Tony Packo's Cafe

Tony Packo's Cafe is a restaurant that started in the Hungarian neighborhood of Birmingham, on the east side of Toledo, Ohio, at 1902 Front Street.

[5] During the Great Depression in 1932, Tony Packo used a $100 loan to open his shop, which originally sold only sandwiches and ice cream.

[9] When actor Burt Reynolds visited Toledo in 1972, he made a stop at the restaurant on the suggestion of Tony's daughter, Nancy.

[11][12][13] Tony Packo's Cafe gained world-wide fame when M*A*S*H character Maxwell Klinger, who was portrayed by Toledo native Jamie Farr, mentioned the restaurant as his favorite eatery.

"[16][7] In the Season 6 (1977) "The Grim Reaper", Klinger and a wounded soldier, Private Danker, exchange nostalgic memories of Toledo.

In the Season 7 (1978) episode "Dear Sis", Klinger relays to Father Mulcahy about his dream of "Christmas tree, 10 feet high.

Here, Klinger falls asleep out of exhaustion and dreams he is walking through the windswept deserted streets of Toledo.

He looks through the shop window of Tony Packo's, but he only sees the 4077th Operating Room with Colonel Potter gesturing to him.

Mundings Tin Shop and Sheet Metal Works occupied the building before becoming Tony Packo's Cafe. Image dates to 1913
A souvenir hot dog bun from Tony Packo's Cafe signed by the photographer.