Burger King on Springfield Ave

Tall_Mocha

Nov 22, 2014 at 10:31am Edited

Is the Burger King closing?

Freeway

Nov 22, 2014 at 10:34am

There was a sign out in front of the store that said it was closed for renovations.

bobk

Nov 22, 2014 at 10:39am

Putting in a drivethru?

GentlemanJim

Nov 22, 2014 at 10:41am

the town would never allow a drive thru. plus the one in hillside the food is getting worse.

maplewoody

Nov 22, 2014 at 12:43pm

God I hope not, first the Taco Bell in Springfield closed, and now this...

jmitw

Nov 22, 2014 at 1:16pm

really, I thought they just renovated about 6-7 years ago.....i've seen a couple other BKs being renovated..but they keep the drive through open..which maplewood can't do...

jmitw

Nov 22, 2014 at 1:17pm

they should do a carside delivery!

Shadeaux

Nov 22, 2014 at 2:01pm

What does the town have against a drive thru?

spontaneous

Nov 22, 2014 at 4:41pm

Shadeaux said:
What does the town have against a drive thru?

NSFW
http://youtu.be/um30Lbu6-nc

FC_

Nov 22, 2014 at 5:34pm

There's a Burger King on Springfield Ave?

joan_crystal

Nov 23, 2014 at 12:42am Edited

FC said:
There's a Burger King on Springfield Ave?

On the south side of the avenue near Oberlin.

That Burger King has been there so long there are probably fossils buried under the black top in the parking lot.

I remember taking my then little girl, who now has three little ones of her own, to a Birthday party there.
It was during one of the energy crises of the late 1970's. The temperature inside must have been set at
50 degrees. The parents died but the kids did not seem to mind.

jgberkeley

Nov 23, 2014 at 3:28am

In all likely hood, it is a normal thing and will re-open quickly.

Most franchises of this type have a rip and remodel requirement. My store is on a 5 year touch up and a 10 year rip program.

Two years ago the Dunkin Donut next to me in South Orange was closed for 4 weeks thru the Holiday season due to a 100% rip and remodel.

My The UPS Store is scheduled to close and be gutted for a remodel in 2019.

Early this year, (my 5 year mark since I opened), very late at night I had all my computers and credit card systems removed and replaced, three cabinets taken apart and the Formica replaced due to chips or scratches, most ceiling tiles replaced due to condensation drip stains and some carpet repairs. I have to do touch up re-paint every year.

So, it can be kinda normal.

Later,
The UPS Store
George

Nadya2

Nov 23, 2014 at 4:49am

My question is, when can we have a drive through Starbucks?

DottyParker

Nov 23, 2014 at 9:49am Edited

Shadeaux said:
What does the town have against a drive thru?

Drive-thru's can be noisy and add pollution from the idling cars.

NSFW: language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXynTPirbws

Komarovsky

Nov 23, 2014 at 10:02am

DottyParker said:
Shadeaux said:
What does the town have against a drive thru?

Drive-thru's can be noisy and add pollution from the idling cars.

In addition to increased traffic due to more cars exiting and entering the roadway and reduced safety for pedestrians on the sidewalks around the drive thrus.

max_weisenfeld

Nov 23, 2014 at 10:30am Edited

Woot said:
Sadly yes.

Your upper-middle-class privilege is showing.

Apollo_T

Nov 23, 2014 at 10:37am

NSFW???
Not So Fast, Willie?

The_Soulful_Mr_T

Nov 23, 2014 at 11:43am

Not Safe For Work.

kmk

Apr 27, 2015 at 8:43am

I haven't been past this area in a month or two. Is it still closed?

mrincredible

Apr 27, 2015 at 8:57am

Easy to call and find out! 973-761-8859!

*smartass emoticon*

Yes they're open.

jgberkeley

Apr 27, 2015 at 1:56pm

They never closed. My last visit was thru a side door.

sac

Apr 27, 2015 at 6:55pm

I don't think there is room for a drive-thru at that site.

mumstheword

Apr 28, 2015 at 12:30pm

Aren't drive thru restaurants banned in Maplewood? The only drive-thru I know of is the Walgreens on SA.

Conifers

Apr 28, 2015 at 1:34pm

It's an excellent BK with a fine, attentive staff. The prices to feed your kids are one-half, or less, those at the McDonalds on Northfield, which is a ridiculous drive away.

sac

Apr 30, 2015 at 4:51am

Conifers said:
It's an excellent BK with a fine, attentive staff. The prices to feed your kids are one-half, or less, those at the McDonalds on Northfield, which is a ridiculous drive away.

If you really want McDonalds, the one at the Parkway rest area is only about a 10-minute drive from much of Maplewood. (Off Vauxhall road, no Parkway driving required.) I don't know what it's like inside now, but when my kids were little I used to take them there sometimes to play in the play space and I could read and eat breakfast.

sac

Apr 30, 2015 at 4:53am

mumstheword said:
Aren't drive thru restaurants banned in Maplewood? The only drive-thru I know of is the Walgreens on SA.

There is an ordinance that effectively bans fast food restaurants. (I believe that the BK predates it and is grandfathered.) But I'm not aware of a specific ban on drive-thrus. It just isn't practical on most sites in town because of space limitations.

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