Have you ever wondered who invented the hamburger? Well, it certainly is not one of the fast food chains – at least from what we have been told. Hidden at 261-263 Crown Street, New Haven, Connecticut is where they claim to have first invented the hamburger. Whether this is true or not, what is more important is finding out just how good their burger is, so how about chartering a bus with your friends who also love burgers and head over to Louis’ Lunch and see for yourselves!
As you and your friends get down from your Connecticut chartered bus, you will notice Louis’ Lunch right in front of you and they are not like those huge fast food outlets that you are so used to seeing, but walk right in and place your order from their menu. The story behind their hamburger goes something like this – way back in 1900, one fine day, a gentleman had walked into Louis’ Lunch and asked Louis Lassen to prepare something that he could while on the run as he was in a hurry. Almost immediately, Louis prepared his own blend of ground steak trimmings in between 2 slices of toast and the gentleman went off on his way – and with that little incident thus began the era of hamburger sandwiches!
It may not be quite possible to trace the origin of hamburgers, but one thing that we do know is that the hamburgers served at Louis’ Lunch is unique and special – their hamburgers are served on toasted white bread, with cheese, onions and tomato. And we kid you not when we say that there is no need for anything else to be added into the burgers – none at all. No condiments, nothing – because they are that confident with the taste of their hamburgers that there is no need to “spice it up” or add flavor to it with any condiments.
The tradition of making yummy, mouth watering burgers that began with Louis Lassen still continues till this very day. Jeff Lassen, the great grandson of Louis still maintains the traditional ways of preparing the burgers - from it being made fresh daily and hand rolled from a blend of five meat varieties to cooking it in the original cast iron grills and as mentioned earlier, adding only cheese, onions and tomato.
As you and your friends get down from your Connecticut chartered bus, you will notice Louis’ Lunch right in front of you and they are not like those huge fast food outlets that you are so used to seeing, but walk right in and place your order from their menu. The story behind their hamburger goes something like this – way back in 1900, one fine day, a gentleman had walked into Louis’ Lunch and asked Louis Lassen to prepare something that he could while on the run as he was in a hurry. Almost immediately, Louis prepared his own blend of ground steak trimmings in between 2 slices of toast and the gentleman went off on his way – and with that little incident thus began the era of hamburger sandwiches!
It may not be quite possible to trace the origin of hamburgers, but one thing that we do know is that the hamburgers served at Louis’ Lunch is unique and special – their hamburgers are served on toasted white bread, with cheese, onions and tomato. And we kid you not when we say that there is no need for anything else to be added into the burgers – none at all. No condiments, nothing – because they are that confident with the taste of their hamburgers that there is no need to “spice it up” or add flavor to it with any condiments.
The tradition of making yummy, mouth watering burgers that began with Louis Lassen still continues till this very day. Jeff Lassen, the great grandson of Louis still maintains the traditional ways of preparing the burgers - from it being made fresh daily and hand rolled from a blend of five meat varieties to cooking it in the original cast iron grills and as mentioned earlier, adding only cheese, onions and tomato.
One bite into the succulent meat of the burger, and you will soon realize why they hold firmly to their tradition of no condiments is to be added to their burgers. It’s so delicious that you may even want to pack some home to share them with your neighbors when it is time for you to go home in your chartered bus!
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