Newly-opened White Castle near Scottsdale closes to re-stock after 'record-setting turnout'

The Valley got its first taste of White Castle on Wednesday, as the largest location in the world opened near Loop 101 and Via de Ventura, but after a "record-setting turnout," the restaurant was forced to close in order to re-stock.

"Well, the first thing I asked is, 'well, did you run out of food?'" Darrell Dodson said.

White Castle put a limit on the number of sliders people could order and capped it at 60, and orders made through delivery apps were suspended.

Nearly 50,000 sliders were served Wednesday during the grand opening.

A spokesperson for White Castle says the restaurant, which will normally be open 24 hours a day and seven days a week, closed at 4 a.m. to get ready for customers on Thursday.

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The restaurant reopened at 9 a.m. for dining room and drive-thru service.

"It was a purposeful, thoughtful decision," said White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson. "We were overwhelmed. We thought, 'hey, it's going to be a busy 12 hours,' but it was an incredibly busy 20 hours."

For several hours, lines in both the drive-thru and outside the restaurant wrapped around the burger joint nearly triple times over.

"We got off about six this morning from work, so we just came right over," Dodson said.

But that didn't stop customers from coming. People from all over the West Coast waited patiently to get their White Castle fix.

"I just wanted burgers and fish nibblers and they have everything on the menu here that they don't have in Vegas," one person said.

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