the first burger king restaurant was located at 3090 nw 36th street in miami.
where was the first burger king restaurant located?
3090 nw 36th street in miami
when the predecessor to the modern burger king, insta-burger king, opened in 1953 in jacksonville, florida, the company's menu consisted predominantly of hamburgers, french fries, soft drinks, and desserts. insta-burger king was acquired in 1954 by two of its franchisees, james mclamore and david edgerton, who renamed it burger king. under its new ownership, the company continued to develop its core menu, cooking techniques, and equipment. in 1957 mclamore and edgerton created bk's signature item, the whopper, as a way to differentiate bk from other burger outlets at the time. the whopper is a hamburger with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, pickle, and ketchup, that was priced at 29¢. the sandwich was designed to give the customer a larger product with better value than competitors, who were selling burgers with an average price of 15¢. as burger king's flagship product, the whopper has been expanded beyond the original sandwich into a line of sandwiches all made with the same ingredients. the whopper sandwich has undergone several modifications in its recipe over the years, with a change from a plain bun to a sesame seed roll in the early 1970s and a change in patty size in the mid-1980s being two of the most notable. since its inception, the whopper has become synonymous with burger king and become the focus of much of its advertising. the company has even named its kiosk-style restaurants "whopper bars".
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the burger king is a king character used as the primary mascot for the fast-food restaurant chain of the same name. throughout the company's history, the king has undergone several iterations. the first iteration of the burger king was part of a sign at the first burger king restaurant in miami, florida in 1955. later signs showed the king sitting on a "burger throne" as well as atop the bk sign while holding a beverage. in the early 1970s burger king started using a small and animated version of the king called "kurger bing" in its children's advertising, voiced by allen swift. in 1976, the original animated king was replaced by the "marvelous magical burger king" which was a red-bearded and tudor-era king who ruled the burger king kingdom and performed magic tricks that were mostly sleight-of-hand but sometimes relied on camera tricks or involved his "magic ring" which could summon copious amounts of food. the burger king kingdom advertisements were discontinued in the late 1980s in favor of the bk kids club gang and other subsequent advertising programs.
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