by Let’s take a minute to discuss one of the great lost treasures of the fast food world of the 1980’s…the Burger King Pizza Burger.
I know my heading is different than what is listed on the screenshot. That’s because I only knew the sandwich as a pizza burger. I have to assume that the Pizza Double Cheeseburger is the actual sandwich I remember. The timeline is dead on, so I’m pretty sure this is it. The only thing that gives me pause is that I don’t remember it being a double burger.
But anyway, the pizza burger was a short-lived item from what I remember, but I know I had it on a couple of occasions. The premise was simple, as it was just a double burger with pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese. But really, what else would it need to be good? Combining burgers and pizza is about all a kid needs.
Earlier I said I knew that the timeline was dead on for thinking this is the pizza burger I remember. I know that because I can distinctly remember having one while watching an episode of NWA Pro Wrestling on a Saturday afternoon. That episode of Pro featured a match between Tully Blanchard and Brad Armstrong that I was overly into, and that match took place in January 1987. It’s funny what little things the mind holds onto for years. Some random memory of a wrestling match and a special burger from Burger King…but which is it that my mind remembers most? Is it the burger with the wrestling memory attached, or is it the match with the burger as an addition? Either way, that memory is why I still remember the pizza burger to this day.