Tucker's Hamburgers

Our founder, Rudy Sang, was a cook in the United States Navy during World War II. Rudy served his country with distinction, earning a Purple Heart when his destroyer was struck by a torpedo.

Chili was a favorite meal aboard ship, and Tucker's original chili recipe came straight from the Navy Cook Book.

After the war, Rudy returned to his peace time occupation as a meat cutter and in 1946, he opened his first restaurant at the corner of Ninth & Military in Fond du Lac. In the mid-fifties, Rudy purchased property at the corner of 12TH and Greenwood Streets and opened a restaurant that became known as the Greenwood Grill.

From the beginning Tucker's signature item was hamburgers, always prepared with top quality, fresh (never frozen) ground beef and the best vegetables and ingredients. Even today, our customers remember the slogan of the Greenwood Grill, "Seven hamburgers for a dollar," and over the years, the business grew and Rudy took on his daughter, Barbara, and his son-in-law, Steve as partners.