& lube type subsidiary industry casual dining founded sharon pennsylvania united states 1974 1974 founder george jig warren iii gary moe meszaros headquarters sharon pennsylvania number of locations 50 in the united states area served north america parent travelcenters of america website thelube.com quaker steak & lube is a casual dining restaurant chain based in sharon pennsylvania . the original restaurant was built in 1974 by george jig warren and gary mo meszaros in an abandoned gas station in downtown sharon and decorated with license plates and old automobiles . originally a cook your own steak establishment quaker steak s signature dish is now its chicken wings and the variety of sauces used to season them . the name is a play on that of the motor oil product quaker state . contents 1 history 1.1 locations 1.2 wing sauce 1.3 awards 2 media 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1974 gas stations across the country were closing in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis . george jig warren iii and gary moe meszaros came up with the idea of preserving the culture of old gas stations and high powered muscle cars . they opened quaker steak & lube initially a cook your own steak restaurant that showcased old muscle cars . the original location included a 1936 chevrolet on the original hydraulic grease rack . 1 on november 16 2015 the company was acquired by travelcenters of america t a immediately after quaker steak & lube filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy . t a plans to expand the chain both in its chain of truck stops as well as in standalone locations . 2 locations edit as of june 22 2016 there are 50 restaurant locations in 14 states . the majority of the current locations operate in eastern ohio and western and central pennsylvania . locations do however span the united states including one location each outside denver colorado clearwater florida council bluffs iowa sulphur louisiana gonzales louisiana and a location in grand island nebraska . there was also a quaker steak & lube location inside the rogers centre in toronto ontario canada tennesseefrom 2010 to 2014 . wing sauce edit a quaker steak and lube restaurant located in the pointe at north fayette a shopping center outside of pittsburgh pennsylvania . the restaurant is known for its chicken wing hot sauce flavors which are depicted on the scoville scale . the hottest flavor is the triple atomic sauce which is made from the ghost pepper . the atomic flavor is sold individually in a dropper bottle sealed in an oversized childproof prescription container . customers must sign a liability waiver . 3 flavor scoville units 3 triple atomic 4 500 000 atomic 150 000 super charged formerly suicide 5 30 000 dusted ghost pepper 11 700 buckeye bbq 5 000 cajun 3 870 hot 3 000 the lube s sriracha discontinued 2 750 dusted mango habanero 2 550 arizona ranch 2 050 golden garlic 2 030 haute parm 1 935 thai r cracker 1 850 dusted salt & vinegar discontinued 1 500 medium 1 440 thaisian 1 400 premium garlic 1 300 louisiana lickers 1 220 smoked jalape o honey 1 200 fiery bbq discontinued 1 190 tequila lime bbq discontinued 1 150 boom boom 1 130 asian sesame 930 dusted chipotle bbq 900 parmesan pepper 870 mild 740 honey mustard discontinued 310 smokin texas bbq lite discontinued 110 kentucky bourbon 110 dusted tex mex ranch discontinued 100 smoky gold bbq 90 original bbq 90 ranch 90 awards edit as of 2009 update the chain has won over 100 awards . 6 media edit the pointe at north fayette location in pittsburgh pennsylvania was featured in the travel channel series man v. food . 7 the episode s challenge was to consume six atomic chicken wings at the time the strongest wings on quaker steak s menu . 7 host adam richman completed the challenge in the allotted time and was awarded a commemorative bumper sticker and a place on the restaurant s atomic wall of flame . 8 the chain has since added a triple atomic sauce which registers 500 000 scoville units . references edit quaker steak & lube history . retrieved august 10 2009 . bank says quaker steak in default on 4.3 million loan . a b quaker steak and lube menu pdf . retrieved august 10 2009 . 1 dead link the news now network quaker steak caves to community complaints dead link quaker steak & lube history awards . retrieved august 10 2009 . a b quaker steak & lube featured on travel channel . youngstown vindicator . december 16 2008 . rozwadowski thomas january 8 2009 . viewers win battle of man v. food . green bay press gazette . external links edit official website v t e chicken based restaurant chains global chester s chicken cottage church s texas chicken dixy chicken kenny rogers roasters kfc nando s pollo campero popeyes southern fried chicken wienerwald regional africa chicken licken za chicken republic ng tastee fried chicken ng asia al baik sa al tazaj sa bacolod chicken inasal ph bonchon chicken kr california fried chicken id the chicken rice shop my dicos cn home original chicken cn jollibee ph 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