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Heavy lunch-time traffic in and out of the Quincy Maid Rite suggests something good may be ahead |
Maid Rite restaurants have been serving their signature loose meat sandwiches since 1926. What's a loose meat sandwich, you ask? Think hamburger; except seasoned loose finely ground beef instead of ground beef formed into patties.
We made a lunch stop at the Maid Rite sandwich shop in Quincy, Illinois, on our way up the Mississippi River. The loose meat sandwiches were good, but I think I prefer my ground beef formed into hamburger patties. The ice cold shakes were a welcome treat on a hot summer day.
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The menu is posted on the walls |
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There are no fancy cash registers here |
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There's a line at the to-go counter |
Maid-Rite loose meat sandwich by
Cindy Funk
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Sophia enjoys a malted milk shake |
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They don't sell shirts or shoes |