Nation's Giant Hamburgers is a Northern California fast-food and diner chain serving simple breakfast, burgers, fries, shakes and pies. Unfortunately, not all are the same but Castro Valley location hits the mark: friendly staff, efficient and food prepared fresh to order. I started visiting the Castro Valley location as my uncle is staying at a nearby care facility. I've placed orders at the counter and since I'm a regular (Uncle likes his pies, onion rings and chili) I downloaded the app to minimize the wait. Burgers and onion rings (there's an onion in there) are delicious and the pies hit the spot. Place is bright, clean, inviting with simple menu and clear view of those pies. I usually visit weekday lunch and Genesis and Victoria are always friendly and efficient. Overall, simple, fresh and delicious no-nonsense food. Plenty of free lot parking, indoor dining only. Everything made to order so expect a wait. Best to visit non peak hours. For to-go orders use the app - signing up gets you a free slice of pie (with entree) for your birthday! read more

Nation's Giant Hamburgers - Onion rings and key lime pie for Uncle - Burgers Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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We came here over the weekend and were very disappointed with the service. We ordered the French toast combination and the two egg plate and waited for 45 minutes for our food. We were surprised because at that point, there was only one other table and they had their food. Turns out they had a lot of to-go orders and were prioritizing those orders. I was surprised that we didn't get any update on our order but they also were not working on it. The food itself was not great. The best part was the eggs, but the bacon tasted like hotel bacon, while the hash browns were not crispy or tasty. The toast was not very good and even the orange juice tasted like the fridge. The inside of the restaurant was really cold and had a sterile environment. It was not a great environment and the time that it took to get the food really made it that much worse. We will not be returning to this place -- we would much rather support a small local eatery for brunch instead of coming here without much personalized service or care. read more

Nation's Giant Hamburgers - FRENCH TOAST and GIANT TWO-EGGER - Burgers Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Love Nations pies, came here for breakfast and also a pie order to go. Fast and friendly service. I ended up with a cheeseburger for breakfast . Made fresh and loved the onion rings. Place is clean and bright and free parking. What's not to like? read more

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I love their pies & cheesecakes. Coconut crème n custard pies today. So many to choose from read more

Nation's Giant Hamburgers - Coconut crème & custard pies - Burgers Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Love Nation's for their fresh handmade pies. Excellent customer service. Free unlimited coffee refills. read more

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Damn I'm super sad because I love this place and come here regularly. Especially this location. I came in around 11 am on a Sunday and ordered simply A bacon cheeseburger. And three orders of cheese fries. Along with a side of custard pie. This took 30 almost 40 minutes.... This was super frustrating considering I had multiple people get their orders before me. I was also clearly juggling two toddlers. So annoying. Do better nations. read more

Walked into an empty Nation's with me mum one Saturday afternoon. We usually order to go from other locations, but decided to dine in. Order came out quick and fresh. If you sign up for their reward point program thingy you'll get to select free, french fries or onion rings. Will return for their pies. read more

Nation's Giant Hamburgers - Free Onion Rings - Burgers Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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Elena was a great worker she gave good customer service and the food was amazing and she was asking us if everything is okay and if we wanted to go bags read more

Good customer service. This place has gotten better. Las year and the year before that, they would take forever to have your order ready. I have ordered twice this year and both times the order has been ready within the time that I was told about 15 minutes. I call to place my order. I love their banana pies- they're the best! I always order the same- hamburger. The fries here are good! Way better than McDonald's :( Their burgers always taste fresh. The only complain I always had was how long they took to make the order. But now that they make the order quicker, I'm all for it :) read more

Ms Elena was very welcoming and provided amazing customer service.. she suggested a few options as I was undecided. Everything was nice and clean .. thank you read more

I love coming here for the delicious,always fresh ,burgers,fries and pie. And of course the best value anywhere for breakfast served ALL day!...Bonus is the friendly staff who are experts in multi-tasking...Special shout out to Carrie who is a true gem and Nations is fortunate to have her. read more

Great service, the ladies behind the counter and on the grill are super friendly! Food was fast and amazing! We drive from Oakland to eat here every time we want Nations! read more

Ray is the example of customer service He treated every individual that came thru the door with respect. On this visit stopping in for a quick breakfast we noticed there was some people of unfortunate circumstances, that doesn't mean they don't deserve respect and a warm meal. It warmed my heart to see this Ray and his team deserve recognition! Bathroom was spotless Food good per usual Clean establishment Exceptional customer service read more

Moving up the star rating because we moved back to the area and this has become one of our go to spots. Still loving the grilled cheese after all these years. Onion rings are delicious and we always try to check out the pie of the month- French apple January 2024 if you are interested. Service is still great and the people are friendly. We will continue to enjoy this spot. Burgers are consistently juicy and I like that I can order online and typically pick up in less than 20 minutes. read more

Stopped in this morning for a quick breakfast on my way to a hair appointment, and it was great! I went with 2 pancakes and a side of bacon. Both were cooked well and quickly. They have bottles of syrup and also offer butter and jam with your pancakes, I chose blackberry jam. Yum! read more

