Fried Onion Burger

In 1926, Henry Wesly Davis opened a Route 66 hamburger stand, the Hamburger Inn, in El Reno, Oklahoma. He had the idea from White Castle hamburgers to added a handful of thin sliced white onions to a small hamburger patty and created the Fried Onion Burger. The Hamburger Inn is closed, but El Reno celebrates the El Reno Fried Onion Burger Day Festival on the first Saturday each May. Ross Davis, Henry Davis's son, insist there should not be butter, just pickle relish and mustard. - AsNotedIn

While the meat was cooking on the grill, Al pressed the onions into it with a spatula and grilled a split bun. He buttered and added pickled relish to the bottom bun before assembling the burger.
John Steinbeck on how Al made the burger at Al and Susy's Place in El Reno, 1937





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Y/M/D Person Association Description Place Locale Event
1926/00/00 White Castle Corp Inspiration After enjoying a few White Castle hamburgers, Henry Davis adds a handful of thin sliced onions to his own a cooking hamburger patty and creates the Fried Onion Burger. El Reno Oklahoma El Reno Fried Onion Burger Day Festival
1937/00/00 John Steinbeck John Steinbeck enjoys a Fried Onion Burger at Al and Susy's Place in El Reno, OK El Reno Oklahoma El Reno Fried Onion Burger Day Festival
1989/05/07 El Reno celebrates the first Fried Onion Burger Day El Reno Oklahoma El Reno Fried Onion Burger Day Festival

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Food Attribute American Food
Product Kind Food
Food Category Victual



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