I remember riding my bike early Saturday mornings with my father, sister, and neighborhood friends going for breakfast!! The first Original Pancake House opened in 1953 in Portland, Oregon, by Les Highet and Erma Hueneke, who collected recipes for their restaurant from around the world. It became a chicken barbecue place later in life. I grew up out there and the building looks like it could have been one. We would drive there from Northport high school during lunch. Bellerose, Queens. PS: Graffiti in the Employees restroom, Flush twice, its a long way to the kitchen. Last I heard, the location was a Queens County Savings Banks. I worked at Wetsons Levittown on Hempstead Turnpike in 64-65. Hamburgers were 15 cents at that time. Loved it. 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. During that summer was promoted to manager by relocating as district manager requested. We always stopped for lunch, off to Bargintown, in Queens, and Dinner in Oceanside at Nathans. Researched this online but cant find any info on where in Bridgeport Wetsons was located. 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. My father also took us to the Wetsons on sunrise highway in valley stream.he would buy me and my older brother a hamburger,fries,and soda and I would sit in the back seat of our 1964 black Cadillac.then he would buy some food for my mom and younger brother who were home waiting for us to finish our eats.great food and even better memories .now my dad is in his 90s g-d bless and hes a Burger King fan ! Wetsons at the bayshore Mall was great! Was sad to see them gone one day. 1960-The nights were spent in Wetsons parking lot waiting for a race. I dont remember how the food tasted, but I remember I liked it and was sorry when the store closed down. I thought the manager was going to turn blue. The tables and chairs were all over Sunrise Highway. Recognizing that the Levittown area of Long Island shared a similar post-war demographic to that of San Bernardino, he found a closed Mayflower coffee and donut shop in that town and, along with his younger brother Errol Wetanson, in 1959 at this location opened the first Wetson's. 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. Started working at the Boston Road, Bronx location after High School in 1966. It had orange colors there way back.. No, All American was custom built for All American. Bethpage, NY Hempstead Tnpk and Rt. Back in the day of eating home cooked meals every day,Wetsons was a treat, when mom would buy burgers, fries and shakes that we would eat outside during the spring and summer months. Grew up in Valley Stream. Then feast at Wetsons. Remove burgers with a sturdy metal spatula and transfer to a plate. At its peak the Wetson's chain comprised over 70 restaurants. How about that for that 70,s show, I worked at the wetsons on the corner of Rockaway Avenue and Sunrise Highway now a McDonalds wetsons change to Nathans though back in 76 work there too, By the way that was in Valley Stream New York. 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. and 46th St.. Last time I drove by a number of years ago the building was still there. And the other one on Forest Avenue Best By Richmond Avenue and is now at McDonalds the family that only three stores also had one in New Jersey that the crew was shuffled between the four stores. Does anyone know what happened to Jimmy? the burger joint was razed in 1976 and there I retired in 1990. The hamburgers were made on the grill by Greek men who actually cooked. My mind is blown. 2. I remember a Wetsons in Levittown, NY, on the North side of Hempstead Turnpike in the late 50s and early 60s. In the US and the UK Bute has been shown to cause the suppression of white blood cell production; as well as aplastic anemia. 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. 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. It Preceeded McDonalds in the Greater NY area. At least the burgers and fries tasted like real food. It also was a Nathans and an Arthur Treachers fish and chips!! So many have come and gone. The last Howard Johnsons that i know of was in Lake George NY. vanilla 770 Cal. Item Information. I lived two houses down and across the street on Oceanside Rd.1972-74. New Hyde Park Long Island, Wetson's Hamburgers 1966 by Long Island $15.99 USD SKU 121319 Pay in 4 interest-free installments for orders over $50.00 with Learn more Options Quantity Add to cart Share this: All purchased images are printed without the watermark. I bought a brand new 72 Duster fully loaded for $3,000.00 and since my favorite color is orange, I named it Wetson. and 63rd Ave. location. Grew up in Garden City