Nelson’s coworkers like this burger joint called Happy Dog in Sonoma. Since it was a nice day and Happy Dog got very good reviews from Yelp, we decided to drive to Sonoma and have lunch at Happy Dog.
When we got inside, I was surprised to see a Japanese or Chinese old couple running the burger joint. They have been in this business for 24 years! I was expecting to see fat dudes in white aprons placing burger patties on the grill.
We ordered two cheeseburgers, two milkshakes and two fries. The sauce they use for their burgers is BBQ sauce. I am not a big fan of BBQ sauce, but the BBQ sauce in the cheeseburger was really good. Their fries is simple. I wish they make garlic fries. Their milkshake was pretty good too. I got strawberry milkshake while Nelson got cherry milkshake.
Usually, when I eat cheeseburger, I can’t finish it at all even the small cheeseburger at In and Out Burger. But after trying Happy Dog cheeseburger, I actually finished the whole burger.
Happy Dog has indoor and outdoor seating. Inside, they have plenty of tables. When we arrived at Happy Dog, we were the only customers sitting inside. But after 15 mins, more customers came in. I think most of their customers order take-out because the phone kept ringing and the old Asian lady was taking orders while her husband cooked the burgers.
After eating their cheeseburgers, we were ‘Happy’. 🙂 We would definitely go back to this place again.
We drove to old downtown Sonoma after lunch. Near Sonoma City Hall, there is a park with two playgrounds (one for older kids and the other for smaller critters). We decided to let Nathan play at the playground for a bit. While walking to the playground, there were these bushes of yellow daisies. I decided to clip out one for Nathan.
Why did I give him a flower? When we adopted Nathan, his orphanage gave us a photo album of him when he was less than one year old. In one of the pictures, he was in this garden holding a flower in his hand. I thought it was cute.
Here is Nathan on the swing
Nathan going down the slide
Notice that while playing or on the swing, he never lets go of the yellow flower. 🙂
He is making sure the flower is still in his hand
More pics
We couldn’t stay at the park that long. Of course Nathan cried when we told him we had to leave.
It has been a long while since we were in Sonoma. Last time we were here, Nathan wasn’t even born yet. While walking around, we took a look inside some historic buildings (built around 1800s).
How do you suppose to get down from second floor? Notice the door on second floor. Behind the house, I assume there used to be a staircase that was taken out.
The mannequin looks creepy
The little girl standing in front of the painting is actually a real person. Not a mannequin! 🙂
Old style bar
The stairs looks so claustrophobic
Sonoma City Hall
Old theater and hotel
Ticket booth at the theater. If I walked to the ticket booth at night and see this mannequin, I’ll get freaked out!
Old downtown Sonoma seems to attract a lot of Ferraris like this one
When walking around Sonoma, it felt like I was on vacation… yet I only live 20 mins away.
Back at home, Nathan helped me with laundry
After helping me with some chores, he sat on the couch and read his Lego magazine
