I was traveling through Jefferson today and was getting a bit hungry for something to eat. I remembered that I used to stop in at a hamburger stand on the corner of Racine& & Center streets called Armstrong’s that had some of the most delicious burgers I’ve tasted. The stand is there but it’s changed hands and is now Wedl's Hamburger Stand, but other than that not much has changed.
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The little (can't be more than 8'x8') stand with the grill in front of the order window is still sitting on the corner serving up burgers to local people like it had when I was much younger.
They mix up fresh hamburger with salt, pepper and other spices and roll it into balls that once you place your order they place on the grill and flatten out into thin patties. On the grill next to the burgers they have caramelized onions that you can have on your burger (along with cheese and bacon). While your order is being cooked you can wait on the bench next to an Ice-cream Parlor owned by the same people. Once your order is finished the put the burgers in a brown paper bag and hand them out the window to you.
The burgers are simple, slightly peppery and delicious that no chain burger can compare to.
Edit: There is a review in the Waun-a-Burger blog that I just found about them also, they were Peterson's for a while apparently.
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