Posted by Matt Jacobs, January 28, 2006 at 1:54 PM
Did you forget to make reservations for Valentine's Day this year? Does your wife/girlfriend have an obsession with hamburgers? Are you looking for a way to end your relationship without actually saying "it's over"? I think I may have the answer for you.
For the 16th year, White Castle will turn hundreds of restaurants into love dens. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars on a night you'll likely forget in a week, go to White Castle and be seated by a well-dressed hostess at a table, complete with candlelight and tablecloth. At this point, you can feel free to stuff your faces. Even better, you could stuff each others.
The tradition began at White Castle establishments in Minneapolis and St. Louis 16 years ago. Since then, it has spread to other areas in the Midwest and East Coast. I was hoping to get a detailed history of the event, but couldn't find much information. After this weekend, I'll place a call to the White Castle offices and see what I can turn up.
If you're looking to bring your sweetheart to a White Castle come February 14th, you'll need to phone in a reservation. Also, if you end up going on V-Day, pleaseemail me. We'd especially love some photos.
Here are the reservation numbers I could round up. Here are all the numbers for White Castle markets. Make sure to call before 4pm on February 10th:
Chicago (708) 458-4450
Cincinnati (513) 559-0575
Columbus (614) 294-3753
Detroit (248) 477-1450
Indianapolis (317) 269-4590
Louisville (502) 361-2317
Minneapolis/St. Paul (651) 646-1811
Nashville (615) 834-5798
New Jersey (732) 381-4343
New York (718) 899-8404
Northeast Ohio (216) 741-9780
St. Louis (314) 535-7430
Excellent! Thanks for the story. I've lived in St. Louis for almost my entire life and have never even heard of this. It's perfect and I'll be making reservations this year for me and the ex-boyfriend.
Granted, it's a small time frame they are offering, but when I called this afternoon for the St. Louis area 7 out of 12 locations were already completely booked.
Well I locked in a date, which is my ex-boyfriend. I told him I had dinner reservations and be sure to dress nice. He asked me where we're going but declined to answer. I'm such a cheap date. Thanks again for the idea.
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Did you forget to make reservations for Valentine's Day this year? Does your wife/girlfriend have an obsession with hamburgers? Are you looking for a way to end your relationship without actually saying "it's over"? I think I may have the answer for you.
5 Comments:
Excellent! Thanks for the story. I've lived in St. Louis for almost my entire life and have never even heard of this. It's perfect and I'll be making reservations this year for me and the ex-boyfriend.
Hamburger Ms. RTB at 12:22PM on 02/01/06
Granted, it's a small time frame they are offering, but when I called this afternoon for the St. Louis area 7 out of 12 locations were already completely booked.
Hamburger Ms. RTB at 6:21PM on 02/01/06
That's nutty. I wonder if anyone else has tried some of the other locations. Maybe I'll give the NYC area a shot.
capndesign at 11:26PM on 02/01/06
Well I locked in a date, which is my ex-boyfriend. I told him I had dinner reservations and be sure to dress nice. He asked me where we're going but declined to answer. I'm such a cheap date. Thanks again for the idea.
Hamburger Ms. RTB at 12:25AM on 02/02/06
you need a white castle in odessa missouri that is open 24 hours cause we have nothing around us open 24 hours and you will have alot of business
Hamburger william at 12:07AM on 03/09/06