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A Disappointing Return to My First Real Burger Experience
Nationwide Freezer Meats was the place where I discovered a hamburger could be something more than a Big Mac or Whopper. I remember the first time I bit into a French Ground Steak Burger, it was as if I was tasting a hamburger for the first time, and all the Big Macs and Whoppers were… Read more
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Back to the Basic Burger Joint
I started this blog thinking of scooters and the Great American Hamburger Stand. Here in Sacramento the first places that came to mind were Scott’s Burger Shack, Ford’s Real Hamburgers, Cookie’s Drive In, and Whitey’s Jolly Kone. It only took two months for me to stray from this approach and begin visiting restaurants that many… Read more
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Movies with Scooters
Check out all the scooters in this poorly (re)produced video. Personally I would pick the Sith’s ride in The Phantom Menace. Then I could ride to Toshe Station to pick up some power converters in style! Read more
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Tower Cafe’s Unique Burger Fare
The Tower Café [http://www.towercafé.com/], located on the corner of Broadway and Land Park Drive, is quite a success story. Surrounded by struggling ventures it continues to do excellent business while its namesakes have not fared so well. Tower Records, Tower Books, and Tower Videos are now gone and Tower Theatre, which it shares the same… Read more
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Delicious Dad’s
I pulled up to Dad’s Kitchen, a small diner at 2968 Freeport Blvd. here in Sacramento and opened the wrought iron door only to find myself in the actual kitchen. “Wrong door,” the cook told me. I backed out and opened the door just to the left of Dad’s Kitchen’s kitchen. After following the sign… Read more
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