Quadruple Hamburger - Circleville Roadtrip, Part 1
Posted by cmhgourmand on April 1, 2008
125 Watt Street
Circleville, Ohio
740 747 1233
Closed Sunday
I heard about the Original Hamburger Inn in Circleville for a couple years. I was passing through town one afternoon while coming back to Columbus after doing some work for “the man”. I popped in for a quick hamburger and found it to be very tasty. While I was there I noticed a little sign titled Josh Dares You. I am all about dares - they typically get me into a lot of trouble.
In case you can not read the bottom line - it says - Don’t be a pansy, no sharing please!
As it turns out, for $10, Josh dares you to eat a quadruple hamburger - with cheese if you like, unlimited fries and free refills on Pepsi. Um….duh, how could I not want to do that - it is a bargain. I was determined to come back and get my ten dollars worth.
The Original Hamburger Inn has been around since 1930. Josh has owned and operated it with his family for about 6 years. It is a Circleville local landmark and worth the drive for the experience of eating in a small town eatery where everyone knows everyone by name. This would be a good summer or fall adventure. Circleville is about 30 minutes from Columbus depending on where you hail from. There are several farmers markets along Route 23 you can check out on your way there or back to mix up the drive.
Josh dares you, so do I - hit the road and get that hamburger.
April 6, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Wow, who would have guessed that unassuming Circleville (which sadly gave up its unique circular streets for a standard grid) has a number of reasons to make it worth visiting? I have a co-worker familiar with the town and she recommended someplace. I’ll see if it was one of these. I hope there are more excursions to towns within a stones throw of Columbus covered here. Whit’s Custard in Granville is great and then there’s Bun’s in Delaware and I think all I have to say is the name of the town; Yellow Springs.
April 8, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Speaking of quadruple, does it come with a complimentary bypass procedure? Just kidding of course, sounds like worthwhile adventure in the nice weather.
April 14, 2008 at 8:47 am
I work within a short walk from the hamburger inn and frequent there for lunch. It is always a fantastic experience filled with many familiar and friendly faces. I don’t even have to tell them what I want to drink they just remember. It is so wonderful to go to a place where their customers feel like a part of the “family”. The value for the food that you get is awsome, you can get a very filling luch for around $5. I recommend the ranch and bacon fries…yummy!!
May 8, 2008 at 12:15 pm
We stumbled upon this little restaurant on our way home to Dayton from Hocking Hills. I always like to eat local instead of at the nearest chain restaurant. The place was retro and interesting to look at while we sat at the counter on stools waiting for our order. The hamburger was a flat,lacy, delicious little creation. The people that we met behind the counter were typical nice folks that you always find in small towns. It was a pleasing all around experience. Wish people would support their local restaurants or seek out places like this when traveling. It really is a nostalgia trip.
May 10, 2008 at 10:46 am
Nobody should ever leave Circleville without first visiting the Hamburger Inn, Wittich Chocolate Shop and the Ted Lewis Museum. This is best half day trip in Ohio.