The best ever in the 70s. Loved it and every bit as good as McDonalds. the burger joint was razed in 1976 and there I used to work at the three wetsons on Staten Island the one on Hylan Boulevard was actually on the corner of burgher Avenue is an auto parts store across the street from Burger King 1 Forest Avenue is now a Dunkin Donuts and was ironically a block away from North Burger Avenue do you think they planned to put their stores the streets that had the word Burger in it? They even sold frozen yogurt! In Glen Cove, NY wasnt on the list! There was another Wetsons on Staten Island, on Richmond Ave and the Pathmark shopping Center. My husband George absolutely loved Wetsons fries with some of the potato skins left on them!! The Mani Hani Manufactorers Hanover in the submarine shape. Here you will find the best burger recipes including classic hamburgers, sliders, cheeseburgers, and more! July 18, 2013. Then back home for cake and presents. I used to go there 3 or 4 times a week for the chocolate shakes I used to work at Wetsons (early 60s) in Freeport. No cleverly designed utensils, everything was done by hand; the small bags for French fries were filled using metal tongs (try it very difficult to accomplish quickly). We had those chains before Burger King and McDonalds arrived. I worked at the Freeport Wetsons in the summer of 1966. A Wetsons Hamburger restaurant would be a nice alternative. Had a ball working there. The old take out place stayed open a little while after the sit down restaurant opened where the McDonalds currently is on Rockaway and Sunrise. I turned red, because I thought we did something illegal.lol Their hamburgers were good. .15 cent burgers at Wetsons, .12 cent burgers at White Castle(where when my father would drive up.hed roll down the window half wayand the waitress would roller skate up to the car with a tray that hung on the window)they also had a Sabaret hot dog stand that sold .25 dogs(with everything)(close by). We had a Westons on Rte 1, old post road in Greenwich (Riverside) CT. Sonny Wetson, the clown would frequently visit our elementary school (Dundee). But it was a luxury to eat outeven at 20 cents a burger!! Damn those burgers tasted good. Our menu includes hamburgers, cheeseburgers, Mexican Cuisine, All Day Breakfast and More! Had a white blazer on with his and The Wetson Burger always a part of thoes good times. What a disaster. The building was still there last November (2014). Long Island 70s Kid 2023. Most people who still remember it think it was better than McDonalds and Buger King. The fries were made the right way peeled in a electric cylinder cut length wise placed in tub of water over night, next day drain them dry, baste them a couple minutes 600 degrees of lard. I worked in many of the stores within 20 miles of Valley stream. It was a good burger. This has been an ongoing disagreement for years. List of defunct fast-food restaurant chains, "Glimpse of History: 'Look for the orange circles' in Montville", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wetson%27s&oldid=1124599178, Defunct fast-food chains in the United States, Defunct restaurant chains in the United States, 1975 disestablishments in New York (state), New York (state) articles missing geocoordinate data, Articles missing coordinates without coordinates on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 14:57. Used to go to that one almost every other day. An hour was considered busy if they took in $100, how thing have changed. Known for their breakfast foods; their signature dishes are the Apple Pancake, Dutch Baby, German Pancake . How I miss those days.. We used to live behind the VS Wetsons which was built after we moved there. If I remember correctly there were a couple of Items I could get at Wetsons but not at McDonalds. My dad used to take all all to these restaurants. Valley Stream Westons was not at Rockaway Ave. Jan 26, 2022 barcelona third kit 2016/17 Comments Off. Anyway made enough money to pay all my college costs. Then demolished, and in 1975 the McDonalds was built which is still there. I once received a whole patato in my fry bag at the Weston in Roslyn! I went to the one in Bayshore New York on Long Island with my parents as a kid in late 60 early 70s. He got his hamburger and a server (not me) tried to help him with a plugged ketchup bottle. Loves the simple cheese burger and the onions omg my mouth is watering just thinking of them now! One evening we underwent inspection by a very young fellow could only have been Herbert Wetanson. Thank you for your research. Something so fun about eating in the back seat of the car, all smushed together before the days of seat belts. Went to the one on Hylan Blvd a lot! We had lunch there almost daily. Always went to