Posted on 01/04/2024 6:39:17 PM PST by nickcarraway
Love is on the menu.
Yes, we’re barely into the first week of January, but based on the amount of pink and red candies already lining the aisles at supermarkets and big box stores, it’s not too early to think about Valentine’s Day. White Castle seems to have the same idea, and starting on Friday, January 5, you can make reservations for the Ohio-based slider chain’s annual Valentine’s Day dinner.
Unless you and your significant other have made it to the Relationship Hall of Fame, there’s a good chance that White Castle has been hosting couples on V-Day longer than you’ve been together … or possibly longer than you’ve been alive: the chain’s annual tradition has been going strong since 1991. For this year’s event, participating White Castles will temporarily become “Love Castles,” which are basically regular White Castles, but with more flattering lighting, table service, and Valentine’s Day-themed decor.
This year’s Love Castle celebration will take place between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14. More than 300 White Castles are taking part in the event, and you can make your one-night-only reservations through the OpenTable platform, starting tomorrow. If you’ve ever wanted to spend this most romantic of holidays with your partner, friends, or other favorite people, don’t wait to book your spot: according to White Castle, its restaurants host “tens of thousands” of guests every Valentine’s Day and these slots will fill up. (Also, many of the participating White Castles are reservation-only for those five hours on Valentine’s Day.)
White Castle's New Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe Goes Bite-Sized, Just Like Their Sliders “Celebrating Valentine’s Day at White Castle has become a tradition for hopeful romantics and Slider enthusiasts alike,” Jamie Richardson, vice president at White Castle, said in a statement. “We look forward to opening our doors once again to romance and fun and making this Valentine’s Day another one to savor.”
And it wouldn’t be a holiday without a special limited-edition meal. This year, White Castle enthusiasts can pick up the “Love Clutch Collection,” a shareable combo that includes 10 Cheesy Sliders, 20 Chicken Rings, and an entire sack of fries. The Love Clutch will be available at participating restaurants between Friday, February 9 and Sunday, February 18. “Nothing says ‘I love you’ like the Love Clutch Collection,” Richardson added.
White Castle has also added some Valentine’s Day-themed merch to its House of Crave online store, including a “smooth & luxurious” Love Castle Robe ($60), with a wonderfully loveable print featuring the Love Castle logo, sliders and, of course, Cupid. The chain also currently offers heart-shaped Love Castle Sunglasses ($9.99), a Love Castle Candy t-shirt ($24.99) where the chain’s sliders have conversation heart-style messages on their top buns, and a Love Castle Crave t-shirt ($24.99) printed with the hard-to-argue-with slogan that “Valentine’s Day is for Cravers.”
Forget flowers or boxes of chocolate. This year, you can say “I love you,” ... or “I like you,” or “Hey, maybe we can hang out again sometime” with a bag of Cheesy Sliders and an elegant meal at your closest Castle.
I built about a dozen of their outlets year ago and they are really fascinating inside as some have a full basement kitchen for packaged product. The outfit is run by really decent good business people and they are great to deal with if you are serious about building their projects correctly and on time. (I say that because there are some companies whose property and construction department are staffed with vile morons probably unrelated to the rest of the company.)
But y'all enjoy your tiny burgers.
Did an 18 year old write this article? Says most couples were not alive in 1991.
“it’s not too early to think about Valentine’s Day”
indeed ... either buy your valentine flowers a couple of weeks before the big day or a couple of days afterwards, because right prior to the main event, ALL the stores double their flower prices and/or halve the bundle sizes ...
Are you an electrician?
Whitey C’s or as we called them when i went to St John’s U in the 80’s- belly bombers.
They were great- at 2:30 in the morning when you were half in the bag and on your way to bed. I had a hankering for them about ten years ago- stopped off and got about five of them. Within three minutes I regretted it and remembered why i never ate them while i was sober. The fries are pretty good though.
Brings back fond memories of late night dinners at the “Crystal Ballroom at the LT” in Bethesda. Translated: Downing sliders while sitting on the stools in front of the porcelain coffee cups in the Little Tavern.
Its not Valentines Day until Hans Gruber falls from...
Oh wait, thats Christmas...
Alas, there are none near us, plus we pretty much ignore commercial holidays.
But White Castle is near and dear to our hearts. My college girlfriend came to visit once at my parents home during break. I can’t remember why but for some reason she took a Greyhound across the state. It was one of our first dates and her first time in my hometown, so naturally I took her out for dinner at White Castle. (Actually she wanted to check out a place she’d heard of but never been)
I guess it worked. 39 years later she’s still sitting int he same room as me.
My mother & father started dating while they were both at the university of Cincinnati. They were broke & had many white castle meals.
Walmart sells them.🥴
I grew up in Nashville and had Krystal around forever, and there were a couple of mom and pop restaurants that also made small square burgers but it wasn’t until White Castle came to town that I really got into them. The German mustard really sets them off. We don’t have them out here on the Left(ist) coast, so I have them when I can. (Which translates to back in Nashville 2 years ago, and in Vegas last year. The wife allows it because she knows they’re special to me.)
retired general contractor
“They were great- at 2:30 in the morning when you were half in the bag and on your way to bed.”
White Castles. Buy ‘em by the bagful, barf ‘em up by the side of the road.
Sliders!
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