Some places make you work for it. They test your patience with long lines, limited hours, and tiny dining rooms that barely fit a dozen people.
But when the reward is a burger so good it haunts your dreams, you learn to show up early and embrace the wait.
I found myself doing exactly that on a Tuesday morning in Oklahoma City, joining a queue of devoted locals who knew something I was about to discover. The smell of grilled onions drifted through the air, and strangers chatted like old friends about their favorite orders…