The Jug started out as a hamburger stand in 1932 on South Main Street, serving hamburgers and cheeseburgers, root beer, and hand-dipped ice cream. It moved to it's current location at 3610 Central Avenue in 1939, in a quiet residential neighborhood near the intersection of Central and Highview. It remains in the original building today, a small oval stand with a screened in area long the front containing a counter with barstools, and an awning in front of the building covering 3 picnic tables. Everything remains as it was then, including the famous Jug burger recipes, except for the modern improvements in kitchen hardware.

The Jug has an expanded menu today, including a pork chop sandwich, a grilled chicken sandwich, beer-batter onion rings and fresh cut fries. The Jug has coffee ground daily from gourmet beans, which comes as no surprise as the owner has another Middletown-exclusive food service establishment, Java Johnny's. A true local favorite in Middletown, hopefully they'll be around another 75 years.