White Castle, the legendary burger chain founded in 1921 in Kansas, will soon be serving their sliders in Coney Island’s Luna Park. On Thursday, samples of the little burgers were being given away in anticipation of the opening of what’s called White Castle Express. The food demonstration rep said the burgers would soon be available at locations in Luna Park including the BBQ trailer on Wonder Wheel Way. (Update: White Castle burgers were available this afternoon at Luna Park’s Cyclone Cafe for 95 cents including tax.)
Earlier this year, the White Castle slider was named Time magazine’s most influential burger of all time in a poll of hamburger historians and experts. How will it fare in Coney, where Boardwalk mainstays Nathan’s, Tom’s, Ruby’s, and Paul’s Daughter have burgers on their menus, and Burger-Fi and Johnny Rockets are said to be on the way? Can a hamburger eating contest be far behind?
White Castle is a family-owned business based in Ohio that owns and operates more than 400 restaurants in 12 states including more than a dozen in New York City.
UPDATE May 24, 2014
White Castle Express was open in Luna Park on Saturday at both the Cyclone Cafe and in the former Luna BBQ trailer on Wonder Wheel Way near Stillwell, one of five new businesses and exhibits opening over the weekend. Please note that these are seasonal stands which are open when Luna Park is open for business and not year-round restaurants.
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I wish they were all vegan veggie burgers.
BurgerFi has a veggie burger made of quinoa on their menu. No sign of them here yet, though Thor’s rental agent told me in March the chain was coming to their building at Surf & Stillwell.
They’ll overcharge. White castles are 74¢ each at their regular locations…I can see Luna charging at least a buck a slider. There was a White Castle in the Henderson building years ago. Pictures of it somewhere..
you would think that if Burger Fi was going to open for the summer, they would be starting to do the build out already.
it’s possible BurgerFi has delayed opening or the deal is off but the info did come directly from Thor Equities, not the Coney Rumor Mill
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THEY ALREADY CLOSED THE WHITE CASTLE IN CONEY ISLAND, ALL THE EXCITEMENT FOR NOTHING
It is seasonal because it’s part of Luna Park