Northside Nathans. It was an accident I even ended up here. SmashBurger was pretty busy - I just wanted to get in and get out without having to wait in a big line, so I opted for NN.
The decor is pretty generic, family areas with brighter paint on one side - dark earth tones in the adult areas. TV 's all over.
I ordered at the window, as you walk in. I ordered a meatball sandwich. And a beer.
I was hoping for a meatball sandwich that could at least get close to a ""Busy Bee " meatball sandwich. No such luck. Busy Bee is a small mom & pop market in San Pedro, Ca. If your ever in San Pedro - maybe to see the USS Iowa - google "Busy Bee Market ". One of the finest sandwich purveyors I've ever encountered. Anyway, this Northside Nathan was OK - but nothing to write home about. The toasted bun was a mouth scalder. The marinara and cheese had some flavor - but the meatballs themselves were bland. On a scale of 1 to 10 - 10 being a Busy Bee meatball sandwich - Northside Nathans scores a whopping 4.
I rate NN 3 stars. It wasnt aweful, it wasnt bad, it was just an average meatball sandwich . You probably won't even remember eating it, let alone recommend it to others.