Free burgers for life, Charles Ramsey, who became a national hero after helping rescue three women who were trapped in Ariel Castro’s Cleveland home for 10 years, will never have to worry about another meal after 14 restaurant pledged to give him free burgers for the rest of his life.
The larger than life character was famously settling down to enjoy a Big Mac on May 6 when he was interrupted by Amanda Berry and her daughter fleeing the house where were being held captive along with Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight.
Almost all the restaurants offering Ramsey the special deal are local Cleveland eateries. One notable absence is McDonald's, which had said it would 'be in touch' with Ramsey after he mentioned their product in a host of media interviews.
‘I heard screaming. I’m eating my McDonald’s,’ Ramsey told WEWS. ‘I come outside. I see this girl going nuts trying to get out of the house. I go on the porch and she says, “Help me get out. I’ve been here a long time”.’
After thousands of people contacted McDonald's about Ramsey’s rescue, @McDonaldsCorp tweeted: 'We salute the courage of Ohio kidnap victims & respect their privacy. Way to go Charles Ramsey- we’ll be in touch.'
Ramsey is still waiting on McDonald's to come good on their promise, but the restaurant where he works as a dishwasher was much quicker of the mark. Hodges restaurant created the Ramsey Burger, a play on a Big Mac, as a tribute to the great man, reports Cleveland.com.
Initially offered as a week-long special, the burger was such a success it was promoted to permanent status on Hodges' menu.
The success of the Ramsey Burger has inspired the owners of the restaurant, Driftwood Restaurant Group, who also operate four of the others on the list below, to create for Ramsey a single-edition 'Chuck Card,' good for life.
Anytime that Ramsey takes the card into one of the participating restaurants, he'll get a free burger.
Ramsey is currently traveling during paid leave from his job at Hodges, but the Chuck Card will be formally presented to him when he returns to Cleveland.
The list of Cleveland restaurants, plus one Pennsylvania joint, that are promising free burgers to Ramsey are:
AMP 150
Washington Place Bistro and Inn
Fahrenheit
Market Garden Brewery
Bier Markt
Bar Cento
Nano Brew
Welshfield Inn
Hodges
Pura Vida
87 West at Crocker Park
Orchard House
Flour
Allegheny Grille (Pennsylvania)
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Free burgers for life
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