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Former Employee
United States
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It's Big Chef and Super Chef, NOT Big Shef and Super Shef.
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Correct Spelling
Saint Louis, MO
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NO, it IS Big Shef and Super Shef. Look it up. The chain was called Burger Chef. The burger's had the quirky S in place of C.
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OIFVet
Conyers, GA
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In my mind Burger Chef was merged with Hardees long before 1982 in Plainfield, but that probably is just me. I went to collage in Vincennes in 1985 and left in 1987 and there was still a Burger Chef there. They still had a stockpile of tabletop advertisements. I am looking a set of salt shakers my wife stole from Burger Chef back in the day. I do believe they came out with a kid meal before McDonald’s? I remember playing a scratch off movie trivia game there also.
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Donut Cop
Indianapolis, IN
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Judged:
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I remember the Burger Chef murders in Speedway many years ago - still unsolved
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AAJ
Minneapolis, MN
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You are correct OIFVet....
Their kids meal was called the "Fun Meal".
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George Washington
Lebanon, IN
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Good, I loved burger chef as a kid.
Now if only this outfid could bring back the Milkshake candy bar! YUM!
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80s Child
Indianapolis, IN
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Long live Burger Chef and Jeff!!!
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Hoosier Daddy
Louisville, KY
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They forgot a few things. Burger Chef also introduced:
-the concept of a "works bar" where you could put whatever you wanted on your burger.
-the concept of a salad bar in a fast food establishment.
-the concept of a special, all-inclusive kids' meal with a toy (the Funmeal, co-opted by McDonald's and called the Happy Meal. McDonald's also carbon-copied the Big Shef when they introduced their Big Mac).
Burger Chef was also the first fast food place to have a licensing deal with Star Wars (way back in '77 when the original one came out!).
I also can't believe nowhere in here is a mention of Burger Chef and Jeff.
More succinctly, Burger Chef ROCKED.
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OIFVet
Conyers, GA
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My guess John Ketzenberger not a Hoosier
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3d House of Magic
Washington, DC
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Burger Chef did rock!! The one at 86/Ditch I grew up at...evolved in to Hardee's that is remarkably still there! Burgers don't compare to Hardee's, McD's or anyone, really. C'mon Hardee's, give it up! Either be your own brand or not!
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Huh
Florence, KY
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Is this really a story about a Burger? What a waste of paper.
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Jack In The Box
Mooresville, IN
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If you post on a story about a burger, you are telling the editor you want more stories about burgers. Huh wrote: Is this really a story about a Burger? What a waste of paper.
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Onlooker
AOL
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BC was a home grown national brand and we were proud of it. But it never acquired the critical mass needed to survive the burger wars.
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Since: Feb 07
Lebanon,IN
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Please wait...
The problem is that Hardees tried to do a Big Chef on the cheap. Instead of following the original recipe they made it a double cheeseburger with thousand island. Big mistake. If the other company gets the rights to the original recipes they will be a success.
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FWsouthsider
Fort Wayne, IN
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The Burger Chef closest to me was close enough where after my paper route, I would go for double-cheeseburgers, large fries and chocolate shakes. Mom was an R.N. and had 'healthy' food waiting for me, but for some reason many evenings I just wasn't too hungry after arriving at home. Still have my mass-produced glossy pic of Burger Chef and Jeff. What fond greasy memories.
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Doug
United States
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I for one hope Burger Chef is revived. It would certainly be a better choice than Hardee's. Hardee's is slooooow, it isn't too family friendly and their burgers are not the greatest burgers around, despite what some may think. Oh and they're expensive. Does anybody actually eat there?
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Sharon
Saint Louis, MO
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As far as fast food goes, Burger Chef was one of the all time best. The Works bar was a great item I'd like to see again!
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tigger nitties
Fort Thomas, KY
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Hope they bring it back. Hardee's is the most ghetto, disgusting fast food out there.
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tigger nitties
Fort Thomas, KY
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Hardee's is awful bring back the chef
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tigger nitties
Fort Thomas, KY
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"Is this really a story about a Burger? What a waste of paper." The only waste, "sir" is the worthless waste of humanity that have shown yourself to be. What an arrogant smug jerk. You go back to tennessee or kentucky or wherever the hell you're from and you STAY THERE! We don't complain about your god-awful "cuisine" when we travel to the south.
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