meriden connecticut ted s restaurant in meriden connecticut is a hamburger restaurant known for its steamed cheeseburger . 1 2 contents 1 history 2 steamed cheeseburger 3 media coverage 4 see also 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links history edit the steamed cheeseburger is believed to have been invented at a restaurant called jack s place in middletown connecticut in the 1930s . however as with many such restaurant food icons the origin is somewhat unclear . nevertheless it is undisputed that ted duberek opened his namesake restaurant serving the steamed burgers in 1930 in meriden catering to the then significant local factory worker population . early on as the local factories were working round the clock ted s would stay open until 4 00 a.m. 1 times changed and the factories began moving their manufacturing overseas . yet ted s remained in business though with shorter hours . after ted duberek died in the early 1970s his son paul duberek took over running the business until 2007 . that year paul sold out to his nephew bill foreman who had worked at ted s while he attended high school and college . 3 bill has continued running the business with few changes and the steamed cheeseburger remains the featured menu item . 1 one innovation the restaurant has introduced is the steam machine a food truck which is making the signature burgers as well as cheese covered hot dogs available to a broader audience . 4 steamed cheeseburger edit the steamed cheeseburger is cooked in a stainless steel cabinet which contains small trays that hold either an individual hamburger or a chunk of cheese to be melted . the cheeseburger is served by scooping the meat onto a bun and pouring the melted cheese over the meat . this method of cooking causes the fats in the meat to melt away leaving a moist burger which is then covered with the melted cheese . 1 3 the burger is served with a number of customary toppings . 5 media coverage edit in addition to a strong local following in meriden ted s has attracted more widespread attention with its appearance in the documentary hamburger america as well as such publications as the us news and world report yankee magazine and connecticut magazine . it has been shown and mentioned on several travel channel shows including hamburger paradise man v. food with host adam richman and burger land with host george motz . see also edit list of hamburger restaurants companies portal connecticut portal food portal references edit a b c d george motz 2011 . hamburger america a state by state guide to 150 great burger joints . running press . pp. 53 54 . isbn 9780762440702 . retrieved 26 april 2016 . m. keith booker 2012 blue collar pop culture from nascar to jersey shore vol . 1 abc clio p. 252 isbn 9780313391989 a b ann dematteo 22 november 2011 meat and cheese in every bite ted s brings steamed burgers to north haven new haven register retrieved 27 april 2016 sara grant 3 july 2014 ted s steam machine cheesy goodness in the park hartford courant retrieved 27 april 2016 patricia harris and david lyon 21 september 2013 getting steamed is the only way at ted s in meriden conn. boston globe retrieved 26 april 2016 further reading edit the steamed cheeseburger comes to cromwell . hartford courant . connecticut is weird and so are its steamed cheeseburgers i ate it so you don t have to . the republican . meriden burger delicacy goes mobile with ted s steam machine . record journal . hamburger america . running press . in connecticut steamed cheeseburger is king . qsr . national hamburger month we line up connecticut s most iconic burgers . chicago tribune . external links edit official website roadfoodcom phantom gourmet coordinates 41 32 48 n 72 47 00 w 41.5468 n 72.7832 w 41.5468 ; 72.7832 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ted % 27s restaurant & oldid 729519464 categories hamburgers food restaurants in connecticuthamburger restaurantsbuildings and structures in meriden connecticutvisitor attractions in new haven county connecticuthidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 july 2016 at 19 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view