Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom

If you think having your regular fare of hamburger and fries upsized at our local fastfood chains Jollibee or McDonald's is unhealthy, wait 'til you're offered a "regular" serving at Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom!

A walk-in-order-at-the-counter type of establishment, Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom opened in 1979 on the Boardwalk right on the south of Venice Beach, just past Muscle Beach, in Los Angeles, California and remains a staple chain of classic American food in the area. It has since spanned Southern California and beyond.

There's no way you'd miss Jody Maroni's with the aroma of fried
sausage filling up the Venice Beach air!  (Image copyright: Jessica E. Vitangcol)

Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom boasts of gourmet sausages that are made with all-natural ingredients from homemade recipes that are low in sodium and fat and have no nitrates, preservatives, or MSG.

And since no trip at Venice Beach is complete without a sampling of Jody Maroni's, I gave it a try and ordered the following:

          Charboiled Cheeseburger 
                   - A third of a pound Angus beef burger with cheese, lettuce, mayo, tomatoes,
                     and onions
    
          Chili Cheese Fries
                   - Hand cut fries covered in chili and cheddar cheese

           Jody's Smokin Dog   
                   - Jody Maroni's signature all-beef hotdog in natural casing

           Fountain Drinks

Just look at the size of that burger!
(Image copyright: Jessica E. Vitangcol)

You could just imagine how shocked I was to find out that their "regular" servings are what we would consider as "meals for sharing" in the Philippines!

Heart attack on a platter. Yum!
(Image copyright: Jessica E. Vitangcol)

True to their word, Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom served meals that were made from all-natural ingredients with less to almost zero preservatives. However, what bothers me is the manner in which they made the actual meal, which mostly were "fried", or if they were, in fact, grilled, still contained a considerable amount of grease. :(

After trying my hardest and miserably failing in consuming everything that I ordered from Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom, I realized that the problem with the bad diet of Americans isn't so much people's lack of self-control but the country's "toxic food environment"---the strips of fast-food restaurants along America's roadways, the barrage of burger advertising on television and the rows of candies at the checkout counter of any given convenience store. Unless people understand the implications of a grease-filled diet like the one at Jody Maroni's, the risk of obesity and other diseases linked to it will continue to plague the US. :(

For more information on Jody Maroni's, check out their website: https://www.jodymaroni.com/menu/