ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The wildly popular burger chain White Castle has returned to Florida after a 53-year hiatus.
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Channel 9 took you behind-the-scenes at the new restaurant. Watch the video above for that, and read nine facts about White Castle below:
Read More 1. White Castle first opened in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. The family-owned company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
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2. The restaurant closed its final Florida location in 1968. It operated four restaurants in Miami during the 1960s.
3. White Castle will open its largest-ever store on Daryl Carter Parkway near Walt Disney World at 8 a.m. Monday. See a rendering and a map of the store below:
4. The popular burger joint will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily and will eventually be open 24 hours per day. Take a look inside the restaurant below:
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Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings samples a White Castle slider. White Castle Orlando rendering courtesy of White Castle.
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White Castle Adds Plant Based Fake Meat Burgers To Its Menu NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 12: In this photo illustration, a meatless 'Impossible Slider' sits on a table at a White Castle restaurant, April 12, 2018 in the Queens borough of New York City. The meatless burgers, which sell for $1.99, are about twice the size of White Castle's regular sliders. The patties, made primarily of wheat protein and potato, are the first plant-based burgers sold in an American quick-serve restaurant. (Photo illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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5. Customers may order a maximum of sixty sliders per visit.
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6. Each beef patty contains five holes, allowing steam to fully cook the meat. The sliders are typically served with onions.
7. The restaurant also serves an Impossible Slider as a plant-based option. See a photo of it below:
White Castle Adds Plant Based Fake Meat Burgers To Its Menu A meatless 'Impossible Slider' sits on a table at a White Castle restaurant. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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8. White Castle owns and operates more than 360 restaurants.
9. The new location employs 140 people.
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