No relation to any similarly-named burger joints, Smack McDonald’s started out as the Smack Restaurant in Sarasota before moving to Venice. Here’s a photo. Here’s another. Home of the Smackburger!
The Dwarf House (Hapeville, GA)
The Dwarf House’s claim to fame was a chicken sandwich they called the Chick-fil-A. This evolved into the fast food franchise of the same name. The Hapeville location is still open, now known as “The Chick-fil-A Dwarf House”.
Chuck-A-Burger (St. Louis, MO)
Matt Feazell writes:
Chuck A Burger was on the riverfront. Their slogan was “Best burger west of the Mississippi (so far)”
This might be the only sketch in the bunch where an artist drew a restaurant they were actually familiar with. It’s still in business!
Sucker Street is ready for your traffic.
As promised, my new webcomic’s here! Visit this link to follow the story and, if you like what you see, share it with friends.
The restaurant sketchbook series will return soon. Thanks for your patience while I launch this new project!
The Ground Cow (Berkeley, CA)
Another unknown artist. Why can’t I remember these people?
I’m not sure when the Berkeley location closed, but the last Ground Cow (in Penryn, CA) ceased operation just a couple of months ago. Their Facebook page is still up, with lots of nice pictures of things you could’ve ordered.