Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

Category: Cookie shop

Address: 56 Ross Alley, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

Phone: +14158068243

Opening hours

Sunday: 9AM–6PM

Monday: 9AM–7PM

Tuesday: 9AM–7PM

Wednesday: 9AM–7PM

Thursday: 9AM–7PM

Friday: 9AM–7PM

Saturday: 9AM–7:30PM

Reviews

Vincent Koo

Sep 4, 2022

We were expecting a tour, a museum, its was pretty much a small store with two fortune cookie machines. We saw how they folded and how they put the fortunes in. We bought a few bags for ourselves and for gifts. We were given so many free samples. They were nice and warm right when they came out to the machines. Fun place for a quick visit.

Jenny

Aug 4, 2022

Every single time I'm in San Francisco, I have to stop by this place. Everyone here is so welcoming and kind. It's fascinating watching them make the fortune cookies by hand, especially now more than ever since things have become so automated. This little factory shop transports me to simpler times. Sometimes we need that. Whenever you purchase fortune cookies, they scoop a bunch of free fortune cookies and drop them in your bag. The bags come in different colors and are absolutely adorable. They have their origin story and history printed on the side of their bags, which is beautiful to read. This is just a wonderful place that always brings me happiness.

Tronman2020

May 19, 2022

🥠 My Wife and I were vacationing in San Francisco and were just so memorized as to how vast Chinatown really is compared to our Chinatown in Chicago. It was a very memorable experience for us to wander the streets!!! We were looking for places to eat and buy souvenirs and we didn't realize that the alleys are just as important in Chinatown as the main streets! We got lucky and stumbled upon this magical place and even got a chance to meet the owner!!! 🥠 Founded in 1962, the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory has been dedicated to producing handmade, high quality and customizable fortune cookies! At the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, they take pride in their handmade cookies for over a half a century. They only use the best ingredients, and their cookies are guaranteed to be fresh for up to 3 months! Here you can personalize your cookie with a special message and give to someone or for you to reopen later. We bought a 🥠 as big as a softball!!! So cool! If you're in San Francisco definitely check this place out!

stevepeel1

Jan 31, 2022

Very cool place to visit and pick up all the different flavors of fortune cookies. It was very awesome to be right there watching them being made by hand. Thank you guys for the experience and I can't wait for the things I ordered to be shipped home !

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Questions & Answers

thinking about renting a minivan for the 6 of us and a folding electric wheelchair. Is there parking at the shoppe? Can an electric wheelchair be easily driven inside the shoppe?

Jennifer Cancino | May 10, 2022
Avni Gurun | May 10, 2022

Actually no, it's a very small place. However, you'll be okay to visit it. You might have a hard time to park your minivan. It's not that easy to park around there.

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Are people able to see the cookies being made?

David J Boyle | Apr 10, 2022
Richard Lovrin | Apr 10, 2022

Yes. I think you can even schedule a tour of the bakery. Call directly to confirm.

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What are the prices for cookies

Holly Flores | Oct 12, 2021
Æbîlēne HNrs | Oct 12, 2021

The pricing of the bags of cookies is weird as we have experienced. They have $7 bags, and it doesn't matter if it's a small plastic bag or a big plastic bag with the flat cookies. Then there are those that cost double which are shaped like a fortune cookie and covered in chocolate, strawberry or vanilla dips with candy sprinkles. The boxes only contains a few, not as many as the bags with regular flat ones. They tend to calculate only with a calculator while you're choosing what to get and it gets really stressful because it's like you're rushed to pick what you want to get because of the line. We were manually calculating while the lady was using the calculator so comparing the total which was totally different we asked her how much per bag and box and if she calculated the price of $7 for all those 'mixed' sized bags with different sizes of cookies and she annoyedly answered yes. But after paying she gave us some additional free bags of cookies. Their product is not cheap.

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What are the Covid safety practices like here?

Anonymous | Sep 7, 2022
Ebert Kan | Sep 7, 2021

Masks required, limited people entering, hand sanitizer available

Can you book Alcatraz and fortune cookie Tour at once

Jason Kimble | Sep 7, 2020
David Heinemann Garza | Sep 7, 2020

The factory is very small. So it is not possible to biok a tour through it. Just go there and enjoy. They have also now a variety of goods.

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Can you order with personal message?

Kelly Morron | Sep 8, 2019
Cathy Fong | Sep 8, 2019

If you provide the the little slips of paper with your message, they charge $45 per 100 fortune cookies. The owner is Kevin Chan. He will take care of your order.

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Is this place cash only or do they accept card?

Sophia Ear | Sep 8, 2019
M. V. | Sep 8, 2019

Both👍

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Do you put butter into your fortune cookies?

Mark Chatkin | Sep 8, 2019
Adams games and comedy | Sep 8, 2019

Tf?...i don't make them. I was just there, their recipe is supposedly secret

How can I place an order for almond cookies from Golden Gate Cookie Factory on Alley street?

Steven Schall | Sep 8, 2018
Frank Jang | Sep 8, 2018

They no longer sell almond cookies, only fortune cookies now

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Do you need to sign up for a tour or do you just show up?

Bridget Foster cookies | Sep 8, 2018
Danton Nguyen | Sep 8, 2018

Just show up, it's a fairly small shop so you'll get the full tour the moment you step inside =)

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Do you know if they take special orders? Can they be shipped?

Teresa Potter | Sep 8, 2018
Frank Jang | Sep 8, 2018

Yes, they do. Call them

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Can you take a cable car there from Ghirardelli Square?

Gail Marie | Sep 8, 2018
Frank Jang | Sep 8, 2018

Yes, you can take the Cable Car from Ghirardelli Square. Get off on Powell & Clay St. Walk down toward Chinatown. The Fortune Cookie Factory in on Ross Alley between Washington & Jackson St. About 3 short blocks. The 30 Stockton Bus will be cheaper & closer to the location.

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