![]() The other fun thing about the place is the Jiffy burger-a hamburger with peanut butter on it. It's usually quiet in the booths downstairs in the afternoons. You order at ground level, where there is a bar, but to sit at a table, go upstairs or down. It is decorated all over with antiques and just plain junk. This place can't be that old, but it is still a classic. I'll be sure to try and get one this year. Too bad, the food is just as I like it, cheap and tasty.Īccording to the Sacramento Bee, the restaurant opened in 1963, and their specialty is fresh-fruit shakes, particularly peach ones, offered only for a few weeks in the summer. It's a thriving former drive-in, although it has never been open when I checked it on weekends (I see now that they are open 10-2 on Saturday), which makes it inconvenient for me. This was a place I was tipped off about by someone who saw my photos on Flickr. They serve burgers, fries, and shakes, but also Chinese food. I see this place on my way out to Ikea in West Sacramento via the road of the continually changing names I St., C St., 6th St., Sacramento Ave., and then past Run-N-Tell, Reed Ave. I haven't been able to determine if it was another restaurant before 1985, though. The place certainly looks much older than 1985, with the classic styling of the interior, and the tiny counter with stools-now the counter is just used to hold condiments and forks and such, rather than for dining. Naturally I ate there quite a bit, despite the fact that it is high priced for a burger joint. I used to live right down the street on Olive Drive, the old US Route 40, and bicycled near here every day. It started as Murder Burger in 1985, but was changed due to a legal dispute over the name with the former owners and complaints on the opening of a new location in Rocklin. ![]() This is not meant to be a comprehensive survey-I'm always looking to add to more, and appreciate suggestions. Here's an inventory of the Sacramento area burger joints I know of, in a very rough west-to-east pattern. I have conversations at work about old restaurants and the best of what they have to offer, and sometimes I'm just out driving a different way and spot a place I'd never noticed before. I used to just go to nearby ones for convenience, but now I search out new ones, and occasionally receive tips from people who see my photos on Flickr about places I should, or "must," visit. But they are usually cheap, always tasty, and always have a lot of character. The food is not good for me-I'm aware of that. Historic diners, vintage drive-ins, old hamburger stands, and newer small, unique local burger, fries, and shakes restaurants are where I usually choose to eat.
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