Relish
Hamburger Hamlet

Hamburger Hamlet

4419 Van Nuys Boulevard, Los Angeles, 91403, United States Of America, Parkersburg

Bars • Brunch • Burgers • Hamburger


"There were three of us. An LAPD Sr. Lead Officer, a representative from the Los Angeles City Counsel. The Officer has a limited time therefore had only a glass of water. The waitress was the antithesis of the service and demeanor that has always been a hallmark of The Hamlet. She was rude, pushy and unreasonable on EVERY level. The Officer and the City rep asked only for water. I had an Arnold Palmer. The server gave us menus. We explained that after he left we two would order. That didn 't deter her from returning every few minutes to ask about our order. Perhaps it 's relevant to say that when we arrived there was ONE party of two in the entire restaurant. ONE. So it wasn 't like there was a line out the door for lunch. For the better part of a year I 've been having lunch at 1pm EVERY WEEK. And there 's NEVER been a line of guests waiting for seats. NEVER. Moments, I mean less than a minute after the Officer left the waitress returned, asked for our order and told us, make that lectured to us that we couldn 't sit there unless we ordered. Without raising my voice I told her she was rude and pushy. That he had said that once the officer left we 'd order. Then she took a different tack. She said she was just checking back to see if we were ready to order. Ready to order? after the Officer was barely in his patrol car outside your front door. I told her to look around and tell me if property were waiting for tables to be available. Of course there weren 't because it was a typical Wednesday lunchtime at the Hamlet. 40, 50 maybe even 60% but absolutely no more. A few minutes later she returned, we ordered pea soup and cornbread (my all time favorite soup whether at a Hamlet or at the now departed Kate Mantillini 's on Wilshire at Doheny). The City rep and I commented to each other how ridiculous the scenario had been. The bill was paid and we left the table. Perhaps she was having a bad day. We all have a bad day but that 's no excuse. Your thoughts?..."

The Shake-n-dog

The Shake-n-dog

209 Main Street Northwest, Lenoir, 28645, United States Of America

Cafés • Juice • American • Hot Dogs


"Update to owner’s rambling: The “lady” that took my order was a dude. The 3 workers were 2 young guys and one girl. The girl never came to the register area. There was no microphone. The dude read back the order and included the relish, which was omitted. We did not sit in the back. Didn’t bother trying to get do-overs with the counter area crowded with people waiting to place orders but workers struggling to keep up the pace. Yes, I was aware of the variation in your ingredients as I previously mentioned and tried it anyway. Not sure why you’re bringing “Addie” into this. I never spoke with any female employee. Maybe you have me confused with another dissatisfied customer. Wanted to try this place for quite some time. Should have waited quite longer. I’m not from Chicago (or any place north) but a Chicago dog is a specific set of toppings. I was willing to try their variation and was duly disappointed. Couldn’t even taste the dead pickle. Noticed in description it did not include relish so added that but it was omitted anyway. The bread was old … looked old, smelled old, tasted old. Sport pepper was subbed with chopped pepperoncino. If you can’t make a legit Chicago dog, why put it on the “specialty” menu? Also ordered a southern staple “all the way” as a backup. Didn’t think that could possibly be worse than the specialty but wrong again. Bread was worse and toppings tasteless. Fries were the highlight but that’s not saying much. At least they were hot but greasy and almost soggy. Catsup and salt rescued the whole meal. Hard to imagine Sonic could make a better hotdog than a “hotdog” place but …"