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Canteen Lunch in the Alley in Ottumwa, IA

There is an amazing restaurant in Ottumwa Iowa called the canteen that is worldwide Famous..I was started in 1936..would love to see you do a'segment on it..Tom arnold even loves it and is from there..I am from there and now live in Memphis Tenn and still crave them.Iowa is famous for Loose meat Hamburger sandwiches and this one gets Number 1 in the state every year! Please do a short semgment on your show about the canteen and its history! Thanks so much.

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    Anonymous July 28, 2018

    Canteen Lunch in the Alley in Ottumwa, Iowa. It has been making loose Canteen Lunch in the Alley in Ottumwa, Iowa. It has been making loose meat sandwiches since 1927. The town was literally built around the business because they refused to sell. It has only had 4 owners in that time.

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    Anonymous January 08, 2018

    There is an amazing restaurant in Ottumwa Iowa called the canteen that There is an amazing restaurant in Ottumwa Iowa called the canteen that is worldwide Famous..I was started in 1936..would love to see you do a'segment on it..Tom arnold even loves it and is from there..I am from there and now live in Memphis Tenn and still crave them.Iowa is famous for Loose meat Hamburger sandwiches and this one gets Number 1 in the state every year! Please do a short semgment on your show about the canteen and its history! Thanks so much.