Inside a Burger King restaurant in 1988 

I believe so

I live in a 98% white area, rural, and people still act that way now.

​@@safffff1000times have changed people don't communicate anymore, divorces are high and so is the p a t h e t I c woke culture

You’re basing that off a 14 minute video lol

@@safffff1000no they don’t, everywhere you go people have there faces in their phones, there is no society like this anymore, not even in rural areas

Because watching these are like entering into a time machine.

Absolutely!

@@trxshboat8825 totally agree

It's real. Plus, because of technology, it's a way of living that we can never return to.

Netflix productions come from twisted jxxxsh heads.

All from one video? That's called anecdotal evidence. It's usually very misleading to rely on that.

@@brianarbenz1329 There's plenty of high school, fast food and retail store videos marked with 80's/90's. Maybe think more broadly before mentioning me?

Like wearing gloves when handling food? 😂

Cause back then if you worked at a fast food place but were smart with your money, you could afford a home and live an average lifestyle.

This just wasnt filmed in a city. If it was a city, people would have been a lot less calm, even back then.

Up until early 2000s it was fast food because they'd have 10 of every burger sitting there pre cooked

Because they have a professional camera crew inside recording lol

I eat fast food all the time and I never see people in a rush or angry

i'm also 44. BK was my favorite place to go with my Sis and Mom after Church /Sunday School class every weekend. the one I went to was very much like the one in this video, also the patrons were nice, quiet and stayed out of your way. There was a level of respect regarding cleanliness too. More than today without question, i agree with you. I still love the OG Chicken sandwich because of that location from the 1980s, it's basically the same sandwich which is great. Unfortunately they leveled it and a car dealership owns the lot now. Sort of a shame however there are 2 other BK's within 3 miles of there lol

I was born in 1997. Most of my generation and younger are far from respectful. I wish I lived during times like this. Burger King now is literally almost lowest of the low high school kids who could care less about customers or the cleanliness of the restaurant. Everything just seemed so much better in the world before my time and its sad.

I was a kid in the 80s, but old enough to know that managers and crew members took pride in their jobs. Yes, the pay was low ($5 or $6 an hour), but they cared.

Yeah, these youngsters today just don't give a damn. They don't great customers, they don't dress nice, and they are almost always on their cell phones. Back in the 80s and 90s, the mentality these workers had was much different.

Younger people these days have a much more nihilistic view on everything, and the older generations are quite literally breaking down. Hard to see the good in anything when you see everything you've ever known die or change for the worst. Neither of these things whole-sale are good for a working society, priorities askew and all. Shame to see it all go to shit from such a had been hard working and prosperous country.

How was your era? I do feel like people of past decades exaggerate things but the after generations do seem to get worst I noticed

Things are actually get worse by design. The NWO is planning to depopulate the earth by 90-95%. Global communism coming soon (maybe 2025-2030?).

based 80s Link PFP

Great comment, exactly how I feel.

im glad to see someone who isnt a cynical asshole in one of these comments

@@bathtownship you arr completely right! Seems like people had way more time and were more chilled

Yes, much more polite than today. Unfortunately, handling food with bare hands, no gloves

You’re delusional it depended on which fast food branch one went to some were not as clean . Also they don’t wear gloves how disgusting

@@mj61259 People were also a lot more clean than today. There was no need for signs to remind you to wash you hands and overall be a decent person. It was common practice.

​@mj61259 Yeah didn't understand that part

They are probably retired or long dead by now

@@TojnamComplex Unless they ate BK everyday.

@@TojnamComplex most are now middle aged to early "retirement age". The over 40 individuals are likely in their 70s now.

​@@aktan4ik Quomeka ended up being president of burger King. Jamal turnt out to be a crackhead that had 20 children by 20 different baby mommas.

I'm sure these employees moved on to better jobs. Very few people work fastfood jobs for a long period of time. That is a waste of life.

Just people touching your food with bare hands

​@@cmdrfunkBet you think you actually did something with that comment.

It sounds like you didn't live through the '80s. Civility was considered to be declining greatly in that decade. Movie theaters had to start running announcements telling people you were not supposed to talk during the movie, a fact in previous decades people had instinctively understood. In my city, some students from a private high school had a food fight in a McDonald's, resulting in them, being banned from the restaurant. Just adding some info about the real 1980s.

