Tiny Jefferson hamburger stand has huge following

Downtown Jefferson is filled with small, locally owned businesses, and perhaps the smallest of them all can be found on the corner of Racine and Center streets. At just eight feet by eight feet, Wedl's Hamburger Stand is 64 square feet of hamburger heaven.

[@virginiabrandis1062]

As a child I are there so many times. This brings back lots of memories of Sunday drives into the ciuntry. Thanks for showing this. And I am vRry old now.

[@debbiebuxton2854]

Have you been back to get a burger lately? I remember in the 60s you would take Sunday drives with your family, such a simple pleasure. I also remember people washing cars in the creeks on Saturday's.

[@chfrankc]

I are liking cheeseburgers.

[@73richg]

Is that griddle turned on?

[@MrMackievelli]

Yes. They don't cook them at super hot temps. It's basically stewed in juices and fat for ten minutes.

[@Exchange-Student-Australia]

@@MrMackievelli disgusting.....

[@jerrybarnett3917]

Lol 😆

[@Thomas_Paine1286]

No that is why it takes so long :O

[@erickort1987]

petes burger stand at Prairie du Chien. wi has been there since 1909

[@retiredyeti5555]

I grew up in and around PdC from 1947 - 1957 - A Pete's burger was a must at least weekly during the summer. Have taken friends there, and my wife and her mom, on day trips, even though I now live in Milwaukee. It's only a 6 hour round trip for a burger from heaven! I have also had burgers from Wedl's several times when driving Hwy 18 to Madison and back ( I don't like freeways, too sterile, no scenery or small towns). I prefer Petes' Burgers hands down.

[@NemeanLion-]

Secret? It’s cooked in friggin lard.

[@Alaska-Jack]

Why would you need to cook a burger and large has its own fat content the hell is wrong with people?

[@noahboat580]

That story about the grill is so unique, thats the thing with some food joints theyll have an old grill thatll be better then modern ones, especially for old-school recipes like an 1/8th pound grinded patty on a grill

[@iamchicagoan2422]

I heard there are about 106 other burger stands across the U.S. with the same unique history.

[@Eric_In_SF]

Honestly, heat is heat. They could buy a brand new modern griddle tomorrow and those burgers will taste identical. You can see they’re clearly cooking everything inside of an oven pan that’s placed on top of the griddle so all the flavor of the seasoning is right there and those baking pans. the only thing they would need to do is fine-tune the temperature since a modern griddle will have much better alloy for retaining heat. Not to mention a newer Gretta would probably be 20 times more fuel efficient so no an old griddle is not better.

[@Gtcyclone]

Great burgers. Its always a stop I make after the Jefferson Swap meet every year. When in Jefferson treat yourself for sure

[@stevelogan5475]

I'm 60 yr old feller from Kentucky & we fried/ & still fry most everything in lard or rendered bacon fat, beef fat is good for sliced potatoes also, I am not a big fan of McD's but their fries were much better yrs ago when deep fried in lard

[@stevelogan5475]

Thank you

[@debbiebuxton2854]

Hamburger and fries doesn't taste right anymore. I have been trying to find a butcher where I can by Pig Fat and render to lard. I come from a big family and we use to buy Fisher's lard in 5 gallon tin pails. I'm from Kentucky also.

[@stevelogan5475]

​@debbiebuxton2854 here in Kentucky you can buy lard in a 3 lb. bucket to cook with, plus I save all bacon grease after frying bacon & pour it in a mug, & store that in the fridge , works for beef, chicken, pork such as pork chops, etc... I hope that helps you out, God Bless

[@stevelogan5475]

Wow, 800 burgers out of 100 lbs of meat is only 2 Oz of meat per burger & actually less cause you are pressing all the fat out

[@pmauto51]

Actually it was beef tallow...

[@marcuslinton310]

With those thin patties, you need a quadruple to taste anything.

[@Userqwerty349]

Typical smashburgers, I've made them for years. each patty is 2.5 ounces, I weigh them. Two patties per sandwich, cheese, grilled onions.

[@davidyummus6259]

800 Patties from 100 pounds of Meat means a 2 ounce Burger & at 10 minutes to cook ?... Doesn't sound too thrilling to me.

[@Alaska-Jack]

Yeah, I think I’ll go to McDonald’s

[@iamchicagoan2422]

Looks like a subpar burger on a low-quality bun with mediocre toppings. It seems like another overrated tourist trap just because of its 106-year history. I didn't realize News 3 Now does three-minute commercials for businesses.

[@TO_HELL_AND_BACK]

The only thing missing is Old Yeller eating a dry biscuit.

[@daphnerodriguez9980]

THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟 DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME

[@northernfabricationllc2281]

I'm curious how they fit 33 employees in an 8x8 shed...

