The owner of the long dormant Patio Cafe eatery in the heart of San Francisco’s gay Castro district wants to open a Hamburger Mary’s at the location.
The national burger chain launched in the city’s South of Market neighborhood in 1972 and quickly gained a loyal LGBT following. While that location shut down in 2001, there are now 12 Hamburger Mary’s restaurants across the country, particularly in southern California and Florida, according to the company’s website.