Yea how do we know they washed their hands properly after toilet 🤢🤢🤢

@@DreamArchitect even nowadays you can’t guarantee that

People wore their damn gloves to the bathroom and out to smoke, I don’t think it’s any different with or without gloves. I worked at Burger King for four years and hated wearing gloves, I washed my hands constantly. They just felt sweaty and gross

@@P1995. is fast food ok to eat or shady?

​​@@DreamArchitect that really depends on the store. Some are extremely cleanly while others are extremely dirty. Just look around, if you see grub and gime in the lobby, imagine how the kitchen looks. 😱

🤣🤣🤣

So true! 😂

I worked at McDonald’s circa 98. I remember we were not required to wear gloves til around 99. People think it’s disgusting now but that’s just the way it was then. People never got sick it seems. I guess times just change.

@@antd8259 and now you got people wearing gloves on their face alone in their car 🤣

Your immune system built up naturally before overkilling bacteria and not exposing yourself to it

Yes, not on their cell phones arguing with strangers on the internet about nothing.

it was rare that anyone filmed back then. So you are not gonna see anything bad. But there were plenty of rude people and fights in Fast Food restaurants back then. The fact that 100% of people now have a camera in their back pocket has changed things and EVERYTHING can be recorded on a whim now ...

@@Anth230 you have some good points...But, the vast majority of the time you got good service and polite back then at fast food places...now, it sucks 9 ourtof 10 times.

@@petewilcox3354 I don't eat fast food very often nowadays. I do go to Tim Hortons for coffee and the occasional chicken wrap and then Taco Bell for the occasional Veggie Burrito. Always get good service at both places and this is from multiple locations. Sure they may screw the order up once in awhile but that is human error. In my eyes service and kindness has not changed at all in the last 35 years...

@@Anth230 I appreciate hearing your experiences. Wish I had something similar to share, but sadly quite the opposite.

When I die I would love to just restart life all over again.

Not true , the 90's was a good decade & the early 00's wasn't that bad but once the 2010's came around & smart phones came around , everything literally went to shit !!!!!!

@@maralinekozial9131 Oh I agree, the simpler life was the better it was. Peoples attitudes were different as well.

100% agree...You were lucky to have grown up then.

Satan had not fully taken over the world back then, unlike now

wish i could have grown up in the 80s

I wish I was 23 in 1988 to be at a guns n roses show

I did,just seen how it's gone downhill this century!

I also worked at a Burger King in Conyers..I believe it was off Salem Rd not hwy 138 that busy road whoeeeeeeee! But yes great memories I was 15 years old it sits in a plaza where food depo is across from what use to be eckert's/rite aid now. Year 2000. I still remember a black guy name John training me and chumping the shit out of me alondg the way 😂😅

@@markjacksonjackson7195 THAT'S THE ONE I WORKED AT 🤯

Yup 👍 100% agree

Same here; 18 in 1988 and what a great year!

I wasn't even born for another 7 years 😞

@@greysonG10 I wasn't for 10 years

@@ShawnFX i wasn't for 12 years

Ronnie's economics were why fast food employees can't make a living or get health care. He was very much the problem.

LOVE BURGER KING 🤴. HOME OF THE WHOPPER.

My 9year old boy favorite place. Home of the Whopper! It was my favorite childhood burger joint. Lol

Actually I get an extra large coffee at McDonald's 8 cream 8 sugar with tax for a $1.69., not only that but because I used the McDonald's app I got a free hash brown as well for the same price!!! I paid $1.69 for a large coffee and a hash brown at McDonald's today 2024!!!

now every time i go i spend around 15-16 bucks just to fill up, those stupid meal deals have shrunk and not worth it unless your a simp Soyboy that eats like a 12 yr old girl

I don't know how to break this to you, but kids today, also don't have money and eat at BK or McD's

hows the spending addiction now

YUP!!!!!!!!

Same. Our town didn't have a BK so when we went to the beach on vacation every year I always asked to go to BK first thing. I thought it was special.

I was 5. Going on 6.

Me too, 36-37 year old Unite!!lol

Well they do know they are being recorded and is a very tiny sample size of fast food workers working. lol

I was 3! we grew up good too though, in the 90's!

