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Winky's
Date EstablishedLocation1962Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description
Winky's Hamburgers was a group of hamburger fast food restaurants in and near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania founded by two brothers, Harold and Bernard Erenstein in 1962. Winky's started as a sideline of the Jiffy Steak Company, a meat company that the Erensteins had originally started in the back of their family's grocery store and sold 15-cent hamburgers. They had an advantage at that time because of the steady meat supply from Jiffy Steak. By 1965, Winky's had 14 locations and even as most of the locations were company owned, they also chose to sell franchises. At its height in 1977, the company had 42 stores in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio but sadly with a failing marketplace had to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1982.
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Cruising through many states of America, remnants of eateries of the past can still be found. Travel back to a stage in time with me to rekindle the memories of food franchises and the lost cuisine of bygone days. We can remember the presence of these dining experiences in their heyday long ago, but still etched in moments and recollections.
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