Marilyn and Daryl McHardy started The Patty Shop more than 40 years ago - with the idea of testing it for a couple years to see if the business model would work. The small, family-owned shop it at 4019 MacDonald Street, near King Edward Street in Vancouver. (Jennifer Chen/CBC)The McHardys knew what they wanted the patties to taste like, but that's about all the experience the couple had when they first opened The Patty Shop. (Jennifer Chen/CBC)Return customersThe family lived near the shop, which is how they chose the location where the shop still stands decades later. (Jennifer Chen/CBC)The processThe name of the shop sums up the joyful simplicity of going in for a mid-afternoon snack: The Patty Shop.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2019 21:33 UTC