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Back in 1924, an inventive and entrepreneurial young man named Don Carlos Edwards put up a tiny refreshment stand during a Pioneer Day celebration in a small Northern Utah town. Although he didn't know it then, that stand was the beginning of a fast food icon that now spans the Western United States.
By 1941, Edwards' little stand in a small rural town had evolved into Don Carlos Bar-B-Q in Salt Lake City. Nine years later, he opened his second restaurant in Salt Lake, which he called Arctic Circle.
This new restaurant featured numerous original family recipes that were as tasty as they were unique. Soon after the opening in 1950, long lines of people were waiting for their chance to taste standout menu items like "Brown Toppers" and "Ranch Burgers."
In those early years, Edwards continued to invent new foods and options. Fry sauce and kid's meals, for example, are Arctic Circle originals. And he also kept growing the chain, adding new locations across Utah. Now, just over 50 years since that first location, Arctic Circle has grown to 26 company stores and 57 franchisees across eight Western states.
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