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Two thin all-beef patties seared hard on a flat-top, with melted American cheese, mustard, onion and pickle on a soft white bun. A reliable Indianapolis pick.
Workingman's Friend opened in 1918 as the Belmont Lunch, run by Macedonian immigrant Louis Stamatkin in Haughville on the near-west side. The smash double has been the signature ever since, served the same way at the same long counter. The name came from Louis allowing gas-station workers to run tabs during strikes.
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Workingman's Friend in Haughville, Indianapolis is a 1918 lunch counter. The thin-patty smash double cheeseburger is the West Side standard.
OrderThe smash double cheeseburger with mustard, onion and pickle.
TipCash only. Lunch counter; in and out. Closed Sunday.
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