Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
8 bacon burgers across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Marlowe · SoMa
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Beef-lamb patty with cheddar, caramelized onions, bacon, and horseradish aioli. Juicy, pricey SoMa staple.
Pearl's Deluxe Burgers · Tendernob
6 dish-specific mentions · 83% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Jack, thick bacon, and spicy BBQ-pineapple sauce on a juicy grass-fed patty. Messy, sweet-heat diner classic.
Bullshead Restaurant · West Portal
6 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Bacon, cheddar, BBQ, and onion rings on a hefty chuck or bison patty. Messy West Portal comfort burger.
Bacon Bacon Cafe · Cole Valley
3 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Cole Valley bacon burger built around thick-cut strips and a juicy patty. Straightforward bacon-first lunch.
Beep's Burgers · Ingleside
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Ocean Ave drive-in burger with hickory bacon and Beep's special sauce. Juicy when it hits; shake and value draw pans.
Grubstake Diner · Lower Nob Hill
5 dish-specific mentions · 40% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Late-night cheeseburger piled with lots of bacon at the Pine Street diner. Ask for crisp bacon.
Gott's Roadside · Mission Bay
6 dish-specific mentions · 33% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Same Zoe's-bacon cheeseburger at Thrive City by Chase Center. Handy pre-game; bacon fat and rush-hour consistency vary.
Gott's Roadside · Embarcadero
5 dish-specific mentions · 20% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Zoe's bacon and secret sauce on an egg bun at the Ferry Building. Soft bun, classic roadside build; quality can swing.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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