[@johnschneider4160]

....world famous, eh????

[@justsayingforafriend7010]

Where do you put 33 employees in a 8x8 area?

[@marcuslinton310]

They own the ice cream parlor next to it, that 8x8 space is only a small front to the business.

[@torgrim123]

Grey burgers?

[@iamchicagoan2422]

Yeah, they "regrind" almost expired meat to blend all the disease and decay into a delectable patty that is boiled in lard.

[@Teddy31976]

Oh yummy 😋 I want to go ❤

[@MarioPerez-dd3gw]

Is the grill even on ?

[@griesrt]

lol no

[@winterwolf2012]

They are using solar heat, works great. People love it.

[@iamchicagoan2422]

It's a "grill" that they use like a steamer to boil the burgers in lard

[@tmmmedia731]

My brain 🧠 says they are using less fat content in the patties for them to be that thin and not have holes in them. The temp is relatively low. So good quality meat and a blend of cuts with less fat than 80/20 is my guess.

[@jasonberry1307]

Just another reason why there should be an age limit or higher standard for older people to have drivers license. She took out a landmark.

[@reubenneumann8664]

Why’s there no sizzle from that grill? Meat looks grey, turn the dan heat up and get some crisp on those edges ! Looks terrible

[@wesleygary6651]

i agree. Takes 10 minutes to cook for a burger that thin--maybe they should rid themselves of a 106 year old grill that barely functions.

[@gpoetx]

Yah I mean all those lines, must be terrible@@wesleygary6651

[@BrianKay-i9m]

Low and slow works with burgers too 😅

[@jacksonrelaxin3425]

@@wesleygary6651 a freshly ground thin beef patty fried in lard isn’t good? You’re crazy.

[@xr6lad]

It looks swimming in grease. If the heat is too low it isn’t good for the fat - rather than cook in the fat it just will absorb cold grease. Yuck.

[@MrCoors68]

there are no food safety or health regulations in WI ............................ no gloves nor hair nets.... personal hygiene... throw all that out the window.

[@Mr__Chicken]

gloves are not hygenic unless they're just for handling raw meat

[@richardchildress9031]

the grill is not even hot

[@jorgebrito-t6u]

Never seen burgers cooked that way

[@randycox1101]

I have a Blackstone griddle and it sure doesn’t take ten whole minutes!!!

[@stevelogan5475]

100 lbs. Beef & make 800 burgers is an 8 to 1 burger only 2 ounce burger & that is costly for their price😊

[@homealot]

Sorry Bub..... ITS FASTFOOD

[@MrFrenkieB]

Omg world famous burgers...never heard of them and eat them

[@Planestation1]

They look like fax copies with xerox buns.

[@xr6lad]

Think I’d just order a burger with onion hold the meat. That meat looks bad - cold greasy on a barely turned on grill. Then we have the head chef - Bubba.

[@paulkowalik9604]

Unfortunately there is nothing like this in the suburbs of Chicago, still looking.

[@agn855]

August(us) Birkholz? German: Birke/-nholz = birch, Holz = wood

[@JJ-bf6dx]

Griddle working?

[@ldsdmariya]

That does not look like "Meat!" That meat looks like "Mcdonald's meat!"

[@Kevin-j9c1l]

We have one like that in Colchester. No name.

[@alittleofeverything4190]

33 employees wow

[@drchangtorres]

Wow cool!

[@Mattyice6355]

ngl those burgers look disgusting lmao idk if id even try that

[@stevelogan5475]

Robbiy, you mean won't divulge your recipes which means to not give info or tell, indulge means to take part of like indulging in a buffet , etc...

[@danielfox3003]

That’s probably why it takes ten minutes to grill a paper thin burger.

[@iamchicagoan2422]

Clearly, Robbie hasn't graduated grade school.

[@stevelogan5475]

Lol​@@danielfox3003

[@stevelogan5475]

​@ilolamchicagoan2422

[@Nickcoasttocoast]

grey anemic burger cooked on a malfunctioning 100 year old grill no where near hot enough! Yummy!

[@bengrimm1222]

Found the guy who wouldn't wait an hour for a tasty burger.

[@iamchicagoan2422]

The reason they burger is grey is because it is almost expired meat that needs the lard to cover the flavor of decay and disease. No wonder they need to grind or "regrind" the meat daily.

[@xr6lad]

@@bengrimm1222are you that poor that you’d wait one hour for food. Sorry no matter how great I’d certainly never wait an hour for anything - most especially a burger.

[@DjJDtech]

no sizzle or steam coming from that griddle at all

[@winterwolf2012]

Solar heat looks different, but makes great burgers!

[@moosejawn123]

Eww looks nasty!

