Here’s a fun fact, I bet you didn’t know: White Castle was America’s first fast food restaurant. That’s right, folks. McDonald’s may have been the first to automate the ordering and receiving process and is arguably responsible for the QSR industry as we know it today, but White Castle is the OG, and it’s about time we put some respect on its name. The mythic restaurant of Harold and Kumar lore has been slinging out sliders since 1921, well before the golden arches were even a thought. One could even assert that White Castle is the reason burgers are the ever-present symbol of Americana they are today.
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While it may not have the market share it once held, and finding one in the wild is the equivalent of seeing Bigfoot, the pristine palace of mini burgers is still a regional fan-favorite, and if you’re a fan, you’re really a fan. It’s hard not to be when those two bite, steam-grilled burgers topped with pickles and minced onions taste so good, and where else can you get chicken rings and dirty sodas ad nauseum? No wonder it’s a popular haunt for the late-night gardening crowd.
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And while everyone knows that a trip to White Castle won’t cost you much of anything, there’s still nothing better than getting a freebie every now and then. Lucky for us, White Castle is giving away free sliders on May 15 in celebration of National Slider Day, and all you have to do is download the app. Simply enter code SLIDERDAY in the app at the time of purchase, and you’ll receive one free original slider.
To further amp up the sizzle, the chain will also be offering its recently launched deal of six sliders for $4, which brings the per-slider total down to a meager $0.67 cents! Sounds like our kind of deal. The only thing that could top this deal would be free sliders for the year, but even Harold and Kumar didn’t get that. Stranger things have happened.
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