Perhaps the most iconic item on Culver's menu isn't a burger. It's the root beer, brown and bubbly (though misleadingly named), that really shines on the Culver's menu. And no, the chain doesn't ...

This fast-food chain began in 1919 as a root beer stand in California ... and has its origins in Clarksville, Indiana. Opened by Wayne Kent Taylor in 1993, Texas Roadhouse now has more than ...

The first restaurant I visited was Sonic. Sonic was originally founded in 1953 as a root beer stand in Shawnee, Oklahoma, called Top Hat. The chain's name was changed in 1959 and the rest is history.

It started off as a root beer stand in front of a log cabin steak house, but has grown massively ever since. The Top Hat Drive-In's name was changed to Sonic in 1959, and it was acquired by ...