Prather Ranch Meat Company raises cattle in North California’s Mt. Shasta area. The cattle are fed grass and are pastured.

They have a shop in the Ferry Building in San Francisco. They produced certified USDA organic beef that is free of hormones or antibiotics. They dry-age their beef 14-21 days. They sell their meats in their shop and also at various Farmer’s Markets.

Decor, Vibe - Prather Ranch has a stand at the Ferry Building Farmers Market (Tuesday, Saturday) and cooks hamburgers among other items on the grill. They sell cooked $7 breakfast sandwiches, $8/$10 griddle cakes and sausage, $7 hamburgers, $5 Bockwurst sausages during the Farmer’s market. $5 Cooked Hot dogs are sold inside.

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Cheeseburger ($6) - On a fresh Acme Bakery bun with cheddar cheese, this burger was slightly juicy, over cooked, and had lots of beef flavor. We have had it cooked better before, the line cook’s consistency varies. Pretty simple grilling and good meat achieved this result.

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Buffalo Burger ($6) - Too dry and chewy when compared to the regular burger. Much leaner but who’s looking for healthy stuff in a burger?

Service is not the best in the world and it takes about 10 minutes to get your burger.
Prather Ranch Meat Company sells some of the tastiest meat around, making their burger one of the best around. We ate sitting down by the railing as did others, not the most comfortable location.

Restaurant Serpentine in San Francisco also serves a burger with their meat. You can also buy some meat, bring it home, and roll your own. We have bought their steaks and lamb in the past. They were both excellent quality meats.

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BurgerMeister is a local San Francisco Bay Area burger joint with 5 locations, 3 in San Francisco, Alameda, and Daly City. They pride themselves on making great burgers that are juicy, taste great and require both hands to eat. They’ve won a lot of awards for their burgers.
Open since 1999, they use Niman Ranch all natural, hormone-free and antibiotic-free beef. They uses Mitchell’s ice cream for shakes. We tried the San Francisco Columbus Avenue location near Fisherman’s wharf. They serve burgers, hot dogs, salads, sandwiches, and more.

Decor, Vibe - Clean modern decor with lots of drawings of landmarks on the wall. Many tourists and a couple locals were dining there.

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Cheeseburger ($9.50) with 1/2 lb Niman Ranch Ground Beef pattie, Cheddar cheese, and a side salad. The burger was huge, bigger than most and it was so juicy the lower bun got soggy. The burger was cooked to our specific medium rare and tasted good. It had more charcoal grill flavor that most burgers.

Kids 1/4lb Niman Ranch Burger ($6.50) came with natural cut fries that were very good and a soda. A great deal for a pretty massive burger.

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BurgerMeister took about 5 minutes to cook our burger to order. The burgers here are very good. We would rank them right in there with favorites from Custom Burger and Pearls. No problems going again if wanted a burger.
Be sure to checkout their Weekday specials Mon-Fri 2-6pm, Meal Deal Mon-Thurs, and Smart A la Carte burger.

Also at:
86 Carl Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-566-1274

138 Church Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
415-437-2874

507 Westlake Center
Daly City, CA 94015
650-755-1941

2319 Central Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
510-865-3032

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Fentons Creamery has been around since 1922. They produce their own ice cream and toppings batch by batch on site. They serve breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, salads, but the main draw is of course ice cream. Their creations are simply huge. Even the kid’s ice creams are huge.
Decor, Vibe - Classic ice cream fountain decor with booth seating lining the wall. Lots of families, college students, and big groups enjoying breakfast.

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Bacon and Eggs with red potatoes ($3.95 Kids) was huge. Just think how big the regular sized one is. Quality of items was good.

Ice Cream Float ($2.50 Kids) with Vanilla ice cream and root beer. Massive amounts of ice cream. Hard to see any root beer in there.

Banana Split ($4.95 Kids) with any 3 scoops of ice cream, 3 toppings, and whipped cream was pretty big. The regular one is about 100% bigger. Good smooth ice cream and lots of toppings.

Belgian Waffle ($5.95) One giant, fluffy Belgian waffle served with a blend of Vermont maple syrup, butter and a dusting of powdered sugar.

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Old-Fashion Oatmeal ($3.95) Steamy oatmeal served with brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins and non-fat milk.

Pancakes ($3.95 Kids) with choice of Farm-Fresh Buttermilk or Whole Wheat. Served with a blend of Vermont maple syrup and butter.

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Fentons Creamery is a classic place to go. They serve basic comfort food but specialize in huge ice cream creations. They are also known for a mean crab sandwich. Definitely go there if you are in need of an ice cream fix. They have a to go ice cream counter and ice cream cakes.

Also at:
Fentons Creamery at the Nut Tree
1669 East Monte Vista Avenue
Vacaville, CA 95688

707-469-7200

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