“Ohio’s Best Burger: 2022”- Reader’s Digest Order and pay ahead through our website or mobile app. Founded by Wesley T. ‘Pop’ Swenson in Akron, Ohio in 1934, Swensons is a drive-in restaurant that serves fresh, never-frozen burgers, shakes, and crispy extras with a sprint and a smile. Swensons honors its heritage by remaining unrelentingly committed to the customer experience. Drive up, turn your headlights on for service and a Curb Server will sprint to your car to serve you. Swensons (open all year) serves the Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Youngstown areas.