All-American Burger
Defunct fast food chain in California
All-American Burger was a regional fast food chain in Los Angeles, California.
History
The first All-American Burger restaurant was founded by Aaron Binder in 1968. The restaurant was known for its quarter-pound burger patties, as well as chili burgers and hickory burgers. It also sold half-pound patties, which accounted for up to 25% of sales at some stores. Binder opened several other restaurants in Los Angeles during the 1970s.
Binder led the company until January 1980 and remained on the board of directors until March 1981. In April 1981, the chain filed for bankruptcy. A few months later, the SEC accused Binder of selling stock in the company when he knew the company was insolvent but before the information was made public. The case was later settled out of court with Binder neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing.
In an unrelated case, Binder became involved in a scheme to defraud investors and the IRS in a short lived Illinois-based package delivery service in 1983.
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