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Visit the Birthplace of the Hamburger

By Kim Knox Beckius, About.com

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Head to Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, for a Taste of History

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Visit Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, for a taste of history.

(c) 2005 Kim Knox Beckius, licensed to About.com.
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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  1. Head to Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, for a Taste of History
  2. On the Menu
  3. A True Original
  4. Into the Fire
  5. No Buns, No Ketchup, No Whining
  6. A Famous Hangout

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