Hamburgers in the Ghetto/Fisherman's Wharf/Ghirardelli Square

Mike read on-line that a place called Citizen's Band was supposed to have one of the best burgers in all of San Francisco.  With GPS in hand, we set out to find it!  Little did we know, we were headed into a very seedy area of the city.  It took us quite awhile to find the place, and once we did we weren't sure what we were getting into.  Not sure that our car was safe parked on the street out front (Folsom St.) we were hungry so we headed inside quickly anyway.  It turned out to be a very cute diner with salvaged furniture and a lived-in feel.  There were vintage CB radios and postcards throughout , and the hamburgers WERE amazing.  To get to the bathroom, you had to head next door, through a recording studio/party house that smelled like funny cigarettes and alcohol.  We were glad we ate early- we decided the friendly element probably changed once it got dark outside.

Rian ordered some sort of fancy mac and cheese that had fried onion rings on top.  I don't remember much about my main course, but the cheesecake and ginger cookie whoopie pie were delicious!!!

Probably our favorite restaurant in San Francisco- we ate here three times!  The chicken fried rice and garlic noodles were mouth-watering!

We made a second trip to Fisherman's Wharf and Mike and Rian and Jessie headed back to Pier 39 and the candy store, while Hayden and I had fun at the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum. No one else wanted to join us, and I was excited that Hayden was so interested in going.  Growing up, Ripley's Believe it or Not had been one of my favorite shows. 

Made entirely out of camel bone.

This portrait is made out of tiny push pins.  

Much to Hayden's dismay, I have chosen not to post a lot of the gross things she had taken pictures of while we were there.  It was a fun afternoon just the two of us.  

After we had our fun at the museum, we met back up with the rest of the gang and headed to Ghirardelli Square.  It was one of our only sunny days, so we really enjoyed walking around outside all afternoon.

We stopped along the water after enjoying a treat at Ghirardelli.  Jessie couldn't resist the sand.  

Rian got the biggest thrill out of watching the "Tree Man" scare everyone as they walked down the sidewalk.  

There was a really good reggae band that we stopped to listen to for quite awhile. 

This cute man was having so much fun getting his groove on that the lady in green couldn't resist and had to dance with him! 

Before heading to the airport, Mike wanted to make one more trip to Old Italy to the bakery.  This is one of the roads we had to travel down!  It's much steeper than it looks.  

Across from the bakery is a fun little park that the kids liked to play at.  The flowers were in full bloom. 

I love all the neat architecture and old buildings throughout San Francisco.  We had a great week, but decided that as much as we loved visiting and exploring a big city, we were ready to get back home where things were a little more low key.  Goodbye San Francisco!!!