This establishment was originally Called King’s Hamburgers. When Burger King came to Pennsylvania the owner tried to block their usage of the name “Burger King”, which backfired. Unbeknownst Burger King Corporation had already filed for the Pennsylvania rights for that name just a few months before the owner. After this the restaurant was known as just “King’s”. The addition of “Dairy” came from a previous name the owner called it before they served food; only ice cream. It was located along route 422 / Perkiomen Avenue in Exeter, across from Bowl-O-Rama. It closed in April 1979.
Perkiomen Ave, I didn’t know that’s what happened to it? Hmmmm,
My Dad would take us here all of the time.
It was located right around where the Santander Bank is now at East Neversink Rd.
I was young, but I remember that he loved their California Cheesburgers.
Mom and dad took me there all the time when I was a kid. Huge willow tree out back with picnic tables. It was located right where you drive up the hill to the old Blockbuster /V&S/ Moto Photo etc…..
Owned by the Bucci family. I remember Dad sending me there to buy $20.00 worth of hamburgers there to feed the people who were helping to clean out St. John’s Lutheran Church, Gibraltar after Agnes came through Berks County.
Yep in Perkiomen Ave!
I could speak for a long time about Kings I worked there from March 1976 until it closed in April 1979
Yea lots of good times!
Hey Jack,, how u doing,, long time no see,, hope all is well s u and loved ones
Do you remember my mom, Fern Rhoads? They also called her Dusty.
They had the best hamburgers around!
I remember the back with picnic tables and running barefoot around with ice cream. Was sad to see it closed.
My first job at 15 years old. I remember mixing the Birch Beer in the big vat in back. Also used to give huge soft ice cream cones to my friends. We also used to sell pure coke syrup for cough medicine and throat issues….so many great memories! Thanks for sharing this Brian….😀
MY mom and dad ripened it in 1960 after my dad saw one of the first McDonald’s in New Jersey,, I grew up in that place from age 5,, made thick shakes age 7,, moved to French Fryer at age 9 and flipping burgers at grille at 11 years old,, have pictures,, thanks for this picture,, best one I’ve seen,,
Thanks for sharing that,, intersection of RT 422 and Neversink Road, almost directly across 422 from Bowl O Rama,, my mother owned and operated it,, my 2nd home, spent more time there than at home,, original name was King Hamburgers,, when Burger King came to Pennsylvania my father tried to block their usage of that name,, backfired,, ha,, Burger King Corporation filed for the Pennsylvania rights for that name just a few months before my father,, so it was always known after that as simply KINGS,, the Dairy part came from a previous name my mother called it before they added burgers, fries, etc., only served ice cream,, now you know the REST OF THE STORY,, thx again for sharing it,, Nick
Nick, thanks for commenting! If you have any pictures you would like to share, I’m sure there would be many who would love to see them! Feel free to contact me: [email protected]
Are you the Nick Bucci that played foosball in the late 70s at 3rd and Spruce? Cool Hand Nick???
Hey Nick….. It’s Julia Bortz. Been trying to find you. Can you message me on my FB.
I live in Taos,NM.
My best friend Pat worked there and she made the best banana splits !!!
Fabulous California burgers!
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I remember taking my kids there and sitting at the picnic table. They were good, and affordable!
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I loved going there. The food was always good as a kid it was the best place to go for fast food
I worked there in the early 60’s. Fred McKinney was the GM and Florence was often around. I remember little Nick coming into the store with her sometimes. Bowl-a-rama was across the Pike I think. A wonderful place with a great bunch of kids working there from Exeter and Mt Penn.
The Bucci’s were friends of my family and I worked there with a lot of schoolmates from Exeter High in the late 60’s. I can talk for hours about the good, fun times there. When I started there, they hadn’t put in a traffic light at the East Neversink road and Perkiomen Ave. intersection yet and I saw a lot of accidents. Jim Bucci was one of the people that worked to get a light installed in that location.
Great memories working there with my friends and those memories will never go away!