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CTbites: Ted’s Steamed Burgers – 60+ Years and Going Strong in Meriden CT

A huge thank you to Jeff at CTbites.com for visiting us and featuring the restaurant [...]

13
Nov

Hamburger America: Featuring Ted’s Steamed Cheeseburgers!

Through December 10, 2024, customers of Hamburger America in NYC can taste an authentic Ted’s [...]

06
Nov

Food & Wine: Best Burgers in the U.S.

We are excited to announce that Food and Wine magazine has listed Ted’s Restaurant in [...]

10
Dec

Phantom Gourmet: Great 8 ‘Off The Beaten Path’ Restaurants

Sometimes the best restaurants are the hardest to find. So Phantom did some homework and [...]

19
Nov

Hamburger America: Up to New Haven & Meriden

Iconic food blog Hamburger America visited Ted’s, to experience our delectable steamed cheeseburger! Read about [...]

30
Jun

Google Rating

4.5

Based on 1807 reviews

Ted's Restaurant

4.5

John Baker

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All around great food great atmosphere everyone were so kind and helpful. Kind of pricey but the food is worth it. We paid 74$; for four of us getting fries and burgers so not so bad when you have that great taste. Everyone was welcoming and had great personalities. We get to watch how burgers are steamed And plates put together everything fresh. It's awesome. We will be coming back. I wish there were more places around Ted's is top notch. I recommend the burgers for sure. Drive right up to the door for dinning too so handicap aren't left in the car it is easy Access. Very easy to order too. we will be going back soon.

Brandon

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Hector Ramos

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Rubensegarra74@yahoo.com Segarra

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Juan Rivera

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The burgers here are delicious 😋 come try they are fast pace and are polite to there customers. THANKS TED FOR SATISFYING MY HUNGER LOL...

Martin Utitus Jr.

1741261963

Definitely worth going there for lunch..

Amadio Telesco

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Unique hamburger joint the burgers are steamed they don't come out rare but they're juicy and delicious The cheese is a must that's also steamed and melted served on a JJ casson roll.
The place is small and has counter service and tables in the summer picnic benches outside usually crowded around lunch time worth the trip

Javier Reyes

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Food came out fast and tasted great! Also reasonable prices. Not a lot of seating but well worth the wait.

Lori Gaugh

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Jamie Cugno

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Great place to eat we have been coming here for many years. The staff are amazing very helpful and very knowledgeable. The cooks try their best every time they step foot through the door. The people coming in so not seem so welcoming but it's how it is I guess. Small place but they seem to always know how to make things go smoothly. Ice cream to shakes to burgers to sandwiches.

Juan Salcedo

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Rod Shaw

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Awesome, steamed burger! Juicy, flavorful and huge! Well worth the visit!

Amy Dionne

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Best steamed cheeseburger in Connecticut and the fries are amazing 🤩🤩🤩

doug jordan

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miyan motors

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ricky martinez

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Great tasting burger

bob mayer

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Anthony Airicer

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Amazing burgers

Nicolas Stowell

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I would put Teds in the top 3 burgers of CT. The fries are also great but the steamed cheese burger should be considered on the same scale as wagu beef. Wouldn't pass it up if you are in the area

William Trotta-Smith

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Arleigh Venet

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Gair Laucius

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Lemuel Photography (UsamaFTW)

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John Rovin

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David Siswick

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Jesse Walsh

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Johnathan Perez

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Best burger spot, hands down, no contest. Everything about it is excellent, I keep telling people about it, will go again soon with a new costumer. Keep doing what you're doing 👍🏻

Sharon Maloney

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Sean

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Awesome burgers always !

The gardening angel

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Phenomenal such a historical place of good food 🥑

Raylene Pollock

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Raymond Joseph Gabrielli III

1731708699

Best Steamed Cheeseburger you can get in Connecticut!! Best destination to travel to in Meriden Connecticut

Christopher G.

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Streetside burger joint that if you'll blink you'll miss. Was serviced by an amazingly polite young lady at the counter who brought out my food. Got the Texas Fatty - fantastic burger - went down well with a thick chocolate shake. One of the best old school joints I've been to, and a burger & fries place that stands with the best of them.

