Im just not down with it..the fat from the patty is enough...and then the cheese and the mayo..how much saturated fat do you guys need!?

egalitarian, affordable, delicious.

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Nothing beats Bakemans in Seattle! Not hamburgers but my favorite lunch in the city.

There are a lot of great burger places in the Northwest.

http://northtacoma.net/photo/308fallfrisko3_2_1.jpg

I just found out about this place through the SF Art Deco Society... I usually don't like "retro" places and this isn't entirely authentic (although the bar is an original from Mackinaw City) but it looks great; I'm looking forward to visiting next weekend:

http://theicecreambarsf.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMLGIIL3vGs

Ha, I can believe that. Finding a parking spot in The Mission is something you never forget... and 20+ years back, you wouldn't want to venture through that 'hood on foot!

I rarely venture near Duboce Triangle but those kind of old proletarian hash houshes (Sears Fine Food, etc) are really a dime a dozen in San Francisco. They probably make up a third of the storefronts in the Tenderloin. There's a couple only blocks from my apartment and every now and again we might drag ourselves in on a lazy Sunday, but unless we have visiting friends (if so, we wouldn't likely end up at these places) we usually forgo breakfast for brunch/lunch. I guess if I had to pick one of them, then Joe's Coffee Shop in The Richmond probably dishes out the best food, but it's really nothing special or destination-worthy and I'd much rather go for great Asian food out there. Now for no-nonsense old school Italian espresso bars, I love Caffe Trieste and Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store in North Beach. With all the fancy third wave hipster coffee shops selling $6 roasted Nicaraguan beans to bearded apple employees, these places are rare; especially in San Francisco. There's Tosca which is and always will be my favorite, but that's more of a latenight bar/restaurant. Buena Vista Cafe too; but I always order Irish Coffee. And I loved Iron & Steam which was only 3 blocks from my apartment, next door to the great Hi-Lo Club. They had a beautiful modded 1954 Gaggia esportazione lever machine, currently listed for 25k! Sadly they closed up shop last year. Anyway, back to old greasy spoons - St. Francis is different because it's an original Victorian-era soda fountain and the food happens to be on par with the ambiance. Even if it weren't though, it's worth visiting for the atmosphere alone. I've got no issues with It's Tops but I have no real incentive to go either. Plus I hate when restaurants and bars mount TV's behind the counter; worse still when they broadcast sports!

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Stan, are you gonna be around Miami in April?

We may be blowing through your neck of the, er - Gulf Coast...

Allrat! I'll let you know when we blow through.

Maaaannnn, we walked past there Oliver when looking at the Mission Murals, never got chance to return. Looks the nuts - Gutted!