There are many theories on who created the cheeseburger... but the most widespread is from 1926, when 16-year-old Lionel Sternberger, a fry cook in his dad’s Pasadena, California Restaurant, The Rite Spot, slapped a slice of American cheese onto a sizzling burger. In 1934, Charles Kaelin flavored his hamburgers with cheese but never trademarked the