Swensons
Swensons Drive-In is a regional drive-in fast food restaurant chain with locations throughout Greater Akron and Greater Cleveland, Ohio. Swensons' signature hamburger is the Galley Boy, a double cheeseburger prepared using two sauces, and the restaurant also purveys 18 different milk shakes.History
Wesley T. "Pop" Swenson started selling hamburgers at Buchtel High School out of a station wagon in 1933. In 1934, he opened a restaurant on South Hawkins in Akron, near Market Street. Swenson sold the restaurant in 1949 to Robert Phillips, who began expansion in 1952 with a second location in North Akron on East Cuyahoga Falls Avenue. Other locations include: Stow, Montrose, Jackson Township, Seven Hills, North Canton, University Heights, and North Olmsted. Expansion of the chain into the Columbus Area is complete with locations in Dublin, New Albany, Columbus, and Hilliard.Reception
- Forbes noted Swenson's as "America's Best Burger" in 1999.
On an episode of The Food Network's series Food Feuds entitled Beef Feuds, Swensons was pitted against Skyway for best Juicy Double Cheeseburger in the Akron area. Celebrity fans include Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, actor Matt Lanter, and basketball player LeBron James.
