That Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop has been satisfying Springfield diners for decades is undisputable. But just how many decades the signature, loose-meat sandwiches have been served up at the 118 N.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the oldest fast-food restaurants in the United States, the Maid-Rite has nearly a century of history, and hungry Iowans are ...

I grew up in southern Iowa where deer and pheasant nibbled in corn fields for as far as the eye can squint and bass and catfish swirled in backyard ponds. The kitchen table throughout my Midwestern ...

DES MOINES Iowa Maid-Rite Corp. has partnered with Hy-Vee Inc. to open loose-meat sandwich shops in Hy-Vee’s convenience stores. The first Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe Express opened Nov. 26 in Omaha, ...

It’s been a century since the first Maid-Rite sandwich was served, staking Springfield’s claim as home of the nation’s first drive-thru. The recipes for the signature, seasoned loose meat sandwich ...

Visit an original sandwich shop where if it's not Maid-Rite, it's made wrong. Visit an original sandwich shop where if it's not Maid-Rite, it's made wrong.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop has been satisfying Springfield diners for decades is undisputable. But just how many decades the ...