Lol talk about romanticized memories 😂

I bet u wish ur tiny simple minded entitled brain was that humongous 😂😂😂

Yes, there is a very real difference in the pre-internet/smartphone/social media civilization

@@flutebasket4294 thanks for writing, love your thoughts and I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees it. truly better days

They weren't pumped with so many toxic chemicals, social media and relentless woke garbage. The 80s were a great time to be alive. The movies, music, video games, pop culture... it will never happen again. They were living in the best time and didn't realize it until it was too late.

@@Anarchist86ed You're my people. Truly relentless garbage around today hey - I think we can revitalize it, but in our own way, and certainly not on a mass scale. More in our day to day lives and our own social groups. Cuz people like you, me, in this thread are out there I'm realizing. 🤝

@@Anarchist86ed definitely!! 💯

_Back when you could have it your way._

Yes, it was, 90's too, mother of fukk I miss it, the milk shakes were so fukking good!!!!

@@DoctorRickSanchez and they didn't have that annoying TV king mascot!

Its still really good If you catch them while they're busy and you actually get a patty fresh off the broiler

Decent*

Me too 😊

@@jessicap6873 I’ve been told it’s not a good thing to constantly think of the past lol. Can’t help it that’s where my mind goes all the time tho..

I do this especially with music. I associate music with times in my life. Even if the song is old, the first time I heard it counts towards a particular era in my life. I remember I heard a song from 1978 for the first time in 2013, and now 10 years later I associate that '70s song with the summer of 2013 when I was traveling and first heard that tune. Takes me right back to that time in my life.

it was because Trump was NOT in office creating chaos and January 6 never happened. Bush never started 2 wars. We had things affordable.

Me too. I miss the old big cars with the block headlights and the big landline telephones mustache and trench coats for business. People also were more polished back then business wise for being on time and had good communication and plans. Unlike today.

lmao

@@smokeykevin Now you file a lawsuit.

Right

Yeah, half of San Quinten's inmates were fry cook attackers.

LOL Ha Ha Ha

Yeah like no gloves when handling food.

@@BishtrainerTai16 that’s just how it was until the mid 2000s, snowflake.

@@BishtrainerTai16 people wear gloves and still get dirty keep on those same dirty gloves

what an original joke bro, totally haven't heard it a million times💀

It still is. I go to these places from time to time and always enjoy it but then again I'm not a bitter old fart.

Back when both of them actually hosted birthday parties! I had a birthday at McDonald's and I had the funnest time. Good memories!

Yes, I remember having a birthday party at Burger King

Wonders if the young lady in green (1) is still alive and (2) has seen this video. I bet she'd get a real kick out of it.

So nice to click on a video in a fast food restaurant and not IMMEDIATELY think, “ok, what’s some entitled asshole gonna do this time for no good reason?”

yup and they are using cash so they don't compromise their personal information

The only downside--No gloves

Back when Burger King was actually good. That whooper and onion rings were fire Back then..

Well none of them have comment on this video yet .I came back to view this video and check . I wanna how they look today and where they are today ?

I always loved the sound of the receipt tape.

Dude it was the 80s. What! you expect them to have an ipad and a kiosk?

It did. For example..Whopper, no, mayo, extra, pickle..total of 5 pushes

Those old registers didn't fuck up ur order like they do today with the touch screens

It looks like B-roll. Perhaps by a local news outlet.

Well, it wasn't a hand held cell phone!

The audio is also in stereo. This is high quality footage.

@@22ergie what would that change?

@@RanoutofideazXD Think about it...

Back then you could order anything “hot” or “special” which meant it was freshly made just for you. Not sitting under heat lamp. Also remember those special orders. Like the customers who asked us to “nuke the Mayo” or fries no salt- just to add their own amount of salt.

@@darrencrane6514 Back in my day! :) hah, but times have changed for certain.. much more corporate & impersonal now, just a transient period now until the machines take over.

Same

((("""You haven't had a good whopper meal unless you've made it yourself."""))) I ate a cold one right from the fridge that was 2 days old and it was great. The only bad Whopper's I have gotten were slop jobs from an ignotard that put half of the toppings outside the buns. I found that the older I got, the more obsessed with the whopper I became. Somehow I am still a bit underweight like I was twenty years ago.