and remember 1967 grad year driving to the Wetson off of Hempstead Tpk in West Hempstead near Kleins, LOVED THEIR FRENCH FRIES! Btw, did I mention the burgers tasted like s-hit? I regret not trying longer I miss driving by those orange rings. I used to travel to many of the other Wetson locations when a grill man called in. Their burgers, fries, and shakes were to me better than McDonalds, and Burger Wii sure had a lot of fun. close by. I was just telling my husband about Wetsons and the best childhood memoreis ever. The meat patties once thawed were a gray-greenish color. I remember the one in Teaneck, N.J. its a real shame that the kids today cant experience Wetson Burger. I thought it was the best burger in the world a child. then after DD remodeled the place the rings were removed. It was similar to velveta, smooth, creamy and perfect with bun and burger. I remember laughing with my friends siting on the curb next to my Moms brand new blue Ford Falcon while eating fries and feeding the sparrows. Wetson's Long Island-native Herb Wetanson was inspired to found Wetson's after seeing McDonald's while on a roadtrip out west. We used a tumbler/peeler to peel the potatoes for the fries, while the new one used frozen fries. I would pay a lot for one of those babies now! The strip was on the new 4 lane highway to the garbage incinerator at Bar Beach where our strip was. The chain struggled against the ever-growing McDonald's and Burger King brands. I remember one in Bellport, NY on Station Road off of Montauk Highway. 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. Lake Grove, NY Middle Country Road (Route 25) and Hawkins Avenue (now Two Guys Appliance) My Dad Owned the Wetsons Franchise store in Hicksville on Old Country Rd & Levittown Parkway.. My uncles owned two others.. They were all diesel powered. Real job as a teenager. The other Wetsons was located on the corner of east Sunrise Highway & Penataquit Avenuealso in Bay Shore, located directly across from South Shore Mall. I used to go to the one on sunrise hwy in valley stream. $.20/burger at that time. Pinterest . We had shakes and apple pies also. $25.00. To which I responded, but dad, theyre orange! After the record store closed it stayed like that for awhile when it was vacant but the new people (Dunkin Donuts???) My family would always go to the one in Hicksville, LI before heading to the drive-in movies with us kids in the back of the station wagon (window open so we could breathe in all that carbon monoxide that made us what we are today! Dont ever remember getting a burger or friesjust the fried chicken !!! My mother wasnt into cooking. It is now a Top Banana, which is a combination bodega and pizza parlor (dont ask!). My parents brought him to the Lake Grove Wetsons instead. Biggest problem was weekend mornings. I know I ate there but people I talk to dont remember it.. Food was good. .. We went to the Bayshore, Long Island NY one and sometimes the Freeport NY one. We had those chains before Burger King and McDonalds arrived. Just a note about the Wetsons in Valley Stream. Wetsons was my first job, I was 15 and worked on 86th St and 7th Ave in Brooklyn. My bro worked there its first summer cutting the fries. L.I. He wound up spraying ketchup on Lombardos white blazer. Show more What Happened to Arthur Treacher's Fish. and Levittown Parkway it is part of history.and everyone I talk to say the samething. Ginger came charging out to the car and put her nose to the bag all the one in. Six days a week front 1 A.M. to 8 choppers chop, mixers mix, grinders grind and 15 pattty machines turn out 150,000 hamburgers at Schloesser Weingarten. The pics brought it all back. Do you mean Spicys? The burgers were 15-cents and could be "bought by the bagful, while the fries, made from hand-peeled potatoes, cost a whole dime. We had lunch there almost daily. They soon franchised the name and recipes into locations spanning more than half of the U.S. states and Winnipeg, Manitoba. In Roslyn, NY. We were at my house and we went out to bring home Wetsons. I wish they would make a comeback with the same recipes. We ate there too often and we looked like we did. My husband George absolutely loved Wetsons fries with some of the potato skins left on them!! The fries were greasy, the hamburgers were too small for the bun and the fried chicken wasnt as good the Chinese restaurant. I was told there was never a Wetsons there. After packing up our summer bungalow, stuffing family, suitcases, and a few cats and dogs into the station wagon, and driving up home from Bayville, Mom was not cooking that night, and Dad would have to stop for burgers. I ate so many burgers