Posted on 09/18/2025 6:24:50 AM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY
National Cheeseburger Day on September 18 honors America's favorite sandwich with a slice of cheese. Let's celebrate this delicious food holiday together!
#NationalCheeseburgerDay
A few days ago, we celebrated National Double Cheeseburger Day. This food holiday is the lighter version. While only a single stack, this tasty burger still earns a celebration!
There are many theories to the beginning of the cheeseburger dating back to the 1920s. One story suggests that Lionel Sternberger invented the cheeseburger in 1926 while working at his father’s Pasadena, California sandwich shop, The Rite Spot. During an experiment, he dropped a slice of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger.
Like numerous iconic foods, many people and restaurants claim the origin story. For example, a restaurant in Los Angeles called O'Dell's placed the cheeseburger on their menu in 1928. It came smothered with chili - all for the price of a quarter. Kaelin's Restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky claims they invented the cheeseburger in 1934. One record that gives the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver, CO bragging rights is the trademark they received in 1935 for the name "cheeseburger." Another who applied for a trademark of that word was Gus Belt, the founder of Steak n' Shake. Sometime in the 1930s he also applied for the trademark.
Despite all these claims, a couple of things are for sure. The cheeseburger checks all the marks for satisfying a craving, and the cheeseburger isn't going anywhere!
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY
Grill up or fry up your favorite cheeseburger. You don't even have to cook. Visit your favorite burger joint and order up a delicious cheeseburger. With all the options available, you're sure to find one that fits your taste.
Use #NationalCheeseburgerDay to post on social media.
CHEESEBURGER DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar continues to research the origins of this food holiday.
During my stint at McDonald’s back in 1982 I took a frozen Quarter Pounder patty and slowly thawed it in a steel pan on hot water, then cooked it without squishing. It was far and away better than anything served to customers.
Management did not approve of me blaspheming the Holy Writ of Hamburger University.
Now, all these years later, the Quarter Pounder with Cheese is their one product you wait for because it’s not made until ordered. “Where my money, Ronald!”
Love that! It’s been a while since I’ve seen it.
Fries!
Now this is a fake day I can get behind.
I missed double cheeseburger day the other day, but today I will have a Culver’s cheeseburger for dinner tonight!
One of th3 best inventions/creations ever assembled. The original adopters of the sandwhich stumbled on a gold mine, thats for sure
That’s not KOSHER!...................
Is there anything better than a well- made (NOT well done) all American cheese burger, (good) fries and a (real) milk shake? - not the swill served by MacDonald’s.
We’re going to a new place today called “All American Eats” - to check out the cheeseburgers - owned and run by Koreans. We’ll see how they do with these American classics.
At least you'll be safe....................
Fun-ee!!
I love those guys, rooftop Koreans.
1947 U S Air Force established.
Does Cheeseburger Day include Japanese hambāgu, which is a 2:1 beef/pork blend? Of course with cheese.
I don’t see any bacon on that cheeseburger. That’s simply inhumane.
LOOK CLOSER..........................
I had cheeseburgers from the grill this week. Still have one more patty.
BTTT!!!
Culver’s is awesome! :) Enjoy!
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