redirects here . for other uses see nation disambiguation . nation s giant hamburgers best since 1952 type nation s foodservice inc. private founded san pablo california usa 1952 headquarters 11090 san pablo avenue suite 200 el cerrito california 94530 2365 510 237 1952 area served northern california key people president and ceo dale power vp grant power 1 website nationsrestaurants.com outside of nation s in el cerrito california 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 . 2 the majority 87.5 % of locations are focused in the suburban greater east bay ; consisting of alameda contra costa and solano counties . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 harvey s giant hamburgers 1.2 dale power 1.3 partnership and expansion 2 locations 3 2011 oakland raiders lawsuit 4 menu 5 references 6 external links history edit harvey s giant hamburgers edit 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 . 2 he subsequently added hamburgers to the menu of the hot dog restaurant with a focus on large portions . 2 this gastronomic decision proved successful with the clientele . the restaurant s name was changed to harvey s giant hamburgers . 2 dale power edit 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 . 2 in 1970 he purchased his first restaurant in the jack london square district in neighboring oakland . 2 partnership and expansion edit he christened it nation s ; the name was decided upon under the belief that they sold the best hamburgers in the nation . 2 at this point russ harvey changed the name of his restaurant to nation s as the two men became partners under a unified brand . 2 more items were added to the menu over time including breakfast lunch and dinner items and award winning pies . 2 currently power remains with the company as ceo and president while harvey has retired . 2 the company has expanded to 24 locations as of 2009 with eateries in six counties . 3 locations edit the chain has eight locations in alameda county with branches in alameda berkeley fremont hayward livermore oakland pleasanton and san leandro . 3 there are four in solano county with branches in benicia fairfield vacaville and vallejo . 3 furthermore there are ten locations in contra costa county including concord el cerrito moraga orinda pittsburg pleasant hill san ramon san pablo tara hills an unincorporated area and brentwood which opened in october 2010 . the castro valley location was opened in april 2014 . the original san pablo location is no longer standing and the current san pablo nation s is located at san pablo avenue and san pablo dam road . 3 on the same site as the original restaurant . there are single store locations in three other bay area counties daly city in san mateo county which is the only nation s in the san francisco peninsula napa in the county by the same name and a distant restaurant in the central valley city of tracy in san joaquin county . 3 expansion has brought the chain out of the bay area and into the sacramento valley . opening a location on sunrise blvd. citrus heights in may 2012 followed by a location in folsom which opened in may 2013 . 3 2011 oakland raiders lawsuit edit during the 2011 oakland raiders season nation s was one of the raiders sponsors during home games . in a game played in december of that year the franchise adopted a slogan when hunger strikes raid a nation s a play on the raider nation a nickname for the raiders fanbase . a lawsuit ensued with the raiders claiming that the term raider nation was a trademark . menu edit the giant burgers although credited for weighing 3 4 pounds 0.34 kg have been criticized for most of their 3 4 lbs . coming from the vegetable toppings . 4 these burgers offer toppings including cheese beef salmon lettuce tomatoes bacon onions and miracle whip . other sandwiches include blts hot dogs grilled cheese salmon burgers vegetarian harvester burgers and variants such as chili dogs . nation s also serves full breakfasts . most stores end breakfast service mid day but there are some stores which serve breakfast all day . cooked to order breakfast menu items include egg sausage bacon ham linguica pancakes & french toast . the chain also offers sodas coffee tea milkshakes and about a dozen types of pie . pies are baked in nations own bakery in el cerrito ca. 5 references edit external images first nation s in san pablo vintage appearance of oakland location nation s waitresses c 1960s http www.ifmaworld.com docs coex cx09o.pdf a b c d e f g h i j company information nationsrestaurants.com access date 13 03 2009 a b c d e f g nation s restaurant location list nationsrestaurants.com access date 13 03 2009 sweet pies are the real stars at bay area fast food franchise by jack turner march 10 2009 access date 13 03 2009 menu nationsrestaurants.com access date 13 03 2009 external links edit official website v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in n out jack in the box johnny rockets krystal mcdonald s roy rogers shake shack smashburger sonic steak n shake wayback wendy s whataburger white castle asian l & l hawaiian barbecue manchu wok panda express pei wei asian diner pick up stix sarku baked goods au bon pain auntie anne s bruegger s cinnabon corner bakery cafe dunkin donuts einstein bros. great american cookies honey dew donuts krispy kreme mrs. fields nestl toll house panera bread pretzelmaker pretzel time shipley do nuts tim hortons t.j. cinnamons wetzel s winchell s beverages argo tea biggby coffee caribou coffee bean & tea leaf coffee beanery dunn bros gloria jean s jamba juice juice it up orange julius peet s planet smoothie robeks seattle s best coffee smoothie king starbucks teavana tropical smoothie cafe tully s frozen desserts baskin robbins ben & jerry s braum s bruster s carvel cold stone culver s dairy queen dippin dots fosters freeze friendly s golden spoon graeter s h agen dazs handel s kiwi yogurt maggiemoo s marble slab menchie s pinkberry red mango rita s sweet frog tastee freez tcby tropical sno tutti frutti yogen fr z yogurtland hot dogs hot dog on a stick nathan s famous portillo s wienerschnitzel mexican style tex mex baja fresh cafe rio chipotle del taco el pollo loco freebirds green red burrito moe s pancheros qdoba rubio s taco bell taco bueno taco cabana taco del mar taco john s taco mayo taco time wahoo s fish taco noodles fazoli s noodles & company sandwiches arby s atlanta bread blimpie capriotti s charley s cos cousins d angelo daphne s erbert & gerbert s firehouse subs great wraps jason s jerry s subs jersey mike s jimmy john s lenny s sub mcalister s deli miami subs mr. hero newk s eatery penn station port of subs pdq potbelly quiznos rax runza sandella s schlotzsky s steak escape subway togo s tubby s tudor s biscuit world which wich seafood arthur treacher s captain d s h. salt esquire ivar s long john silver s skippers seafood & chowder house defunct bresler s ice cream brigham s burger chef carrols d lites druther s henry s hamburgers hot n now hot sam pretzels naugles red barn sandy s zantigo retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nation % 27s giant hamburgers & oldid 741404016 categories san pablo californiafast food hamburger restaurantscompanies established in 1952fast food chains of the united statesregional restaurant chains in the united statescompanies based in contra costa county californiarestaurants in the san francisco bay areael cerrito californiahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 september 2016 at 08 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view