Weenie Beenie was a chain

Chain store

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 of fast food

Fast food

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 restaurants, which is now reduced to one location. Weenie Beenie predominantly sells half-smoke

Half-smoke

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s, hot dog

Hot dog

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s, pulled pork

Pulled pork

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 sandwich

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es, and soft drink

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Weenie Beenie was founded by Carl and Bill Staton

Bill Staton

Bill Staton , an American professional pool player and restauranteur, nicknamed "Weenie Beenie"....

 in Arlington, Virginia in 1950. Bill Staton, a billiards

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 player, used money from his pool playing to fund the restaurants, which numbered six at one time. Bill Staton was also known by the nickname "Weenie Beenie". The final Weenie Beenie is the original location, in the Shirlington

Shirlington, Virginia

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 section of Arlington. It is now particularly well known for its Half-smoke

Half-smoke

A half-smoke is a "local sausage delicacy" found in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding region. Similar to a hot dog, but usually larger, spicier, and with more coarsely-ground meat, the sausage is often half-pork and half-beef, smoked, and served with a bevy of herbs, onion, and chili...

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Dave Grohl

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, frontman for the band Foo Fighters

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, has been a DC area resident and recently lived in the Del Ray area of Alexandria, Virginia

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. A song on the Foo Fighters' first album

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is titled "Weenie Beenie."