they called me Wimpy. So glad there are many great memories from those that visited.. Wetsons was on Essex St in HackensackK N.J. Sure be nice if one came back in these times. The Wetsons on Empire and Flatbush became a Nathans around 1976. We had a Wetson s on Woodhaven /Cross Bay Bvd at Liberty Av. Cove theater on Glen St. So much better than Mac Ds and BK. My classmates watched it go up when we were in 6th grade. No one actually knows what it was before Spicys. What a great experience. The Wetson's chain was started by Herbert (Herb) Wetanson. My first. There was another Wetsons on Staten Island, on Richmond Ave and the Pathmark shopping Center. Upon arriving home from the military, Wetanson began scouting locations on Long Island for the first of his hamburger restaurants. I thought I herd a buzzing sound, I lifted the bread it flew away. Wetsons also sold breakfast sandwiches. Beginning hourly rate was $1.50 I believe and received an increase every time I relocated. We went to the Flushing location. Owner Wetenson, had 2 sons. And the foodthe highlight was the cheese they put on the cheeseburger buns. 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. After every parade, Hicksville Police Boys Club nautical cadet band bus stopped there and theyd bring out a hamburger soda and fries for every boy. The burgers tasted like s-it, the shifts were 12 hours long, and the pay was a dollar an our. The leaky cup! Noah's Ark 48 reviews Closed Now American $$ - $$$ Menu "Travelled to Teaneck and had dinner." "Great food - though you have to wait" 3. Rax Roast Beef is a regional U.S. fast food restaurant chain specializing in roast beef sandwiches. He couldnt read at the time so he didnt know any better. 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. Now it is a Honda dealership. There was also one on Route 440 in Jersey City NJ which was demolished. I can still taste the ketchup, pickles, and onions. I used to go there 3 or 4 times a week for the chocolate shakes In Glen Cove, NY wasnt on the list! I worked at that store as my first paying job. Much of my working shift was spent rehydrating the sacks of dried onions, helping to carry frozen meat patties to the grillman and generally cleaning up. I was inspired by a local Police Officer that occasionally stopped by to take the Nassau County Police Officer test. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. is a chain of double drive-thru restaurants in the United States. I remember the one at the corner of Oceanside Rd and Sunrise Hwy in Rockville Centre. There was a haircutter there for a while .. now used cars. Moved upstate in 73. Mine was: Valley Stream, NY Sunrise Highway at Rockaway Ave. (demolished). 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. Each of us got a burger, small fries and a small coke. Today it is the site of Valley Stream Honda Pre Owned. I would always drive past that place and wondered if any of the DD employees knew the history of that building. Wish I could take my kids w me and show them how it used to be. Wow!! strawberry 680 Cal. You may know thisalmost all the Wetsons locations were sold to the new fast food chain.McDonalds. Far Rockaway,NY Beach Channel Drive (converted to KFC) The building youre speaking of was neither a McDonalds or Wetsons. My mom worked as a front desk clerk at the motel and gave me 50 cents each day to get lunch at Wetsons. He passed by me and nodded, I nodded back. 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 . I recall Fleetwood Mac was on the radio all the time ( dreams) .. I also worked in the Lawrence Wetsons after high school for about a year. Im pretty sure the Wetsons in Glen Cove was demolished to make room for 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. Their used to be one located in Lynbrook LINY. 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. Our menu includes hamburgers, cheeseburgers, Mexican Cuisine, All Day Breakfast and More! You neglected to mention Bellerose/Floral Park, on Jericho Tpke. in Roslyn. phenybutazone, is a painkiller and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) used on horses and considered harmful to humans if ingested. Yeah, you always had to have your friends around you when you went bike riding over there. geeznow Im hungry. Thanks so much for sharing : )! How about Meyers Ice Cream on Jamaica Ave. ? Great memories. Thank you Weston . I recall that even after DD moved in, they kept the building as is, including the orange rings. He had an interesting and creative 10 year business plan. Great Memories there! More information Wetson's by gregchris66, via Flickr More like this Old Advertisements Retro Advertising Retro Ads Mid Century Architecture Your missing one. Then back home for cake and presents. 