Can We Please Get Milo’s to Come Back to Tuscaloosa?

I am a die-hard Milo's Hamburgers fan. I have been since I was a kid; I used to annoy the you-know-what out of my parents by singing the burger chain's uber-catchy jingle at the top of my lungs during any and all road trips.

I was a frequent customer of Milo's in Tuscaloosa. In fact, I ate lunch there on April 27, 2011. I came through the drive-thru around 3 P.M. I remember the staff working were super jazzed to see me in the B Van, and I hooked them up with some T-Shirts and Koozies before departing with my order. I accidentally left a dirty napkin from Milo's on my desk that afternoon. I had no idea the restaurant would be destroyed less than two hours later. (I still keep that napkin tacked to my office wall; I can't seem to let go of it.)

Anyway, Milo's is AMAZING. Their burgers, fries, tea, and famous Milo's sauce are staples in the South. I mean, who doesn't love Milo's? After the T-Town Milo's ceased to be, I had to get my fix in Birmingham. Every prenatal appointment at St. Vincent's meant I got to stop by and gorge myself at the Milo's in Bessemer on my way home. These days, I all but make up excuses to head up to the Magic City to get my Milo's on.

I'm not lying to y'all when I say I called the Milo's corporate office a few months ago. I asked when and if they'd be back in Tuscaloosa. I was told they were in the process of finding property upon which to build a new burger palace in the City of Champions. This was several months ago, mind you, so they need to get the lead out and get serious about returning to Tuscaloosa.

I need my Milo's burgers, okay? And those perfectly seasoned french fries with a side of tangy Milo's sauce for dipping. (*Sidenote: did you know that if you ask for extra fry seasoning, they will give it to you? You get your own cup of salty fry crack, and it is glorious.) Oh, and the tea-- I'm talking about a 44 ounce Mega Milo's tea that comes in its own Styrofoam chalice. Don't get me started on the fried pies, y'all. I might cry.

Am I the only one who is in serious Milo's withdrawal? Do you, like me, miss and crave the greatest Southern burger tradition of all time? Maybe if we all join forces and start calling their corporate office incessantly they'll come back soon just to shut us up-- like Andy Dufrane's library in The Shawshank Redemption, but with hamburgers. Delicious hamburgers.