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In the shop you'll find fortune cookies everywhere

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One of the three workers who control the fortune cookie machines

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Cookies hot off the press

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Out of the oven and onto a folding wand, where the ladies form the cookie

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Hot irons come out of the oven

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Tourists watching the process, there's a steady stream of them all day long

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The factory itself is a very small and cramped place

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Come in and get yourself a bag of freshly made cookies

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Fortunes galore

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Ross Alley, with the shop on the left

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In a hole-in-the-wall on Ross Alley between Washington and Jackson Streets in Chinatown, you'll find one the city's hidden gems, Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory. The smell of the batter will lead you to the shop long before you see it, but once you do, it's quite a sight. Since 1962, Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory has churned out freshly made fortune cookies and barrels of fortunes thanks to ladies sitting next to the giant machines diligently folding cookies. Stop by, try a sample cookie, and buy a bag–they're as fresh as you can get. Enjoy the slide show.