Forget about Dunkin’, America runs on burgers. Nearly 60% of Americans eat at least one burger a week, and McDonald’s is by far the largest restaurant chain by sales. About 50 billion burgers will be eaten in the U.S. this year.
Who sold the first burger in this country? It’s debatable. Some say it was introduced at the World’s Fair in St. Louis in 1904. Others maintain Louis’ Lunch in New Haven made the first burgers in 1895. And don’t forget Drexel’s Pure Food Restaurant in Chicago, said to have put a burger on the menu in 1917. The first White Castle came along in 1921.