The Slinger is a Midwestern diner

Diner

A diner, also spelled dinor in western Pennsylvania is a prefabricated restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially in the Midwest, in New York City, in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey, and in other areas of the Northeastern United States, although examples can be found throughout...

 specialty typically consisting of two eggs

Egg (food)

Eggs are laid by females of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and have probably been eaten by mankind for millennia. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen , and vitellus , contained within various thin membranes...

, hash browns, and a hamburger

Hamburger

A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed inside a sliced bread roll...

 patty (or any other meat) all covered in chili

Chili con carne

Chili con carne is a spicy stew. The name of the dish derives from the Spanish chile con carne, "chili pepper with meat". Traditional versions are made, minimally, from chili peppers, garlic, onions, and cumin, along with chopped or ground beef. Beans and tomatoes are frequently included...

 (with or without beans) and generously topped with cheese (cheddar

Cheddar cheese

Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, yellow to off-white, and sometimes sharp-tasting cheese, produced in several countries around the world. It has its origins in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset....

 or American

American cheese

American cheese is a processed cheese. It is orange, yellow, or white in color and mild in flavor, with a medium-firm consistency, and melts easily. American cheese was originally only white, but is usually now modified to yellow. In the past it was made from a blend of cheeses, most often Colby...

) and onions. The eggs can be any style. The Slinger is considered to be a St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

 late-night culinary original. It is described as "a hometown culinary invention: a mishmash of meat, hash-fried potatoes, eggs, and chili, sided with your choice of ham, sausage, bacon, hamburger patties, or an entire T-bone steak.
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Slinger Variations

There are numerous variations of the basic Slinger:

"Top One": Has a tamale

Tamale

A tamale — or more correctly tamal — is a traditional Latin American dish made of masa , which is steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper. The wrapping is discarded before eating...

 served on top of the Slinger.

"Vegetarian": Uses veggie burgers and veggie chili.

"The Toby": Slinger that has white gravy

Gravy

Gravy is a sauce made often from the juices that run naturally from meat or vegetables during cooking. In North America the term can refer to a wider variety of sauces and gravy is often thicker than in Britain...

 instead of chili.

"Yin and Yang": Slinger covered in half chili/half gravy.

"The Jared": Slinger with equal amounts of chili and white

"The JP Slinger": Slinger with hamburger patty, extra onions and extra chili.

See also

• Garbage Plate the Rochester, New York area style plate piled with diner type foods
• Horseshoe sandwich
  Horseshoe sandwich
  The horseshoe sandwich originated in Springfield, Illinois. This open-faced sandwich begins with thick-sliced toasted bread, and most often hamburger patties, or ham. Other meat is also used, such as deep fried pork tenderloin, grilled or fried chicken breast, and fried fish filets. There is also...
  
   Springfield, Illinois open faced sandwich covered with fries and cheese sauce
• Hot hamburger plate
  Hot hamburger plate
  A hot hamburger plate is a dish from the southeastern United States. It consists of a slice of bread with a hamburger patty placed on top. This is then covered in french fries and then brown gravy. Cheese is sometimes incorporated...
  
   an open faced sandwich covered with fries and gravy
• Cincinnati chili
  Cincinnati chili
  Cincinnati chili is a regional style of Chili con carne characterized by the use of unusual seasonings such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice or chocolate. It is commonly served over spaghetti or as a hot dog sauce, and is normally of a thin, sauce-like consistency, unlike most chili con carne...
  
   a midwestern style of chili often served piled high
• Loco Moco
  Loco Moco
  Loco moco is a dish native to Hawaiian cuisine. There are many variations, but the essential loco moco consists of white rice, topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and brown gravy. Variations may include chili, bacon, ham, Spam, kalua pork, Portuguese sausage, teriyaki beef, teriyaki...
  
   Hawaiian dish with many foods served on rice
• Poutine
  Poutine
  Poutine is a Canadian dish of French fries and fresh cheese curds, covered with brown gravy or sauce. Sometimes additional ingredients are added.Poutine is a fast food dish that originated in Quebec and can now be found across Canada...
  
  the Canadian cheese curds, fries, gravy, and other foods diner staple