Swensons

Swensons Drive In Restaurants
Company typePrivate
IndustryFast Food
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934) in Akron, Ohio
FoundersWesley T. "Pop" Swenson
HeadquartersAkron, Ohio
Number of locations
20 (2023)
Area served
Greater Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Youngstown, Ohio as well as Greater Indianapolis, Indiana
ProductsBurgers
Number of employees
800
Websiteswensonsdriveins.com

Swensons Drive-In is an Ohio and Indiana drive-in restaurant chain with locations in the Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Youngstown areas, along with the Indianapolis area. Swensons' signature hamburger is the Galley Boy, a double cheeseburger prepared using two sauces,[1][2] and the restaurant also purveys 18 different milkshakes.[1]

  1. ^ a b Eaton, Dan (December 4, 2017). "Swensons to Columbus? There is a site near Dublin - Columbus". Columbus Business First. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Stern, J.; Stern, M. (2014). Roadfood: The Coast-to-Coast Guide to 900 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More, now in its 9th edition. Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. p. pt512. ISBN 978-0-7704-3453-3. Retrieved December 27, 2017.