#7: Weenie Beenie
The Foo Fighters’ song “Weenie Beenie” was named after this restaurant chain. Dave Grohl, the band’s frontman, lived in the area where the Weenie Beenie was located, and he based his song on that experience. Weenie Beenie was a chain of fast-food restaurants that sold half-smokes, pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, and soft drinks.
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Bill and Carl Staton founded the chain in 1950 in Arlington, VA. Staton used money that he had accumulated from his pool-playing days to fund the restaurants. At its peak, Weenie Beenie had six restaurants. Only one, located in Arlington’s Shirlington section, remains to this day.
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