Gino's Hamburgers TV Commercial (70's)

Gino's Hamburgers was a fast-food restaurant chain founded in Baltimore, Maryland, by Baltimore Colts defensive end Gino Marchetti and running back Alan Ameche, along with their close friend Louis Fischer, in 1957. In Dundalk, Maryland, just outside Baltimore, it got its official name in 1959 when the owners brought on Colts' captain Gino Marchetti. It was an East Coast regional fast food restaurant and had 359 company-owned locations when they were acquired by Marriott Corporation in 1982. Marriott discontinued the brand and converted locations to their Roy Rogers Restaurants chain.

The restaurant was known for high quality hamburgers such as the Sirloiner, which was made from sirloin steak, and the Gino Giant, which competed with the Big Mac. The company held the franchise for Kentucky Fried Chicken in the middle-Atlantic states. Their slogan was "Everybody Goes to Gino's".

Gino's Bugers and chicken.
Marchetti, Romano, and Fischer plan to open new Gino's restaurants in 2010, with franchise information available in March. Marchetti and Fischer will be serving as consultants. The new restaurant plans to serve burgers, chicken sandwiches, hand-cut french fries and hand-spun milkshakes. Initially, the chain plans to open locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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[garggleandspit3]

Oh so that's what happened. Our Gino's became KFC. Dang.... as a kid I always wondered why we lost ours. I never cared for KFC. Wow, I got educated on something... thanks for posting.

[CosmicFunkOSMOSIS]

They expanded into DC around '77, but became Roy Rogers by '81. The burgers were great (that Gino Giant was as filling as they come and tasted great).

[haveown25]

just think Gino gone but KFC still here! What happen!

[U686ST]

@ cbarsonfire: Pappy Parkers fried chicken was at Hot Shoppes Jr.

[Fairfaxcat]

The man in the suit at 11 seconds was most instructive, looking on to make sure the gal in the Geno's uniform rings up the order properly. The ideas of received wisdom passed on from authority figures is very much missing today and greatly needed!

[theOlLineRebel]

Glad it's back. We still have to go test it.

Honestly I don't remember trying the actual GINO's stuff - we got KFC there all the time! Or at least, I did!

[bingobongo445]

When are they going to open in Chicago.

[cbarsonfire]

Man I miss the Ginos Giant. I thought that they served Happy Parker fried chicken?

Used to hit them up for lunch when I worked next door to one.

[Baltimoreman78]

Wasn't that black guy eating the burger at 0:28 the guy from Sledgehammer

[MattTheSaiyan]

Old Fast Food commercials are strangely addictive.