Rhode Island Restaurant Selected As State's Most Historic Fast Food Joint

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence restaurant was picked as the most historic fast food joint in Rhode Island.

Food and lifestyle website Love Food selected Olneyville New York System in Providence as the top spot in the state.

"The Greek family that owns this uniquely named restaurant originally ran a candy store in New York City, but in the 1930s they settled in Rhode Island and started a small restaurant on Providence's Olneyville Square," Love Food says of Olneyville New York System's Providence location.

"After moving location in 1953, it kept its Olneyville name — and continued to make its signature hot wieners, topped with a Coney-style sauce," Love Food said. "Customers travel from far and wide to taste the famed dogs, and Olneyville even sells packets of the sauce’s spice mix so fans can replicate the eating experience at home."

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