Fortune Cookie Reviews

A fortune cookie shop and factory that offers free sample cookies to try. NICE.

This place is a hidden. Once you find the little ally, you'll ask yourself, am I sure I really want to try their fortune cookies? Do it! The cookies are awesome and fresh. You'll get a quick peak of how they're made. There's a ton of free samples. The bags are big and decently priced. Once you've gotten your cookies and walking down the ally, you'll be happy and won't even notice the dead rats, trash, etc. lying around. Fun times and good stuff. :-)

Ask permission to take a picture. It was amazing to see them in action. Worth the stop.

Must see if you are visiting SF Chinatown, only takes seconds to see entire store, usually have free samples, unless you happen to run into a tourist group of 50+ that's also visiting this amazing factory.

This is an awesome place we like to visit while in sf. You can watch how they make fortune cookies and will even give you some free samples

Quaint little place. One of the most important things to do in San Francisco

Fortune cookies. What can I say... This place seems so authentic (and I belove it is). Great cookies and all kinds of varieties: regular fortune cookies, flats, chocolate, green tea, giant fortune cookies, chocolate covered fortune cookies...

They welcome you with a smile and a cookie sample. Can't wait to pick some up again

Watched them make the cookies for 1/2 hour
Non stop manual labor

Love this place! If you re visiting San Francisco you must visit it. It s a very small shop in a narrow and little street and there s always a line to get in but it s totally worth it! You may have to wait a bit but waiting is good when it smells so good! Cookies are delicious!

Located in tiny Ross alley in the heart of Chinatown we stopped by the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory to take a break from a long day of walking.

As expected you can smell the factory long before you see it and inside you can find a few people diligently churning out fortune cookies and adding messages.

The walls are lined with photos and memorabilia of people who have visited and I was surprised by how well trafficked it is.

We were able to have a sample cookie and took some pictures at the assembly line.

It smelled so good we ended up being home a small bag!

These cookies are so good. There are affordable and it's nice to see the cookies being made if front of us.

Pretty lame tbh and the workers are miserable. They charge $10 to use a debit card what decade is this.

Cute place located in what looks like an alley. The fortune cookies can be tasted warm for free which definitely makes your day. Multiple flavors and sizes are available. A great souvenir or snack for exploring around town.

Don't forget to tip of you take a photo of the process. Let's keep this place alive!

The first time I visited this store, I saw the smell when I entered the door, and I bought it decisively.

Fortune cookies made right before your eyes. Large selection.

I would highly recommend taking the time to visit. We took my 10 and 12 year old. They loved seeing how the cookies are made. They created their own fortune and made their own cookie. The owner is very kind and is trying his best to keep the business alive after four generations. Worth seeing!

You don't see much how they make cookies, but there are tasty promotions. The messages of fortune ... Rare to say something ...

Me and my family love this place .we stop by every time we're in the area

What a fortune cookie should taste like. The unfolded flat ones are a must buy. Warning highly addictive and will make all other fortune cookies seem bland.

A very small factory place, you can see how they make the fortune cookies

You got to stop here and get the flat disc while there warm, just amazing.

What a wonderful surprise to to see how the cookies are hand made and the fortunes put inside!
Quite a variety as well.

Step into an alleyway in San Francisco if you dare. Cool experience that was small with XXX fortune cookies that did not seem to be written by someone speaking English as a first language. Hot sample cookies and cool but a little bit less of a large group experience.

Cool place to have a look. Visited by chance while a street tour was there.

Always enjoy coming here but the lady this time was a little cranky

Enjoyed learning how fresh fortune cookies are made in Chinatown.

Really a hidden gem of the city and Chinatown. You won't find ankther place like it! It's a real hole in the wall,but the cookies are hot right off the press and watching them made is really fun!

Literally down an alley in Chinatown. So much fun to watch them make the cookies by hand. Bags of "adult" and regular cookies available for purchase as well as a small selection of drinks.

We can see the manufacture of cookies fortune online. The package of 35 fortune cookies (strawberry, green tea, nature) is $ 6.

It was a fun little experience. Very short you just go in watch a bit and leave. My friends and I bought some of the flavored tri color packs of Fortune cookies and really like the different flavors! They are delicious even though we aren't really a fan of Fortune cookies. They definitely taste different than your average one that comes with a takeout order.

Good!!! Its a small place, if you are interesting to know how the fortune cookies are made you def have to visit!!!

