margaux Hemingway. Cove theater on Glen St. Our menu is inspired by real family dishes from the Wahlberg kitchen, recreated by Chef Paul with a delicious twist on your favorite homestyle classics. Burgers & Fries pickles & dehydrated onions also. Then youd put each potato into a slicer, water them down, and fry them. Typed it in and bam, herethis is. Only far out on Long Island, I would go to the Huntington Station, NY Wetsons on Route 110 I think it was replaced by a McDonalds. YUP. Pinterest . The one in Hicksville is still there well the structure is.You can still see the rings.I pass it almost every day. i was sad to see the rings go. An occasional 12 pack of beer out in the parking lot with the boys before hitchhiking home 6 miles at midnight. It was a good burger. Mine was: Valley Stream, NY Sunrise Highway at Rockaway Ave. (demolished). Buckeyes Steven Depolo/Flickr Usually made around the holidays, this signature homemade Ohio candy is downright mouthwatering to peanut butter and chocolate lovers. George's Burgers has been serving delicious food since 1993. I think it eventually just turned into a McDonalds maybe the McDonalds is still there? We use to get great little burgers from a place on the corner across from the school. Loved it and every bit as good as McDonalds. Today we discuss what happened to Wetson's, a chain of 70 hamburger restaurants based in New York that suddenly disappeared in the 1970s. Left in June of 70 (entered the service) and turned my spot over to my best friend, Dave Jennings. We also serve premium Wagyu beef, cage-free chicken, award-winning VegeFi Burger, Beyond Meat Burger and more. My dad used to take all all to these restaurants. So..all of his friends would come, order a plain burger, and get 4 patties on it, and a small soda, then come back for refills in Thick shakes. Danbury, CT, White Street I think it was route 107 across from the Korvettes. The main kitchen staff person was a very nice woman by the name of Gladys. I remember the Westons on Hawkins Ave. My parents got divorced and Wetsons was the exchange point. We had a Wetson s on Woodhaven /Cross Bay Bvd at Liberty Av. So, stop by Wendy's at 23 Route 46 East in Pine Brook, NJ. Brooklyn, NY Bay Parkway and Shore Parkway (now Wendys) The chain itself has grown in size with many locations now spread . Youd throw whole potatoes into a large grating machine. Sponsored. At times I would be getting a higher rate than some employees that had been there a few years. We called the double cheeseburgers sliders because if you werent careful, when you put them up on the transfer ledge the top burger would slide off of the bottom one. 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. bands gold crest emblazoned on the jacket. Long Island,Sunrise Hwy with friends. But it was a luxury to eat outeven at 20 cents a burger!! At its peak in the 1960s, there were 70 branches, mostly on Long Island. Started working at the Boston Road, Bronx location after High School in 1966. It is not on the list of locations. Elmhurst, NY Queens Boulevard (Route 25) and Woodhaven Boulevard (demolished) During the 60s I enjoyed going to Wetsons in Norwalk, Ct. This was the only fast food in the ealry 70s for Co-Op city residents. Lots of copycat burger recipes from fast food to upscale restaurants. Defunct 1970 Wetson's Hamburger Restaurant New York Metropolitan Classic T-Shirt. Norwalk, CT Connecticut Ave. (demolished) Just saw this post; completely accurate in all respects. He would get 6 hamburgers, five small fries and five milkshakes. Loves the simple cheese burger and the onions omg my mouth is watering just thinking of them now! @Anonymous. I really miss that place. It was on Sunrise Highway and Hook Creek Blvd. becoming a laudry mat! There was one on Astoria Blvd in Astoria Queens. There was a haircutter there for a while .. now used cars. the one on queens blvd is where we went. My father owned the wetsons in hempstead.also the wetsons in Franklin square.the only picture Ive seen of a wetsons has a sunbeam alpine parked in the parking lot.that picture is the hempstead store and that car belonged to my father. Wetsons was close enough to walk to, and we did. The reason Wetsons and All American burgers tasted and taste so good is they used hand separated premium ground beef. During that summer was promoted to manager by relocating as district manager requested. The burgers were 15-cents and could be "bought by the bagful, while the fries, made from hand-peeled potatoes, cost a whole dime. When did Wetsons close at that location and did it change to McDonalds? Then I got a job at Hicksville location until they closed. I lived one block away. Nothing like the 70s ,Bellerose, N.Y. Always went to the one in Roslyn on Northern Blvd..Loved the burger because the pickles were much more tasty than McDonalds or BKThe crinkle cut fries were better than McDonalds