59 27.97 w 39.93956000 n 82.9911028 w 39.93956000 ; 82.9911028 the thurman cafe inc. type private industry restaurants founder nick suclescy headquarters german village columbus ohio us products food service website thethurmancafe.com the thurman cafe or thurman s is a cafe and bar found in the german village district of columbus ohio . 1 2 3 4 5 it was opened in 1942 by nick suclescy and has remained a family owned establishment ever since . 6 thurman cafe is considered to have one of the best hamburgers in the country . 7 8 9 contents 1 the thurman burger 2 awards & recognitions 3 external links 4 references the thurman burger edit thurman s is often associated with its famous burger known as the thurmanator . 10 11 it consists of a bun lettuce tomato mayo american cheese provolone cheese ham sauteed onions mushrooms a 12 ounce burger bacon cheddar cheese hot peppers and another 12 ounce burger . the burger also comes with house made kettle chips and a pickle spear . 12 the burger was featured on the travel channel s tv show man v. food season 1 where the host adam richman ate a thurman burger and was then introduced to the thurmanator . 13 richman explains the thurmanator originated as the preferred fuel for competitors in the arnold classic bodybuilding competition . the burger was not listed on the menu at the time of the man v. food taping originally aired december 10 2008 but has since been added . 12 awards & recognitions edit citysearch s best of citysearch 14 food network s best of the best of 9 external links edit official website references edit tucker brandon 2008 10 20 . off the course and outside the gridiron . travel golf . retrieved 20 july 2010 . discover columbus restorations and cultural renaissance revitalize ohio city . pittsburgh post gazette . 1997 05 18 . retrieved 20 july 2010 . beck aaron 2008 05 01 . food restaurants mix it up in creating original american fare . the columbus dispatch . retrieved 20 july 2010 . king john . john king usa jkusa s road trip grub . cnn . retrieved 27 september 2010 . blackledge todd 2010 09 24 . taste of the town checks out ohio state eats . retrieved 27 september 2010 . thurman cafe history . thethurmancafe.com . retrieved 20 july 2010 . motz george 2008 . hamburger america one man s cross country odyssey to find the best burgers . running press . p. 312 . isbn 0 7624 3102 4 . warren rich 2009 09 06 . burger bliss all american sandwich has meaty reputation across the buckeye state . the columbus dispatch . retrieved 20 july 2010 . a b cordes jill 2004 . food network best of the best of . hp trade . p. 304 . isbn 1 55788 436 6 . thurman burger meats carnivores culinary needs . the lantern . 2001 05 02 . retrieved 20 july 2010 . ohio burger tour will take you to six of the best according to george motz . cleveland plain dealer . 2009 10 04 . retrieved 20 july 2010 . a b thurman cafe menu pdf . thethurmancafe.com . retrieved 1 dec 2013 . episode columbus . the travel channel . retrieved 20 july 2010 . citysearch thurman cafe . citysearch . retrieved 20 july 2010 . this ohio related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title thurman % 27s & oldid 584124947 categories restaurants in ohiorestaurants established in 1942ohio stubshidden categories coordinates not on wikidatause dmy dates from october 2010all stub articles 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 1 december 2013 at 22 40 . 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