Bacon Nation

OK. I almost didn’t try this place due to the poor reviews on Unilocal,but decided to give it a shot. And then decided to come out of Unilocal hibernation to give them a good report. My meal was excellent. I had the «hot mess» — fries, topped with chicken, queso, tomatoes, and sour cream. The chicken was delicious. I wasn’t sure what to expect when it came to «ranch chicken» but it was pulled chicken that’s been braised or slow cooked. The queso was good — not too thick, just the right amount of spicy. Fries were piping hot and crispy. Tomatoes were fresh. I’m 99.99 999% sure the bacon was Benton’s. I wonder if this is why people think «liquid smoke» when they taste it? Benton’s has a really defined, intense smoky flavor. Anyway. Service was quick. Would try it again!

A few mentioned a liquid smoke flavor on their burgers. I don’t know if I would describe it like that, but the taste was off. I took one bite, and I was done. I could taste it for twenty minutes afterwards. Also, as someone said, my bun was cold and not toasted, Really? Next time I’ll just go to [insert fast food restaurant] and save some money.

I attended the way late play date dr who edition, and was excited to try bacon nation. I fasted all day and even did an extra session on the treadmill in preparation. Boy was I dissapointed! Got the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. Great tasting meat, but they gave it to me on a bun that was so cold and stale it had to be straight out of the refrigerator. Seriously?! Toast the freaking bun guys! That crap is bush league. You make one thing. How do you screw that up? I’ll take a Gabby’s burger over this disappointment any day.

The concept of the double bypass is great. But poor execution. Way too salty and with fake liquid smoke overpowering. Cheap bacon too. I suspect it was precooked bacon from Gordon Foods. Burger was dry. 15 bucks? I was hesitant but thought I’d try it. Not at all worth it. Big disappointment.

Holy heart attack, Batman. This ain’t a diet-​friendly truck. One of my buddies ordered the Double Bypass, which was two big burger patties (⁵⁰⁄₅₀ ground bacon and beef) sandwiched between two grilled cheese sandwiches. FOR REAL. This exists. Another got the Hot Mess, which was basically bacon cheese fries with ranch chicken and other fixins. YUM.
I chose to get Bacon Cheese Fries, which was fries with queso and bacon crumbles. It cost $ 7, but it was ample for my meal; I didn’t even finish it. I was hoping to get a fried egg on top, but they were already out. These guys were serving up a ton of stuff rapid fire; they definitely had service down to a science and rolled food out faster than most trucks. I appreciated that, given it was crazy hot out and the line was long.
I would say these fries were pretty tasty. The queso was pretty thick, and overall it was a sticky, delightfully salty mess. I think Bacon Nation is a great gut truck. I never thought I’d say this, but it’s almost a little too bacon-​y and cheesy for me to consider chasing often. But every so often, I bet I’d like to get my fix.

Went to the farmers market a week ago and saw the Bacon Nation truck. Ordered a burger & fries. Food was okay but ended up costing me $ 24 because they double charged my bank of america debt card for an extra $ 12 and of course I don’t have the receipt. Not worth hours of my time to try to get it back. ASK for a receipt if you decided to go here! I even left them a tip. Sucks

We were at the Nashville Farmers market this weekend for the big food truck fair. My boyfriend was so excited to see that their truck was there. He ordered the BLT and they told us they were out of tomatoes. Wow a food truck at the farmers market out of tomatoes… All they had to do is walk about 100 ft and buy more tomatoes. He did order it anyway and went and bought his own tomato. That is just sorry. He said it was an ok sandwich but it would have been awful without a tomato. He did say the bacon was good and that’s why I have them a 2 stars.

I can’t believe I about to say this, but the bacon nation was not that good. I had the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ and it tasted like they used liquid smoke in the burger. I actually thought I might get sick. I could not even eat the whole thing. How is it that I don’t like something with bacon? Very disappointed with them. It didn’t even taste like any bacon just liquid smoke taste if you ever had that. Well wasted $ 9.00.

I was actually disappointed. Think the nation’s obsession with bacon got the best of me. Ate here twice. ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ burger was okay but patty was too thin. If you get it, double up the patty for the extra $. Chicken fries? were poor. Chicken consistency was a bit sloppy or mushy. Been better if joist moist and shredded. Best thing from truck was plain fries. Not sure that’s a good omen for the ‘bacon’ truck.

Both times I’ve eaten from this truck, the food was very good. Had the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ burger my first time — that’s 50% ground bacon and 50% ground beef patty. With of course additional slices of bacon on top. Really great flavors and textures.
However the BLT that I got the second time is by far my favorite of the two entrees I’ve tried. Nice crunchy bread, crisp lettuce, good thick tomato slices, and then lots of bacon. And a slightly hot chipotle sauce to hold it all together.
My one complaint is that they are slow — the line is slow, and once you’ve ordered it takes quite a while to get your food. But as long as you’re not in a hurry, it’s pretty good.

Not a favorite food truck of mine. The guy collecting the money had dirty hands. That grossed me out. He told me they used Benton’s bacon. I suspect this to not be true based on my personal experience with Benton’s bacon. If you like bacon that isn’t Benton’s this truck is probably ok for you. I’m a foodie and it’s not on my list.

What is bacon-​y with a hint of bacon and rubbed with bacon all over? A nation of bacon. The Bacon Nation food truck graced the 12 South area earlier this month in support of dog adoption (and cat).
I love me some bacon. I really do. I love the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ burger meat from Porter Road Butcher even more than just plain bacon. And, you know what, Bacon Nation makes the Double Bypass burger with ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ meat, layers of bacon, cheese, lettuce, and even a piece of white bread in the center of it all. It was bacon in all its glory as I consumed it.
Downsides of the truck: it’s on the slow side for getting your meal in comparison to a number of the other trucks in the city, including some other trucks that serve burgers. All and all, the Unilocal rating system says that 3-​stars is A-​OK and 4-​stars is Yay! I’m a fan! I’ve chosen to go with the 4-​stars out of respect for bacon and my love of ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ meat.

This food truck was at my church today. Glad we got in line early bc the line was crazy when we left. I ordered the bacon chicken wrap, and my fiancée ordered the BLT. — once we got out food we walked to the car to eat it. The BLT was 2 pieces of bread with a pile of bacon under the 2 slices of bread. It was as if they forgot to put the sandwich together? There was NO lettuce tomato or remoulade which was all supposed to come on the sandwich??? I ordered a bacon chicken wrap and it came with NO bacon in it? This place really needs to get it together!!! The food was ok. The BLT, which ended up being just a plain bacon sandwich was obviously bland– although the bacon was good, nothing to go back for. We also ordered the bacon cheese fries, again kinda bland nothing epic. First impressions say a lot. Unfortunately we won’t be back.

Visited a couple weeks ago. Everything was made to order & fresh. Got the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ bacon burger, which had a kinda weird under flavor to me (I assume it was the smoked bacon, but it tasted a bit metallic or something… odd?).
Also got the bacon cheese fries, which were pretty good (had a white queso) and the hot mess: fries topped with pulled chicken, white queso, tomatoes, & bacon, which was meh. (The chicken wasn’t special & the fries got soggy fast.)
I think my friends liked it a bit more than me, but if I’m eating this kind of food, I want the calories & the clogged arteries to be worth it…
I wish I could leave a better review for this place, since I try to support local small businesses, especially ones just starting out, but I was unfortunately underwhelmed. Sorry. :(

First time to Nashville. Decided to try a food truck dedicated to bacon. Not very friendly at window. Prices a tad high. Not as many bacon items or load of bacon as I would have expected, but the burger was awesome. Worth my one day red meat treat.