[@josephharper3714]

They may very well be good burgers, but it looks like they're being cooked in a lukewarm pool of E.coli fluid. Turn up that grill man!!

[@cgmike878]

making a big deal out of the size even tho its called a hamburger STAND 😂

[@THHA-v4k]

Nothing special, and don't order a cheese burger...their cheese is terrible

[@smujer1]

Everything tastes better with lard🙂

[@davidmack4495]

amazing!! here in california, something like this could never be....codes, restrictions, fees, zoning.....government getting in the way of people making an honest living...

[@felipenunez2058]

What part. I just came from los angeles saw street vendors all over the place.

[@justsayingforafriend7010]

Not only that, but they would get robbed every 12 minutes. A burger would cost $25.00 and California can't let anyone be profitable...

[@xr6lad]

You vote. You get what you vote for.

[@vitsteele-lz2hn]

Hey there

[@fandangobrandango7864]

It's not known the world over, sorry.

[@killerkitten7]

hamburger :O

[@Kevin-j9c1l]

We have one in new haven... No name.

[@Meaneviljoe]

It's good food, fast!

[@dunnrite8299]

Not 1 of me in site 🧐

[@nychris2258]

Grill is luke warm. Not the most appetizing looking burger.

[@tarlnobert8033]

10 minutes hahahaha turn the grill up a bit bud hahahahahaha

[@stevelogan5475]

If they grind 100 lbs. of beef & yield 800 lbs. hamburgers that is an 8 to 1 ratio which means the burger is only 2 oz. & they look bigger than that, I'm not sure if that info is correct as they look like they are at least 3-4 oz. burgers

[@iamchicagoan2422]

Robbie just trying to make the business seem bigger than it really is. I wouldn't be surprised if they only sold 200 burgers a day. I highly doubt that the stupid town has 800 smucks willing to spend $8/ day on a burger. Wisconsin is not a rich state and the town this stand is in is even less wealthy.

[@denisgray9639]

Get some gloves on Son!

[@winterwolf2012]

Looks great.

[@kevinyoung5697]

That meet looks rotten!!!!!!!!

[@HOODCRIMETV]

No gloves

[@ron.hertzberg]

Washed hands obviously dork

[@jacksonrelaxin3425]

Gloves cross contaminate more.

[@iamchicagoan2422]

@@ron.hertzberg Washed hands where? In the ice cream shop?

[@iamchicagoan2422]

@@jacksonrelaxin3425 Not if all you are touching is food

[@who346]

Secret recipe It doesnt cost 10.00 a burger, its cost lower and better than McDonalds....a meal cost 8.00 with drink....SO...this is the future.

[@chefdougy]

ROFLMAO@U

[@rich1891]

🇺🇸 🍔🍺

[@MrShenron89]

Those burgers look disgusting, no Maillard reaction happening there.....they say don't knock it till you try it, naw imma knock this one. You can't fool me!

[@lware1]

Looks undercooked to me

[@jaybrown7811]

That's a pretty lady in pink

[@iamchicagoan2422]

I woun't mind trying her beef patty

[@eutimiochavez415]

I think that is cool ❤❤❤❤

[@matt.stevick]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🍔

[@LandCruiserMidwest]

need to check out LD's BBQ in East Troy !!!

[@atterburyeagle6299]

You know that place didn't serve blacks in 1916, probably still not lol

[@George-i6j8x]

I will travel to try

[@iamchicagoan2422]

Yeah, some people supposedly travel 600 miles just to try one. That's a 10-hour drive in one direction just to stop at McDonalds 4 times on the way there and back home.

[@NickWebber-vp4pd]

If they increase the heat on that blacktop…might only be a 20 minute wait…not knockin’…just sayin…😉

[@caseysublett812]

Where's the Mayonnaise, Mustard , Pickles, Letuces and Tomatoes? It's not a real Burger without it.

[@boscodooley8561]

Thats not how you cook a burger. The grill is not even hot.

[@iamchicagoan2422]

Right! They are basically boiling the burgers in lard. It's a boiled meat sandwich! This is literally depression-era food! Yuck!

[@cadevaughn7596]

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[@Whoeverhojhnson3rd]

McDonald’s is trash I wish we had people making burgers on every corner like this instead of the big chains someone who cares behind they’re product cooking it for you

[@vshah1010]

Their burgers are trash. You can see it. Oily and slimy. Thin patties and still undercooked.

[@iamchicagoan2422]

Even with a burger stand on every corner people would still rather go to McDonalds. Everyone wants small businesses but don't support them as much as they support large corporations.

[@robertheinrichvonseyfenste267]

please, go to the metric system like the modern world...

[@larentaestamuyalta6132]

Make America great again ! Trump 2024 we need to help people and say goodbye too Corporations

[@Alaska-Jack]

Griddle isn’t very hot