Colby

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!!!!Ear-Resistable !!!!

Last week, after a 20-year hiatus, I returned to the culinary temple known as Ted’s Steamed Cheeseburgers. I blame TikTok, and frankly, I’m not sure what I expected. But let me tell you: returning to Ted’s is like reuniting with an old flame who has barely changed at all, and you wonder if it was actually you who got stranger over the years.

I ordered a full spread—a glorious cheeseburger topped with melted cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and onions, complete with fries and a fizzy Pepsi . Now, as an ENT specialist, it was only natural for me to observe that this burger is built exactly like the human head. Allow me to elaborate (and believe me, I *will* elaborate).

The patty, a well-seasoned, dense center, reminded me of the eardrum: soft, absorbent, and crucial for the overall structure. The cheese is a beautifully melted, gooey layer, coating the patty like the way earwax delicately lines the ear canal. **And let me assure you—without the cheese, this entire burger would fall apart, much like our auditory systems without that essential protective barrier of wax.** This cheese is sticky, it’s binding, it’s glorious, and frankly, I’ll never look at earwax the same way again.

The lettuce is crisp and refreshing, like a cool nasal passage on a winter’s day. The tomato adds just the right acidity, much like our sense of smell adds sharpness to the air we breathe. And oh, the onions—those raw, pungent slices that punch you right in the sinuses, opening up passages you never knew were blocked. In one bite, this burger stimulates every sinus cavity in a way that no sinus rinse or nasal spray ever could.

Now, about the staff at Ted’s. I observed them with the same keen eye I use when examining the anatomy of the human head and neck. Let’s be real: I don’t think they could pass a basic anatomy exam, but I do admire their passion. Could they become ENT specialists? Well, let’s start with the basics: Kludge at the grill has about as much attention to detail as an inner ear infection. He’s flipping patties with zero regard for uniformity, but the way he sweats over that hot grill shows commitment. With a little focus and a few medical textbooks, Kludge could probably master the anatomy of a burger and maybe even work his way up to basic nasal anatomy.

Then there’s Wiffle, the cheese handler, who seems more in tune with cheese-melting techniques than I am with a stethoscope. Watching Wiffle apply cheese was like watching a tympanic membrane react to sound waves: a delicate, almost scientific process. But if I’m honest, the odds of Wiffle ever mastering the intricacies of sinus passages seem slim—though I think with hard work, a couple of anatomy flashcards, and several years of intense study, he *could* maybe make it.

We cannot overlook Fuzzle, who handles toppings like a rogue surgeon in an uncharted body cavity. Fuzzle’s commitment to placing pickles is admirable, even if a bit chaotic. With a scalpel instead of a spatula, Fuzzle could perhaps, someday, understand the complexity of the uvula—although, realistically, this is a long shot.

Finally, there’s Glib, the fry manager and soda dispenser extraordinaire, with an undeniable flair for beverage carbonation. Glib probably isn’t ENT material either (trust me, you have to know the basics of throat anatomy to operate a soda machine in med school), but his soda pour has the kind of balance ENT specialists dream of when examining a perfectly hydrated throat.

To all my fellow medical professionals and burger aficionados: Ted’s Steamed Cheeseburgers is where anatomy and nostalgia meet, melt, and mingle in glorious, artery-clogging harmony. I’ll say this: **if you’re ever feeling lost or questioning your own life’s trajectory, sit down at Ted’s, order the works, and let the sinus-clearing onions, eardrum-esque patty, and waxy cheese remind you that, hey, at least you didn’t spend your life learning anatomy just to end up at the wrong end of a spatula.**

wayne davis

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I ordered fries with jalapenos with cheese Amazing 😋

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CTbites: Ted’s Steamed Burgers – 60+ Years and Going Strong in Meriden CT

Hamburger America: Featuring Ted’s Steamed Cheeseburgers!

Food & Wine: Best Burgers in the U.S.

Phantom Gourmet: Great 8 ‘Off The Beaten Path’ Restaurants

Hamburger America: Up to New Haven & Meriden

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