Fortune Cookie Review

Small in size, big on customer service! And lots of fortune cookies to choose from. If you're going to Chinatown, really need to check it out! No pictures allowed of the inside; well, they want .50 a picture. But still a very fun stop, especially for the kids. Located in a little alley named Ross.

Hot samples are so yummy! The simplicity of the shop is amazing to see the amount they are able to produce. If you want a unique take home gift..customize a giant fortune cookie or buy a bag of X rated fortune cookies.

They don't have free tours, but free sample which is so fresh you'd want to buy a lot..

Small factory workshop where they manufacture the traditional cookies of luck, paying a little more you can customize the cookies and put the message you want the cookie to carry

Amazing to see how small the space required actually is.

China Town itself is full of rude locals, smelly streets, over crowded atmosphere and slow service. This place is not an exception but is worth the visit. Bought so many cookies and hung in the alley just enjoying the sweet smell and appreciating the work the ladies put in to making all the cookies by hand.

Hit this spot and then head back to the beaches.

Neat but brief. Basically just a storefront with a few cookie machines and a few shelves of cookies. You can write your own message and have them put it on a cookie, and they have flavors and other fortune cookie varieties.

If you're in Chinatown it's worth stopping by but don't make the trip JUST to see this place

Cool history, no tours. If you stop, there is just a small front area for purchasing cookies & viewing the 'making of cookies'...is an okay stop if it's on your way.

Truly a gem! You can see how fortune cookies are made and you get to warm try samples.

Golden gate fortune cookies is the cutest place ever! they make custom made text inside the cookies and you get in in the coolest box.

Fascinating process of Chinese Fortune Cookie making in Ross Alley. This mini factory has been here as long as anyone can recall. (Bring a dollar to tip if you'd like to take a picture inside.)

Kind of just stumbled upon it and quite happy we did. Very cool to see fortune cookies be made and we even got a free sample!

In a corner of Chinatown is a must for those who love fortune cookies and not. It's a tiny little shop, it creates a row outside to enter but it's worth it because you can see how fortune cookies are made, but above all because you can buy huge packets of delicious biscuits that have nothing to do with those that offer to Asian restaurants in Italy!

So cool to watch the fortune cookies being made by hand! They also handed out free samples!

This place is a must-see in SF. Hidden away in a tiny alley in China-town, this marvelous place serves up a favorite Chinese treat. Always hand-shaped to perfection.

I can't imagine doing what they do all day long but stop by and watch them work their magic - bring a camera and make sure to leave a dollar or two and pickup a large bag of flat (unfolded) cookies. The best.

Closed for tours during this time but fresh cookies taste amazing.

Nice, really nice, watch how fortune cookies are handmade is nice plus we got a free sample

A small fortune cookie making factory, it takes a lot of money to make a photo, or you can make your own biscuits, but the space is really too small, the feeling of crowding people....some uncomfortable.

Historic!
Last of it's kind in Chinatown.
Go soon and buy some fortune cookies.
Free sample tasting while you wait.

Go as soon as you can!

A busy place. I didn't try the cookies as it was just too busy.

Did the tourist thing and made a fortune cookie. Really cool thing to do.

Fun stop in Chinatown. The staff was very friendly, letting us take photos, and giving us samples. Buy a bag of fortune cookie chips for only a few dollars!

Bring cash and be patient not the most friendly spot.

Factory and lucky biscuit store within the Chinese neighborhood. Very authentic You can customize your own messages, and the product is good and not very expensive. Ideal for children.

This was cool. Watching fortune cookies being made and then eating them!! Tricky to find just off in a back street.

I have to stand in a long quoue to enter into the shop. Here I saw how fortune cookie is being made. The cookies were good.

I wish I could give zero or negative stars!

I like to write reviews for quite a lot of businesses and almost always the reviews are 5 stars and positive, but I have to write a review for the Fortune Cookie Factory and state what I saw and witnessed with my eyes and ears.

First of all...the owner is the rudest and most disrespectful man I have ever met! He treats his workers like they are his slaves. His workers are elderly Asian women and from what I witnessed, he has no respect for them. The story behind this my daughter did not put her name on the box for her fortune cookie (what you have to do when you make your own) and he started yelling at the elderly woman who worked for him in his language. My daughter said, Sir, you shouldn t yell at her, It was my mistake I didn t write my name on the box. At this point, he did not know she was my daughter because we do have the same skin color.

He then thought he could preceded to raise his voice at my daughter and tell her to mind her own business. He said they were his workers, not hers. He must have thought she was young, but she is 25 and we were there with teachers in SF for a workshop, we both are teachers.

WOW, just wow! His display of total disrespect to women in just a couple minutes leads me to know that he believes women of all ages and races are below him. I was very upset with him and showed it. He did not care or feel remorse what he did because he told us to move on or leave because he had a long line of customers behind us.

I highly discourage having a fortune cookie experience at this business until the owner learns compassion, respect for women, elders, and everyone from all walks of life!

Made real time in front of you it is a great opportunity to see and show your kids how things are done. Also, I prefer these better than "el bulko" reaturant wrapped fortune cookies. Easy enough visit while in Chi-town.

