Quaker Steak & Lube is a chain of causal dining restaurants themed to cars and vintage gas stations. It is known for a menu that consists of chicken wings, hamburgers, and American bar food. The first location was founded in 1974, in Sharon, Pennsylvania. The founders were Gary Meszaros and Jig Warren.
Quaker Steak & Lube is best known for their “Atomic” wing challenge, which appeared in the Travel Channel series Man v. Food, in which, Adam Richman successfully six Atomic wings and was rewarded with a commemorative bumper sticker. That episode was filmed at a Quaker Steak & Lube location in downtown Pittsburgh.
In 2015, Quaker Steak & Lube filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection and was acquired by Travel Centers of America LLC. Currently, the chain operates 29 restaurants in the states of Ohio, West Virginia, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.