Al's Hamburger Shop in Green Bay, Wisconsin

These hamburgers are no diet food. Just good old fashion, juicy, melt in your mouth, good tasting and yes...greasy hamburgers. Old fashion size hamburgers that stick with you long after you leave. We always sit on the bar stools by the counter when we go to Al's. Most of the time we order hamburgers with plenty of grilled onions and pickles, occasionally I will order a cheeseburger. If this is your first time to Al's Hamburger Shop, make sure that you grab plenty of napkins.

Nothing better to top this off with a thick chocolate shake which is mixed in a silver cylinder. Then given to you to pour into your glass. But be careful, these are very thick shakes.

Al's is legendary in Green Bay for their corned beef hash. I haven't had the chance to try it, but I am told that it is made with large hunks of corned beef and it is to die for.

At night the "Eat" part of the sign lights up a bright neon red. Easily to be seen from the distance.

Nothing fancy and if you blink you might miss it. But Al's is a part of history and the best (in my opinion) hamburger place to eat in the heart of Downtown Green Bay.

This little diner is also called "Greasy Al's." You could also call it a "greasy spoon", or "hole-in-the-wall." The very first time visiting Al's, I had pictured a cook standing at the counter, waiting to take your order with food all over his uniform, a cigarette hanging down from his face and a large tattoo on his arm with the words "Mom"

Of course that isn't the case. He has "Dad" on his arm.

In this narrow diner there is an old fashion radio, photos of years gone by and an old cash register. Plastered behind the counter are signs like this one.

Saturday, 20 Aug 2011, around 5 p.m. a fire broke out at Al's Hamburger Shop. It is believed that it could have started from a gas grill near the front of the downtown restaurant and appears accidental. This caused an estimated $50,000 in damages and additional smoke damage to the adjacent buildings. A woman whose family had owned Al's since 1934 is uncertain if the restaurant will be reopened. It was a sad day for Green Bay history.