the one in Roslyn on Northern Blvd..Loved the burger because the pickles were much more tasty than McDonalds or BKThe crinkle cut fries were better than McDonalds or BKPort Washington went years before we had a Burger King. $23.95 . The one in VS was on Sunrise Hgwy and Rockaway. Then feast at Wetsons. Any memories? Everybody knows that McDonalds has better flies. West Islip, NY Sunrise Highway (Route 27) westbound service road (now a car dealership) WETSON'S HAMBURGERS-BUY A BAGFUL-NEW YORK CITY-ORIGINAL 1950s ERA DRINK CUP Wetson's Hamburger Buy A Bagful 1960-era lPaper Cup Long Island New York 1968 WETSON'S HAMBURGERS CHEESEBURGER SALE AD 4" X 10" Newspaper Clipping M262 WETSON'S HAMBURGERS-BUY A BAGFUL-VINTAGE 1960s ERA UNUSED BEVERAGE CUP and Levittown Parkway it is part of history.and everyone I talk to say the samething. I remember a Wetsons on Jericho Tpke. Absolutely correct. The Wetsons in Hicksville became a record store Titus Oaks. Discover designs just for you. Good old days! Stamford, CT Hope Street (now Donut Delight) I bought a brand new 72 Duster fully loaded for $3,000.00 and since my favorite color is orange, I named it Wetson. I remember stopping by the Wetson's in Far Rockaway, Queens,NYC with my parents..near where my grandparents had a summer place during the early 1960's. I enjoyed eating their burgers, fries and sodas. The Levittown site on Hempstead Turnpike across from Island Trees High School is missing from the list. Present this card at address below and Receive Free our delicious Filet of Fish Sandwich. I used to work for Carl Wetanson. The burgers were 15-cents and could be "bought by the bagful, while the fries, made from hand-peeled potatoes, cost a whole dime. My aunt used be be one of the roller skate girls who delivered your meal on a car window tray, back in the Bronx in the 1950s. Slo Jacks is still there. Funny on how reading this article I can still taste them today. It is now a Top Banana, which is a combination bodega and pizza parlor (dont ask!). I was just telling my husband that one of my best memories of Brooklyn was going to Wetsons with my godbrothers, godparents and my parents. Muzak playing over the speakers in the tiny covered customer service area. Great Memories there! Im guessing that it was on 47th or 48th ave & 210th or 211th st. Incidentally, anyone out there remember the Dairly Maid Ice Cream parlor which was on Francis Lewis Blvd.? Whether that suggests a comeback in the works, I dont know and Ill leave the speculating to others online. What a rip off. You neglected to mention Bellerose/Floral Park, on Jericho Tpke. Theres a strip shopping center on the site now. I really miss those days when a dollar went much farther than today. I have great memories of that location I was just a kid at the time my parents would take us to the drive in movies and we would always stop for burgers and fries our dog always got a burger when we came home she would smell them and go into a fit until she got one. Omg. Dad would sit with him at White castle counter 1948-50 , both worked nights. Hey, those feet, do you put your feet on the furniture at your home??. Hang the baskets up and cook them fresh to a golden brown. I worked at that older Wetsons in Valley Stream in the early1970s after the new one opened west of that one also on Sunrise Hwy, but on the corner of Rockaway Pkwy. As a kid my family always visited Howard Johnsons and the favorite place to go for a burger was Wetsons, Ah the good old days and the memories. Any Chance the Slo Jacks in Hampton Bays was a Wetsons? The chain itself has grown in size with many locations now spread . Much of my working shift was spent rehydrating the sacks of dried onions, helping to carry frozen meat patties to the grillman and generally cleaning up. Bronx, NY Boston Post Road (demolished) When they went out of business I did not shed tears. I begged for one for Christmas one year. Fresh beef available in the contiguous U.S., Alaska and Canada. Nothing like the 70s ,Bellerose, N.Y. During that summer was promoted to manager by relocating as district manager requested. At least I can conclude this article with this little glimmer of hope a few years ago, National Food Brands bought the rights to the Wetsons name. Lived on Bell Air Rd in SI. I would pay a lot for one of those babies now! We usually went to the one on Sunrise Highway in West Islip, NY. Nothing was microwaved. I dont remember how the food tasted, but I remember I liked it and was sorry when the store closed down. Best guy in the world , wed all visit him years later. Friday evening, after the last day of the school year!, time to get the band new Ked sneakers for Summer fun, Jones Beach,, Coney Island, Rockaway Playland, Rye Playland (steeplechase Merry go