Weenie Beenie in South Arlington, Virginia
Weenie Beenie in Arlington Virginia, Oct 2022

Weenie Beenie is a fast food restaurant, formerly part of a chain. Weenie Beenie predominantly sells half-smokes, hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches, and soft drinks.

Weenie Beenie was founded by Carl and Bill Staton in Arlington, Virginia in 1950. Bill, a billiards player, used money from his pool playing to fund the restaurants, which numbered six at one time. Bill was also known by the nickname "Weenie Beenie".[1] The final Weenie Beenie is the original location, in the Shirlington section of Arlington.[2] It is now particularly well known for its half-smokes.[3]

Dave Grohl, frontman for the band Foo Fighters and a former DC area resident who also lived in the Del Ray area of Alexandria, Virginia, titled a song on the Foo Fighters' first album "Weenie Beenie" after the restaurant.

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References

  1. ↑ "Weenie Beenie: A Filet in a Hot Dog World" Billiards Digest, by R.A. Dyer
  2. ↑ "Our Back Pages: Stories, Scenes and Events From Arlington's Past : Libraries : Arlington, Virginia". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
  3. ↑ The Missing Link Archived 2009-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Washington City Paper, 26 January 2007

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