Wilson's Sandwich Shop

Wilson's Inc Of Findlay, Ohio
DBA Wilson's Hamburger Shop
private corporation
Industry Fast Food
Founded 1936
Founder Hoyt “Stub” F. Wilson
Headquarters Findlay, OH, USA
Number of locations
 1
Key people
 Wilbur Fenbert, President
Pat Baker, manager[1]
Products hamburgers, malts, hot dogs, pulled pork[2]
Owner Pat Baker
Pam Balmer
Mary Ann Cramer
Wilbur Fenbert[3]
Number of employees
 32[1]

Wilson's Sandwich Shop is a spin-off business of the Kewpee Hamburger chain[4] located in Findlay, OH[1] . It is a local institution with people going there to get intouch with the community with it being a regular stop for local Courier reporters getting "man-on-the-street perspectives". Various famous people and politicians regularly visit including singer Johnny Mathis, U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, and former Vice President Dan Quayle.[5]

History

In 1936 with a Kewpee already located in Findlay, Ohio, Hoyt “Stub” Wilson, the Lima Kepee licensee, opened a restaurant there called Wilson's Sandwich Shop.[4] Wilson sold ownership in the 1960s to three employees: Wilbur Fenbert, Harold "Lance" Baker and Woodie Curtis.[5] That same decade, a new building was constructed.[3] With the deaths of Baker and Curtis, their spouses took over their ownership interests. In 2008, then Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden stopped there while on the campaign trail.[5]

Wilson's faced possible closure in 2009 with the downturn in the economy and Occupational Safety and Health Administration fines over their hamburger patty molding machine potentially pinching operators, and electrical shock or electrocution. With training and safety precautions not affordable, the then manager Mike Fenbert ceased using the machine and moved to purchase premade patties.[5] By March 2010, A new patty machine was purchased to make the patties in house once again.[2]

By 2011, Maxie Curtis was replaced as an owner by Pam Balmer and her sister, Mary Ann Cramer, joining the other two co-owners.[3]

Menu

Original

  • hamburgs
  • cheeseburgs
  • chili
  • malts
  • fries[3]

Additions

  • shredded chicken
  • pulled pork sandwiches
    • Wilson Pulled Pork, slaw on top
  • hot dogs
    • Wilson Dog, slaw on top
  • cookies
  • veggie burgers
  • macaroni salad
  • chopped and southern slaw
  • onion rings[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wilson's Sandwich Shop Profile". Manta Company profiles. Manta Media. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 Wilin, Lou (March 2, 2010). "Wilson's not closing, co-owner maintains". Findlay Courier. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Cravens, Jordan (August 8, 2011). "Seven decades of sizzling". Findlay Courier. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 Mike Lackey (2008-05-24). "Final words (maybe) on a few recent topics". Lima Ohio.com. Freedom Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Lou Wilin (30 December 2009). "No hamburgs? Manager says Wilson's in peril". Courier. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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