Johns review of nation wide freezer meats

As soon as the car pulled up to the restaurant i knew that this was going to be different then the other burger joints that i have been too and despite that trouble that we had finding the entrance we walked in and... it was kind of plain. yes, the restaurant did not have much in the way of "atmosphere" but if you wanted that then you should have become an astronaut, no what i wanted was a burger a nice juicy burger. So the group looked over the menu and we all decided that we would have just the good ol fashioned burger, fries, and a coke (BTW all the burgers are steak burgers). The service was pretty quick and the burger did indeed look good but the fries surprised me. i did not know that restaurants still even made those big thick french fries but i was proven wrong. The fries melted in your mouth and the burger was well, average. going to this restaurant proved to me that there are reasons why things have been around for so long but it also shows that despite all those years there is still room for improvement. But if you want an average burger then this is some meat that will be hard to beat. 7/10





John's rating: 7 Buns

Nationwide Freezer Meats Photos

Nationwide Freezer Meats
at 20th & H.

Our intrepid burger sleuths prepare to enter.

A painted mural depicts Nationwide's original location on J Street.

French ground steak burger shown with quarter cut steak fries.

photos by jack hastings

Beth's review of Nationwide Freezer Meats

We finally hit our first burger joint! The plan had been to start with The Squeeze Inn since it is most often picked as the top burger in town. But the temperature today is 105 and the seating is outdoors so suddenly it didn't sound so appealing. Today's adventure was made up of John, Jack and myself. We decided to hit Nationwide Freezer Meats which usually ends up on the top pick list of burger joints. Nationwide has been in business for 40 years and I have to say, the location looks like it. I was surprised to hear that they actually re-located 6 years ago to H street. Their current location looks like an old store front or office building with a few tables added. It's clean and comfortable but definitely falls into the category of Burger Joints. I ordered the Cheese Burger and Fries. Luckily I noticed that they put "Special Sauce" on their burgers. I hate special sauce. Since I hate Thousand Island dressing, it makes sense that I hate the sauce. I got mine with ketchup.
It took about 10 minutes and the burger was delivered in a brown paper bag. Overall it was a good burger. I thought the bun was too big. I don't need that much bread with my burger. The meat was tasty and well cooked. It was a good size burger and the toppings were okay. You don't get to choose your cheese so it tasted like American. Not the most tasty cheese in the world. The fries were outstanding. they are the big meaty fries and looked like they had just be sliced and fried. I ate every last one!
Of course the company and conversation were fabulous. We coined a new phrase "Pee Pants funny". (actually John might have already coined it but I'm introducing it to the public here.)

We've decided to go with a 10 star rating system (10 being the highest and 0 the lowest.) I'm going to give Nationwide 6 stars. Originally I was going with 7 but it is hard being the first joint. I don't want to go too high in case there are a ton of better burgers out there. This one might be one worth going back to down the road to compare with other entrees.
Feel free to agree or disagree. Can't wait to hear what John says.

http://www.nationwidefreezermeats.com/





Beth's Rating: 7 Buns

Who are we and what are we doing?

How did this all start? Let's back up to last year. My 15 year old nephew and I went to the Squeeze In to try the best burger in all of Sacramento. After a 30 minute wait to order, we managed to squeeze up to the bar and had a pretty incredible burger. We couldn't stop talking about it. After that we decided we should start the search for the perfect burger. We'd start in Sacramento and then fan out. Over the past year we've discussed it but never took action. Finally I realized that in a couple of years he'll be moving on to other things and we'll probably spend less and less time together. Why not create a project that allows us to hang out and do something we both enjoy... eating. Today we took the initial step and tried the first burger.
We are hoping our friends and family will join us on our burger search. With each burger we'll judge the meat, the bread, the toppings and the french fries. Plus we will take into consideration the location, the ambiance and anything else that strikes out fancy. It's our blog so we'll do what we please. After each visit, we'll each post a review. We are encouraging those who go with us to post comments. We'd also love to hear from you, our readers, the best burger you've ever had. We'll start compiling a list of the Must Have burgers.
Enjoy the Burger!