After years of speaking with Krystal Lovers across the South, one thing remains consistent: Krystal Lovers truly love Krystal’s tasty menu items and incorporate them into their lives as often as possible. This often leads to a number of unique Krystal Recipe creations (and Hall of Fame stories), like “The Lopez,” which was recently featured on Creative Loafing’s Omnivore Blog.

Of course, we felt it was worth retelling because honestly, it sounds pretty darn good. Story has it that Steve Lopez, tour manager for Widespread Panic, used to have the Fox brothers (of Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q restaurant in Atlanta) make him a “Krystal Casserole.” The recipe called for Krystal’s famously small, square hamburgers covered in spicy brisket chili, tator tots and melted cheese. The Fox Bros. must have thought it was tasty too because they introduced a modified version of the Krystal Casserole to their own menu. Too bad they left out the best part – The Krystal.

We suggest a few more changes for a newly named “The Real Krystal Casserole.” It calls for Krystal burgers, Krystal Pup Chili, Krystal’s Hashbrown Kryspers, shredded cheese and bacon. You knew we had to add bacon!

Have any more Krystal Recipes worth sharing? Send them over with a photo and we’ll post here on Krystalist.com.

At 6 a.m. this morning, the brand new Krystal restaurant in Columbus, Miss. opened its doors, giving area residents a chance to enjoy the restaurant’s signature, big taste menu items hot off the grill.

The new Krystal offers a full line-up of signature Krystal menu items including: the famous Krystal Hamburger; the Krystal Chik, a deliciously small, square chicken sandwich; the Krystal Pup, a Krystal-sized hot dog served with or without chili; Breakfast Scramblers, a line-up of traditional plate breakfasts stacked smartly in a bowl and conveniently enjoyed scrambled up or layer by layer; MilkQuakes, real ice cream milkshakes made with premium ingredients; and the complete line of Krystal Freeze beverages, the company’s new frozen slush drink made from pure-cane sugar and fruit flavorings.

Located at 2121 Hwy 45 North, the new restaurant joins the more than 20 existing Krystal restaurants in the state.

We’re not the only ones excited about Krystal’s newest restaurant in Columbus. This past Thursday, The Commercial Dispatch gave its readers a sneak peek look into Krystal’s expanded menu – read here. And, fellow Krystal Lover and Flickr member, Martin Howard (Pathdoc1701), expressed his enthusiasm by posting a photo of the new location online. He was even kind enough to share it with us here on Krystalist.

If you’re planning to visit today – opening day – send us your photos via Flickr, Twitter or good ole fashion email and we’ll post here at Krystalist.com.

Stop by the Hixson Krystal this Saturday for free samples of Chiks, Pups, MilkQuakes and more.

Krystal is kicking off Fall with another installment of its popular Sample Saturday series, and this go-round it’s the Hixson, Tenn. restaurant that will dish out the freebies and a $100 Krystal gift card each week.

Beginning this Saturday, Sept. 13 and taking place the next two Saturdays (Sept. 20 and Sept. 27), guests visiting the Krystal at 4850 Hixson Pike between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. will have the opportunity to sample for free Krystal’s expansive menu options as well as enter a drawing for a $100 Krystal gift card.

Menu items that will be available for guests to sample include Krystal Chiks, the company’s signature, small, square chicken sandwich, Krystal Pups, the iconically small hot dogs, Breakfast Scramblers, Krystal’s one-of-a-kind breakfast line, Krystal Freezes, the company’s new line of gourmet slush beverages and MilkQuakes, Krystal’s premium milkshakes made with real ice cream.

With noon rapidly approaching, soon it will be time for you and your co-workers to break for lunch.  And if your office, like ours, doesn’t have a cafeteria in the basement, everyone must either head out on their own or decide as a group what to eat.

For us this process usually begins around 11:30 a.m. then concludes an hour later with some unlucky person in charge of remembering everyone’s order as they run out to grab the grub.  Undoubtedly however, a co-worker’s order gets mixed up with someone’s sandwich having tomatoes, not on wheat bread or having the wrong side.

Now we know many of you are closet Krystal lovers and like to keep your undying love for all things small and square to yourself, but here’s a thought:  make your lunchtime routine easy by proclaiming your Krystal love and adding it to your office lunch rotation.

Think about how easy it is to pick up a couple of Sackfuls of Krystal burgers (some with cheese, some without), several Chiks, a couple of Pups and an order or two of Chili Cheese Fries – then voila – you’ve got the perfect office lunch. Everyone can pick and choose what they want, thus eliminating the inevitable whining that comes along with other take-out orders. Plus, think about how happy it makes you to indulge in Krystal, so we bet a couple of Pups will perk up even the grumpiest co-worker.

So the next time the “what are we going to eat for lunch today” question comes up (like in 10 minutes for those of us on the east coast), save your co-workers, and yourself, and say, “Let’s do Krystal today”.

As we told you earlier this week, Krystal will kick off its first summer in Springdale with “Sample Saturdays”, giving residents a chance to try out select Krystal menu items for free.

The first “Sample Saturday” will take place tomorrow between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Krystal located at 1503 S. Thompson Rd.

Those stopping by will be able to try out Krystal Chiks, Krystal Pups, MilkQuakes and the brand new Krystal Freeze, which is a premium slush beverage perfect for summer.

And as if you need any additional convincing – did we mention you’ll get to taste these delicious menu items for free?

Live in Northwest Arkansas and love Krystal? If so, listen up. The company is kicking off its first summer in Springdale with a series of events called “Sample Saturdays”, which will give area residents a chance to taste (for free!) Krystal’s expansive menu options.

That’s right, we know it is hard not to order that famous Krystal burger each time you visit, so the company is giving you a chance to try out its other menu items, like the Krystal Chik (small, square chicken sandwich), the Krystal Pup (small, hot dog served plain or with chili and/or cheese) and the entire line of MilkQuakes (premium milkshakes made with real ice cream).

Not only that, Krystal will be unveiling its new line of premium, icy cold slush beverages called Krystal Freeze™, which will be available for the first time in Springdale beginning June 7. The Krystal Freeze is a deliciously cold treat that’s perfect for the summer, as the icy concoction is made with gourmet syrups that contain only pure cane sugar and natural fruit flavorings. You can learn all about the Krystal Freeze here. And don’t say we didn’t warn you about the inevitable sphenopalatineganglioneuralgia.

So here’s all the important information:

“Sample Saturdays” will take place between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Krystal located at 1503 S. Thompson on Saturday, June 7 and Saturday, June 21. (Also, check back as we’ll be adding another event in July.)

Mark your calendars Springdale, and we’ll see you there!

For baseball fans in fourteen cities across the nation, today is Opening Day, and at long last they’ll hear the two word’s they’ve been waiting more than 150 days for: “Play Ball”. But those aren’t the only two words that evoke excitement and keep fans eagerly anticipating the kick-off of America’s National Pastime. Nope, there are two more words that go hand-in-hand with the pageantry and patriotism of baseball’s most exciting day: “hot dog“. In fact, some believe the association between hot dogs and baseball may go back as far as 1893.

For many folks, their love affair with the hot dog began as a kid while enjoying their very first baseball game, and for some, their stadium dog brings about more bragging rights than the actual team itself.

So no matter what home team you are “root, root” rooting for, you can bet that hot dogs will be another home run for baseball fans (and stadiums) across America this year.

And for those of us not lucky enough to have seats at tonight’s home opener, you can recreate Opening Day festivities by stopping at your nearest Krystal and ordering up some Krystal Pups. The excitement level may not be as high in your living room as it is at the stadium, but the hot dogs will be just as tasty and your couch will be way more comfortable.