Helen's Corral Drive-In

Frommer's Review

Okay, so it's not much to look at, and the menu's most adventurous item is a basket of fried shrimp. But proprietor Helen Gould has, since 1960, built the place's reputation on hamburgers and buffalo burgers that are nothing short of colossal. With a half pound of meat, several slices of American cheese, bacon, and all the usual veggies, these burgers have been known to measure a full 7 inches from bun to bun. The monstrous things garnered the nickname, "Helen's Hateful Hamburgers," after a dissatisfied customer wrote a letter to the local paper dubbing them just that. Gould ran with it, using the intended insult as a sarcastic slogan in promotions and on T-shirts. "She put us on the map, that lady did," says Gould.

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