Our Story
(World's Largest Burger - see story below!)
At US Cafe, freshness is everything.
That's why in a world where food is often chemically processed, and frozen, US Cafe makes everything the old fashioned way for the past 20 years.
Our hamburgers are made from fresh 100% pure beef. They are free of additives, fillers and preservatives of any kind. We buy only chuck,the front rib and shoulder. No other parts are ever used. This way we have total control over the production of every burger.
Of course, what's a great burger without great fries? At US Cafe, we know a French fry is only as good as the potato it comes from. That's why we use the highest grade potatoes. We cut them right in the store, one potato at a time and cook them in 100% pure, trans fat-free vegetable oil.
Our wings are always fresh and a selected product which is only available to a few establishments in the Atlanta area.
To top it all off, we also make our delicious shakes from real ice cream. We wouldn't do it any other way.
Because when it comes to burgers, fries, wings and shakes, getting fresh is a good thing.
*Not Valid at the Spring Road location
New World's Largest Hamburger, "The 8th Wonder", Clinton Station Diner, NJ
And the burger wars continue! Clinton Station Diner has now made claim to the World's Largest commercially available hamburger, "The 8th Wonder". This 28" wide, 11.5" thick, 105 pound monstrosity was created today at the Clinton Station Diner in Clinton, NJ. With previous massive burgers like the 7lb Zeus burger, and the 50lb Mt Olympus under their belts, it was no surprise that Clinton Station was secretly devising a way to beat the latest winner in the Big Burger Wars, the 78.5 lb entry from Bob's BBQ and Grill in Pattaya, Thailand. Looks like they've brought the title back to the USA!
From: http://competitiveeaters.com/2006news.htm
10/29/06 - OMG! 105 Pounds! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??
History was made at the Clinton Station Diner yesterday by setting the new World Record for the Biggest Menu Hamburger in the world appropriately dubbed "The 8th Wonder" (interestingly enough this is also the 8th type of burger offered at Clinton Station Diner). Mere words cannot express the totality and enormity of this massive meat monster. The dimensions on this bad boy measured out to be 28 inches in diameter and 11 1/2 in height and a whopping 105 pounds in weight.
Photos courtesy of: The Association of Independent Competitive Eaters
World's Smallest Cheeseburger
It tasted awesome!
Our official entry is the burger, though the burger and fries together are still less than two inches.
Here are some shots of the preperation of our mini-meal. Everything was handmade, including the tiny buns.
Thanks to hercuteness from the Craftster.org Forums for making the smallest cheeseburger in the world! This is a real edible cheeseburger made with real miniature buns and complete with a micro portion of fries...
History of the Hamburger
Tracing history back thousands of years, we learn that even the ancient Egyptians ate ground meat, and down through the ages we also find that ground meat has been shaped into patties and eaten all over the world under many different names.
Genghis Khan (1167-1227), crowned the "emperor of all emperors", and his army of fierce Mongol horsemen, known as the "Golden Horde", conquered two thirds of the then known world. The Mongols were a fast moving, cavalry-based army that rode small sturdy ponies. They stayed in their saddles for long periods of time, sometimes days without ever dismounting. They had little opportunity to stop and build a fire for their meal. The entire village would follow behind the army on great wheeled carts they called "yurts", leading huge herds of sheep, goats, oxen, and horses. As the army needed food that could be carried on their mounts and eaten easily with one hand while they rode, ground meat was the perfect choice. They would use scrapings of lamb or mutton which were formed into flat patties. They softened the meat by placing them under the saddles of their horses while riding into battle. When it was time to eat, the meat would be eaten raw, having been tenderized by the saddle and the back of the horse.
History of the Cheeseburger
There are at least 5 different theories to the origin of the modern day cheeseburger, all of which involve a cook and a 1930's diner in America.
But before we even start talking about cheese we must trace the history of the plain old Hamburger. This story goes as far back as the 11th Century when the Mongols carried flat patties of meat with them on long horseback trips. These Mongols would travel to Moscow and the idea of a flat patty of meat spread through the city and was eventually brought to Hamburg in Germany by sailers. From here it spread to New York and the meat patty became known as a Hamburg Steak or Hamburger.
Tracing the source of the Hamburger (the meat patty in two pieces of bread) gets a little more tricky. The actual hamburger bun is said to be invented in 1916 by Walter Anderson, a short-order cook and founder of the first Hamburger chain 'White Castle'. But the Hamburger was around much earlier and was made using two pieces of normal sliced bread.
One claim of inventing the Hamburger sandwich comes from Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, Wisconsin, U.S.. In 1885, he tried selling fried meatballs at a county fair, but customers found them hard to eat while walking around the fair, so Nagreen flattened it and made it into a sandwich he called the "hamburger".
Hamburg, New York, U.S. also claims credit for the invention of the hamburger. This village celebrates a "Burgerfest" every summer, held to mark the anniversary of the hamburger's creation at the Erie County Fair in 1885 by the Menches brothers.
Another claim is made by a small diner in the town of New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., named Louis' Lunch. It is sometimes credited with having invented this quick businessman's meal for busy office workers in 1900. Similar claims are made from almost every US state!
The first cheeseburger was created between 1924 and 1926 by a chef named Lionel Sternberger in Pasadena, California, USA. The anecdote goes along the lines of a passing homeless man suggested Sternberger should add a slice of cheese to his hamburger order, Sternberger then added this to his main menu and the cheeseburger was born.