Kewpee Hamburgers
2111 Allentown Rd
Lima OH United States
<H2>Kewpee Hamburgers</H2>Part of a small chain with six locations in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. Before WW II, there were over 200 Kewpee restaurants each run independently and often with different menues, however the shortage of ground beef during the war drove many locations out of business. At attempt to collect royalties/franchise fees for the name bought by a Toledo man led to further closures and changes to the name at some locations, including a Flint, MI based chain now called Halo Burgers. Often cited in the attached reviews, will be a mention that Wendy's founder Dave Thomas grew up in Kalamazoo, MI near a Kewpee restaurant that sold square hamburgers and malts and in an interview stated that this inspired him to go into the restaurant business. Started under the name of Kewpee Hotel Hamburgs was reported to first opened in Flint, MI Kewpee Hotel during the 1920's by Sam Blair. Some of the early Kewpee locations had an white art deco look, similar to another restaurant with smaller square hamburgers and malts started earlier in the 1920's. This Kewpee location in downtown Lima, Ohio, opened in 1928, is the only remaining example of the "original" Kewpee building architecture. The original parking lot had an operational car turntable, prior to the expansion of the parking lot. Former Lima residents sometimes return to the city just for a visit to Kewpee Hamburgers. Home page Web link to the left is for the Racine, WI location which shows some additional information on Kewpee hamburgers.
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Price Range: $5 and under
Phone: 419.227.9791
Accepts: gift certificates
Smoking: permitted
Alcohol: no alcohol served
Dress: casual
Reservations: not accepted
Parking: own parking lot
Accessibility: completely