St. Francis Fountain

2801 24th St., San Francisco, CA - (415) 826-4200

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Posted By Michael Stern on August 20, 2009 1:02 AM

"Where have you been all our lives?" Jane and I wondered as we finished off a Forty-Niner at the St. Francis Fountain, a charming little eatery that opened in 1918, closed in 2002, but then reopened with a fresh coat of paint but the same sweet lunch-counter menu and a retro-hip attitude. All of what the St. Francis Fountain serves is familiar and comforting – omelets and egg scrambles for breakfast, bacon cheddar burgers, swell milk shakes and real egg creams – and the Forty-Niner is no exception, but it combines two comfort foods in one: the basic BLT and excellent egg salad. Not an unusual egg salad, but just right: the eggs well chopped but not pulverized, only enough mayo to make it smooth, and a shot of relish to perk it up. The eggs are what star, which is why the salad is such a good match for a BLT that is well-endowed with bacon.

Seating is at a counter or in wooden booths. Be prepared to wait, especially on weekends.

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Forty Niner

Milk Shake

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