NYC burger chains: Where the out-of-towners came from

• The Murrell family opened the first Five Guys in Arlington, Virginia, in 1986, making a name for themselves by serving up hand-formed burgers and fresh-cut fries cooked in peanut oil.

  They started franchising in 2003, and now have more than 1,000 locations across the United States, including in every borough of NYC.

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• Walt A. Anderson and Edgar Waldo A. Ingram combined their skills (food and finance) to open the first White Castle in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, starting what is widely credited with being the first American fast food chain with five cent sliders.

  Today, there is actually not a single White Castle restaurant in the state of Kansas, but there are locations in all five boroughs.

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Burger-loving New Yorkers know that Shake Shack started in Madison Square Park, Bareburger in Astoria and 5 Napkin Burger in Hell’s Kitchen. Take those three heavy hitters and add them to all the independent joints around the city, and it’s hard to believe we ever eat at imported chains… but the fact is, we do. Often.

As we await the arrival of the next one, Wahlburgers, set to head from Boston down to Coney Island this May, let’s take a look at the chains we’ve already adopted– and find out exactly where they came from, anyway.