Gimme a size with a side and a draft!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

Chili burgers appear to have been invented in the 1920s by Thomas M. "Ptomaine Tommy" DeForest, who founded a sawdust-floored all-night restaurant, "Ptomaine Tommy's", located in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. Ptomaine Tommy's was open from around 1919 to 1958, where his chili burger was referred to as "size", and chopped onions as "flowers" or "violets".

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1. had i been around in the 20's, i don't think i'd be eating a place with "ptomaine" in its name

[Floyd R. Turbo]

3. Flavor enhancer! 😏

[Ohiogal]

2. Wow, there's a heart attack waiting to happen!

Maybe we should send some to Trump .....

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. Hey you! I love em!

Screw tRump! They shouldn’t be wasted on him!

God! I do like exclamation marks!

[FSogol]

5. I love chili dogs, but have never been a fan of chili burgers.

Something to do with the chili/meat ratio.

I love the idea of "Ptomaine" as a restaurant name.

Searching it brought up this website: https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/about/

Many thanks for posting.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. Love chili burgers! 😋

Cool website!

My pleasure!