@@darrencrane6514 LOL that's not true. They had heat lamps as far back as the 60s and 70s.

no gloves tho

@@chuckchuck4016 exactly what the fuck i was thinking touching people food with your bare hands. This country already don’t like our kind

So we gon ignore the handling of the food barehanded

They are being recorded you know?

Bruh he went right from putting frozen raw patties on the grill to grabbing the buns

And TRUE food borne illnesses.

@@someguy9778 I think I just lost my appetite you’re awesome God love you Lol

i a,lways got sick at burger king lol but i also looked at other restaurants in the 80s and they had no gloves on either..old footage doesn't lie lol no wonder i was sick often...and then there was the jack n the box E coli 0157 breakout

@@someguy9778 I do it all the time and I've never been sick.

Well he did put them in the Oven...

I agree...but I have to admit I was there last night and my small order took 20 or so minutes. I would have used the drive thru...but pretty sure I would have gotten stuck because of the snow. Although that wouldn't have made a difference time wise. But yes...faster is not better.

Definitely not faster now.. waaay slower

There are more steps now to make the same burger you had 30 years ago plus people order 10 or more burgers at a time, this is why and only why you wait longer for your food now.

Exactly! Greed,corruption and lack of patience is what’s destroying our country today!

@@gusc6785Is faster now and employees we get pay miserable! Wages have not kept with inflation. We didn’t have all these Karens back then like yourself!

People were NOT more polite back then! They were much more rude and abrasive and less politically correct, lol.

You had to actually talk to people back then. Now everyone has their face glued to their smart phone.

@@Doug_M I used to remember always talking to my seatmates on planes in the eighties and nineties. These days, most of your seatmates act like you're going to kill them, especially if they're some Becky or Chad. Karens are more social though, as well as some minorities and old guys.

Same as it ever was really

LOL

Well....I don't know about all of that, LOL. You get fired for getting beat up???!!!

@@joesmith9216 For defending yourself he's saying.

I have a friend who had this exact thing happen lol. He literally got assaulted while working and fought back. He definitely did NOT get fired. He was offered free therapy through the company and was allowed to take a little time off. It was all on camera. Let them fire you and get a lawsuit and a half.

Freeze you diseased rhinosaurus pizzle

Clark you have seen too much TV, people still fight back, and not everything gets recorded or reportedz

NOW PEOPLE ARE SHOLES PLACES ARE SMELLY NOW PEOPLE CLOTHES ARE SAGGY HALF HANGING DOWN YOUR AZZ TOO TEXTING

No. Looks like anyone would today. You apparently did not live as an adult during this time... 😂

You're seeing what you want to see in this, which is your right. But there is very little different in the way people working fast food restaurants behave compared to today. If the same nostalgists in this thread were told this was made this year, they'd complain that the employee conversation is idle chatting, instead of complimenting it as politeness. That's how nostalgia works.

I was born in 81 also , these nostalgic videos of past times are just amazing reminders of childhood . It was a simpler yet a more traditional time I wish could have remained , it’s sad it’s so different now within society . It’s nice to have these moments captured for sure .

Born in 82'! Definitely a Nostalgia feeling!

Remember going to see Batman in 1989? Or TMNT in 1990? Or borrowing your friends NES games? Good times.

Me too I was born in 82 and about 2 months ago this thing popped up for some guy I guess he was maybe a famous artist or something and he was filming his trip to a McDonalds Back in 88 or 89 and it just blew me away so many memories and ever since then things have been popping up I love it I wish times were simpler like back then it's so ridiculous now just too much extra and not enough substance

@@SoulUnspoken Another one born in '81 here... Society has been ruined, and it's rapidly getting worse as time moves forward... Technology has barely improved in the last 20+ years in regards to anything important to humanity... I'd rather go back in time than into the future ahead of us, it's going to be horrible...

Wow! Thanks Joel. Happy you like these videos .. 😄

Who would want to thats when customers snag you

2 double cheeseburgers, small fry, $8.29 a few days ago when I went. Tasted like crap. McDonald's actually tastes better.

@@napalmstickylikeglueBurger King was really good in this era, it’s disgusting now because the meat isn’t flame grilled like it is in this video. More like conveyors with gas heating elements And the burger patties now are injected with liquid smoke

@@AvenueD417 do you not see the machine theyre using to make burgers in the video? you realize that is a pizza oven w a conveyor & gas heating right? they do not inject their beef with liquid smoke, thats something that costs extra money and you know theyre not spending extra money.

