What was McDonald's original restaurant in San Bernardino, California, called when it opened in 1940?

McDonald's original restaurant in San Bernardino, California, was called McDonald's Bar-B-Q when it opened in 1940.

Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the restaurant in 1940 as a barbecue drive-in. Its menu and operating model changed later, leading to the streamlined self-service format that became associated with the McDonald's brand.

The San Bernardino location is important because it predates the modern fast-food identity of the company. The brothers redesigned the operation in 1948 around a simplified menu and faster service. Ray Kroc later built the national and international business around the McDonald brothers' system, but the original restaurant's name was McDonald's Bar-B-Q.