A double-patty smash burger flooded with thin meaty chili, served wrapped in paper at a 24-hour walk-up window. The classic LA late-night chili-burger format.
Original Tommy's opened in May 1946 on the corner of Beverly and Rampart, founded by Tom Koulax, the son of Greek immigrants, with one rule: every burger gets a ladle of house chili poured directly over the patty in front of the customer. The Koulax family still operates the original shack 24 hours; the chili recipe is closely held. Tommy's spawned a chili-burger sub-genre across LA that defines the city's late-night burger tradition, distinct from the In-N-Out fast-food canon.
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Cassell's Hamburgers ★ 4.3
koreatown · 3600 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Cassell's Hamburgers inside the Hotel Normandie in Koreatown grinds its own chuck for griddled patties, a recipe in continuous use since 1948.
Original Tommy's ★ 4.0
2575 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Original Tommy's at Beverly and Rampart, Los Angeles has poured chili over cheeseburgers since 1946 from a walk-up window. Open 24 hours, cash and card.