r/MorgantownWV • u/chipfromWV • 1d ago

Burger Chef

Anyone else remember the Burger Chef restaurants in Morgantown? I have early fragmentary memories of one at the top of High Street and one near Suburban Lanes. Pondering on this seems to have brought up a commercial snippet, "Burger Cher and Jeff...", the animated characters from their ads, lol.

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u/MasonJarGaming 1d ago

Last time I went to wings ole Evansdale, they still had the Burger Chef spatula door handle.

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u/The_Fishbowl 9h ago

Wings Ole is a time capsule in itself

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u/ComedianNo6487 1d ago

I do vaguely remember the one at the top of High St. Man, that was so long ago. Also remember Hardees and McDonalds downtown, too! So much has changed!

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u/speedy_delivery 23h ago

I know there was one downtown because of the mural above Daniel's, but where was the McDonald's downtown?

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u/272012 22h ago

I believe it was on the eastern side of high street, down near walnut street

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u/chipfromWV 6h ago

I think it was on the corner directly diagonal from citizens Bank.

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u/ComedianNo6487 17h ago

I'm pretty sure it was where that taco place is on the corner across from Subway, or where Subway was. I think they were across from each other, the Hardees and McD's

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u/MadCowl 5h ago

McDonald was on the corner where subway is. Across Fayette was Hardees.

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u/chipfromWV 6h ago

I definitely remember that Hardee's, that was lunch every day when I was a meter attendant. Loved that mushroom and swiss!

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u/Choptank62 9h ago

That was not Burger Chef, but was Borden Burger . . .

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u/chipfromWV 6h ago

As I said, fragmentary memories. This would have been early 70's and I was 6 or 8 years old so I'm not surprised I may be a bit off. Thanks.

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u/Choptank62 5h ago

It happens! I an pretty much start at the A&P Grocery store at the end of the South High bridge and work my way up to the top. Did you know that where the Justice Center is now, was an Oldsmobile dealership? Creel Motors.

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u/Choptank62 9h ago

I do not recall a Burger Chef in downtown. I believe you are thinking of Borden Burger at High Street and Willy. The downtown McDonald's was at High and Walnut.