Burger King even in the early 2000’s had low quality meat where you would randomly get little bits of what could only be bone that would almost break a tooth or some piece of inedible gristle.

That's inflation and capitalism lol

I miss that, too. Made it feel more inviting.

Nobody would keep them watered, then you'd have a bunch of stores with dead plants inside.

The plants would not filter anything worth mentioning. Customers walking in and out had a zillion times more impact on improving air quality than a dozen small plants could ever hope to achieve. Regardless, my joint would have plants all over. In Flint, MI, there was a place called Country Kettle that had a large fountain in the lobby entrance with lots of plants. I loved it and the fresh smell of volatile organic compounds it provided. I get the same satisfaction from the fresh produce isle at supermarkets, especially when the misters are active. A cut fresh flowers walk in refrigeration unit practically gives me an erection from the pleasant smell.

35 Years Later At That! 😩💯

On something called, “RU-vid”

@@emphyrean youtube did not exist in 1988.. the damn internet was invented in 83 they had no idea that a half million people would see their obscure video

it was because Trump was NOT in office creating chaos and January 6 never happened. Bush never started 2 wars. We had things affordable.

@@tyffanilovinmine8580 it was because Trump was NOT in office creating chaos and January 6 never happened. Bush never started 2 wars. We had things affordable.

now everything is stale, plain, boring and ugly.

Great comment 👍

Me too! Worked “burger board” in 1989 this video definitely unlocked core memories for me! You remember the cookie spooner? Lol

Worked there during Dreamcast’s launch in Fall ‘99!

Yea cuz they supervising..you got your job, and they got theirs. If you dont wanna scoop fries go get promoted

@@gatzzinnyaaareaa "why is there no teamwork at my location? :(" "Why do my subs hate meeee? :(" "Why do my coworkers always come to work unmotivated and with shitty mood? :(" You fool never heard of leading by example like all great natural leaders of history and our lifetime

@@AbuHajarAlBugatti stop crying and stop making excuses and blaming others for not being successful. Own your shit and do what you need to do to make something of yourself. Simple as that

@@gatzzinnyaaareaa you just read what you want to read and shouldnt hold any position of authority like I already do and did for the past 7 years. Anyone below you will just be miserable and that will shoe in the results of their work

@@AbuHajarAlBugatti glad you're proud of what you do and what you did for 7 years in your position of authority. Hopefully you can continue that til your retirement. bless you brother

Internet didn't exist at all in the consumer space. The world wide web came first online in 1993.

@@mike550 35 years ago; you fool 🤦🏻‍♂️

@@filthiestfish That’s my bad. I thought the date said 1998 not 1988. Sorry about that.

@@mike550 That is gracious of you to admit that you were wrong. Well done. More people should be like you.

Moral of the story, eat healthier food.

Staffing issues. People do not want to work fast food anymore. Mostly robots should be putting out this garbage fraken "food"

@@Alex-rl4uy word. Can make such better stuff at home

Agreed. The haters may not have had the experience of eating at fast food joints in the 80s (or 70s.) What’s being served up today is NOT the same product as back then. Not that is was ever particularly healthy, but the quality was excellent. These days it takes a lot of alcohol to pretend it tastes good.

The days of no gloves....

They're being filmed by their boss, you mark. Of course they're gonna be on their A game.

Pride before the fall.

How can people have pride in their work when they're being overworked and underpaid? Also, if you look long enough, there workers who give it their all. It all depends on management!!! My local BK always had exceptional service and food quality for years. Good staff retention, too.

It's amazing what earning a living wage does for a persons work ethic and attitude huh?

@@Faithlove-dk6vf I repeatedly got burgers from McDs and BKs in the 80s with no burger in it. Just a bun WITH condiments, so someone had to have looked at it, put it together and sent it knowing it was just a hot mess. Time makes old people delusional when they don't keep their minds active.

Me, too.

Me three ❤

😆😆😆

You put it on your shoulder and the viewfinder is on your right eye and it would take a full size VHS tape.

Oh those cameras back then were bulky. You needed a strong shoulder to carry those things around.

Some of us don't have to imagine. We were there.

4.63 for two combos that's 2.31 a piece

Mine too. Back then it was cut in half, today it’s not.