They give you free samples and while the place is small it's quite a treat to visit if your in Chinatown.

Watch hand folded fortune cookies being made right in front of you and grab a hot one straight from the oven.

I liked it, but much smaller than expected. You have to pay 50cents to take a photo of the lady making the cookies. Everyone has to make a buck I guess, but you should get a free photo with a purchase.

I always try to visit Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory when I'm in China Town. I've been enjoying the free samples and watching the workers fold cookies on the huge machines since I was a kid. When I get my bags of flat fortune cookies, it takes all the willpower I can muster to not eat the whole thing in a sitting. They are simply the most delicious fortune cookies you have ever had.

All I can say is you have to go and get the chocolate fortune cookies

You can literally smell this place as you turn into the alley way! The golden gate fortune cookie factory is a unique experience that I would suggest anyone in the San Fransisco area try! The cookie are delicious and it s super neat to see how the cookies are made! Plus free samples never hurt! :) enjoy !

Small and quaint. Great way to see how fortune cookies are made. Delicious cookies.

Best Fortune Cookies EVER. REALLY nice people and just wonderful. All cookies are made fresh and all amazing!

I could watch that little machine twist out cookies all day if there wasn't a time limit. Plus the cookies are super yummy!

A place you have to visit when you're in china town. All the fortune cookies are made right in front of you and you can purchase bags of regular fortune cookies, reject fortune cookies (flat shaped) or fancy fortune cookies with chocolate drizzled on them. Its cash only!! They love to hand out samples too so even if you aren't looking to buy any, it's fun checking out the factory to see how they're made.

Really small and quaint shop, the cookies are made in front of you and if you're lucky the lovely old woman will let you have some of the broken ones! They take cash only so be sure to have it on you. As you can see in the images they have a variety of cookies and toppings.

Okay. Nothing too amazing. Cool to see how they were made.

Tucked down a small alley is the factory. Only 10 people at a time are allowed in. It's small, you can be fresh (still warm) cookies.

A landmark place to visit. Informative to see how fortune cookies are made. Alley location makes you feel like you've stumbled across a hidden treasure. There is a fee for taking photos inside the location.

this place is really good. The cookies are fresh and good. I recommend a lot.

Really fresh fortune cookies, fun to watch how they're made. Really small place, I wouldn't go out of my way but definitely worth stopping in if you're nearby.

very sweet ladies!! be sure to buy some fortune cookies and leave a tip for their hard work

Quirky and interesting. See it once and skip on other visits

Join the tourists in putting your own custom message into a fortune cookie.

I don't like fortune cookies, so i want expecting much. First of all, it's TINY-- you're only allowed 4 feet past the door so don't expect a grand tour (that said, it's free). I wss amazed they still fold the cookies by hand! Also, the chocolate - dipped cookies are amazing!!! It's worth a stop if you're already in Chinatown.

Super fascinating to watch how the cookies are folded with the fortune by hand. Neat place to visit.. prepare to stand in line.. but the line moves fairly quickly. Plus while you wait you get to taste test fortune cookies :)

Nice traditional place in the heart of Chinatown. The cookies are cheap and they taste good. They charge for pictures so beware of that. Expect long lines if you go on the weekends.

You would be doing yourself a huge disservice by not checking this place out

Write your own fortune and they will put it in a cookie for you. A great gift.

It was awesome to see them make fresh fortune cookies right in front of you. The strawberry and green tea were my favorite.

THE best place to buy fortune cookies, not only the usual flavor, but also available in chocolate and strawberry. They also have wonderful almond cookies. Once you've tasted these exceptionally fresh cookies, all other fortune cookies will pale in comparison.

Free samples of fresh cookies and a great sales floor selection. Very neat to see the ladies working. I also got a free reusable bag with my purchase of a bag of cookies. These both make great souvenirs!

Delicious cookies in several different flavors. I love that now you can add your own message to a fortune cookie.

A staple in Chinatown. Come and visit even if you don't buy. Great to see the ladies making fortune cookies on the spot.

Nice place to visit and see how the cookies are done!!!

Really cool place. You can see how the cookies are made, get a bag of them in many different flavors, and even make your own custom fortune cookie messages.

Can be pretty busy so be prepared to wait in a little bit of a line.

This place looked awesome but the line was crazy long. So we did not get to check it out.

Gaby loves Scott like Chinese cookies and it's taste.