Maid Rite | Loose Meat Sandwich | Greenville Ohio

Maid Rite, according to my fellow Daytonians is the best place to get a sandwich. The little sandwich shop in Greenville Ohio is more than just another fast-food franchise. With locally sourced sides, loose meat sandwiches, and unique decore people from across Ohio make their way to this iconic location.
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[@rrdh3458]

Grew up in Missouri eating these as a kid. We had one in our neighborhood that was only about 3 blocks away. Great sandwich.

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for commenting.

[@valerieg6800]

I grew up going to Maid Rite and it was delish, it is not as good as it was back then though!! 🙂

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for watching.

[@Johnfor3]

Sad to say it but nothing is as good as back then!

[@DigginwithJason]

Love it! I moved to Texas in 94 from Greenville and i haven’t had one in many years but I still to this day get cravings for a classic maid rite.

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for sharing. :)

[@5050kas]

grew up in Piqua, been here many times, but I moved to Louisville Ky. and a few years later got married. When Visiting Family in Piqua, I took my wife here. same reaction she totally loved it, especially with the peanut butter milkshake. Crabel's Hamburgers in Urbana next time.

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for sharing your story. It’s one thing for me to talk about it but your testimony adds to the video.

[@stevelogan5475]

With mustard, pickles, & if you fried a burger on a flat opener grill with a huge handful of onions some would be caramelized, some soft, some raw, that would be an Oklahoma onion burger, delicicious also

[@historyisfun344]

That sounds good! :)

[@kowalski3769]

First time I visited the Greenville store and ever had one I ordered 3 more and bought another 25 of them to take with me as I don't live ANYWHERE the place. I froze them and they heated back up in the microwave perfectly!!! REALLY wish they were able to make a frozen version like White Castle does. They'd make bank!! One of the most unique sandwiches in the USA. Up there with White Castles, Cheese steaks, Corned Beef sand's, Po Boys, Pork sands, BBQ sands..you name it. The Maid Rite deserves it's place next to all of the greats!!!!!

[@historyisfun344]

What a good idea!

[@brianh2287]

I worked at a Maid-Rite in Central IL through high school and summers in College. I loved the job and loved the customers, I miss those days. We had fantastic chili, sandwiches, and the milkshakes were the best in the entire area. Thanks for sharing this bit of history.

[@historyisfun344]

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing your memory.

[@stevelogan5475]

I live in Northern Kentucky, now that I know there is a Maid-Rite in Greenville near Dayton Ohio I will make that drive as my wife & I have never had one

[@historyisfun344]

I hope you enjoy it.

[@stevelogan5475]

@@historyisfun344 thank you my friend, it looks delicious & is very unique, I am not a fan of sloppy joe's ( especially with manwich, but my wife makes a decent homemade one), this looks better than a sloppy joe. Do you know if this is a real Maid-Rite from Iowa ? as is probably a franchise , but I want to know if it is the real sandwich & ok if it is one of their franchisee's as long as it is the original.

[@stevelogan5475]

I like classic with mustard, heavy onions & pickles

[@historyisfun344]

My husband likes that one too.

[@stephensmalldridge9504]

Your husband has good taste I could never drive past a Maid-Rite without stopping in Best burgers ever

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for watching. My husband is certainly a big fan.

[@oldfarmshow]

❤👍

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for watching.

[@Superduke_]

the maid-rite is the best sandwich i have ever tasted in my life

[@historyisfun344]

It's a favorite for many, many people.

[@razablanco3766]

Had one about 7 years ago when I lived in Xenia. My coworker took me there and was like this is a staple, it was awesome.

[@historyisfun344]

It still very much is a staple. Thank you for watching.

[@offthebeatenpath9248]

Good video. I love maid rite they are so delicious. Thanks for sharing your experience

[@historyisfun344]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😃

[@RepoGuy513]

Grew up in Greenville, love them. Live in Cincinnati, but have to go back at times to get some.

[@historyisfun344]

I love that.

[@Sidebranches]

Got one 20 minutes away from me. I gonna make my own tonight for dinner.

[@Johnfor3]

We live in Englewood and we make the trip about twice a year to Greenville to get our fix. And I also make them at home several times a year. I have ate at the very first Maid Rite in Iowa also while traveling for work.

[@historyisfun344]

I think it would be fin to visit the first one. Thank you for sharing.

