for over 50 years ted s has been serving award winning steamed cheeseburgers . ted s steam machine find out where our food truck will be next best of 2014 best steamed cheeseburger in hartford readers poll 2014 special guests cast and crew of 1st look stop in for a visit . meriden location theoriginal cromwell location newlocation the food truck steammachine from the about us family owned and operated the restaurant has been family owned and operated since its inception . when ted passed away the restaurant was passed down to his son paul . over the years paul made very subtle changes to the cheeseburger ... from the news best burgers in the u.s. food & wine magazine the burger america s quintessential comfort food can now be enjoyed in an impossibly endless number of ways . there are round the clock burgers at 24 hour roadside joints and ephemeral late night burgers sold out in mere minutes ... cardless loyalty program receive a free cheeseburger after just 10 visits the best part ... there s no cards to remember so there for no hassle just check in with your mobile device after each visit . work up to get your free regular cheeseburger after just 10 visits . contact us or book the steam machine enter captcha code security captcha reload image ted s restaurant all rights reserved ted s world famous steamed cheeseburger is a registered trademark .