Where Do You Go for a Greasy Spoon Burger in Pleasanton?

When we first moved to Pleasanton circa 1991 we were spoiled in the out-to-eat department. As residents of Oakland's Lake Merritt neighborhood, we could walk from our apartment to many tasty eateries, including a place called Adam's Burgers.

You know it's a good burger joint when most of the customers are worker type guys, eating alone, intently focused on the dripping monstrosity of beefness gripped in their meaty paws.

That was Adam's. I still crave it to this day when I drive by the Lakeshore Avenue exit off 580.

But here in Pleasanton, where every other restaurant seems to serve Italian, our choices were uncertain. 

The closest take-out spot to our Vintage Hills condo was . My husband and mother-in-law were big fans, but I wasn't so sure. I got frightened away when the burger I got there was so huge that it was raw in the middle. Sometimes bigger is not better.

There was the always reliable , but the location wasn't great for us. And believe it or not, hadn't yet arrived.

So we ended up at an odd place across from the fairgrounds that back then was called Rings Super Burgers.

The burgers were just what we were looking for. Tasty, juicy, made to order. Totally terrible for you, yes. But perfect for that occasional splurge. Throw in the onion rings and, yeah, yum.

At some point either they changed owners, or the "i" fell out of the neon sign and the name became , but the menu and quality seemed to remain the same.

A week or so ago, I sent the husband out with our regular orders, and he called up saying it wasn't open. I drove by on another night, and it was still dark. Has Rings/Rage closed down?

Oh no!

Where should we go now? I've had  and it's definitely pretty decent. I haven't made the drive to Five Guys in Dublin and the long lines are a turn off. Has anyone tried the newly opened

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