Visit the Birthplace of the Hamburger

By Kim Knox Beckius, About.com Guide

Louis' Lunch is a petite eatery on Crown Street in New Haven, Connecticut, with a very big claim to fame. Louis Lassen opened his first luncheonette in New Haven in 1895, and, according to lore, he made fast food history in 1900 when a customer who was in a hurry asked for a meal he could take "to go." Thinking on his feet, Lassen slapped a broiled beef patty between two slices of bread, inventing the hamburger.

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• Head to Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, for a Taste of History
• On the Menu
• A True Original
• Into the Fire
• No Buns, No Ketchup, No Whining
• A Famous Hangout

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