My curiosity has been piqued with the comeback of Gino’s. How many
hours of my errant youth were spent driving in circles through the
Gino’s parking lot on Reisterstown Road – too many. I remember the Gino
Giant, a double burger with the special sauce way before McD’s came to
town. But could I remember any difference between the Big Mac and the
Gino Giant? At my age, remembering why I walked into a room is an
accomplishment. My best recollection is the Gino Giant and the Big Mac
were pretty much the same.A couple weeks ago after we took my father-in-law out for his 90th birthday we drove by the new Gino’s on Joppa Road. In the rain, people were still in line out the door. But today, while perusing my Facebook page I see that my husband had foursquared he was at Gino’s
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As a kid (5 in 1961) I had the Measles. I had a 103 fever for three days. We lived in Parkville, in Oakley (new row houses in the suburbs that my parents bought in 1958). I remember my father asking me what I wanted to eat on of those feverish days. I said "A Gino Giant.". It was the most amazing food ever, and he went and got me one. We were all huge Colts fans then.
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