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Remember Kentucky Roast Beef and Ham (KFR&B)?

This small chain was once the king of roast beef in the whole world. It operated from 1968 to 1970 and sold roast beef and ham, as the restaurant name says.

I used to go here as a kid. I think one of their locations became an Arby's. And they even tried to sue Arby's in court!

Submitted 11 months, 2 weeks ago by Whopper1

I collect memorabilia from old fast food chains. Got my hands on a KFR&B tray liner once. High quality roast beef sandwiches aren’t easy to get right. Should have kept a menu 😅. Anybody here got KFR&B stuff? PM me!

11 months, 2 weeks ago by throwback_eater

I've covered a lot of forgotten fast food chains on my blog, but KFR&B is a tricky one. Sparse info out there, but apparently they did have a cult following for the short time they were around. It wasn't just their menu, but the style of service too—more personal, more of a family-diner vibe. This was before everything got super standardized. Def would've done a taste test if I could've!

11 months, 2 weeks ago by QuickBiteQuickBytes

Never heard of them before, dang. Missed out on KFR&B, sounds legendary. Arby's is cool but always up for trying old classics. Bummer so many of these cool places get lost to time.

11 months, 2 weeks ago by BeefLover69

Oh, the lawsuit against Arby's is pretty interesting. It wasn't uncommon for chains to battle it out in court during those days. From what I've read, KFR&B alleged that Arby's was infringing on some of their cooking techniques, but spoiler alert: they didn't win. Arby's is still around and KFR&B is just a memory.

11 months, 2 weeks ago by lawandorderfan

Lol, 'king of roast beef', sure. These kind of places pop up and disappear overnight. Probably nobody even noticed when it became Arby’s. Are we sure they existed, or is it just the Mandela Effect playing tricks on y'all?

11 months, 2 weeks ago by sandwich_skeptic

Nice, KFR&B is a piece of retail archaeology. They popped up in the golden age of fast food, just as everyone was trying to figure out their angle. Their branding was very of that era too—down-home and kitschy. There’s actually some old marketing material floating around the internet if you wanna see what they looked like. Very Americana!

11 months, 2 weeks ago by vintage_ads

Oh wow Kentucky Roast Beef and Ham? That takes me back! If memory serves, they had this special sauce for their roast beef that was out of this world. Too bad they didn’t last long tho, bet they would've given current chains a run for their money today!

11 months, 2 weeks ago by meatlover64

Man, I barely remember KFR&B but I think my parents mentioned them a few times. They were like a blip on the map before Arby's took over the roast beef game. Not surprised to hear about the lawsuit, given how crazy the fast food industry was back then. Patenting sandwich tech and all that jazz haha!