The DU Lounge

For some anniversary of the founding of the chain, the had a special throwback pricing campaign my last summer working there. Regular hamburgers were only 15 cents. It got pretty crazy because people would be ordering dozens at a time. It was the very first fast food restaurant in our small town, so it was very popular. A McDonald's eventually opened several months later.

Typically, someone would order a big sandwich like the "Big Shef" (Big Mac clone) or "Super Chef" (think Whopper), but with the sale promotion they would order half a dozen or more 15 cent hamburgers. So, instead of having to make a couple sandwiches per order , you had to make a dozen, so we were hopping back there in the grilling area. People would buy all kinds of extras to feed to their dogs, or start throwing them at each other in the parking lot. Worked there a year and a half before going away to college.

Management looked the other way if we decided to make our own food on the side, so we made some custom off the menu creations for our own meals without having to go through the front counter and pay for them.