Emma Jean’s Holland Burger Cafe, which has served travelers on Route 66 in Victorville, Calif., since 1947, has been named as a historic point of interest by a history-based fraternal organization, reported the Victorville Daily Press.
E Clampus Vitus, aka The Clampers, a fraternity dedicated to preserving Western heritage, chose the Holland Burger Cafe for the honor and dedicated a plaque on Sunday.
The newspaper provided some background on the restaurant:
In 1979, Emma Jean Gentry, who was a waitress, took over the cafe and turned it into a family business. Brian Gentry was only 13 years old at the time.
When she passed away in 1996, her husband, Richard, continued to run the cafe with his son and his son’s wife, Shawna.
More than six decades later, Brian Gentry is still serving food the same way. Cooks make homemade food and provide a home-style atmosphere for customers, he said.
One of its most popular dishes is the Brian Burger, which is a handpessed patty that includes mild green chili and Swiss-American cheese on Parmesan toast.
The restaurant has been shown in several movies, and was featured on The Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” program. Here’s the DDD segment:
https://youtu.be/GKskIrU7L5s