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Related Notes of Interest
Besides the Biff-Burger, located at 3939 49th Street in St. Petersburg, Florida, all the known Biff-Burger Drive-Ins have closed and have completely disappeared from the competitive fast-food industry.
Upon continual research of Biff-Burger and the National Biff-Burger System, there is creditable information that indicates and/or supports that there are restaurants in the United States that may have been related to the original "Biff-Burger Drive-Ins", franchised from and managed under the National Biff-Burger System (NBBS). This information is as follows:
Beef Burger, No. 2 of Greensboro Inc.
1040 W. Lee Street
Greensboro, NC 27403
(336) 272-7505
Beef Burger, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been CONFIRMED to have formerly been a Biff-Burger, prior to its name change after the National Biff-Burger System went defunct in 1976. To this day, the Beef Burger is still called Biff Burger by many locals.
Information on Beef Burger is now covered under the page titled "Beef Burger". To read more about Beef Burger, click "here"......
Kenney's
In Virginia, many of the early
Throughout the remaining late 1950's and early 1960's, Mr. Kenney opened a few additional Biff-Burger Drive-In locations in Virginia as well. While being a franchise owner of those Biff-Burger locations, Mr. Kenney, being the entrepaneuer that he is, founded Kenney's, derived after his last name, and opened additional new drive-in locations under the new Kenney's name. William Kenney also owned several corporations throughout his career and included: Kenney's Drive-In, Kenney's Americana, Ken-Johnson Restaurants, Kenney's Bantam Markets, and Eastern Sales and Equipment Service Corp.
After a few years in the business, on October 4, 1962, all Biff-Burger locations that were owned and francised by William "Bill" Kenney became known as Kenney Burger Drive-Ins, or simply refered to as "Kenney's", during an advertising ploy in which Mr. Kenney Burger married Miss Biff Burger. (Click here to see the advertisment). Many of the same menu items offered at the former Biff-Burger locations were also offered at the new Kenney's locations during the early years of Kenney's, including the "Sauce Burgers".
| Many of the early Kenney's Drive-In restaurants located in various towns throughout western, southern, and central Virginia portrayed many details of classic Biff-Burger architecture. |
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The majority of the Kenney's Drive-In locations making up the chain of restaurants closed down sometime during the 1980's but 3 of them still live on and are open today, independently owned, and are listed below. Many of the original Kenney buildings and familar "Downward Arrow" style road signs are still around and are used today for various types of businesses.
Kenney Burger Drive-In -former locations:
- Former Biff-Burger Drive-In Prior to Kenney's Drive-In
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| Buena Vista, VA | 1518 Magnola Ave. (US 501), Corner of E. 15th St. 
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| | Charlottesville, VA | 1705 N. Emmett St. (US 29), near Angus Rd. (Preston Plaza) | |
| Danville, VA | 3025 Riverside Dr. (US BUS 58), Near Commerce Street | ||
| Galax, VA | 818 S. Main St. (Rt 89) | ||
| | Harrisonburg, VA | 885 E. Market St. (US 33), Corner with Kenmore St. Existing: Advance Auto Parts | |
| Lexington, VA | 635 Waddell St., near S. Main St.
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| Lynchburg, VA | 2062 Fort Ave., near Campbell Ave.
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| | Lynchburg, VA | 2404 Wards Rd., Near Seminole Ave. Existing: Shanghai Express Chinese Restaurant | |
| Lynchburg, VA | -3rd Location ? | ||
| | Martinsville, VA | (River Hill Section) 1007 S. Memorial Blvd. (US 220/58), near Douglas Ave. | |
| Pulaski, VA | ? Location | ||
| | Radford, VA | Pulaski Road | |
| | Roanoke, VA | 932 Orange Ave. NE (US 221), near Hollins Rd. NE Existing: Southern Classic Auto Wash | |
| Roanoke, VA | 3021 Brambleton Ave. SW (US 221), near Sweetbrier Ave. SW Existing: Domino's Pizza | ||
| | Roanoke, VA | 3323 Melrose Ave. NW, near Viewmont St. NW Existing: Empty Lot across from Dixie Products | |
| | Roanoke, VA | 4317 Williamson Rd. NW (US 11), near Frontier Rd. NW Existing: Video Store | |
| | Roanoke, VA | 5324 Williamson Rd. NW (US 11), near Malvern Rd. NW Existing: Real Estate Services | |
| | Salem, VA | 1019 W. Main St. (US 11), near N. Butterfly St. Existing: Speedee Oil Change & Tune-Up | |
| Staunton, VA | 2115 West Beverly St. (HWY 254), near Grubert St. | ||
| Staunton, VA | Greenville Ave (US 11), near Orchard Hill Circle Staunton Mall, Formerly Staunton Plaza Shopping Center | ||
| | Waynesboro, VA | 1220 W. Broad St. (US 250), near N. Poplar Ave. Existing: Fisher Auto Parts | |
| Winchester, VA | ? Location | ||
| West Virginia | |||
| Charleston, WV | ? 2 Locations | ||
| Dunbar, WV | ? Location | ||
| Princeton, WV | ? Location | ||
| Welch, WV | ? Location | ||
For more information about William Kenney's restaurant chain "Kenney's Drive-In", visit Patrick "Skyler" Old's "Kenney's Restaurant" website and Twig Gravely's "Kenney Burger" website ! These websites have excellent photos of old Kenney's restaurant buildings and roadsigns, which many of them exhibit familar "classic" Biff-Burger Drive-In architecture.
