White Spot
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White Spot is a Canadian restaurant chain based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The restaurant was founded in 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. Up through the 1990s, many White Spot franchises had an old-fashioned drive-in, with servers bringing trays and food to your car to eat on-site. Some restaurants, such as the North Burnaby location, still offer this service.
At present, the restaurant has evolved for a West Coast look and upscale dining, although their trademark hamburgers are unchanged and still a staple of the menu. There is also a fast food subset called "Triple-O's White Spot", named after the trademark "Triple-O" hamburger sauce (a savory mix of mayonnaise and red relish). It is famous for its "Pirate Paks", a children's meal 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.
White Spot serves more full service meals than any restaurant chain in British Columbia; more than 15 million guests dine at the restaurant every year. In recent times, the integrity of customer service has been strongly represented by White Spot. Mystery shoppers often visit White Spot restaurants to rate the quality of service and food received.
Abroad, White Spot has in the past few years expanded its Triple-O's fast food chain into Hong Kong. Three 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.
