disambiguation . white spot founded june 16 1928 headquarters vancouver bc canada slogan fresh thinking . fresh cooking . website white spot white spot is a canadian restaurant chain based in vancouver british columbia best known for its hamburgers pirate pak children s meal and burger sauce . some locations have carhop drive in service . contents 1 history 1.1 granville house and carhops 1.2 franchising and growth 2 food 3 international locations 4 references 5 external links history edit in the 1920s nat bailey operated a travelling lunch counter using a 1918 model t. a prominent location was prospect point in stanley park . hotdogs were a dime and ice cream was a nickel . 1 a white spot triple o s inside of a chevron station in chilliwack british columbia the restaurant was founded on june 16 1928 by nat bailey . his first idea for a name for the eatery had been granville barbecue but nat instead took the advice of a friend who suggested he call it white spot after a restaurant on wilshire boulevard in los angeles california in part because the name sounded spotless and clean . granville house and carhops edit the original white spot was located in the marpole neighbourhood at 67th and granville street at what would be known as granville house in vancouver . the restaurant was called white spot barbecue sandwiches evolving into a drive in and dining room . by 1955 the chain was serving 10 000 cars a day and 110 000 customers a week . 1 by the 1990s some white spot drive ins were phased out due to an increase in franchise restaurants and a gradual decrease in popularity of drive in s. granville house was a popular dining spot until 1986 when a fire in the kitchen damaged the building . the restaurant closed permanently at that location shortly thereafter despite some talk of rebuilding . the carhop drive in service began further west at a viewpoint off marine drive in point grey when bailey served food from a vehicle . drivers parked nearby asked if food could be delivered to their cars so bailey hired servers who hopped to it to do so . similar drive in carhop service with servers bringing trays and food to diners cars to eat on site using trays that fit across the seats between vehicles windows which became standard at white spot outlets . some locations still offer drive in service . franchising and growth edit the chain was sold to general foods in 1968 when nat retired . in 1982 white spot returned to local ownership when the company was purchased by bc businessman peter toigo becoming part of shato holdings limited . after his death in 1993 his sons peter and ron toigo took over ownership . 1 in 1986 the chain was sued in the court case gee v. white spot which helped set canadian case law . the plaintiffs mr. gee and mr. and mrs. pan claimed damages for botulism poisoning related to a beef dip . the decision made it easier for diners to sue restaurants for breach of contract and implied warranty instead of the harder to prove negligence canadian tort law expressly disavows strict product liability . in 1993 white spot introduced franchising . since 1999 their franchises have been installed on some ships in the bc ferries fleet . by the 2000s the chain was opening burger focused takeout locations with its triple o s locations . in 2012 64 white spot restaurants and 62 triple o s served 17 million customers and generated 200 million in gross revenues . 1 food edit a pirate pak plundered of its chocolate doubloon and ice cream white spot is known for its pirate paks a children s meal introduced in 1968 . the meal is set in a cardboard model of a pirate ship with small details like a chocolate coin wrapped in gold foil a cardboard sail on a drinking straw mast and a cup of ice cream in the captain s quarters . chef chuck currie has been featured in marketing campaigns alongside guest celebrity chefs hailing from vancouver including john bishop rob feenie umberto menghi and melissa craig . 2 triple o s by white spot restaurants named after the trademark triple o hamburger sauce made of mayonnaise and hamburger relish have been established in bc as seen above some are co located with chevron gas stations . for triple o sauce it has been reported that as the condiments used in the restaurants came in large containers the excess dill pickle juice was swirled in the depleted mayonnaise jars this mixture was then put into the depleted ketchup containers then adding relish from the depleted relish containers to which was added the juice and residue from the slicing of tomatoes adding the resultant mixture to a commercial thousand island dressing . according to a plaque on the wall at the surrey guildford restaurant legend has it that the name triple o was part of the shorthand language of the carhops guests could choose from mayonnaise and relish and the order slips were printed with three x s and three o s. an x meant hold an o meant extra and triple o meant plenty of everything . international locations edit in the 1990s white spot experimented with opening outlets across the nearby u.s. border in bellingham washington without much success . abroad white spot has in the past few years expanded its triple o s fast food chain into hong kong and most recently bangkok and singapore . in hong kong four such stores can be found at the basement of pacific place and in exchange square on the hong kong island ; and at cooked deli in the harbour city shopping mall in kowloon and in shatin . the three hong kong franchises each record more than twice as many sales as the average location in bc . 3 a location in seoul south korea opened in september 2008 . 4 it is located near dosan park in the apgujeong neighborhood . seven more locations are planned for seoul . a triple o s restaurant in pacific place hong kong . references edit a b c d mia stainsby june 7 2013 . landmark restaurant chain white spot celebrates 85th birthday . vancouver sun . retrieved june 7 2013 . white spot won t stand still vancouver sun jan. 17 2008 hong kong thriving as ever by joanne lee young vancouver sun b3 june 29 2007 white spot takes on korea vancouver sun aug. 27 2008 external links edit white spot ltd. triple o s by white spot triple o s hong kong v t e companies based in the metro vancouver area 604 records a & w canada advanced cyclotron systems apparent networks avigilon aritzia army & navy stores ballard power systems best buy canada black box games blenz coffee blueshore financial boston pizza brightlight pictures british columbia maritime employers association broadbandtv corp chc helicopter ctc bank of canada cactus club cafe canada wide media limited canadaupdates canfor canucks sports and entertainment central 1 credit union central heat distribution choices market citizens bank of canada clearly.ca coast capital savings coast mountain bus company commodore books cymax stores dairyland canada dan d foods dollar tree canada d wave systems e comm ea canada ebco industries 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