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Louis Lunch â The First Hamburger in America. I visited the birthplace of the American hamburger. Louis Lunch, open since 1895, invented the hamburger in 1900 when a patron demanded a quick lunch and Louis Lassen slapped a few steak trimmings between two slices of white bread. Thus, the hamburger was born, and very little has changed since that fateful day.
Wendy's: Former KFC franchise owner Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy's location on Nov. 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. The following year, Thomas opened a second location, this time adding a drive-through pickup window.hite Castle: The first White Castle location opened in 1921 in Wichita, making it the original American fast-food burger chain. Founder Bill Ingram used $700 to open the starting location and started serving the chain's signature sliders.