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Did I mention this place is located in a college town?
Anyway. I dined here with a friend, and we split an order of pierogies in addition to ordering our own burgers. Though slightly overcooked the pierogies tasted ok enough. The same could be said of the burger. Really, my favorite part about the meal was my side of fairly tasty curly fries - an item that many burger joints do not offer. Definitely a point in Stack'd's favor!
Overall my experience here can be summed up in one word: OK. Stack'd is clearly going to be more appealing to the diners who actually live in the Oakland area nine months out of the year versus general city goers - especially with their late night cheap burger deals. They understandably have to balance food quality with college area pricing, so the phrase "you get what you pay for" can definitely be applied to them. And for what I paid, I got a decent dinner - but as a non-college student, I'll admittedly be happy to splurge on more expensive burger places in the future.
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