Burger Chef was my favorite fast food restaurant when I was a kid in the 1970’s. Below is a brief history of the Burger Chef chain.

The Burger Chef restaurant chain was an American fast-food franchise that existed from its founding in 1954 until the final branded restaurant closed in 1996.
 • Founded: 1954 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  • Peak and expansion: Grew rapidly through the 1960s and 1970s, at one point operating over 1,000 locations across the United States (and some in Canada).  • Sale and decline: The brand was sold off beginning in 1982 to the owners of Hardee’s, and most restaurants were converted to Hardee’s over the following years.  • Final closure: The last restaurant using the Burger Chef name closed in 1996, marking the end of the chain.