Quaker Steak and Lube

              We don’t usually do chain restaurants but when we do they are chosen with care. Quaker Steak and Lube is a small chain of over 40 restaurants in mostly in Pennsylvania and Ohio but there are now locations in New York, Colorado, Florida and a host of other states.. We ate at the one in Milford because it was playing host to the 2^nd Annual Shriner’s Car and Bike show, something we report on for our other blog.

              Quaker Steak and Lube was founded in 1974 with the idea of keeping alive car culture, particularly muscle cars. The one in Milford is decked out to showcase this theme, complete with cars and lots of gas station décor.

    This Quaker Steak can be found at 590 Chamber Dr. in Milford and on-line at http://www.quakersteakandlube.com/.

Burgers

           Though Quaker Steak and Lube is perhaps best known for their wings, we both had the All-American Cheeseburger which, like all of their burgers, is a half-pound of 100% USDA steakburger. Josh ordered up American cheese and Mark’s had provolone. Both of us ordered up fries.

                The burgers were tender and flavorful and actually cooked to order, something that doesn’t always happen in chain restaurants. The burgers were also a bit juicy which seemed to give the garlic bun a bit of trouble because both of us got to the point where we couldn’t really set the burger down without it falling apart.

                While the lettuce was good and fresh, both tomatoes were a little under ripe causing them to not really have a whole lot of flavor. We both thought we might have been better off just putting ketchup on the burgers.

                It would be nice to say this is the best chain burger out there but it isn’t. Not that it’s bad. We both felt this burger beats a lot of its competition like Buddy Rich beating a drum. Still, there are a few better choices out there. In fact, this Quaker Steak is located very near a Red Robin which probably doesn’t help its burger showcasing abilities.

                Still, the combination of décor, the car and gas station theme and the quality of the service do go a long way in helping us recommend this restaurant. If all Quaker Steak and Lubes are the same quality as this one, then it is worth making a pit stop for some grub and to check out the cars.