Restaurants and Birthdays

LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 24: A “Drive Thru, Open 24 Hours” neon sign at a fast-food restaurant glows on July 24, 2008 in the South Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles City Council committee has unanimously approved year-long moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a 32-square-mile area, mostly in South Los Angeles, pending approval by the full council and the signature of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to make it the law. South LA has the highest concentration of fast-food restaurants of the city, about 400, and only a few grocery stores. L.A. Councilwoman Jan Perry proposed the measure to try to reduce health problems associated with a diet high in fast-food, like obesity and diabetes, which plague many of the half-million people living there. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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This isn't useful in any practical way, and probably won't affect your eating habits. But it's interesting . . .

Someone looked at a bunch of fast food places and chain restaurants, and what year they opened. So you can see which restaurant was born the same year you were.

They went all the way back to 1940, and up to 2009. Sorry to all our eight- and nine-year-old listeners, you just missed the cut. Here are some highlights . . .

1940, Dairy Queen

1941, Carl's Jr.

1946, Chick-fil-A

1950, Whataburger

1952, KFC

1954, Burger King

1955, Waffle House

1960, Hardee's

1962, Taco Bell

1964, Arby's.

1965, Subway

1969, Wendy's

1971, Starbucks

1973, Golden Corral

1975, Chili's

1978, The Cheesecake Factory

1980, Applebee's

1981, Quiznos

1982, Olive Garden

1983, Panda Express

1984, Papa John's

1985, Cinnabon

1986, Five Guys

1987, Lonestar Steakhouse

1988, Auntie Anne's

1990, Baja Fresh

1993, Chipotle

1995, Einstein Brothers Bagels

1999, Checkers

2004, Shake Shack

2005, Pinkberry

2007, Smashburger

2009, Umami Burger.

Ryan LoganEditor

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Restaurants and Birthdays

This isn’t useful in any practical way, and probably won’t affect your eating habits. But it’s interesting . . . Someone looked at a bunch of fast food places and…

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