[@BAILEYKAYAKFISHING]

Went to Ohio for Thanksgiving to visit our son and me being a fla boy and my wife who lived in Greenville (before we met) for about four years took me to this shop and wow...so delicious...the line was crazy long but moved pretty quick...we sat out back at the tables and enjoyed this sloppy but delicious sandwich/burger... definitely recommend it for all...and for the gum wall I actually walked around and inspected some of the coins pressed into the pieces and some I found were from the 50's...great place to visit

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for sharing. 😀 I agree, it is such a cute place to visit.

[@ihs200]

The gum wall was actually started because after the highschool football games people would come and leave pennies on the wall Incase somebody was short a few cents.

[@historyisfun344]

That’s an interesting theory. Thank you for watching.

[@stevelogan5475]

Folks, I forgot to mention, you are a very nice couple, Sir, your wife has a very soft spoken voice, you 2 are definitely a match made in heaven, & my wife and I are also, God Bless you & yours , I would be a regular also, lol

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you.

[@stevelogan5475]

@History Is Fun you are most welcome

[@lisabullock9665]

My aunt lived in Canton illinois. They had maid rite diners there. We would go sometimes 2 times day to have a maid rite. They used relish instead. Even now I make them. Tomorrow I'm making maid- rites for dinner. I wish they were in ca.my sister loves maid rites too.

[@historyisfun344]

Relish would be good.

[@sallygriggs4037]

We ate there all the time. My daughter grew up on those

[@DoodletheTravelBug]

Yay!!!! Loved this soooo much. It’s on our list too. That gum wall is crazy. I’d hate to be he person who has to clean it in the summer!

[@historyisfun344]

It is?! That’s so fun. I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for it. I wouldn’t want to be on wall duty either. 😆

[@mrturl3]

@@historyisfun344 people have been putting gum on the entire building for decades and maid-rite encourages people to do it!

[@melindasiler7897]

My initials are still there from 1995 I live just 20 minutes from there good times

[@kirklund962]

I was born in the founding city of the maid-rite and lived in Iowa for more than 40 years. I definitely think it's changed since my first one but it's still good.

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for sharing. :)

[@deathbeforedes1gner]

I would love to have a side by side comparison of iowa vs greenville

[@johnnelson5335]

Yes i grew up in Muscatine and had them all the time..now i make them st home here in Concotd California

[@historyisfun344]

Small world John, I grew up in Pleasant Hill California. 😀

[@rkhusker]

.I grew up in Nebraska. Our loose meat sandwich diner was called Tastee Inn. Instead of a bag of chips, they served 'Onion Chips'. It closed after 60+ years.

[@historyisfun344]

That's too bad. Thank you for sharing.

[@MarylynAdams]

Marshalltown Iowa is where I first ate Maid Rites. It was always lunch time no matter when you passed through.

[@martymoon6256]

I was allways told they were made with beer but havent seen 1 recipe with beer in it

[@historyisfun344]

I haven't seen one either. It seems unlikely. The original recipe was invented a half dozen years into prohibition, however that isn't to say it's impossible. Perhaps a shop owner here and there, after 1933, added a bit to draw people in during the depression. It's a fun mystery!

[@brett7740]

Originally they were steamed with beer.. what the old timers told me I'm from Greenville

[@ConsistentAsh]

Found your channel after browsing and I just wanted to say keep up the awesome job. I know what it's like as a small creator so I like to find others and stop by and show support. Keep it up!

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you. 😀

[@68_Blake]

I live in Greenville and when we say let’s go out it usually maid rite

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for sharing and for watching. 😀

[@jaskipper1]

I’m a daytonian. Working In Greenville. Making copycat Maid-aRites for the crew on Friday!!!

[@historyisfun344]

That sounds good!

[@boward6686]

I’ve been there and I have to say it’s OK not a bad sandwich, I live about 35 miles from there or so in a small town called Urbana Ohio they have a small sandwich shop they’re called Crabill‘s hamburgers and they have a great little hamburger similar to the size of a white castle but there is no comparison the White Castle sucks! Their little hamburger comes with relish onion and brown mustard ! They’ve been in business since 1927 and it was not until a few years ago they started offering ketchup on their sandwiches! Try it sometime !

[@historyisfun344]

I completely agree, White Castle is a special kind of bad. Urbana is a little drive from me but not too far, I'll add Crabill's to my food history list. Thank you.

[@boward6686]

@@historyisfun344 That’s great I think you’ll like it !! 👍👍

[@robertspence831]

Yum.

