Sounds to me like they better put a bullet proof glass around Freddy, The guy said it himself, “if he goes on vacation you can tell by the burger”. You don’t want to train yourself out of a job but you also have to be sure to leave a legacy!
Was TAMU class of 2002. Went in one Monday (surely I was a Junior or Senior of the age of majority by that time...) to drink a bit and my buddy pointed out a fellow female patron and said, 'She's smoking Marlboro Reds, she's beyond us'. Best memory (of many) I have of the place.
I remember bringing my dog into there in the seventies. Fun place. I don't remember food, though. Just big barrels full of saltines! Oh, and 35 cent Texas Pride beer on Tuesdays?
Fond memories from working there in early 90s. Don gave me my first real job. Worked at the Chicken and on his bud crew. Girls were in high school and they were then and I am sure now fierce like their dad.
The daughter seems nice. Don was like 'Porky' Wallace in Aggieland though. I know of a few people that visited his office at the Chicken for unruly behavior or underage drinking. Worked for their sister store Chicken Oil Company in Bryan in the summer of '91. Won't go into details about my interaction with Don, but as far as I'm concerned, he was a terrible person and manager. Good food though, and other than him, I've got fond memories of working there. When at Northgate, we preferred Dudley's for our beer. Gotta love those Shiner chuggers.
Christ, I need more employees like Freddie. I’m surrounded by cry-baby millennials that I drink so I won’t throat punch them. Add this to my bucket list.
I made the mistake of calling Don Ganter “Mr. Ganter” once. He told me….”never call me that. I’m not as old as your daddy is” He was a tough boss who would give you the shirt off his back.
I don’t know about all these complainers and stories but when they first started serving food in the back, the burgers were better when Freddy made them. My friends and I would go up to him and say we wanted a Freddy burger. Don’t know why, but they were better. The girls have turned it into more of a restaurant than what Don and Donnie had. Kind of sad. I’ve been going to the Chicken since it opened. Beer on ice, pool tables in the back, dominoes up front. Cheese and crackers. Jalapeños. And my favorite, the hot links. Couldn’t walk through the place on most nights.
HEY People ! There was NO Ham Products in that 1/2 lb Ground BEEF Patty that Freddy makes those Burgers with ! They are just BURGERS or CHEESEBURGERS , NOT Hamburgers !!!!
It’s only thing in College Station that’s worth visiting, my first time was in 1986. I’m not to impressed with the “new chicken” though they should have kept it the same.
Great episode, cool bar and grill.... burgers look absolutely delicious!!! freddy seems like a really cool guy..... but... 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 .....I had to. #hookem
Heart attacks happen with or without ground beef, but hey, to each their own...so if tofu and bean sprouts are your thing more power to you. For me I'll have the burger medium rare please.
