Tanner's Prime Burgers works from a simple premise: use only USDA Prime beef, the grade that makes up less than 5% of what's sold in the U.S. The patties are Brandt Beef, smashed on the grill and finished with cowboy beef bacon, caramelized onions, and Tanner's Sauce on a brioche bun, available as a single, double, or a Dirty Double with pickles and doubled cheese.
Beef tallow shows up throughout the kitchen beyond the patties — it's used for the fries (plain, cheesy, or dirty) and worked into the ice cream. A USDA Prime beef hot dog, dressed the same way as the burgers, rounds out the short menu. The patio welcomes dogs, with a beef patty made for them too.
Michelin has selected Tanner's in both its 2025 and 2026 guides, and San Diego Magazine named it among the city's best in 2025.
Beef tallow shows up throughout the kitchen beyond the patties — it's used for the fries (plain, cheesy, or dirty) and worked into the ice cream. A USDA Prime beef hot dog, dressed the same way as the burgers, rounds out the short menu. The patio welcomes dogs, with a beef patty made for them too.
Michelin has selected Tanner's in both its 2025 and 2026 guides, and San Diego Magazine named it among the city's best in 2025.