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. While I was working there MacDonald opened down the block. I used to work at the three wetsons on Staten Island the one on Hylan Boulevard was actually on the corner of burgher Avenue is an auto parts store across the street from Burger King 1 Forest Avenue is now a Dunkin Donuts and was ironically a block away from North Burger Avenue do you think they planned to put their stores the streets that had the word Burger in it? I lived on 194th street and Northern Blvd ,I remember Watsons before they built in and they were giving away free hamburger coupons the week before it opened they were the best better than McDonalds wish they were around now !!! I used to walk to South Shore Mall from Brentwood. Someone else asked this before but I didnt see a response; hope somebody knows. Hi Keith, Do you know why the rings on the roof were raised? This one was the one I was most familiar with for it was on the way to my school and also because it my fathers favorite burger place. Brooklyn, NY Flatbush Ave and Empire Blvd (now Wendys) Loved it and every bit as good as McDonalds. In Rockville Centre during high school and have such great memories of that place! Think White Castle in Hempstead was the only other fast food burger place around at the time. 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. I used to live in Syosset when I was growing up. Your email address will not be published. It was the first one I had ever seen. Just heard it on Rewound Radios annual WABC REWOUND special. There was a Mcdonalds just down the road! It wasnt a slice like it was everywhere elseit was a thick melted paste. There were a bunch of kiddie rides next door. Check out our wetsons hamburgers selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Many Long Island fast food fans have mourned their loss ever since. It came out of a huge metal can and they slapped it on with a spatula, and spread it. 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. Of Hempstead Tpk,, down the road from Jolley Rodgers / Nunleys, on the north side was Pergament with McDonalds not far west down the road. 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. It apparently didn't help much. $23.95 . I was happy to find this since no one in my husbands family or any of my friends seem to remember Wetsons. He would get two burgers and my mom, brother, and sister would get one each. It's now a Dunkin' Donuts. O, the good old days! Theres a strip shopping center on the site now. The company operates Checkers and Rally's restaurants in 28 states, and the District of Columbia. there used to be a wetsons in Glen Cove , between two movie theaters. What a lost treasure this is. Now the big chains use mechanical separators and air jet hoses which give you grizzle and worse. .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). First wed make the fries. I might take that 30 mile drive tomorrow. 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 70s was the best era to grow up in!!!! I thought it looked like a submarine too..I can still picture it in my head..If Im not mistaken Howard Johnsons was right across from it.. That bank branch was originally a Marine Midland Bank (hence the look). In the meantime, I want to hear from all of the fans of this former fast food chain. always a welcome feeling when going their, a treat for me. They had a location there on Jericho Turnpike, near Syosset hospital. There was one in Maspeth queens on Flushing Avenue and 61st St. What about the Bronx, NY CASTLE HILL AVE & BRUCKNER BLVD location??? Saturday afternoon going to the South Shore Mall and then to Wetsons: a Long Island kids dream weekend. Sponsored. 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. Fondly remember going to the Wetsons in Franklin Square with my mom (on Hempstead Tpke, right ?) Happy days for real! We used to walk to the New Hyde Park Wetsons a little over a mile away. After a bike ride in prospect park in Brooklyn with a bunch of 6th grade friends in 1966 we stopped for a bite at Westons on Flatbush Ave and Empire Blvd. North Lawrence, NY Rockaway Turnpike We use to get great little burgers from a place on the corner across from the school. Jimmy was Greek. Great times! I worked part time while a high school student at the Rego Park Woodhaven Blvd. 