Last Updated: January 2010

Biff-Burger "Special" Sauce

Biff Sauce - the heart and soul of a classic Biff-Burger!

Do you remember the good old days when you ate a burger from Biff-Burger with that wonderful sauce, in which the burger was dipped into immediately after it was broiled in the Roto-Broiler?

According to the National Biff-Burger System Franchise Opportunity Information, a large patty of 100% pure Western ground beef, was broiled in the "Roto-Red Broiler", then dipped in a special, tangy sauce made of 27 spices and served on a bun toasted to a golden brown in the same infra-red broiler.

NOW, you can enjoy and savor this old-time favorite sauce 3 different ways!

The sauce can be purchase directly from the Beef Burger Drive-In, located in Greensboro, NC, or from the Spivey's Sauce website, and the Kenneys Sauce version from either Habitat for Humanity or at a participating Kroger grocery stores. Of course, you could always make it yourself by following the recipe links below!

Beef Burger Sauce

Ralph Havis, the owner of Beef Burger, located at 1040 West Lee Street in Greensboro North Carolina, states that his dipping sauce is made from the original recipe obtained from the former owner of the restaurant, when it was officially known as Biff-Burger and still referred as by locals. This is as close to the "real deal" that you can get to the original Biff-Burger sauce!!

Currently, you can purchase 5 oz bottles of Ralph's sauce, formerly labeled as "Beef's Barbeque Secret Sauce" or currently labelled as "Beef's Barbeque Special Sauce", at the restaurant's location.

Beef Burger
1040 W. Lee Street
Greensboro, NC 27403
Phone: (336) 272-7507

   5 oz bottles of Ralph's Beef's Barbeque Special Sauce", can also be ordered online thorugh the Spivey's Sauce website, an independent business that speciallizes in sauces and is located in nearby Pleasant Gardens, NC.

Kenney's Meat Sauce

Another version of the Biff-Burger sauce, which may be slightly different but similar, is the Kenneys' Barbeque Sauce and is available via two different venues!

Kenney's Sauce, the same sauce that was formally used on Kenney's famous "Sauce Burgers, can be now be purchased directly from the Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley, the organization which originally sponsored Bill Kenney, to start canning the sauce a few years ago, and which receives the profits from selling the sauce.

Kenneys Sauce can also be purchased at participating Kroger grocery stores throughout the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and the greater Winston-Salem metropolitan area of North Carolina.

Originally, the sauce was called "Original Kenney's Meat Sauce", pictured above, and was prepared in a institutional style kitchen in large batches by William Kenney, former owner of many Biff-Burger locations in Virgina and later founder of Kenney's. The jars of sauce were sold immediately to the public at fund raising events for Habitat for Humanity. However, at that time, refrigeration was needed shortly after preparation and selling of the sauce, so the sauce could not be shipped or distributed.

Due to the increasing customer demand for the sauce and the short shelf life of the original version, Kenney's Sauce is now currently manufactured in a government approved cannery under approved guidelines, including health and cleanliness inspections. Even though the sauce should be refrigerated after opening, like any other condiment or sauce, the product has a shelf life, that is up to one year under refrigeration. With this improved manufacturing process, the sauce can now be easy bottled, distributed, and sold to various retailers in various locations throughout the Roanoke Area and the Shenandoah Valley regions of Virginia.

Kenny Burger fans have indicated that the sauce can be also found in the BBQ sauce section of the Kroger grocery stores at the following participating Virginia locations: Lynchburg, Buena Vista, Lexington, and Roanoke. The sauce can also be found at Kroger store locations within the Huntington area of West Virginia, and the Kroger locations within the greater Winston-Salem metropolitan area of North Carolina. However many customers indicate that the sauce has "gone off the shelf" before their arrival! So keep looking....

Kroger Grocery Stores
www.kroger.com

The sauce can also be purchased directly from Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley (HFHRV). All sales directly support the Habitat for Humanity! Please help support this great cause and purchase all that you can!

Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley, Inc.
www.habitat-roanoke.org
HFHRV Store: 403 Salem Avenue
Phone: (540) 767-2267   Fax: (540) 343-1492
Hours: Monday through Saturday from 8 AM to 5 PM

Lastly, other reports indicate that Wal-Mart Supercenters in the Shenandoah Valley also carry it as a special offer item from time to time.

Biff-Burger Special Sauce

Instead of buying it, why not try making it yourself!

A dedicated viewer, and former Biff-Burger Drive-In employee, offered this version of the sauce that her restaurant used in Florida. So without delay, click on either button below, print it, and try it out in your own kitchen! Let me know what you think.

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Kenney's Broiled Burger Sauce

Here is a version of a sauce from a Kenneys fan's (taken from the internet) that is similar to the sauce that Kenney put on their broiled burgers.

Considering that each Biff-Burger Drive-In location was individually owned and operated independently from each other after the National Biff-Burger System went out of business in 1976, many remaining Biff-Burger locations changed the names of their burgers (such as "Deluxe" and "Super") to reflect changing times with other fast food competitors and may have used variations of the special sauce as well.

If you have previously worked at a former Biff-Burger Drive-In and/or just wish to drop us a line, we would love to hear from you!  

Contact: C. Catherman -CAVR  
Biff-Burger Fan and Historian
www.biff-burger.com
Online: 2001-2010