Bolt Burgers is a fast food restaurant chain in Grand Theft Auto III, and also makes cameo appearances in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Description[]
There are two Bolt Burgers restaurants in GTA III; one in Bedford Point, Staunton Island, and the other is in the westernmost corner of Trenton, Portland. Both are inaccessible, but the former serves as a common destination during the taxi driving side-mission if the player is in Staunton. The Staunton Island restaurant is an iconic sight in Bedford Point as it is marked with a giant 3D burger sign on the corner building. The Trenton restaurant is located just across from the Callahan Bridge.
One of their products is the Fat Burger Kid, advertised with the slogan, "We've got bigger buns!" which is a slang term for people with big butts. The burger's name could be a reference to the American-Canadian burger restaurant Fatburger.
In 1998, both Bolt Burgers restaurants are instead King Knuts locations. However, this only applies to PSP and PS2 version of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. In mobile version, both restaurants are already Bolt Burgers and stay opened at least until 2001.
Bolt Burgers also appears at the InterGlobal Films studios in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, although it is merely part of a film set, which uses the same section of buildings from Bedford Point in GTA III.
On Chatterbox FM, Jane mentions her son shooting a banana cannon across the street at a fast food restaurant. This refers to the fact that the old school hall is across from Bolt Burgers in Trenton.
Influence[]
As with the brand's HD Universe counterpart, the brand may be based on the Sonic Drive-In burger restaurant chain, as both chains use terms associated with speed.