# BK Whopper Bar > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/BK_Whopper_Bar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/BK_Whopper_Bar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BK_Whopper_Bar > Source revision: 1350931099 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Limited service variant of Burger King restaurants}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}} [[File:BK Whopper Bar.jpg|thumb|right|A BK Whopper Bar in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan) in 2010]] The '''BK Whopper Bar''' was a limited service concept created by fast-food restaurant [Burger King](/source/Burger_King) in 2009. It closed on April 21, 2026, with a [Five Guys](/source/Five_Guys) planned to replace it.{{cite web |url= https://wdwnt.com/2026/04/former-burger-king-whopper-bar-now-behind-scrim/|title= Former Burger King Whopper Bar at Universal Orlando CityWalk Now Behind Scrim|date= April 23, 2026|access-date= April 24, 2026|first= Amanda|last= Finn|work= WDW News Today}} == Format == The Whopper Bar is a high end concept designed to compete with fast casual and casual dining restaurants. The locations feature an open kitchen with a semi-circular metal counter top.{{cite web |last=Grynbaum |first=Michael |date=March 29, 2009 |title=A Half-Century Old, the Whopper to Get a Younger Image |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/29/business/29whopper.html |accessdate=2009-10-10 |work=The New York Times |location=New York}} The exposed kitchen allows customers to view the preparation of their foods. Decoration of the new locations is limited to plasma televisions playing looped videos of open flames. The concept is similar to the [McCafé](/source/McCaf%C3%A9) concept from rival [McDonald's](/source/McDonald's), and like the McCafé locations they are designed for malls, airports, casinos and other areas with limited space.{{cite web |url=http://www.foodchannel.com/stories/288-burger-king-unveils-whopper-bar |title=Burger King Unveils Whopper Bar |first=Lindsey |last=Klingele |work=The Food Channel |date=April 3, 2008 |publisher=Glam Networks, LLC |accessdate=2009-10-10}} == Menu == Whopper Bars are specialty restaurants with a menu limited to the company's [Angus](/source/Angus_Burger_(Burger_King)) sandwiches; drinks; and desserts.{{cite web|url=http://www.bkwhopperbar.com/en-us/universal-citywalk/menu.html |title=Whopper Bar menu |publisher=Burger King Brands |accessdate=2009-10-10| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091009004615/http://www.bkwhopperbar.com/en-us/universal-citywalk/menu.html| archivedate= October 9, 2009 | url-status= live}} The menu features higher-end ingredients and variants not sold in the normal Burger King locations. While international locations sold beer at the Whopper Bar locations, the company originally stated that it did not intend to do so at its North American locations. The company changed its mind with the opening of its second Whopper Bar location in the [South Beach](/source/South_Beach) section of the company's home town of Miami; Burger King reported that it would be the only current American, national fast food chain selling beer in its home territory.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/business/2021/10/01/popular-restaurants-fast-food-chains-started-florida-burger-king-olive-garden-outback-hooters/5799179001/|title=Hooters to Home of the Whopper: A look at popular restaurant chains that began in Florida|website=Florida Times-Union}} In markets where alcohol can be sold at fast food restaurants, the company will be selling products from [SABMiller](/source/SABMiller) and [Anheuser-Busch](/source/Anheuser-Busch) including [Budweiser](/source/Budweiser_(Anheuser-Busch)), [Bud Light](/source/Bud_Light) and [Miller Lite](/source/Miller_Lite) in aluminum bottles designed to maintain temperature. The move, designed to target the important 30-and-under demographic, has been called risky by industry analysts because the company is known as a fast food purveyor and not as an alcoholic beverages seller. Other industry consultants have disagreed with the assessment, believing that the move is a practical one because the company is growing with its aging customer base.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2010-01-21-burger-king-beer_N.htm |title=Burger King plans beer-selling Whopper Bar in South Beach |last=Horovitz |first=Bruce |date=January 22, 2009 |work=USA Today |accessdate=January 23, 2010 |location=Miami, Florida}}{{cite web|url=http://industry.bnet.com/food/10001287/burger-king-says-have-it-your-way-beer-with-that-whopper-and-fries/ |title=Burger King Says "Have It Your Way:" Beer With That Whopper and Fries? |last=Phillips |first=David |date=January 25, 2010 |publisher=BNet.com |accessdate=February 8, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100131043424/http://industry.bnet.com/food/10001287/burger-king-says-have-it-your-way-beer-with-that-whopper-and-fries/| archivedate= January 31, 2010 | url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nrn.com/article.aspx?id=378586#|title=BK to sell beer at new Whopper Bar |last=Ruggless |first=Ron |date=January 22, 2010 |work=Nation's Restaurant News |accessdate=February 8, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} == References == {{reflist}} {{Burger King}} Category:Burger King Category:Products introduced in 2009 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [BK Whopper Bar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BK_Whopper_Bar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BK_Whopper_Bar?action=history)). 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