A place to explore if you are in SF - this is where fortune cookies come from. You can walk in and taste the fortune cookies that are "wrong (as in - they didn't make it to the box). You can also make your own fortune cookie by writing a personalised message inside it. Really cool place in Chinatown.

I recommend going in the morning when there is no line.

Delicious fresh fortune cookies, great place to check out.

I looooove this place soo much! We visit this place every time we're in San Francisco! The cookies are made by hand and they're sooooo delicious!! The staff is super friendly! Its a must visit place!!!!

This fortune cookie factory is located in a small side street in China Town, where 2 or 3 old women bake and fold the cookies by hand. You can also shop for different varieties and take pictures ($ 0.5). Somehow just belongs to a visit to SF!

Fun place to go and see how they are made. Fun to customize your fortunes as well

absolutely amazing and for $1.50 you can get 2 custom fortune cookies, a warm fresh sample, and an outstanding experience!! How have I never been here before?!?!?

After eating the Fortune cookie for so many years, I finally came to the shop in San Francisco, and the small cake shop created a big story.

Come early to avoid the line but super cool to see how they are made.There is no entrance fee but you have to buy stuff from the gift shop. I would visit every weekend for some hot fortune cookies

Quiet & polite young lady, invited us to try the cookie before she shaped it, it was delicious! Various flavours & toppings to choose from, you can even personalise your own fortune cookies should you wish! Felt humbled by all whom worked there, so paid them a tip, as my wife asked for a photo!

Super yummy Cookies freshed baked and in person. Friendly too.

Cool little place to check out. I was on vacation in San Francisco and the internets told me you have to take a tour here if you're in town. While I wouldn't describe this as a "tour", it was definitely neat to see. There are people there making the cookies as you walk through, the decor is filled traditional Chinese statues and wall hangings. Maybe a tad expensive to buy cookies there, I paid $11.50 for a dozen chocolate covered fortune cookies, but where else can you find fresh fortune cookies? They also ask for a $0.50 donation to take pictures, which I gladly paid.

The employees were wonderful and welcoming. I am so happy I visited they had fortune cookies at all price points.

A classic! One of the oldest Fortune Cookie places on the West Coast.

Friendly staff. Great cookies! Free tastings. Try Kevin s Way to ensure your good fortunes.

Great place to visit if you're already in Chinatown, but don't make this the point of your trip. It's really just a few minute visit. However, every time we visit the area we pick up a couple bags of the large flat cookies (currently $4.25 each). We have been visiting here for over 10 years and have never had a bad experience. Workers are focused on their job and don't interact with you much, if at all. But you get to see the simple process, enjoy the aroma of the the fresh fortune cookies, and move on to other things. And, it's free to visit.

Great customer service! I accidentally dropped my cookies and they replaced them free of charge. (Please don't toss your cookies, this is not endorsing cookie tossing)

Definitely worth checking out if you are in the area. Watch while the cookies are made and get the fresh!

It was an amazing experience. Perfect date and place to show SF first timers

This is the place for fortune cookies. Here you can also have fortune cookies made with your own text. The place is not easy to find, but certainly worth the search.

See fortune cookies being made, get your own cookies with custom messages, worth a visit

Very interesting! A quick visit will inspire you to appreciate the process and fresh fortune cookies!

very cool place to visit- might be a small wait since only 10 people can fit at a time. create your own cookie with personalised fortune for $1- they are generous with samples

Watch fortune cookies being mad and then buy your own.

It's a tiny little place where you can buy fortune cookies and watch the workers make them! It's pretty cool. they also let you write your own fortunes and the lady will make it right there in a few seconds. they also have different cookie flavors! I recommend the strawberry.

This was pretty cool, smaller than I thought it would have been, it's literally like a hole in the wall. But the fortunate cookies were yummy.

Tucked in an alley in the largest China towns in America, Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory is a place to go and see at least once if you're a local or are just visiting San Francisco. You can get up and close to the machine and little old lady that makes these little fortunes which come in regular or chocolate flavored. Don't bother taking out your smart phone or camera out unless you're ready to provide a small donation to the factory.

So cute and authentic. Fortune cookies were so good!

Very tiny but such a cool thing to do. You are able to write your own fortune and they put it in a fortune cookie for you. If you're ever around definitely give this place a look

Just a walk in factory not much to see but the cookies taste great and it's a cool process!

Fascinating to watch them make the fortune cookies.

Loved this place. I ve been eating fortune cookies for a while now at different restaurants. However, never realized how it was made and it was an absolute delight visiting place to see it in person. It tastes great and you can buy varieties of different flavors. Must do if you visit SF.

Overrated! I waited close to 20 minutes only to spend 30 seconds at the front of the line. Didn't have a chance to watch the process of how fortune cookies are made as I was rushed through.

Expect a long line. It is worth the wait. You can create your own fortune cookie fortunes and hand it to the lady making the cookies. She will place it in the fortune cookie for you. Obviously at a price but very cool to watch how it is done. Great taste as well.

Awful place! There was a chinese man non-stop screaming at the staff...