Comments on: Wimpy Mega Burger an Endangered Classic in Fast-Food Design

By: Darth

Darth — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:41:25 +0000

Wimpy was bought by Famous Brands the South African franchise holder.

The new look stores look just like the 500 or so Wimpy stores here in SA.

I presume the UK menu will follow suit.

http://www.wimpy.co.za/newMenu/wimpy_menu/index.html

By: Mr Noodles

Mr Noodles — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:19:39 +0000

I have a soft spot for Wimpy. Not so much for the burgers, but for the desserts. Knickerbocker glory, banana longboat and ice cream floats all bring back childhood memories of eating in Wimpy in Manchester’s Arndale Centre.

By: Swedish Mike

Swedish Mike — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:34:59 +0000

There’s also a Wimpy in Marlow. I have it from good source that you can eat from proper plates with proper cutlery there too.

// Mike

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:34:30 +0000

Marc- there is indeed a Wimpy still in Wembley not too far from the station.

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:22:16 +0000

A Seaside trip to Southend a couple of weeks ago triggered a nostalgic memory of Wimpy.
Seeing a branch there but with no time to check it out then conversations of special burger sauce and knickerbocker glorys and bender sausages took me back to the 70’s when I was a kid.
Apparently a branch still survives in Wembley, Middlesex though my childhood branch in Ealing, West London is no longer.
I do fear my fond half-pounder memories will be shattered by a revisit but it still may have to be done…

By: grobelaar

grobelaar — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:01:33 +0000

When I were a lad (affects Northern accent)… I used to see those bendy, sliced up sausage buns on the Wimpy menu board, I think it might also have had one of those entirely too perfect looking plastic fried eggs on top too, and I wanted one, I always wanted to try it.

But I grew up in an era when the trip to the big town and accompanying treat meal at McDonalds or Wimpy happened but once or twice a year and your choice was usually cheese or no cheese, and soda or milkshake. Mum and/or Dad would then go get the food.

Perhaps I have to get in quick and try one before it becomes a cous cous bar or something.

By: Lady Vélo

Lady Vélo — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:22:08 +0000

There used to be a Wimpy in Stratford shopping centre – absolutely loved going there at lunch time when I was in Secondary School & was heartbroken when it closed down. I revisited a Wimpy (the one by the Seafront in Portsmouth) – sadly it wasn’t as nice as I remembered…

By: Chris Green

Chris Green — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:01:39 +0000

We still have a Wimpy in Ruislip. It’s actually very nice, and the restaurant seems to get a complete refit about every 2 and a half years.

Currently it’s a very nice place, more on a par with a Gourmet Burger Kitchen, with lots of booths, leather armchairs around free-standing tables, big screen TVs showing rolling news and always very clean.

As everything is cooked to order from recognisable ingredients, it is still my preference over BK or McDs at the low end of the fast food market by a long way.