[@MissSuesSkills4Success]

That sandwich looks so good! That's interesting how it all came about- "Made Right" I always learn something new from your videos! That gum wall, 🤢 Nice video 😊

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you. I feel the same way about the wall. I defiantly would call "not it" on cleaning day. 😂

[@MissSuesSkills4Success]

@@historyisfun344 Right!! 😄

[@sandihooyman4977]

Yum! Nothing like it!

[@historyisfun344]

It's worth the trip!

[@stevelogan5475]

Ma'am, they have other toppings if you don't like it with mustard, pickles, onions, etc... try a different/variety of combo toppings

[@historyisfun344]

Thanks for the tip.

[@stevelogan5475]

​@History Is Fun you are most welcome, God Bless

[@stevelogan5475]

@@historyisfun344 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@stevelogan5475]

@History Is Fun, You 2 make a great couple & you are on my play list so i see this video nearly everyday. I don't know your first names , but I think I am like your husband Ma'am , this would be a regular for me if I had a Maid-Rite nearby & I rarely eat ketchup on anything especially a burger or hot dog , so his sammich works for me. They do sell Mike Sells here in north central Kentucky though.

[@AdamMellor1]

Great video! :) And already 1K views congratulations.

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you. The people of the community love their sandwich shop.

[@chopkix]

Best cheeseburger you’ll ever have

[@BillyDee159]

Great sandwich

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you for watching.

[@PlisskensRun]

Yup very good

[@historyisfun344]

Thank you.

[@deathbeforedes1gner]

I still think Greenville Maid Rite is the OG. Anyone have a recipe, ive got the gist of it and trying it out tonight

[@jime6688]

We had someone buy a franchise and open up in Bentonville, Arkansas a few years back, home of Wal-Mart. Well, everyone here from all over the world and this little shop probably only lasted 3 or 4 months. I ate there as often as I could and wonder why it didn’t work.

[@historyisfun344]

It's a difficult industry. Thank you for watching.

[@stevelogan5475]

I have told many folks, you cannot patent the name "made right" they are common words & that is why it is spelled maid rite, it would be like trying to patent the word " The" in your company

[@historyisfun344]

Trademark, copyright, and patent law are very much outside my area of expertise. :)

[@stevelogan5475]

​@History Is Fun I took law classes at our university's law school (1981-83) but I could not see myself as an attorney, I majored in Aviation, the reason I brought that up is other folks on videos thought Fred Angel couldn't spell, he started maid -rite places

[@stevelogan5475]

Ma'am , since you are eating in your car you can bring your own ketchup to add to cut the tangy flavor if you like ketchup, just a tip , i like the tangy , no ketchup & some maid places do not carry ketchup as they think it detracts from the taste of the Sammich

[@johntravis7206]

A pretty good samich. Tried it at the Greenville store.

[@historyisfun344]

I agree. Not bad at all. Thank you for watching.

[@heathmilan7894]

We live in quincy Illinois and our store V is almost unchanged since they opened

[@historyisfun344]

I love that!

[@stevelogan5475]

I was wondering how far you traveled to get to Maid Rite ? , for my wife & I will be 1 hour 45 minutes, we live in norhern Kentucky now , I'm originally from s/e Ky., 3 hours south of where we live now , but there were no Maid Rites nearby anywhere there. God Bless you all & I think I'm going to be on the husband's side on this place as it looks good to me, I don't know about my wife , she can be a picky eater, lol, no offense Ma'am

[@historyisfun344]

It was less than an hour away. I'm like your wife, a picky eater, lol.

[@stevelogan5475]

​@@historyisfun344I understand Ma'am, I have 5 grown children , 2 are picky eaters, 2 others have weird quirks about food , the last 1 eats the way I would call normal a eater, lol , God Bless you all

[@brandoncherry1651]

Wonderful a spit wall very sanitary

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

An honest opinion.

[@baronvg]

That gum wall looks like barnacles on a ship and it’s damn gross lol 😂

[@nathanialjackson1106]

I have had a maid rite… in Iowa the true home of maid rite not Ohio

[@historyisfun344]

They seem to be a favorite with everyone who's had one. 😀

[@christophersmith4466]

Nastiest sandwich I've ever tasted!!

[@historyisfun344]

I can definitely see how it's not for everyone. Thanks for watching.

[@stevelogan5475]

I have to say that sticking all that gum on the restaurant exterior looks as bad if not worse than graffiti ,& that is just nasty. Surely the patrons can come up with a better idea than that

[@jonmo2694]

Gross