Sandwich Specifications
Super Shef - (assembled in this order) - Bun heel, ketchup (4 quarter size drops), 3 dill pickle slices, one large slice of American cheese. Top with a salted & peppered large meat patty. Bun top, mayonnaise (cover the entire top with a thin coating) shredded lettuce, two or three tomato slices, 3-5 raw onion rings. Combine halves, and wrap with sandwich paper. Place in heated trays until needed. Make to order whenever practical.
Big Shef - Bun heel, small slice of American cheese, salted & peppered small meat patty, bun center, second meat patty. Bun top, Burger Chef proprietary Big Shef sauce (somewhat similar to Tartar sauce) shredded lettuce. Combine parts & wrap.
Top Shef - Bun heel, 1/3 pound patty, cheese, bacon, bun top.
Mushroom Burger - Bun heel, 1/3 pound patty, cheese, mushrooms, bun top.
Cheeseburger - Bun heel, dime size portions of mustard & ketchup (two of each), salted & peppered 1.6 ounce meat patty, small slice of American cheese, bun top.
Hamburger - same as cheeseburger but without the cheese.
Double Cheeseburger - same as cheeseburger with one extra meat patty and slice of cheese.
Skipper's Treat - Bun heel, small slice American cheese, fish patty (deep fried breaded Icelandic Cod in a rectangular shape). Bun top, tartar sauce, shredded lettuce. Preparation: Icelandic Cod arrived frozen. An estimate was made for the number of fish sandwiches expected to be sold that day. That number of frozen fish patties were par-cooked (partially deep fried for 5 minutes) and placed in refrigerated storage. When an order was placed, the par-cooked fish was deep fried for an additional two minutes before being served.
In the mid-1970s, Super Shefs sold for 89¢ (equal to $3.84 today), Big Shefs for 79¢ (equal to $3.41 today), cheeseburgers for 25¢ (equal to $1.08 today), hamburgers for 20¢ (equal to $0.86 today), and large and small soft drinks for 25¢ and 20¢, respectively. The restaurant chain switched from animal-based shortening to vegetable-based shortening during this period. Tuesdays at Burger Chef were called "Family Fun Nites" where Funmeals were offered for a special price. Usually, an employee costumed as a pirate, ape, or clown would wave at passing traffic to attract business.
One of Burger Chef's later offerings was "The Rancher". This consisted of an over-sized hamburger patty without a bun or condiments, with Texas Toast and fries, served table-side, which was a concept adopted by Hardee's and Carl's Jr.
Also offered was the "Mariner". Batter-dipped cod fish, deep-fried, fries with a slice of lemon.
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