Best place for hamburger

It is believed Fletcher Davis sold hamburgers at his café in Athens, Texas, in the late 1880s and brought them to the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.

1. Kewpee, Lima

Location: 111 N. Elizabeth St., 2111 Allentown Road, 1350 Bellefontaine, Lima

Hours: Downtown: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Kewpee West: 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Kewpee East: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Phone: Downtown: 419-228-1778. West: 419-227-9791. East: 419-229-1385.

Highlights: Everyone in Allen County and beyond knows about the delicious Kewpee hamburgers, but if you talk to diehard Kewpee fans, they'll tell you that every once in awhile you've got to go have your Kewpee off the grill on Elizabeth Street. Whatever the location, the hamburgers are fresh (never frozen) and the meat is purchased locally.

2. Happy Daz, Lima

Location: 4557 Elida Road, 1064 Bellefontaine Ave., 2025 N. West St., 802 S. Cable Road, Lima

Hours: All locations: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday

Phone: Various

Highlights: Happy Daz goes beyond the typical hamburger by offering its customer a one-third pound burger. It's fresh and it's filling. Everyone wants a good burger.

3. Applebee's, Lima

Location: 1925 Roschman Ave., 3296 Elida Road, Lima

Phone: Roschman 419-222-2757; Elida Road 410-331-8502

Hours: Both locations: 11 a.m. to midnight daily

Highlights: Sit down to a plump, delicious, made-to-order burger at Applebee's. Dive into one piled high with crispy onion strings or Applewood smoked bacon. Add all you can eat soup and specialty salads served every Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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