Johnnie's Hamburgers & Coneys • 1946

A ball of beef hits the flattop, then a pile of thinly sliced onions—smashed together, they sizzle into one of El Reno's most famous fried onion burgers. Johnnie Siler opened this Route 66 landmark in 1946, and nearly eight decades later the griddle still works overtime turning out onion burgers and Coney dogs to families, road-trippers, and locals who drive twenty-five miles just for lunch. Pull up a seat at the counter and watch the cooks work their spatulas while the scent of caramelized onions fills the room.