Happy 50th Anniversary
to Beef-Burger (aka Biff-Burger)!

The Beef-Burger, referred to as Biff-Burger by the locals, celebrated its 50th Anniversary (1961-2011) on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 with various burger specials. Please help continue supporting Ralph's Beef-Burger by stopping in for your favorite burger!

Beef Burger No. 2 of Greensboro Inc. 1040 W. Lee Street Greensboro, NC 27403 (336) 272-7505 General Manager: Ralph Havis "Beef Burger" located in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a restaurant that was former a Biff-Burger and is still called that by many of the locals. It is believed that this is the last remaining "Beef Burger" restaurant still remaining in the country from the once famous Biff-Burger. They still use the "Roto-Red" Roto Broiler to grill the burgers and toast the buns before a quick dip into the sauce that the owner, Ralph Havis, claims to be from the original recipe obtained from when he purchased the West Lee Street Greensboro location from one of the original Biff franchise owners.    (The dipping sauce is available for sale by the bottle for your taste buds and addiction pleasure.) PDF Format, 275 kb

Beef Burger Sign, Greensboro, NC

Ralph, bought his store in 1971, after managing it nearly 10 years. It was only a couple of years later that the Biff-Burger parent company disappeared. In May of 1981, his 10-year contract with Biff Burger had expired, however since the parent company had dissolved, the contract could not be renewed. At the time, Ralph was afraid someone would visit him demanding past franchise sums, so he reluctantly decided to change the name to Beef Burger, the closest he could come to Biff.

As other Biff-Burgers converted to something else or closed due to unavailable support from the Biff-Burger headquarters in Florida, Ralph held on throughout the years. He had his own cups, wrappers and bags printed. He kept the cartoonish Biff boy trademark alive in his ads and to this day, the "Biff" boy lives on as the "Beef" boy! Most importantly though, Ralph kept the "Roto-Broiler" rotating and the secret sauce - the real signature of a Biff Burger !

Besides, the Biff-Burger Drive-In in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Beef Burger in Greensboro is indeed a Biff-Burger too, with the same service counter, equipment, cooking practices, sauce, chain identifying items, and building architecture used in other former Biff-Burger Drive-Ins; only the name has been changed since National Biff-Burger System (NBBS) and its parent company went under and could no longer provide support to its franchised drive-ins.

Beef Burger Bumpah' Stickah'

In May 2005, Ralph Havis, owner of the Beef Burger, located at 1040 West Lee Street in Greensboro, North Carolina, started an annual tradition by hosting an annual Customer Appreciation Days event in celebration of his anniversary. For two days, every year in May, Ralph offers his customers hamburgers (biffburgers) at a price which reflect the number of years that Ralph has been managing the Beef Burger in Greensboro.

For images of Beef Burger's past anniversaries, starting with the 44th Anniversary event, click "here" or the bumper sticker above.

Beef Burger, Greensboro, NC

The logo to the right, which is still used today, was derived from the "Original" logo used by Biff-Burger. The "Beef" boy logo indicates, "Roto-Broiled", which is consistent with cooking practices used by Biff-Burger Drive-Ins.

Pick Up Window Beef Burger, Greensboro, NC Courtesy of Robert D. Delius, 2005		Roto-Broiler and Sauce Warming Pan Beef Burger, Greensboro, NC Courtesy of Robert D. Delius, 2005
Bulletin Board Beef Burger, Greensboro, NC Courtesy of Robert D. Delius, 2005
Pick Up Window and Menu Beef Burger, Greensboro, NC Courtesy of Robert D. Delius, 2005		National Biff Burger System Patch Beef Burger, Greensboro, NC Courtesy of Robert D. Delius, 2005
Building Beef Burger, Greensboro, NC Courtesy of Robert D. Delius, 2005
Beef Burger Sign Beef Burger, Greensboro, NC Courtesy of Robert D. Delius, 2005

Other Beef Burger Locations: Greensboro, NC, 1040 W. Lee Street Burlington, NC, 2314 Maple Avenue Burlington, NC, 2292 N. Church Street Mebane, NC, 528 W. Center Street

(Beef-Burger # 2)    (Beef-Burger)    Former Location (Beef-Burger)    Former Location (Beef-Burger)    Former Location

A special thank you goes out to Robert D. Delius for his extensive on-going research and providing many of the images of Beef Burger posted above -Thanks !

Keyword Search: Biff Burger, Biff-Burger, Biffburger, Bifburger, Biff, Biffs, Super Biff with Cheese, Special Sauce, Franchise, Hamburger, Burger, Drive-In, Drive-In's, Fast Food, Fast Food Architecture, Early Box Style, Port-A-Unit, Port A Unit, Prefabricated, Upswept Roofs, Exposed Steel Beams, Starbursts, Lighted Star Ball, Satellite Ball, Walk-Up Counter with Windows, Stripped Roof, W-Shaped beams, Colored Diamonds, Diamond Pattern Gable, Outside Seating Area, Concrete Picnic Tables, Colorful Umbrellas, Accordian Roof, Road Sign, Downward Arrow, Holiday Inn Great Sign, Diamond Style, Mascots, Biff Boy, Biff Man, Biffy the Clown, Mike Harris, CAVR, National Biff-Burger System, NBBS, Mary Carter Paint Company, Gold Crest Chicken, Rotobroiled, Roto Broiler, Broiler Apparatus, Patent 2920177, Earl P. Brane, Bruce E. Brane, Douglas Brane, Ralph Havis, Beef Burger, Beef-Burger, 1040 Lee Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, 44th Anniversary, 45th Anniversary, 47 Anniversary, Kenney's, Kenneys, Kenney Burgers, Sauce Burger, Kenney Sauce, William Kenney, Bill Kenney, Roanoke, Virginia, Mr. Kenney Burger, Miss Biff Burger, Wedding, Ray's Kingburger

Copyright © 2012  biff-burger.com.  All rights reserved.  Disclaimer Notice