Kewpee Hamburgers • 1923

A frosted malt—thick, cold, and served in a tall glass—anchors the menu at this 1928 Lima institution, where burgers arrive on wax paper with fresh-ground beef that's never seen a freezer. The square patties sizzle on a flat-top grill behind a counter unchanged since mid-century, filling the room with the char and onion smell that's drawn three generations through the same door. Order the olive burger or a fish sandwich on Friday, but don't leave without that malt.