Tulsa: Claud's Hamburgers

While Ron's is certainly thriving, the burgers, though quite good, just aren't the same. Thankfully, the crown has been passed to Claud's. Drive down Peoria past the glitzy part to a neighborhood of cleaners and tire repair shops and you'll see a small white building just like the mom and pop roadside diners described 70 years ago in chapter 15 of Grapes of Wrath. Inside, little has changed since the day it opened.

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5 Comments | Posted by An AHT Field Agent, June 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Claud's Hamburgers, Oklahoma, reviews, Tulsa

Chain Reaction: Boomarang Diner

Oklahoma-based burger chain Boomarang Diner serves up its burgers smashed thin, glued to the bun with American cheese and topped with nostalgia.

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4 Comments | Posted by Kat Robinson, March 25, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Arkansas, Boomarang Diner, Chain Reaction, chains, Oklahoma, reviews

Fried Onion Burger Festival in El Reno, Oklahoma

This Saturday, May 2, marks the 21st Annual Fried Onion Burger Festival in El Reno, Oklahoma, home state of the onion burger. Head to downtown El Reno from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. for music performances, carnival games, a...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: El Reno, events, Oklahoma, onion burgers

Onion Burgers in Oklahoma City

NewsOK.com gives three recommendations for where to eat onion burgers in Oklahoma City: Bunny's, HD's, and Dan's Ol' Time Diner. Related: Onion Burgers Recipe...

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, November 19, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City

In Talk, History of the Theta Burger

Photograph of Theta Burger from Irma's Burger Shack from Cranberry Drops on Flickr Last week on our Talk boards, Serious Eats member FoodPorncess asked about the history of the Theta Burger, a burger topped with barbecue sauce (also known as...

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8 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, October 30, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: burger history, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Theta Burger

The Burger Birthplace Battle: New Haven Fires Back

Photograph from the Flickr photostream of the real janelle Remember all that hullaballo about the birthplace of the burger? How New Haven, Connecticut, and Athens, Texas, were going back and forth on this? How Josh "Mr. Cutlets" Ozersky wrote...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 5, 2007 at 3:39 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, hamburger history, Louis' Lunch, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, video

Photo Gallery: Hamburgers, A Pictorial History

Yesterday, we used a photograph of a farmer eating a burger at a cornhusking contest in Marshall County, Iowa, to illustrate an entry here. It's from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. Below, we offer a look...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 18, 2006 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: art, California, hamburger history, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, photo gallery, recommended