RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
Showing posts with label onion burgers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label onion burgers. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Along 66, December 2017: Virden Mural, "The Elvis of France" and Onion Burgers
DECEMBER 5-- Virden, Illinois, mural deemed irreparable and will be wholly repainted instead of touch up. It will be repainted from scratch and with a new design.
Love those murals.
DECEMBER 6-- Johnny Hallyday, "the Elvis of France" and a big Route 66 fan died at age 77. I never heard any of his songs.
DECEMBER 9-- 50 Years of Making Fried Onion Burgers. Monty Hall of El Reno, Oklahoma has been making them for that long. First at Johnnie's Grill and then at Sid's Diner, which he has owned since 1989.
One of those great foods you can find on 66.
--RoadDog
Friday, May 2, 2008
And, Speaking of Fried Onion Burgers
The 20th Fried Onion Burger Festival will be held in El Reno, Oklahoma, this weekend. It is always held the first Saturday in May. Last year, it featured an 850 pounder billed as the world's largest onion burger. El Reno is also located right on the world famous Route 66.
They have a great looking poster for the event with the words "Get Ready to Start Eatin'", but, unfortunately no Route 66 sign on it.
Some facts:
900 pounds of meat used between Big Burger and burger tent
550 pounds of onions
350 pound burger bun
cooked in a 12 by 12 foot convection oven
25,000 average attendance
Big Burger cut with a two man saw
a special machine raises the patty up and flips it
Lots of pictures and a video at
www.elrenoburgerday.com
HISTORY
Onion burgers have been cooked in El Reno since the early 1900s. Ross Davis owned and operated the Hamburger Inn on Route 66. He began making onion burgers in the 1920s as onions were cheap and meat expensive.
Wish I Could Be There. --RoadDog
They have a great looking poster for the event with the words "Get Ready to Start Eatin'", but, unfortunately no Route 66 sign on it.
Some facts:
900 pounds of meat used between Big Burger and burger tent
550 pounds of onions
350 pound burger bun
cooked in a 12 by 12 foot convection oven
25,000 average attendance
Big Burger cut with a two man saw
a special machine raises the patty up and flips it
Lots of pictures and a video at
www.elrenoburgerday.com
HISTORY
Onion burgers have been cooked in El Reno since the early 1900s. Ross Davis owned and operated the Hamburger Inn on Route 66. He began making onion burgers in the 1920s as onions were cheap and meat expensive.
Wish I Could Be There. --RoadDog
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