Nick’s English Hut, Bloomington, Ind.
Nick’s has been a staple in Bloomington since 1927, and became famous partly because of longtime waitress Ruthie Collier Stewart (1927-2011), who was legendary for her sass and wit. She received a proclamation from Mayor Frank McCloskey, and according to The College of Beer: The Story of Nick’s English Hut, written by Bill Weaver, waitresses “viewed Ruthie as an inspiration.”