In the 1920s in El Reno, Oklahoma, a restaurant named the Hamburger Inn created the onion-fried burger, now a signature dish of the Sooner State, El Reno in particular. Not merely a hamburger with fried onions, it is a patty of meat that has become one with its onions — a savory/sweet package with an especially enticing aroma. Onion-fried burgers have become popular beyond El Reno, but in this town, restaurants do not bother to list onion-fried burgers on the menu. When you order a hamburger, you get an onion-fried burger unless you specifically instruct the cook to leave the onions out. Almost every place that makes onion-fried burgers also offers El Reno’s unique take on the Coney Island hot dog: a wiener buried underneath crazy amounts of chili and wet, sweet slaw.
For two-lane travelers, pulling into a parking lot perfumed by hamburgers and hot onion rings is as satisfying as any four-star dining experience. At a true classic drive-in, you...
An Onion-Fried burger is a beautiful thing—an Oklahoma original, fusing beef and onions to create something that goes beyond the usual patty on a bun. Known and admired throughout...
What a yummy trip it is to eat one's way from Chicago to L.A. along old Route 66! This tour of 21 excellent stops along the way includes some...
Oklahoma hamburgers are some of the best in the nation. No state can claim more -- and more interesting -- different styles. El Reno, just west of Oklahoma City,...
There are good and interesting eats all along Route 66, from Chicago to San Berdoo. Oklahoma is especially well-endowed with restaurants that deliver good southwestern meals along with Mother...
