Kicker - Hidden fast food

NICK EICHER, HOST: Officials in Wilmington, Delaware were blown away by what they found hiding behind a wall inside a shopping mall.

It was like stepping inside a time capsule. Totally out-of-date design that included parquet floors, fake potted plants, and walls stained with ketchup.

County Executive Matt Meyer was surprised to stumble upon it.

MEYER: This is probably the oldest still intact, Burger King restaurant in the world.

That’s right. A vintage Burger King, still in operation 13 years ago.

Some locals remembered it'd been there, but they didn’t think it was still there, hiding behind that wall.

The mall’s hoping to rent the place out. Probably after they clean it up a bit.

MEYER: Looks like they left us, uhh, some fries here.

Lost the old appetite.

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