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making sure that nothing ruins or upstages it. As Jeff will tell you, that means no puffy, sweet bun, no well-done meat and no ketchup..." Both Connecticut Museum Quest and American Food Roots note the strong presence for the restaurant's way and Museum goes so far as to note it the #2 of "the 5 Least Welcome Places for Ketchup." Even
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A local businessman dashed into the small New Haven lunch wagon one day in 1900 and asked for a lunch to go. According to the Lassen family, the customer exclaimed "Louie! I'm in a rush, slap a meatpuck between two planks and step on it!". Lassen placed his own blend of ground steak trimmings between
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sums up the problems of identifying the origins of the hamburger by stating, "One problem is that there is little written history. Another issue is that the spread of the burger happened largely at the World's Fair, from tiny vendors that came and went in an instant. And it is entirely possible that
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and the oldest continuously operated hamburger restaurant in the United States. It was opened as a small lunch wagon in 1895 and was one of the first places in the U.S. to serve steak sandwiches. According to Louis' Lunch, the hamburger was created in 1900 in response to a customer's hurried request
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In 1917, Lassen moved into a square brick building that had once been a tannery. Louis' Lunch was forced to move to make way for development in 1975, so it moved two blocks down to 263 Crown Street in New Haven. In the 1950s, Ken Lassen added cheese spread to the hamburger. The fourth generation of
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students who try to sneak in ketchup are asked to leave." According to "American Food Roots," signage and an exchange of stories confirms the policy. Tom Gilbert wrote, "Louis’ Lunch is a very friendly place as long as you get with the program, which always has been about serving quality beef and
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Lassen was a "blacksmith by trade and preacher by vocation" and immigrated to New Haven from Denmark in 1881. He became a food peddler, selling butter and eggs from a wooden cart. He purchased a home at 45 Elliot Street and stored his cart in a shed in the backyard. In 1895, he began adding lunch
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Louis Lassen and his Ohio-born wife Sophia Kurtz (1862–1941) were married in Manhattan on May 25, 1889. The couple had one daughter and four sons between 1891 and 1903. Lassen died on March 20, 1935, in New Haven. He and his wife are buried at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven.
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In 1975, the restaurant was moved four blocks down to 263 Crown Street. Hamburgers cooked in the restaurant are made on the original cast iron vertical gas broilers from 1898, and the toast is made in a 1929 Savory Appliance Radiant Gas Toaster. The building is a New Haven landmark.
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recognizes Louis' Lunch for creating the first hamburger, but the evidence was denied. According to an internet poll, Louis' Lunch placed third and Loisel noted that despite the evidence it was more about theatrics than truth.
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simultaneously on both sides. The gridirons were made by Luigi Pieragostini and patented in 1938. A sharp cheese spread is used, as opposed to sliced cheese. The restaurant uses a 1929 Savory Radiant Gas Toaster.
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notes that the hamburger bun did not exist in 1900 nor did so for another 20 years. Ozersky's book also notes earlier claimants and recognizes Walter Anderson for creating the modern hamburger.
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magazine states, "The dish actually had no name until some rowdy sailors from Hamburg named the meat on a bun after themselves years later," noting also that this claim is subject to dispute.
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The restaurant is traditionally closed during the month of August (for vacation). In 2014, Louis' Lunch was closed from August 3 to September 1.
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two slices of toast and sent the gentleman on his way, so the story goes, with America's alleged first hamburger being served.
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for a lunch to go. In 1917, Louis moved the business into a square-shaped brick building that had once been a tannery.
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vertically. The hamburgers are prepared with cheese spread, tomato or onion, then served on two square pieces of
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Meet the American who made us flip for hamburgers, Louis Lassen, Danish immigrant street-wagon cook
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more than one person came up with the idea at the same time in different parts of the country."
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Louis Lassen was born as Ludvig Lassen on July 30, 1865, to a Danish family in Ballum parish in
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affirms, "You can get your hamburger sandwich topped with onions, tomato, and a squirt of
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namelessly attributed the hamburger as "the innovation of a food vendor on the pike."
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Birth of an icon: Hamburger's origins unclear, but it became popular 100 years ago
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The restaurant has been the subject of shows on To Tell the Truth (1974), "the
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recognized Louis' Lunch as the creator of the hamburger after being backed by
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Critics of the restaurant hinge on its dislike of condiments, particularly
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Restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut which allegedly invented the hamburger
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you can't "have it your way." You get it my way or you can't have it."
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Great American food chronicles: the hamburger. (restaurant marketing)
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notes that it is an "essential stop on America's burger trail."
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Many others claim to be the creator of the hamburger, including
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Cheeseburger (with onions and tomatoes) served at Louis' Lunch
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Berman, John & Millhon, Drew (February 20, 2007).
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List of the oldest restaurants in the United States
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New Haven
Connecticut
louislunch.com
New Haven, Connecticut
hamburgers

Schleswig
Denmark
Prussia
1864 war
Copenhagen
potato salad
potato chips
sandwiches
steak
beef
broiled
toasted
broils
cast iron
vertical gas broilers
St. Louis, Missouri
gridirons
cook

Charlie Nagreen
Frank and Charles Menches
Oscar Weber Bilby

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