White Castle

What can I say, it’s a White Castle. It serves sliders ²⁴⁄₇ which is helpful when you are just arriving off 90 in the wee hours. The staff are reasonably nice. I would have given 3 stars when it also had Church’s Fried Chicken since Church is one of the tiny handful of places where you can still get fast food battered fried chicken on the bone (the other two being Roy Rogers and Popeyes as KFC has served icky chicken for years and Chick-​Fil-​A and Wendys only serve chicken sandwiches). However, this White Castle did not serve the chicken after 10 pm which meant half the time I was too late to get any, and on my last visit all the chicken was gone from the menu and they told me they weren’t carrying it any more. With only sliders to choose from, I’ll probably only be dropping by here once every few months considering it’s in a crummy part of a street that has lots of other fast food.

Growing up in the west coast, I was deprived of White Castle. And of course after watching Harold & Kumar, I was ecstatic to find a White Castle in Cleveland! Harold & Kumar must’ve been way too high to have good judgements on burgers because White Castle is quite bland and nasty. If you’re like me and have never had White Castle before moving more east, I don’t recommend trying it! It’s better if you saved your money for some Mickey D’s!

If you’ve never had White Castle, you should probably go grab some right now. It’s an experience as well as a meal. There’s no little burger quite like a White Castle burger. Tiny, greasy, goodness with cheese, pickle and onion. This is not your whopper, Big Mac, five guys burger. No way does it compare in size, but flavor. it has it’s own and 10 little burger will stand up to that one whopper. When I was a kid my grandpa used to take us to White Castle to have burger eating contests, oh those were the days. Not only does White Castle have burgers but they have chicken rings, onion petals, fries and breakfast food and much more. Service is usually pretty crappy, and it isn’t the cleanest place I’ve seen, but also isn’t horrible, no need to lie! Fries are on a good day, warm if not reheated. Chicken rings, always fantastic. Burgers, always fantastic. Onion petals, get better every time. Prices are pretty cheap less than $ 1 for a burger so I can’t complain. If your a food snob, don’t go to White Castle. You will be disappointed and then Unilocal about it and I’ll say, «I told ya so». It’s a greasy mess but it has something special that you can’t get anywhere else. No other burger looks or taste like a White Castle burger. If you happen to pass a White Castle one day, grab a burger and say you’ve tried it. It will not kill you, I promise!
3 stars only because the service and cleanliness needs some work! Oh yea. and the fries, I hate cold fries!

My first real White Castle experience. (We usually just buy a box of of frozen White Castle burgers from Costco.) Food is cheap, fries weren’t spectacular, and the burgers themselves were actually quite tasty. Had to see why Harold and Kumar made such a fuss about this joint. It’s ok, but maybe it would’ve been awesome if I had toasted first.

Always the same. Good ol’ White Castle.
I live in California now, but when I go back for a visit, visiting this place is a must.

Why else am I intrigued aside from watching «Harold and Kumar» well it’s simple, If you see me check in here I am plastered and looking for a belly filler to absorb my alcoholic ways. Plus it just taste better when my senses are altered Yeah that S%$T cray. I can comfortably eat a bag full of scantiness burgers and have no problem taking down the crinkled cut fries. It’s an interesting ride via Interstate 90 from Cleveland to Amherst mostly burping sounds and paper bags crinkling. Occasionally I am content as long as the bag is not empty!
«Cleveland Rocks» quick tip (I pack heat)

Ahh, White Castle. I feel stoned just thinking about it. There is no excuse for wanting these monstrosities when in a sober state of mind. The first time I experienced their infamous sliders was at the height of the Harold and Kumar craze. Everyone that had been there assured me that their food was awesome. I was excited, I mean, everyone I knew had been there and the building looks like a castle! How cute! Having the appetite of a Roman emperor I ordered six of the tiny burgers. I could only get through one. On my first bite I was thrown into a fit of terror. This is what people have been raving about? Everyone willingly eats this stuff? Has the world gone mad?! They are mushy, greasy, doughy lumps of self-​loathing. The fries are crinkle cut, which you don’t see very often in fast food places, but other than that there’s nothing special about them. My advice is to avoid this place; they don’t call them stomach bombs for nothing.

Why the hell is it called White Castle System? That is about the dumbest name for a business. The burgers are really soft and weird with little white onion specks. I first had White Castle about 5 years ago at the E 55^th and Broadway area location. I was a little drunk and a guy was doing a wheelie on a motorcycle next to our car. I said to my friend «I hope he crashes». A few seconds later, he crashed. I felt that I had willed it to happen. The guy was alright. He got back onto his wrecked up bike, attempted to start it, and no go. To make matters worse, he was not in the best neighborhood and it was like 3 am. It was like that movie Tresspass. Or Surviving the Game? Or New Jack City. Well, actually it was like all of them.

Had three burgers and mozz sticks. Nom. Wife had Church’s mashed potatoes for her mangled dental destruction mouth. Good to have around, but doubt I’ll be back for a year. I like that each burger comes in it’s own cardboad sleeve. Like a vinyl lp. Probably would last as long if I never ate them. The burgers I mean. I would never eat an lp. Well, never say never. My Michael Symon «Greatest Laughs from a Wacko Chef» lp with the pork shoulder cover looks sort of tempting sometimes.

Ugh… absolutely the worst in fast food. Do yourself a favor, and scoop up some dog crap off of the sidewalk, and eat that. At least this way, it’s free, and there is potential for the taste to be better than if you had gone through the drive through.