\n\tBy Tony Cheong<\/p>\n
\n\tI decided to check out a place I’ve been hearing about for barbecue. <\/p>\n
\n\tMy dad lives in the south and I have raved in the past about my brother’s prowess on the grill so I am not really easy to please.<\/p>\n
\n\tHowever, Hanks, owned by Jeff Hamm, gets it right. It’s a joint with no frills or decorations, just plain old BBQ and burgers like the sign says.<\/p>\n
\n\tApparently, Hanks has been around for about three years and it has quite the reputation already. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n\tBy Tony Cheong<\/p>\n
\n\tI decided to check out a place I’ve been hearing about for barbecue. <\/p>\n
\n\tMy dad lives in the south and I have raved in the past about my brother’s prowess on the grill so I am not really easy to please.<\/p>\n
\n\tHowever, Hanks, owned by Jeff Hamm, gets it right. It’s a joint with no frills or decorations, just plain old BBQ and burgers like the sign says.<\/p>\n
\n\tApparently, Hanks has been around for about three years and it has quite the reputation already. <\/p>\n
\n\tThe cooks slow-cook their pork for hours and serve a variety of items that everyone in your party will enjoy.<\/p>\n
\n\tTo be blunt, it’s a diner with a barbecue flare. And, Luis Sanchez, the short order cook, keeps the grill extra clean, impressively scraping and tidying after each order.<\/p>\n
\n\tAt Hanks you can order breakfast any time of the day, tacos, burritos, burgers, hot dogs, fries, zucchini sticks, cold and hot sandwiches and what I went for: barbecue!<\/p>\n
\n\tThe gal who took the orders boasted that the two best items were the brisket sandwich and pulled pork sandwich. Since I couldn’t have both, I opted for the pulled pork and the hillbilly egg rolls.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe pork was tender and shredded on site, served on a bun with barbecue sauce. No doctoring up needed. The juices mixed with the sauce and didn’t need any additional flavor. Did I mention the size? Luis didn’t skimp on the meat and it fed two.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn addition, we had the hillbilly egg rolls, which I would say is the secret at Hanks. They’re stuffed with smoked chicken, cream cheese, black beans, sweet corn and cilantro and served with a house made sweet and sour sauce. The mixture of the ingredients blended well and the thick but sour, tangy and peppery sauce was a delight.<\/p>\n
\n\tThere were many other items flying out the door and through the drive thru window. Every item looked to be family sized and fresh.<\/p>\n
\n\tIt’s always a pleasure to write about a place with good food with great prices. If you are looking for a large spread that everyone can enjoy but you are on a budget, skip the chains and go to Hanks. It may not look like much from the outside but the food will make you a regular.<\/p>\n
\n\tHanks BBQ & Burgers<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t7500 Cerritos Ave., <\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tStanton<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t714-761-1231<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Tony Cheong I decided to check out a place I’ve been hearing about for barbecue. My dad lives in the south and I have raved in the past about my brother’s prowess on the grill so I am not really easy to please. However, Hanks, owned by Jeff Hamm, gets it right. It’s a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5309],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4246,"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690\/revisions\/4246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocn.archives.ocnnewspapers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}