I love the Castle.

6 am- 2 am: Crap
2am- 6am: Not Crap because you're probably wasted, dehydrated and in some need of greasy food to ease your impending hangover.

Man it can hit the spot when you desperately need it.

White Castle is to food what Plan Nine From Outer Space is to cinema -- I know it isn't good, but damn, do I enjoy it. Not Crap.

Everything about White Castle is top-notch -- the oddly meticulous pricing ($0.69 for a jalapeno cheeseburger versus $0.67 for a regular cheeseburger), the packaging (Crave Cases, slyder boxes, etc.), the menu items (onion chips? chicken-ring sandwiches??), the self-depricating marketing, etc. . . .

Everything you could ever want from a restaurant . . . innovative (the first fast-food restaurant), delicious (have you tasted a jalapeno cheeseburger?), and quirky (you can buy a glow-in-the-dark pillow case from the Castle's website). What's not to like?

I have had a love/hate relationship with the White Asshole for years.

One of the few restaurants that serves food that you can actually track the progress throughout the entire GI tract.

Sometimes I get in mind that I NEED to eat one.

The closest Castle to my apartment is (fittingly) close to the river and about three subway stops away. So it is not wise to go there after dark.

When the craving hits, nothing will help except the Castle. Sometimes this craving has hit after a large dinner.

I blame my cousin Scott for instiling the sneak-eating of Castles in me. I really do like the way they taste, but I also agree that this enjoyment is partly due to nostalgia value.

Hmm, I wonder if the one by Madison Square Garden is still there? I could grab some after work tonight...

EDIT: It is! I know where I'm going tonight...

John W. wrote:Exactly... and I'd go on to say that the people that have to sit near you won't be too happy either, if you know what I mean.

No I don't. What do you mean?

El Protoolio wrote:

John W. wrote:Exactly... and I'd go on to say that the people that have to sit near you won't be too happy either, if you know what I mean.

No I don't. What do you mean?

Ask Xtina...

The big reason why sliders do taste a little different than the burgers from other chains is White Castle adds strained beef baby food to their ground beef. Read that somewhere.

White Castle is the Chicago Cubs of fast food. They suck, they've always sucked, they'll suck long after I'm dead & gone, but for some insane reason, I enjoy having them around. I never go to Cubs games & I never really eat at White Castle, but I was devastated when the location at Armitage & Western was bulldozed. I guess it had been there since my mom was a wee lass.

Fun fact: did you know White Castle was the first fast food restaurant?