Ewwwwww

Food safety wasn't a concern back in the day, no gloves is a germ spreading atmosphere on steroids, those restaurants were total grease pits, but the food was good.

@@tommcdonough6086 i couldn’t agree more with you on that . I remember when I was a kid the I got a whopper and couldn’t finish it

@@yungswisha watching this video brought back memories, my first job ever I was 16 and got a job at my local BK, the uniforms in 1984 were a heavy maroon material pants and shirts, shirts had plaid short sleeves, the same uniform when in back to the future Marty McFly's brother was seen in on at the kitchen table, same uniform, you would be sweating just from walking to work! I didn't care I was making money, where did the time go....... The good ole days! Peace.....

The more boogers, the better!! 👃☝️😋

It's rare that I've seen any enraged fits, even today. Maybe it's more chill in North Texas. Some have demanded their money back after waiting 25 minutes or longer in a fast food place. But they didn't tear the place down.

Come on. You were having the time of your life

I hope you’re not from Chicago so I don’t have to apologize. Lol we didn’t have much money so on Saturday night fast food night, those $99 cent whoppers were our favorite! Mom would spend max $2 per kid 😂

We were at a shore town at that time. Literally lines out the door all day every day in summer. Whopper Board was my normal thing for a while. I remember the 99cent Whoppers. I could make them like lightning!

>worked for BK 1986-88. We had a 69 cent Whopper day for our franchisee's anniversary (opened in1969)- limit 6 per order. That was a fun shift!

Yes I'm the same ages you and back then it was so awesome it really was a treat

Hi fellow 83 babies, are we scared of 40? I am.

I will say that my local Taco Bells still care about quality and service just like back in the day. I don't eat much fast food but if I do, that's why it's always at Taco Bell.

Is it me or Wendy's burgers have become smaller ? They're almost $3 where I live too.

@@tias.6675 , Oh yeah, I noticed that a year ago. The JBC is a joke.

Yeh this modern world sucks. Hate it

Ate at BK for thr first time in years last week. Now the broiled flavor is completely gone. Meat is just as gravelly textured as before though.

You people that romanticize the Past I would've loved to send your Anti Technology Asses back there. Don't come crying to me when things aren't as lovely as you thought they were when you get there.

The fact that they seem to actually move slower in the video gets me. Like, it’s not my imagination right? People these days are under so much pressure to keep up with demand in an understaffed workplace.

@@Smile936corporation’s began to adopt the strict Chinese work ethic after 2000

@@Smile936 Original comment said product moved faster and you say it all seems to move slower. Which is it? Lmao

Nostalgia People from the 60s living probably said the same thing during the 90s about the good old days

@@Smile936 Time is moving faster

Not really still wasn’t enough to buy video games, a car etc

Had my first job at a pizza place in 1988. After taxes, that $3.35 barely paid for the gas to get to the job.

@@Frankieefootballmundial it was enough to buy party essentials some Miller Light and some weed 😂

@@texaswunderkind with inflation that we had nearly a year ago it was similar than back then

@@texaswunderkind You must have lived a long ways away!

You're very welcome ☺️

@@vampirerobot 😉

Normal world brother, normal world.

@@adrianopereira3060 Now I know why I got food poisoning from Burger King in 1984, LOL

We all lived

@@crystalballfantasy9382 That we did.

@@crystalballfantasy9382 Just because you lived doesn't mean everyone did.

Yeah and nobody wore gloves while touching all the food.

@@johngillard3 which is better than dirty gloves all day that don't get changed

Stop glorifying it because it's vintage footage. You seem ready to worship and defend burger king and the "good ol days" whether they use poop hands to prepare your food or not. Hands that were used to itch an ass are worse than gloves that were used to prepare a few meals.

My ghetto town has two burger kings. One is abandoned and derelict. The other might have at any given time a "manager" with meth mouth and piercings and one guy in the back making the food. And one of the entrances is boarded up with plywood as if they're expecting a hurricane and they spray painted "We're open" on the plywood.

One time at burger king my extra long chicken sandwich had a bite taken out of it when I got it. Must of been a monkey.

Truth. Then, they actually went for a warm, welcoming vibe. Today they’re all so sterile. I get that styles and building standards change over time. But there does seem to be an element of “grab your food and get the hell out” in today’s fast food design.