or BKPort Washington went years before we had a Burger King. I was telling my children 15 and 21 that was Burger king and McDonalds competition along with (which came a few years later not at all in the same location)~ Roy Rogers!! Stamford, CT Hope Street (now Donut Delight) I grew up in Bay Shore. GTOsss. We ate there too often and we looked like we did. But still I was so excited the day those orange bricks went up I went home and told my dad about it. The chain was successful and expanded to other cities, including Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Dayton, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore . I grew up in Lynbrook, right across the border from Valley Stream. The chain started growing in popularity by the 1960s, and it became a culinary mainstay, with its slogan "Everybody goes to Gino's." Gino's Hamburgers Errol who was a POS had married one of the Hemingway daughters, Didnt last long as was expected. Now to get my fix I go to All Americans in Massapequa when on Long Island. We grew in up in Keansburg just down the street, I can still taste the burgers. Here you will find the best burger recipes including classic hamburgers, sliders, cheeseburgers, and more! Wetson's was one of the most popular chains that went up against McDonald's shortly after it got started. Really wish I had a time machine. I remember because I named my dog Wetson. I went to the one in Bayshore New York on Long Island with my parents as a kid in late 60 early 70s. I would pay a lot for one of those babies now! And the foodthe highlight was the cheese they put on the cheeseburger buns. Total loser with no redeeming value.. Who replaced Wetsons on Empire Blvd and Flatbush Avenue? Share. Bischoff's Ice Cream and Candy 154 reviews Open Now Dessert, American $ "Classic Ice Cream Parlour" At one time it was Benson Burger. There was one in Maspeth queens on Flushing Avenue and 61st St. What about the Bronx, NY CASTLE HILL AVE & BRUCKNER BLVD location??? There was a place across from the school that had great little burgers at the counter. We went to the one in Elmhurst, NY on Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard. I loved Westons. I also worked in the Lawrence Wetsons after high school for about a year. Wetson's, like many hamburger joints founded in the 1960s, was inspired by the rapid success of McDonald's. At it's peak, it had over 70 locations in the New York Metropolitan area, as well as a few in California. 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. The burgers were fine for 20 cents. The Wetson's chain was started by Herbert (Herb) Wetanson. Grew up in Bay shore also.Loved going Wetsons with my family, and then we would hit the Carvels on the way homeIt was a treat. LOVED this so much! Guy Lombardo (band leader from 50s & 60s) walked up to the window one day. Biggest problem was weekend mornings. Staten Island, NY Forest Avenue (converted into an Italian deli) It became a chicken barbecue place later in life. Bute, a.k.a. I worked at the new one a few times when they were short staffed. I have pictures of myself at 6 yrs old ice skating down Burnham Ave,my family homes street,in Roslyn Heights. I went to PS 151. Researched this online but cant find any info on where in Bridgeport Wetsons was located. The older one had better food, service and personel. Home of the midget racers. In Lodi N.J. My first job in the late 60s.Was next to a Tuscan Milk distribution center off of Rt.80..we use to go out at night with raw potatos and try to kill all the rats that would always be around our dumpstersnow a WAWA. .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). I remember the Franklin Square location well. Many Long Island fast food fans have mourned their loss ever since. I was told there was never a Wetsons there. I can still taste the ketchup, pickles, and onions. Great memories at Bethpage location best fries and burgers then go next door to jolly Rogers always a treat. Janice Hummel.. you may be thinking of the Gardner Manor Mall when there was a Sears thereIt had a foot bridge..Bay shore mall was only one levelI remember way back when they hadnt enclosed it yet, and there was a Hills supermarket there.. Memories. When they went out of business I did not shed tears. Everybody knows that McDonalds has better flies. There was one in west Hempstead long island..there were hamburger eating contest on the weekends. Yes I remember it well. Luigi terapiccio. Owner Wetenson, had 2 sons. 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. I think we had a total of 43 stores when i left Wetsons. Life was so much simpler then in a good way, Do you tenner one on deer park ave north Babylon. I lived one block from that location, on E 59th St. Hempstead, NY Fulton Ave. Great memories. In a further nod to McDonalds, Wetsons presented two mascots, Wetty and Sonny, who were, you guessed it, clowns. I remember when McDonalds opened too. My bro worked there its first summer cutting the fries. Think White Castle in Hempstead was the only other fast food burger place around at the time. 