round, fun house the big spinning slinging wooden disc!). Westchester Burger Company 337 $$ "and mozzarella & bacon. After packing up our summer bungalow, stuffing family, suitcases, and a few cats and dogs into the station wagon, and driving up home from Bayville, Mom was not cooking that night, and Dad would have to stop for burgers. TO ANTHONY BARBA: hope you got the details right. Herbs son Errol parked his XKE there every day before he married Margaux Hemingway. The restaurants history is brief, slayed mercilessly during the fast food wars of the 1970s. LOVED this so much! The chain was operating over 100 restaurants by 1985, but after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, by 1987 the company sold 90% of its locations to Hardee's and soon rebranded. I worked at Jolly Roger starting around 1960 next door to the Bethpage Wetsons. to bad it no longer exlst . The older one had better food, service and personel. Those buses ran on overhead electric wires . Wow!! Just one thing wrong with the list up top..Bay Shore, (not West Islip) had to Wetsonsthe one on Sunrise Highway & Pine Drive was in Bay Shore, and was a very interesting location due to its place near number one, Gardner Manor Shopping Center, & number two, that any traffic coming from Bay Shore Road from points west, was detoured to a short stretch of Pine Drive, then east on Sunrise Highway to Howells Road to continue to Downtown Bay Shore or points east.a VERY BUSY intersection. Ginger came charging out to the car and put her nose to the bag all the one in. Also remember the Jolly Roger ( vaguely ). Damn Burger King and McDonalds ruined Wetsons and put it out of business Howard Johnsons Thanks for the memories. And the foodthe highlight was the cheese they put on the cheeseburger buns. There was a bank there for a while, then a daycare center. We used a tumbler/peeler to peel the potatoes for the fries, while the new one used frozen fries. Shown here is Wetson's of Rego Park at. Cove theater on Glen St. Wetsons Jericho turnpike near Larkfield Rd I loved the busiest days because the day would fly by. I Love The Hamburger And The Pickles Was Very Tasty. Dad used to take us there as a treat when wed been really good. Happy days for real! Wetsons was close enough to walk to, and we did. So we let Dad do the buying. When did Wetsons close at that location and did it change to McDonalds? Everything was different then. How about that for that 70,s show, I worked at the wetsons on the corner of Rockaway Avenue and Sunrise Highway now a McDonalds wetsons change to Nathans though back in 76 work there too, By the way that was in Valley Stream New York. Wish we could go back in time to do it all again and relive our youth. Is this the one on the north side of Jericho right before the train trestle that crosses over Jericho, Grandparents had a pink house right behind the fence of Wetsons, on Old Country Road in Hicksville NYwhen it was time to depart, grandma would run upstairs at the window above the fence and wave goodbye as we drove the car down Old Country Road back home to Flushing.What great memories, wonderful visits and what a treat when we were allowed a hamburger at Wetsons. Glen Cove NY, Glen St. Near Shops at the Falls Items Include: Furniture - Oriental rugs - Lamps - Mirrors - Mosaic Italian Inlaid Marble . Owner Wetenson, had 2 sons. Loved it. Flipped burgers, mopped floors after they closed. I rember as a child haveing trouble trying to hold the burger and trying to bite in to it , very messy but fun . Wetson's Hamburgers from $24.00 Wetson's was a thriving and beloved burger chain in the NYC area. We use to get great little burgers from a place on the corner across from the school. Best burgers ever. The super burger smhsmh still to this day the best tasting burger Ive had in my life . In Roslyn, NY. My Dad would pick up a sack of burgers and fries. Little Neck, NY Northern Boulevard (demolished, now a Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins store) Staten Island, NY Forest Avenue (converted into an Italian deli) I remember the New Hyde Park Rd location in the 1970s. close by. I can still taste the ketchup, pickles, and onions. Thank you 70sKid for this article. I loved the burgers. Also went to the location when my parents took us to Jolly Roger. Not the greatest memory but certainly vivid. It was on Castle Hill Avenue by the Bruckner Expressway. Be Our Guest! He realized the management counted the BUNS, but not the patties, and the CUPS, but not the amount of soda or shakes. Funny now looking back. In Rockville Centre during high school and have such great memories of that place! The chain struggled against the ever-growing McDonald's and Burger King brands. 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