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Corn
dog on left, chile tamale in cup on right |
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French fries |
Fried
zucchini |
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Double cheeseburger |
Blurry fishburger |
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Taco
dinner plate, with dbl. cheeseburger in background |
The
taco had plenty of beef on it |
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DOT COM DINING
A Look At San
Gabriel Valley Restaurants by SanGabrielValleyMenus.com
P and G Burgers, Covina
By Bill Coburn
P and G Burgers in Covina opened in 1987, and the
original owner Nick Mitropoules still runs it today. Order from the drive-thru,
take it to go, or dine in, but you’re sure to feel that you got a good deal for
the price. I’ve tried several items off the menu, and enjoyed them all; you’re
basically dealing with a full-service burger joint. I’ve been to a few of
those, and P&G ranks up there with any of them, but this one also offers a
Mexican menu and a full on breakfast menu.
Actually, the double cheeseburger I had last weekend
was one of the better ones I’ve had at this type of establishment. A double
charbroiled burger on a big sesame seed bun, with plenty of diced onions,
lettuce, cheese, thousand island, pickles and tomatoes (yes, I took the last two
items off before I ate it). If you’re not an onion fan, be sure to order
without onions, as the diced onions would have been hard to lose without losing
most of the dressing. The fries were pretty good, and there were plenty of
them. Katie and Keelan ordered the fried zucchini, which is made on the
premises (so are the onion rings and chile) and they got this huge plate filled
with zucchini, which they both enjoyed, though they couldn’t finish the order
between them (they requested ranch dressing to go with it). Keelan enjoyed his
corn dog, and Katie ordered a chile tamale with cheese and onions. We both
really enjoyed the (homemade) chile, and while Katie prefers homemade tamales,
she said this one wasn’t bad either.
Today, I ordered a taco dinner plate, which came
with fries and onion rings, and the home-made onion rings were quite tasty (the
fries were too, but I already mentioned that they’re good). It also came with a
mixed greens and cabbage salad. The whole dinner plate was just $3.99, and even
though there was only one taco, it was quite large, with lots of deliciously
seasonsed ground beef, cheese, lettuce, and hot sauce. I definitely felt I got
my money’s worth. I also ordered a fish sandwich, which came with lettuce,
tomato and mayo, and while it was a typical deep-fried frozen fish fillet, it
was bigger than most I’ve had, filling up the large sesame seed bun, and it
tasted pretty good, too.
You can find the P & G menu at
www.sangabrielvalleymenus.com/pandgurgerscovina.htm, and you’ll also find a
buy a burger get a burger coupon link there.
Casa Del Rey in Sierra Madre will be having a ribbon
cutting ceremony tomorrow, Oct. 30th at 2pm, at 31 N. Baldwin Ave.
Everybody’s invited to stop by and help them celebrate, so if you’re in the
neighborhood, swing on up.
I told you a couple weeks ago that Matt Denny’s
Alehouse on Huntington in Arcadia was doing a poll of its customers, using Heinz
(Kerry) ketchup versus W. (brand) ketchup, with customers placing beans in the
jar for the ketchup they preferred. You still have a chance to place your vote,
the winner won’t be announced until Nov. 1. According to the press release I
received this week, the third week of voting, shows “Dubya” now holding the lead
with 665 beans to Heinz 559 beans, a 55% to 46% ratio. Of course, the Red Sox
just won the World Series, and according to stats I’ve seen, the candidate from
the World Series winner state usually wins. I guess we’ll have to wait until
Tuesday (or much later if the attorneys start filing stuff) to see who the real
winner is. But please, even if you feel California is already decided, be sure
to get out and vote. Even if we don’t have much say in this presidential
election, the tallies could affect how future elections are conducted, and there
are plenty of propositions and local offices up for grabs. Your vote does make
a difference. After all, in the words of President G.W. Bush, "Our nation must
come together to unite." So true, so true. What more eloquent reason to vote
could one ask for?
Bill Coburn is owner of SanGabrielValleyMenus.com, a
restaurant website featuring dozens of restaurant’s menus, as well as
downloadable coupons. He has nearly 20 years experience in the restaurant
business, and has been eating for much longer than that. |