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. Salty as hell. I rember as a child haveing trouble trying to hold the burger and trying to bite in to it , very messy but fun . I worked at that older Wetsons in Valley Stream in the early1970s after the new one opened west of that one also on Sunrise Hwy, but on the corner of Rockaway Pkwy. I grew up in Maspeth and rode the B-57 bus frequently during the 1970s. I like their cheese burgers because we made them with melted cheese. There was a bank there for a while, then a daycare center. 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 Jericho Turnpike/Jamaica Avenue, Bellerose, between Commonwealth Blvd and 91st Ave. Site is now a Queens County Savings Bank. I grew up on 48th, between Broadway and Northern Blvd around the same time, down the street from Bryant HS, went to PS 151. A Wetsons Hamburger restaurant would be a nice alternative. There was a place across from the school that had great little burgers at the counter. Also the chains freeze the beef and the fries which again effect the taste, I remember going to wetsons and getting my hamburger and french fries for $.25 I lived in Valley Stream and went there often. All" more The original building remained there on the site until just a few years ago. Races!!!!!! I remember that crazy looking white space ship, submarine bank. The one on old country road became a record shop for awhile. I loved the burgers. I too used to eat at the Bethpage location in the 60s. Yes I Remember Wetsons On Northern Blvd In LIttle Neck Queens, I Used To Go To Wetons Hamburger Place For Lunch. Wikipedia - ( report) This is a breif history of the Wetson's chain. Load kids up in station wagon. Also check out the other pages. Links for more info The following are links about Wetson's you may find interesting. Wish they would return. The building was still there last November (2014). We worked right through the construction over the next couple of months. I grew up in Lynbrook, right across the border from Valley Stream. I loved the busiest days because the day would fly by. They had the good large diameter straws. and The Wetson Burger always a part of thoes good times. George's Burgers has been serving delicious food since 1993. Good old days! Search your favorite topics. what great memories.back when there actually WAS a music scene!!! I think the demise of Wetsons was more due to mismanagement than the entry of McDonalds and BK into the market. We had one in New Hyde Park, and Franklin Square. There was a Kid named Stevie that worked there also and one morning before the Mgr. I think maybe back then, they used real meat & all. Great memories at Bethpage location best fries and burgers then go next door to jolly Rogers always a treat. Growing up as a kid on Long Island it was the best. I also had the pleasure of meeting Errol Wetson at Au Bar in NYC on night. Sunrise and Hook Creek was Burger N Shake. Funny now looking back. Wow, what memories. Tim M. Cant remember every concert I saw there but I definitely saw the Brian Setzer Orchestra , The Machine ( Pink. an office building with store fronts. Be Our Guest! Funny on how reading this article I can still taste them today. . every now and then I think about when I was a kid my friends and my family, and all the good times we had. Seems complete but no assembly instructions. Any memories? I once received a whole patato in my fry bag at the Weston in Roslyn! BANK LOOKED LIKE A SUB AND BURGERS WERE GREAT. Have to say looking back, these days were the best education I could have ever had working at an early age and saving to put myself through college. the now-defuct TSS store near my home in laurelton whis was across the street. cars would lie up along the side of the highway to watch and the plice would always arrive after the race was over to hand out tickets top those with defects in their vehicles. Roslyn, NY Northern Boulevard (now East Hills Chevrolet within the old structure) Franklin Square NY Hempstead Turnpike (north side of Route 24) one block West of Franklin Avenue / New Hyde Park Road (demolished in the 70s to build a Arthur Treachers Fish & Chips which is also long gone) FYI> The Texas BBQ place on Junction BLVD in Rego Park, Queens used to have (& may still have) some giant poster sized pics of the Wetson Burger places of old (due to same ownership)..Me also thinks that there may have been one on the Queens side of the Triboro Bridge (now RFK) @ Eastbound service road somewhere (or maybe not)..JMcH. Youre correct that it was between those two movie theaters we used to have their schedules to plan for the movie rush. Typed it in and bam, herethis is. In Astoria/L.I.C. I used to love their fries and Strawberry shakes, let alone their burgers. Everything was different then. I went to PS 151. & Jericho Tpke, Bellerose, N.Y. 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