There’s a peculiar orange building in Springfield, Missouri, that resembles a giant metal pumpkin sliced in half.
Inside this quirky quonset hut, Casper’s Diner serves a chili dog so legendary that devoted fans will happily drive hours across the Show-Me State just for a single, messy, transcendent bite.
Missouri has no shortage of roadside eateries claiming to serve exceptional comfort food, but few inspire the kind of pilgrimage that Casper’s does.
This isn’t one of those slick modern diners with subway tile and craft cocktails that have been designed within an inch of their lives for maximum social media appeal…