Quaker Steak And Lube
The original restaurant was built in 1972 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 – hence the steak in the restaurant's name – Quaker Steak's signature dish is now its chicken wings and the variety of sauces used to season them.
A Quaker Steak and Lube restaurant located in Robinson Square, a shopping center just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The name is a play on that of the motor oil company Quaker State.
In addition to wings, the Lube (as it is often abbreviated) is known for the Lube Burger and Lube-N-Ade (a lemonade cocktail).
There are currently 28 restaurants in the chain, mostly operating in eastern Ohio and western and central Pennsylvania.
There are also locations in Knoxville, Tennessee; Douglasville, Georgia; Concord, North Carolina; Madison, Wisconsin; Pinellas Park, Florida; Council Bluffs, Iowa; and Charleston, West Virginia. The chain is slowly expanding to different locations across the United States, with three recent openings in the spring of 2006 in Milford, Ohio; Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania; and Austintown, Ohio.
The hottest flavor is the "Atomic Sauce", which is made from the habanero chile. The flavor is so hot that customers must sign a waiver form before ordering it, freeing Quaker Steak from any "liability".
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