This Oklahoma Burger Joint has Been Around for 86 Years

I get so tired of hearing people say "There's nothing to do in Oklahoma..." Honestly, we've been over this a thousand times... If you're bored living in Oklahoma, you are just a boring person.

As much as I'd like you to just slowly digest those words in an existentially profound train of self-loathing thought, I'm generous enough to give you ideas of how to be less boring.

As I've grown older, I've become enamored with history. When I lived in Texas, it was Texas history. When I moved here, I discovered Oklahoma's history is even more interesting, especially when it comes to food.

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As much as I'd like to eat at a really old restaurant like the 351-year-old White Horse Tavern in Rhode Island, it's really hard to find "old" places like that in the Sooner State.

We're just a young state.

While the earliest modern settlements only date back to the mid-1800s, the oldest eatery in the state is nearly 130 years old.

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The burger joint I'm talking about here is Hamburger Inn in Ardmore. While it has been in the same location since the mid-50s, they've been serving up the same delicious burgers since 1938.

If history has taught me anything, odds are a restaurant that old has one of two things going for it... Atmosphere or great food. While it's hard to find a place that has both, rave reviews of this place suggest the Hamburger Inn has both.

So if you're bored, here's someplace to discover with a pal.

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