Pal's
In 1956, Fred "Pal" Barger, founder of Pal's Sudden Service, opened his first restaurant drive-in location in Kingsport, Tennessee with an original menu offering 'Sauceburgers', 'Frenchie Fries', Milk Shakes, and Cokes .
| Today, Pal's has 22 locations throughout Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, and is easily recognizable by their unique building architecture consisting of fiberglass replicas of a hamburger, hot dog, "frenchie fries", and a drink on a stair-stepped roof building. |
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Like many other hamburger drive-ins during the 1950 and 1960 era, Pal's offered, and continue to offer today, a hamburger with "special sauce" that is ketchup based and midly spicy, and is noted to taste similar to Biff-Burger's sauce.
Pal's locations:
| Pal's #01 | Kingsport, TN | 327 Revere Street | ||
| Pal's #02 | Kingsport, TN | 1316 Lynn Garden Drive | ||
| Pal's #03 | Kingsport, TN | 4224 Fort Henry Drive | ||
| Pal's #04 | Kingsport, TN | 1120 E. Stone Drive | ||
| Pal's #05 | Kingsport, TN | 1200 W. State of Franklin | ||
| Pal's #06 | Greeneville, TN | 1357 Tusculum Blvd. | ||
| Pal's #07 | Gate City, VA | 165 Kane Street | ||
| Pal's #08 | Johnson City, TN | 2011 N. Roan Street | ||
| Pal's #09 | Elizabethton, TN | 413 W. Elk Avenue | ||
| Pal's #10 | Bristol, TN | 960 Volunteer Parkway | ||
| Pal's #11 | Johnson City, TN | 3206 Bristol Highway | ||
| Pal's #12 | Kingsport, TN | 1735 Fort Henry Drive | ||
| Pal's #13 | Rogersville, TN | 4308 Highway 66 South | ||
| Pal's #14 | Morristown, TN | 2301 W. Andrew Johnson Highway | ||
| Pal's #15 | Church Hill, TN | 437 Richmond Street | ||
| Pal's #16 | Bristol, VA | 101 Alexis Drive, Exit 7, I-81 | ||
| Pal's #17 | Kingsport, TN | 3012 N. John B. Dennis Hwy | ||
| Pal's #18 | Gray, TN | 257 Old Gray Station Rd. | ||
| Pal's #19 | Blountville, TN | 3277 Highway 126 | ||
| Pal's #20 | Jonesborough, TN | 1200 East Jackson Blvd | ||
| Pal's #21 | Lebanon, VA | 370 Overlook Drive | ||
| Pal's #22 | Greenville, TN | 3265 E. Johnson Hwy |
In Conclusion ...
Last Updated: July 17, 2008
Due to the popularity and demand for burgers dipped with "Biff-Burger" sauce and/or the famous "Sauce Burgers" from Kenneys, many local restaurants, in various regions of the country, are now preparing these items.
* Please note that the following information is posted for your convenience and may change at any time. Please contact or visit the patron for availabilty.
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The Blues Cafe (CLOSED) Apperson Drive, Salem, VA
-Kenney Burgers
Burger in the Square Roanoke City Market Food Court (Farmers Market)
32 Market Square, Roanoke, VA
-Kenney Burgers
Bobbie-Jo's Pancake House 1601 Lynchburg Pike, Salem, VA
-Kenney Burgers
R and R Market and Snackbar 1611 Wadsworth Street, Radford, VA
-Kenney Burgers
Pat's Cafe (CLOSED) 3526 Shenandoah Avenue, Roanoke, VA
-Lendy's and Biff-Burger Items
Gerows Restaurant 4602 Old Cave Spring Road, Roanoke, VA
-Kenney Burgers
Gerows Restaurant Vinton, VA
-Kenney Burgers
Turn One Restaurant & Sports Bar 1155 North 4th Street, Wytheville, VA
-Kenney Burgers
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