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. Sunrise and Hook Creek was Burger N Shake. Two men from Valley Stream, Harold Norbitz and Carl Wetanson (a popular race car driver on the Island) visited a McDonalds in Chicago, were impressed by the concept, and decided to duplicate it in New York, hopefully before the Golden Arches made their inevitable entrance into the local market. It became a Arthur Treachers now a Taco Bell. Lived on Bell Air Rd in SI. The Jamaica location is now a fruit stand, assuming youre talking about the location that was at Hillside Avenue and Hollis Court Blvd. ate at far rockaway many times in the 60s and 70s. I used to go with my dad to the one in Bay Shore. I remember the Flatbush and Empire Blvd location in Brooklyn. Soon there was a Jack in the box My first. Today it is the site of Valley Stream Honda Pre Owned. 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. Loved Wetsons BIG W yum!!! This was when time were great! Shop wetsons hamburgers t-shirts created by independent artists from around the globe. I loved the 70s! THIS IS SHRINKWRAPPED TO STURDY FOAMBOARD. mocha 770 Cal. Actually, the one in Valley Stream was on Sunrise Highway east of Green Acres. Miss those burgers & fries. Wow, what memories. 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! So we let Dad do the buying. Rego Park, NY Woodhaven Boulevard and 63rd Drive (now Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins) 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. The manager would make us punch out if we didnt clean up fast enough at closing time, then go finish up. Hot apple pie served in a paper sleeve. They specialize in hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, and milkshakes. Great memories. It wasnt on Rockaway and Sunsrise Highway, it was on Brooklyn Ave at the intersection Sunrise Highway across the street the now-defuct TSS store near my home in laurelton whis was across the street. Small world. Just one thing wrong with the list up top..Bay Shore, (not West Islip) had to Wetsonsthe one on Sunrise Highway & Pine Drive was in Bay Shore, and was a very interesting location due to its place near number one, Gardner Manor Shopping Center, & number two, that any traffic coming from Bay Shore Road from points west, was detoured to a short stretch of Pine Drive, then east on Sunrise Highway to Howells Road to continue to Downtown Bay Shore or points east.a VERY BUSY intersection. We had lines on Saturday & Sunday during the summer all day & night that didnt stop. . It was torn down and turned into a carpet store and still was before I left for the Navy in 82. I welcome all of your memories of Wetsons in our comments section below as we pay tribute to this little slice of Long Island in the 1970s. He had an interesting and creative 10 year business plan. To a teen like me, this was heaven. My first job.. remember cutting and blanching fresh potatoes each morning into French Fries , Weston made the best double cheeseburgers on Long Island they melted the cheese I came all the way from queens to go to the Westons in Hicksville between old country rd. Hamburgers were 15 cents at that time. I turned red, because I thought we did something illegal.lol Their hamburgers were good. attending St. Pats, we used to run around and play in the parking lot Wish they would bring it back.. Two brothers from Europe that made their own wonderful ice cream . It was the opposite side. There is a Tach Hell there now. & Jericho Tpke, Bellerose, N.Y. Late 60s, early 70s, remember burgers 10 cents, anybody remember location and price, just down the block from original High Class Pizza and Pizza Hut which I remember turned into a used car dealer. Westons , Lake Success, New Hyde Park, near Sperry Gyroscope (my aunt was an engineer) and LI Jewish Hospital! 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). [5][6], Since 2016 and as of 2022, the Wetson's trademark is owned by National Food Brands Marketing, Inc., of East Norwich, New York.[7]. Nice to meet you you all. I thought the manager was going to turn blue. The one in the corner of Oceanside road and sunrise hwy, in Rockville center,that turned into whether teachers to taco bell..awsome.i still live on the same block and talked about it all the time.all the orange seats I remeber.walking up with the family and sitting on the booths. It was always a treat and a welcome relief from the turkey tetrazini, what ever the hell that was mom was making. None of those buses ran on overhead electric wires. from Dunkin Donuts. That is the one they list as West Islip and I think it is really Brightwaters! 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