Nation's Giant Hamburgers - 2 pancakes and a side of bacon (4 slices come in the side), with butter and blackberry jam. - Burgers Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Ordered here for the first time from DoorDash, packaging was great, we got chicken grilled burger unfortunately cheese was extra $1.75, the taste was like any other burger I feel the price is on the high side. We also got the cheesecake strawberry and oommggg it was so good I loved it, we got one slice which was $10 I think that's a bit pricey compared to other cheesecakes. read more

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Excellent service.I don't come here as often, and had a hard time ordering due to my unfamiliarity with the menu. But the cashier was very patient and polite as I navigated what food I wanted to pick. The cooks were also very polite and cooked the food to perfection. read more

Came in with coupons and Valarie was AMAZING!! As well as the manager that was about to start his dinner break... They all even the cook took very special care of our order... Thank you!! read more

Be nice if the workers could actually speak/understand English. At least basic fucking English would be nice. This place sucks for customer service!!! Waited 25 mins for a fucking grilled ham and cheese sandwich, it was ready 15 mins prior and they left it on the side county and didn't realize!! How fucking dumb are they?? Guess they hire anyone these days with no education. This will be the last time I come to this location. read more

I've been coming to Nation's off and on for a few years. They are consistent in quality of food. What they do exceptionally well is service. I know they have a high turnover over and it's the nature of fast food. I was greeted with a warm smile and a friendly attitude from Sam. She is new and she is still learning. Even though it was terribly busy, she was attentive and respectful. I was able to speak to the General Manager, Rina, and praise her for her management insight. What I've learned from managing people is, you can teach everything but a good attitude. I'm glad I had the pleasure of meeting this dynamic duo. Yes, it might take time to get your food, but good food and service is worth the wait. read more

Good food many selection Wide range of pies And vanilla ice cream Beverages and other Misc. BURGERS are great Super Breakfast Good seating and Parking Very accommodate staff. read more

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Very sweet people burgers were good veggies very fresh. My burger was messy in a good way and super tasty. Every on in my group ordered a slice of pie one apple one banda cream and one coconut cream pie all were fresh and tasty . Best burger I have had in a while. read more

It was a pretty dope environment all the workers were very friendly and helpful. Definitely don't understand all the negativity in the comments i thought it was pretty sick read more

On their yelp it says that They open at 7am. No they don't! Better show up at least at 7:30am when they actually open

I definitely hadn't been a nations in quite some time and I wanted a burger since I received this coupon in the mail so I'm like what the hell I'm going to nations field trip. It was plus I have received a coupon in the mail buy one get one for a dollar so yes, I'm taking advantage of it. I'm not cooking today cheeseburger with fries and a drink and then a slice of strawberry cheesecake...for the dollar to go yes indeed. I'm actually waiting for my food. It's pretty busy in here today. The service is fair and if it's nice nice little glare of the sun and the ambience is great. I love the seat that I'm in nice view waiting patiently until my food is ready. Starving I'll be back with the pics. and by the way every time my aunt comes down from Detroit Michigan. She always gets a few whole pies and cheesecakes. She likes to take a few home. read more

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Don't believe me come yourself and see and enjoy a Great Breakfast here . On a nice rainy Saturday morning eat in or take it back home the food is fresh and cooked just the way you ordered your 3 egger Omelet, hash browns grilled with both crunch and soft potato. The Cheese Burgers was also jumping off the grill . I mean come and enjoy. read more

This place is always good never disappoints .The pies are fresh and service is great. The burgers are always juicy and good

The breakfast is fantastic definitely recommend this Nation's Location and the staff is great ! Latinos putting the hard work behind the counter and grille ! Animo!! read more

Really great customer service and very nice person who took my order, always with a smile and very friendly and polite!!! Rina is very friendly !! read more

Good, wholesome meals. Love their special deals! Plenty of parking, good hours of operation. read more

Great burgers and amazing high quality service, would come again to enjoy more meals!

Sofia made my food and was super friendly and efficient. My order came out fresh and exactly how I wanted it. Great service and good food--I'll definitely be back! read more

food and customer service was awesome! clean lobby and enjoyed my experience at the nations hamburger in Castro Valley!

Good service every time I go, good always done in a timely manner, and good doesn't disappoint

Service was amazing. Made my Saturday morning special for my son. I will definitely be coming back.

AMAZING. The food was very delicious to consum. Also didn't take long to receive my food.

Never disappoints! I love stopping here for a quick lunch and the service never takes long and is always clean

The service was horrible. Lady didn't care that she messed up our order and the food was garbage. I'm starting a boycott against nations who's in? Ps:French fries and onion rings are acceptable. read more

Nation's Giant Hamburgers - Ate it only because I was high - Burgers Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Service was bad, ordered before multiple people and got served last still. Seemed like the staff like to serve who they want first instead of by order number. read more

Service here is friendly. They've upped their food game recently, packaging and presenting the food so it's less sloppy and better to go. Ambiance is what you expect from a Nations. read more