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Sunday, March 30, 2008
San Francisco's Best Beefsteak Hamburger
Undeniably: The Best Hamburger in San Francisco
I was a junior in high school in 1965. That's the year Joe's Cable Car opened in San Francisco. It was a little tiny place, converted to look like a cable car. It was a drive-in and it became wildly popular with San Francisco teenagers. Think:Happy Days.
I know. I was one of those teens who went often to Joe's in my '57 Chevy.
Decades later in the early 1980's Joe's Cable Car became a full restaurant with an expanded enclosed seating area, cozy booths and wonderfully colorful neon signs and designs everywhere. It's still that way.
The first thing that strikes you are the lights. There are neon signs and decoration everywhere. The interior is bright and glitzy - like a mini Nevada casino without the slots.
The next thing you'll probably notice is Joe. He's there 6 days a week and he tries to say hello to everybody. He is one of the most hospitable people you will ever meet.
But it's the beefsteak hamburgers that has kept Joe's Cable Car popular with San Franciscans for the past 42 years.
Joe's Cable Carserves up the undeniably freshest, finest quality, tastiest, most mouth-watering and best prepared hamburger in San Francisco!
Now, by "hamburger" I do not mean those mushy, grey, soggy, mashed and smashed mystery-meat disasters peddled by the major fast food chains. Rather, I'm referring to the real, trueAmerican Ground Beefsteak Hamburger!
Joe's Cable Car starts with100% U.S.D.A. federally inspected choice ribeye and chuck steaks. The steaks are trimmed down to as little as 6 - 8% fat and are estimated at 30 calories per ounce, about as much as fish and chicken. Then the steaks are ground fresh daily at Joe's open-view butcher corner for viewers to witness. You can choose from 4, 6, and 8 ounces TRUE SERVING WEIGHT!
Joe's Cable Car is open 11 AM to 11 PM 7-days a week. They are located at 4320 Mission Street at Silver. You can visit Joe's cable car online at:http://www.joescablecar.com/index.html Also read: Joe's Cable Car Coming to Network TV. It's the story about the day when Guy Fieri arrived with his film crew. They shot an episode of theFood Network'sDiners, Drive-ins and DivesTV show.
Other postings from this blog that may be of interest:
Coffee in the Castro (inside tips on the best coffee houses in the Castro) Restaurants in San Francisco - Inside Local Tips - The Ultimate Guide (tons of links!)
San Francisco's Fabulous Lesbian Chefs (If you don't know these chefs, you should!)
Taxicab Crooks and Scam Cabs in San Francisco (if you ever take a taxi, you need to read this)
San Francisco's Ferry Building Marketplace - Complete Guide (San Francisco at its best) San Francisco's City Hall - Architectural Masterpiece (you really should see this!) .
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