I don’t remember a thing that we ate or what we talked about. I drove my Mom’s car and Howard went with me. The car wash was being held at the Methodist Church parking lot and it was our turn to go get something to eat. But what I remember the most about the Freezette is going there on break from our Senior car wash. It was so neat to pull up in your car and have the car hop bring your food to you on a tray. It is a shame that teens today don’t have something like it…Lynn (Nichols) Timmons ‘60Įveryone went to the Freezette. I guess I shouldn’t say this, but it was the place everyone went who wanted to drag race…Benny Smith ‘59įreez-Ette was a very cool place to hang out. The Freez-Ette was the place we would cruise through to see if anyone wanted to drag race on Fort King or Highway #39 toward Plant City. The Freez-Ette was a great place to sit and watch others drive ‘round & round’ while enjoying a coke…Ann Brooke (Smith) Neukom ‘58 I remember walking to Biff Burger after elementary school …Dawn Baker ‘85 My sister, Carolyn Baker, worked there for several years. If you wanted to go to one of the other fast food restaurants, say Mc_, the nearest was Plant City …Laura (Heller) Woodham ‘83 This was the only place to go after a game in town. The Tater Tots were great!…Sharon (Geiger) Reeves ‘80 Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison is the one song that comes to mind!…Melody (Wheeler) Williford ‘78 The only place to get a burger, and they had the individual juke boxes at every table. It was cool eating outside in your car with your window holding the tray of delicious burgers, fries and shakes…Clereen (Morrill) Brunty ‘73 I also remember going to the Freezette after Band Practice on Thursday nights with a boy. Also I believe they originated tater tots. They had the best food and I’ve never tasted a burger as good since then… Suzie (Hill) Pippin ‘73īiff Burger: I loved those burgers with the special sauce. All the older teens, the cool ones, were at Freez-Ette.I loved to go there after band events and games. Freezette was the only drive-in that existed in Zephyrhills we went their after movies and baseball games… Phyllis (Geiger) Locke-Debien ‘54įantastic shakes and delicious burgers at Biff. They were grilled and had a special sauce. The sauce:įor your convenience, this recipe has been scaled down from that which was made in large quantities in 5 gallon buckets at the drive-ins.īiff Burger and Freez-Ette Memories from ZHS Alumni Petersburg location is the last one in operation. The original restaurants were portable metal facilities that featured ‘walk-up’ or ‘drive-in’ service while table seating was provided outdoors. They specialized in a unique char-broiled taste derived from a “roto-broiled” process. After a football game, a trip to Biff Burger was in store.īiff stood for “Best in Fast Food” and was a well-known national drive-in franchise initiated in Clearwater in 1956. where ABC Pizza is now located. These restaurants were the forerunners of the fast food restaurants that occupy Zephyrhills today. The Biff Burger was located at 5963 Gall Blvd. Does anyone have any pictures of the Freezette they would like to share? Their daughter, Linda (Loysch) Trottier of Plant City, is a graduate from the Class of 1963. Their son, Louie Loysch, is a member of the Class of 1954 and currently works for the City of Zephyrhills. Their children are graduates of Zephyrhills High School. The owners of the Freezette were Mabel & Louis Loysch. In Zephyrhills, the Freez-Ette was located at 5841 Gall Boulevard where Mari’s Donut shop is now located. Have you noticed that memories may be connected with the taste palate? Does the thought of a broiled burger smothered with special sauce, a curled biff dog, and an orange fountain transport you back to a more carefree era? Well, read on! They mentioned the Freezette or the Biff Burger. Many of the ZHS alumni who shared stories from their high school experiences, conveyed anecdotes from particularly the 1950’s through 1970’s. With an official 100 year birthday right around the corner, there is so much to celebrate in Zephyrhills! One of our goals in Countdown is to capture a few glimpses of unique components of our town’s culture! With no disregard for the rich economic and political annals of olden times, we find that accounts of everyday happenings sometimes capture the spirit of the times.
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