Burger places in the Bay Area

Burger places in the Bay Area. Part 1

This the start of an ever growing list of burger places in the San Francisco Bay Area. you might notice that the national burger chains are not listed here. With the exception of the local chains, that is ones locally based and a few notable exception like White Castle, I'm sticking the local mom and pop places. The McDonald's in Berkeley, CA is the same as the MaDonald's in Chicago, IL like the McDonald's in Dallas, TX. McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, no matter where you are you know what to expect, Corporate Food, the lowest common denominator. Plus the money that they take in does not stay in the community but goes back to corporate headquarters. Supporting the local guy helps support your community. 

The below list is my starting place. Some of these places are old favorites of mine. I've spent hours in St. John's in Sunnyvale when I was working in The Valley. Others I have only heard about. Check back in a few days when I visit one of the local favs, Al's Big Burgers.

 

Al's Big Burgers	437 San Pablo Ave	Albany, CA
The Red Onion	11900 San Pablo Ave.	El Cerrito, CA
Kirk's Steak Burgers	855 El Camino Real	Palo Alto, CA
Whiz Burgers Drive-In	700 S. Van Ness Ave	San Francisco, CA
Gott's Roadside	933 Main St. (Highway 29)	St. Helena, CA
St. John's	510 Lawrence Expy.	Sunnyvale, CA
Beeps Burgers	1051 Ocean Ave	San Francisco, CA
Bill's Place	2315 Clement Street.	San Francisco, CA
Hi-Way Burger	3853 24th St.	San Francisco, CA
Sam's Burgers	618 Broadway	San Francisco, CA