Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory Chinatown gag

The Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory in Ross Alley is a small, publicly viewable production site where visitors can watch fortune cookies being hand-formed and stamped. It has been a Chinatown tourist attraction for decades and is frequently mentioned in food and travel writing about the neighborhood. Locals and visitors commonly joke about the generic or cheesy nature of the fortunes and about the touristy appeal of watching cookies being made. The factory's storefront is a noted spot on Chinatown walking tours.