Cam's Ham

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Cam's Ham
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Cam's Ham in 2024.
Restaurant information
Established1957 (1957)
Previous owner(s)Cambell Hage (founder) [1]
Street address809 1st St, Huntington, West Virginia 25701 [2]
Country USA
Website Official Website
Cam's Ham street sign in 2024. Cams Ham Sign 2024.png
Cam's Ham street sign in 2024.

Cam's Ham is a restaurant located in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. [3] Known as the Home of the Original Sugar-Flaked Ham, Cam's Ham was listed on the Food Network's 50 States 50 Sandwiches list as having the best sandwich in West Virginia. [4] [5]

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The restaurant is named after its founder Cambell "Cam" Hage, who founded Cam's Ham in 1957 along the rails of Huntington Station. [6] As one of the oldest running restaurants in West Virginia, the restaurant has maintained there old-fashioned diner aesthetic while also displaying a collection of Coca-Cola and NASCAR memorabilia. [7] [8]

The Original Sugar-Flaked Ham Sandwich

90% of all orders from Cam's Ham are The Cam's Original Sugar Flaked Ham Sandwich, [9] which is made of thin flakes of lean ham stacked on a toasted Grecian bun and garnished with lettuce and a sweet-based secret sauce. [1] [4] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Cam's Ham". Cam's Ham. Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Serbert, Paul (April 8, 2009). "GOOD EATS: Cam's Ham stays close to its 1950's roots". Herald Dispatch . Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Plona, Kristopher (March 1, 2024). "Compass Restaurant Week to support Huntington first responders". WCHS. Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 3 "50 States 50 Sandwiches". Food Network . Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Serbert, Paul (August 16, 2012). "Cam's Ham gets national attention". Herald Dispatch . Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Pace, Fred (June 25, 2017). "Cam's Ham celebrating 60 years in Huntington". Herald Dispatch . Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Cam's Ham - Visit Huntington". Visit Huntington. Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Our Collection of Coca-Cola Memorabilia". Cam's Ham. Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Cam's Ham - Food Network's Top Places to Eat". Food Network . Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. 1 2 "The Best Ham Sandwich In The USA Comes From Cam's Ham, An Underrated Sandwich Shack In West Virginia". Leaf Group. August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "The Best Food And Drink In West Virginia For 2019". The Daily Meal . Retrieved August 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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