Why San Francisco can t forget Hippo Burger, the wacky restaurant that closed in 1987
Why San Francisco can t forget Hippo Burger, the wacky restaurant that closed in 1987
The restaurant with an ice cream burger lives on - including in merchandise like a mug with a $950 asking price
Tamara Palmer
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The Hippo Burger restaurant on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco on Nov. 23, 1983, with a hippopotamus sculpture on the wall. The Hippo was a popular dining spot from the 1950s to 1980s.Susan Gilbert/The Chronicle 1983Show MoreShow Less
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From Tamara Palmer’s out-of-print “Hippo Cook Book,” published in 1969.Courtesy Tamara PalmerShow MoreShow Less