Schoop's Hamburgers is a 1950s-style hamburger restaurant and diner with 18 locations in northwestern Indiana and the southern Chicago suburbs. The first restaurant was opened in Hammond, Indiana, in 1948. The chain started in 1984 in Munster.
In popular culture
In August 2008, Barack Obama made a campaign stop at a Schoop's restaurant in Portage, Indiana, during his campaign for the presidency in 2008. During his visit, Obama ate one french fry and ordered four hamburgers.
See also
References
- Skertic, M. (2003). A Native's Guide to Northwest Indiana. Lake Claremont Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-893121-08-9. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- Skertic, Mark (2003). A Native's Guide to Northwest Indiana. Lake Claremont Press. p. 141. ISBN 1-893121-08-9.
Schoops Hamburgers.
- Pallasch, Abdon M. (2008-08-07). "Obama says hello to Bayh". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- Thomas, Evan (2009). A Long Time Coming: The Inspiring, Combative 2008 Campaign and the Historic Election of Barack Obama. New York City: PublicAffairs. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-58648-607-5.
Schoop's Hamburgers.
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