San Antonio · Since 1984
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Inside Chester's Hamburgers — a tray of burger and onion rings on a wood table, with the restaurant's vintage signage on the wall behind

A San Antonio Tradition Since 1984

Pull Up to the Booth

Best burgers both sides of the Pecos

Red booths, cold beer, the game on the big screen, and a third-pound cooked to order. The same neighborhood burger joint San Antonio's loved for forty years.

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1984
Serving San Antonio
⅓ lb
Fresh, Never Frozen
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01 The House Specialty

The Green Chili Cheeseburger

A Chester's burger with onion rings and a Chester's cup, served on a tray
VOTED
SA'S BEST
since 1984
Off the Flat-Top, Made to Order

The One This Town Orders By Name

Roasted New Mexico green chiles and melted cheese over a hand-pressed, flame-cooked third-pound patty, on a poppy-seed bun baked that very mornin'.

We had green chili here before green chili was popular — shipped it straight from New Mexico. Forty years on, it's still the burger that built our name.

$9.55 add fresh-cut fries $3.50
Order at Your Chester's
03 Why Chester's

How We've Always Done It

Four things we've never cut a corner on — not in 1984, and not today.

I

Never Frozen

Beef delivered fresh and cooked to order — every patty, every day.

II

Baked Daily

Five-inch poppy-seed buns, made from scratch every mornin' before we open.

III

Cut Twice a Day

Fresh Idaho potatoes, hand-cut twice a day for fries you can taste.

IV

Green Chili First

We had green chili before green chili was popular — shipped from New Mexico.

04 Word Around Town

What Folks Are Sayin'

"Been comin' here since I was a kid in the '80s. Same red booths, same green chili cheeseburger — thank goodness."

Marcus R. Northwest Side

"Cold beer, the game on every TV, and a burger cooked just right. This is what a neighborhood joint's supposed to feel like."

Dottie L. Universal City

"Best burger both sides of the Pecos, and they ain't lyin'. Bring the whole family and a big appetite."

Hank & Rosa T. 281 North
05 Our Story

Forty Years on the Same Corner

It started back in August of 1984 — one little spot on Fredericksburg Road and a simple idea: do it fresh, do it right, do it the old-fashioned way. Word got around quick.

"We had green chili before green chili was popular."

By 1992 there were four Chester's across town, and a whole generation of regulars who'd grown up in these booths. The buns are still baked every mornin', the fries still cut twice a day, and the burgers still a juicy third-pound, cooked just for you. Some things just ain't worth changin'.

1984

The first Chester's opens on Fredericksburg Road — fresh, never frozen, from day one.

1986

San Antonio takes to it. A second location opens its doors.

1989

Three strong — and green chili becomes the talk of the town.

1992

Four Chester's, one standard: do it the old-fashioned way.

A Chester's burger and fresh-cut fries on a wood table

Same tray, same wood tables, for forty years.

06 Join the Crew

Work at Chester's

We're a family-run San Antonio joint, and our crew is the reason folks keep comin' back. Come grow with us.

Chester's HamburgersJoin the family
Now HiringAll four locations

Good People, Good Food, Good Tips

Forty years in, we still run on the same idea: take care of the crew, and the crew takes care of the regulars. Whether you're working the flat-top or the front counter, you'll learn the trade from folks who've done it for decades — in a place that feels like family.

  • Competitive pay + tips
  • Flexible shifts
  • Free shift meals
  • Promote-from-within
  • No late nights
Grill Cook
Full-Time · IH-10 West & NE Loop 410
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Counter & Cashier
Part-Time · All locations
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Server
Full / Part-Time · 281 North
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Shift Lead
Full-Time · Universal City
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Don't see your spot? Stop by any location and ask for a manager, or email careers@chestershamburgers.com.

07 Four Spots Across Town

Find Your Chester's

Call ahead and we'll have it hot and ready. Dine in or pick up — always made fresh when you order.

Northwest

IH-10 West

9980 IH 10 West, San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 699-1222 Directions
North Central

281 North

16609 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78232
(210) 494-3333 Directions
Northeast

NE Loop 410

1006 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 805-8600 Directions
Universal City

Pat Booker

621 Pat Booker Rd, Universal City, TX 78148
(210) 658-3000 Directions
Sunday – Thursday
11am – 9pm
Friday – Saturday
11am – 10pm
Service
Dine In & Pickup
The Chester's New Double burger on a Chester's-red background
Y'all come hungry

Pull Up a Chair

Call your closest Chester's and we'll have it ready when you walk in. Made fresh the minute you order — that's always been the whole point.

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