Nation's
Best since 1952
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| Nation’s Foodservice, Inc. Private |
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| Founded | San Pablo, California, USA (1952) |
| Headquarters |
11090 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 200 El Cerrito, California, 94530-2365 (510) 237-1952 |
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Area served
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Northern California |
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Key people
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President and CEO: Dale Power VP: Grant Power |
| Website | NationsRestaurants.com |
 First Nation's in San Pablo
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Vintage appearance of Oakland location
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Nation's waitresses, c 1960s
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Nation's Giant Hamburgers, or simply Nation's, is a privately held El Cerrito, California-based fast food diner chain.
The chain, founded in 1952, largely operates in the San Francisco Bay Area. The majority (87.5%) of locations are focused in the suburban Greater East Bay; consisting of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties.
Russ Harvey bought a six-stool hot dog stand on San Pablo Ave, where it meets with the end of San Pablo Dam Rd. in 1952 with money he obtained through the sale of his 1948 Buick. He subsequently added hamburgers to the menu of the hot dog restaurant with a focus on large portions. This gastronomic decision proved successful with the clientele. The restaurant's name was changed to Harvey's Giant Hamburgers.
In 1961 local teenager Dale Power was hired as a janitor and continued his employment from high school to bachelor's and master's degrees at the nearby University of California, Berkeley. In 1970 he purchased his first restaurant in the Jack London Square District in neighboring Oakland.
He christened it Nation's; the name was decided upon under the belief that they sold the best hamburgers in the nation. At this point Russ Harvey changed the name of his restaurant to Nation's as the two men became partners under a unified brand.
More items were added to the menu over time including breakfast, lunch, and dinner items and award winning pies.
Currently Power remains with the company as CEO and president, while Harvey has retired. The company has expanded to 24 locations as of 2009 with eateries in six counties.
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