Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory in Ross Alley

The Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, located in Ross Alley in Chinatown, is a small, visible production space where customers can watch workers hand-fold and bake fortune cookies. The business traces its operation to the early 1960s by the owners' account and has become a frequent tourist stop in Chinatown. The site figures in local lore and debates about the origin of the American fortune cookie, a topic with multiple competing claims among historians.