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, founded by Milo Carlton as Milo's Hamburger Shop in 1946. As of 2021, Milo's has with 20 locations across Alabama. A signature menu item is a secret-recipe hamburger sauce, and

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. One location in

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, was destroyed in the EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011, and a new Milo's was recently constructed in a new location. The chains slogan is "Everybody goes to... Milo's"Sauce is still boss, but Milo's tea takes off
Don Milazzo, ''Birmingham Business Journal'', online, article dated October 8, 1999, accessed February 27, 2007.

History

The restaurant was established by Milo Carlton, who, on April 16, 1946, opened ''Milo's Hamburger Shop'' in

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, at 31st Street and 12th Avenue North. The restaurant moved to 2820 10th Avenue North in 1963. Milo's began selling franchises in 1983; the first franchise location, at 509 18th Street South in Birmingham, opened February 7, 1983. Since the 1980s, they also distribute their own tea brand in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, as well as parts of the Florida panhandle,

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, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.It's teatime (Milo's style) in Bessemer
Steven Mackay, ''Birmingham Business Journal'', article dated December 13, 2002, accessed February 27, 2007. The tea company split off in 2002.

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