tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379657.post7498113812380859099..comments2023-12-18T11:16:58.584-08:00Comments on The Verbosery: Nation's Giant Hamburgers - A Reviewdolphyngyrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187926378463595809noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379657.post-79173539040277581452012-05-16T16:35:28.013-07:002012-05-16T16:35:28.013-07:00Kibble Giver, I have SO missed your comments! In n...Kibble Giver, I have SO missed your comments! In numbered form:<br /><br />1. I LOVE that it's government cheese! If they could stick that in the middle of a chewy bagel, I would be very happy. <br /><br />2. I have nothing against greasy spoons but still don't eat (land)meat. That makes it harder. For me. I would like to go back to try their breakfast fare and their PIE. <br /><br />3. Have you eaten at Jim Denny's in Sacramento? You should. <br /><br />4. I would love to know which wine to serve with pine sap, if only because it is unlikely I would ever serve either. I know. I'm lame. <br /><br />5. I've had the black bean burger and it was... Not as bad as you'd think it would be. <br /><br />6. I would totally eat linguica and eggs. If it wasn't for the meat thing.dolphyngyrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187926378463595809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379657.post-17900425886555083772012-05-15T19:48:42.054-07:002012-05-15T19:48:42.054-07:00I'm a little behind in blog reading, and I had...I'm a little behind in blog reading, and I had to wipe a small tear from my eye after reading my beloved Nation's slagged so severely. Nation's is part of the fabric of urban and suburban East Bay, particularly from the Seventies, when life was easier, afros were bigger, and burgers were unapologetically greasy. Nations bacon-cheeseburgers with grilled onions made me and the Winedog who we are today.<br /><br />Ok, that alone may be a good reason not to feed them to your children, but I digress.<br /><br />Nations is a place your supposed to go for a big, fat, greasy, cheeseburger, so bad the iceberg lettuce slice squirts out the back when you bit the front end, real fries, and PIE, PIE, PIE!!!! <br /><br />BTW that ain't just American cheese, its GOVERNMENT cheese. <br /><br />I think the Salmon Burger and the salads were a weak attempt to put something on the menu to placate the one person in a group who showed up and said "don't they have anything but red meat????" Until now I never knew anybody who ordered that stuff at Nations. Kinda like ordering a burger at a Chinese restaurant; you'll probably get one but... yeesh.<br /><br />The original Nation's is on Broadway in Oaktown, and its still serving the same burgers it did 40 years ago. Shit, they haven't even updated the background music or the clientele, which is to say you'll see me every once in a while hanging with the homies and the homeless tossing some grease back. You'll also find me at the chicken and waffles joint wondering why I'm in the only white guy in the restaurant, Why don't white people in general understand that waffles and fried chicken are PERFECT together. <br /><br />On the other hand, have you heard of or been to Souly Vegan? Exactly what it sounds like. Also on Broadway.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I can get all foodie with the best of them, and can tell you which cheese goes perfectly with, get this, PINE SAP, but in a world of chi-chi foo-foo foodie weirdness (black bean burger, Susan, I'm sure you're a lovely person... but ... weren't tofu burgers enough of an offense?) it's nice to know that a few greasy spoons like Nation's stuck to their guns.<br /><br />I feel better now. I've defended by beloved grease burger. Next I will probably have to defend linguica and eggs.Loki's Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379657.post-55924572590784394312012-04-28T15:10:19.769-07:002012-04-28T15:10:19.769-07:00oh.....and I still really like the black bean burg...oh.....and I still really like the black bean burger at Smashburger!!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678156876145502772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379657.post-90115049929415770162012-04-28T15:09:40.806-07:002012-04-28T15:09:40.806-07:00you were nicer than I would have been....no "...you were nicer than I would have been....no "meh" about it. definitely "blech"Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678156876145502772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379657.post-34049500496205863892012-04-23T08:47:24.246-07:002012-04-23T08:47:24.246-07:00Thanks for the review. I will steer clear of thes...Thanks for the review. I will steer clear of these guys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com