Red's Java House

Pros: Greasy, limited hours, gruff, old
Cons: Classic, warmhearted, belongs to my Dad

The most important thing about Red's Java House is that it belonged to my Dad, Big Red (with his brother, Little Red) since 1956. Together they put eight children through college with those greasy hamburgers, hotdogs, that chile, honest coffee and...

Pros: Good deals abound
Cons: None

We al should eat at a diner once in awhile. To hell with nutritionists, a little cholesterol bomb in the morning is part of living right.

In San Francisco, home of granola food and the juice smoothie lunch, we are lucky to have Red's Java...

Pros: Real American food.
Cons: Pigeons if you eat outside.

Eatin' on the dock in the Bay - that's what you do when you eat at Red's. You get a choice of burgers or dogs, with fries and a beverage, nothing fu-fuey or trendy here. You might rub elbows with fireman, financial types or tourists, but everybody gets the same chow - burgers or dogs & a paper cup full of salty fries. And everybody sees the same sights; the Bay Bridge, the warehouse dock next door, the ballpark further along the bay. Fog or sunshine (or both). This is Frisco, baby.