White Castle was founded in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. The company owns and operates 400 units in 11 states and is considered to be the first fast food hamburger restaurant. Its unique steam-grilled hamburger is the featured ingredient in the company's third recipe book, "By the Sackful: Recipes from 85 Years of White Castle Craving," now on sale via www.whitecastle.com or in select bookstores.
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White Castle is the oldest American hamburger fast food restaurant chain. It is known for square burgers, referred to as "slyders", which were priced at five cents until the 1940s, and remained at ten cents for years thereafter while growing smaller.
