Louis' Lunch onion, then served on two square pieces of toasted white bread. Louis' Lunch flame broils the hamburgers in the original cast iron vertical gas broilers manufactured by the Bridge and Beach, Co., St. Louis, Missouri in 1898. The stoves use hinged steel wire gridirons to hold the hamburgers in place while they cook simultaneously on both sides. The gridirons were made by Luigi Pieragostini and patented in 1938. A sharp cheese spread is used, as opposed to sliced cheese. The restaurant uses a 1929 Savory Radiant Gas Toaster. The restaurant is traditionally closed during the month of August (for annual
Bread soup Bread soup "Bread soup" is a simple soup, that mainly consists of stale bread. Variations exist in many countries, and it is often eaten during Lent. Bread soups are created as well with brown bread as with white bread. Basis for bread soup is traditionally either meatsoup or vegetable stock. Less often it is made with fish broth. To prepare the dish, the bread is either cut into pieces and given directly into the broth or it is cooked with onions and spices in a broth and then pureed. It is also possible to add bacon, egg and cream. Sometimes