Fast food has been deeply intertwined with Southern California since its inception.
McDonald’s, Taco Bell, In-N-Out, Del Taco, Jack in the Box, and many other chains all have their roots in the area.
Taco Bell, Chipotle, and others are still headquartered there.
Bob Wian opened the first Bob’s Big Boy in Glendale, California in 1936.
Source: Orange County Register
Wian was also credited with creating the double burger, now a fast food staple.
Wian had some experience with serving customers in their cars from his time at Kirby’s Pig Stand, which had carhops, in Texas.
Source: Houston Historic Retail
Bob’s Big Boy had drive-ins for customers in cars, a precursors to drive-thrus.
In 1940, the McDonald’s brother first opened McDonald’s Bar-B-Q drive-in in San Bernardino in 1940.
That same year, McDonald’s became up a walk-up burger restaurant.
By 1955, Ray Kroc was involved as the franchising agent, and he started the McDonald’s System, the predecessor to the McDonald’s Corporation.
Del Taco and Taco Bell, still competitors today, opened within a year of each other in 1960 and 1961.
The two restaurants broke from the hamburgers and french fries mold of fast food at the time to sell burritos and tacos.
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