Where and when did White Castle begin?

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restaurant Cooks preparing pizzas at a restaurant in Rome, Italy.

The first White Castle restaurant opened in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas.1

Often considered the original American fast-food chain, it introduced an assembly line system that allowed for efficient service and consistent output, setting the standard for the industry.1