Weenie Beenie is a fast food restaurant, formerly part of a chain. Weenie Beenie predominantly sells half-smokes, hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches, and soft drinks.
Weenie Beenie was founded by Carl and Bill Staton in Arlington, Virginia in 1950. Bill, a billiards player, used money from his pool playing to fund the restaurants, which numbered six at one time. Bill was also known by the nickname "Weenie Beenie".[1] The final Weenie Beenie is the original location, in the Shirlington section of Arlington.[2] It is now particularly well known for its half-smokes.[3]
Dave Grohl, frontman for the band Foo Fighters and a former Washington metropolitan area resident who also lived in the Del Ray area of Alexandria, Virginia, titled a song on the Foo Fighters' first album "Weenie Beenie" after the restaurant.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Weenie Beenie: A Filet in a Hot Dog World" Billiards Digest, by R.A. Dyer
- ^ "Our Back Pages: Stories, Scenes and Events From Arlington's Past : Libraries : Arlington, Virginia". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- ^ The Missing Link Archived 2009-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Washington City Paper, 26 January 2007
- ^ ""Weenie Beenie (Tour Debut)" Foo Fighters@9:30 Club Washington DC 9/9/21"
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