Once upon a time, a photographer named Wes Rowe decided that he would stop making his popular burgers just for friends and start offering them to all of San Francisco at a monthly pop-up. He won first place at the 2013 SF Burger Brawl not long after, which led to a weekly pop-up. In 2014, Wes opened his Mission Street diner so Bay Area residents could get his sensational meat-and-bread creations 7 days a week.

A displaced native of the great state of Texas, Wes has an abiding love for all things BBQ, propane, and country music. He even has a tattoo of Willie Nelson to prove it.