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Author	LexyNoise
Comment	It wasn't a franchisee - the on-street ones in Glasgow that closed were all run by the company. I worked there when I was a student 15-20 years ago. 'Burger King Glasgow 1' was on Argyle Street. No idea what happened to it. By the time I started working at BK in 2004 it was long gone. 'Burger King Glasgow 2' was the huge one at the bottom of Sauchiehall Street. It was where the Poundland is now. It closed because the landlord wanted to jack up the rent, and thought a big company like BK would just pay it. They closed it down and opened a new place right across the street, which is still there today. 'Burger King Glasgow 3' was further up Sauchiehall Street, near Campus and the Garage. Because of its location, it wasn't very busy during the day but was rammed late at night. There was a lot of trouble and a lot of fights, even with bouncers at the door. It closed some time around 2005. 'Burger King Glasgow 4' was on Byres Road. I have no idea what happened to this one - it was gone by the time I started studying at Glasgow and working for BK. 'Burger King Glasgow 5' was on Union Street, just outside Central Station (not the one inside - that's a franchise run by SSP). It was tiny - there was only room for one person in the kitchen and everything was within arms reach. It closed when the St Enoch Centre opened its extension with a big new food court. Burger King just decided to open a bigger place in there and close Union Street. Last time I checked it was an Asian place with bright green walls. Burger King Bonus Fact: The McDonalds opposite IKEA at Braehead used to be a Burger King. When Braehead opened a new food court they moved in there instead.
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Created	Tue 28th Mar 2023 12:51pm
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It wasn't a franchisee - the on-street ones in Glasgow that closed were all run by the company. I worked there when I was a student 15-20 years ago.

'Burger King Glasgow 1' was on Argyle Street. No idea what happened to it. By the time I started working at BK in 2004 it was long gone.

'Burger King Glasgow 2' was the huge one at the bottom of Sauchiehall Street. It was where the Poundland is now. It closed because the landlord wanted to jack up the rent, and thought a big company like BK would just pay it. They closed it down and opened a new place right across the street, which is still there today.

'Burger King Glasgow 3' was further up Sauchiehall Street, near Campus and the Garage. Because of its location, it wasn't very busy during the day but was rammed late at night. There was a lot of trouble and a lot of fights, even with bouncers at the door. It closed some time around 2005.

'Burger King Glasgow 4' was on Byres Road. I have no idea what happened to this one - it was gone by the time I started studying at Glasgow and working for BK.

'Burger King Glasgow 5' was on Union Street, just outside Central Station (not the one inside - that's a franchise run by SSP). It was tiny - there was only room for one person in the kitchen and everything was within arms reach. It closed when the St Enoch Centre opened its extension with a big new food court. Burger King just decided to open a bigger place in there and close Union Street. Last time I checked it was an Asian place with bright green walls.

**Burger King Bonus Fact:** The McDonalds opposite IKEA at Braehead used to be a Burger King. When Braehead opened a new food court they moved in there instead.