Schoop's Hamburgers is a 1950s-style hamburger restaurant and diner[1] with 18 locations in northwestern Indiana and the southern Chicago suburbs.[2] The first restaurant was opened in Hammond, Indiana, in 1948. The chain started in 1984 in Munster.
In August 2008, Barack Obama made a campaign stop at a Schoop's restaurant in Portage, Indiana, during his campaign for the presidency in 2008.[3] During his visit, Obama ate one french fry and ordered four hamburgers.[4]
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