When was the Last time you visited San Francisco FISHERMANS WHARF?

[yuiyoshida]

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	I have never been, would love to go.
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	I was just there Recently. (Today, yesterday, a few days ago.)
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	I was there a few weeks ago.
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	I was there a few months ago.
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	I was there last year.
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	I visited there a few years ago. (or longer)
	4 (40%)
	I don't remember but its time to go again!
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	I have been there and frankly it was a horrible experience
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	Never been there, will never go there.
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	THATS IN CALIFORNIA right?
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[itsrobert]

1. Cant answer

Is 25 years ago equal to few years ago?

[yuiyoshida]

3. I can fix that for you okay?

[Cirque du So-What]

2. It's been almost 40 years

and I admit my visit was fairly brief, although I dined in an absolutely delightful restaurant.

[yuiyoshida]

6. Its still a great place for seafood, though most places are expensive..

I tend to drift over to Pier 39 for some lovely seafood...
http://www.pier39.com/home/dine/restaurants/neptunes-waterfront-grill-bar/

http://neptuneswaterfrontgrillandbar.com/

[Cirque du So-What]

13. It was expensive back then too

although I considered the abalone to be worth the price.

[yuiyoshida]

15. amazing because I don't think people can get

abalone any longer. I think its on the endangered species list. I probably will never get to ever taste abalone, even if it came from Taiwan..

[Cirque du So-What]

17. If I had known that abalone would become an endangered species

I would have certainly given it a pass that evening

[yuiyoshida]

18. I am hoping it will make a come back...

The problem is, the sea otters love them as much as humans...

[stevil]

4. You made me hungry!!!!

When I lived in SF I would go once a week to eat crab on the street and then have some beer at Jack's. I would also make it a point to watch the guy behind the tree that scares people.

[yuiyoshida]

9. oh yes!

[upaloopa]

5. We go about twice a year

Walk all around the fort and take the cable car to Union Square and back

[yuiyoshida]

7. Thats the fort that is under

The golden gate bridge right? I have been there, its pretty cool.

[Auggie]

8. I lived in San Francisco for almost 20 years, and honestly ...

I went to attempts to avoid it. My only visits are to show it to out-of-town guests. That was maybe three years ago.

[yuiyoshida]

10. I have lived in San Franciso all my life....

And Fisherman's wharf is as close as it gets to an amusement park.. I love to go once in a while and mingle with tourists. Sometimes I wear my SF Giants gear.. and hit up some of the fresh crab places.. or have a big bowl of Clam chowder in a baked sour dough bread. Its lovely!

[grasswire]

22. Boudin is the BEST sourdough bread. nt

[yuiyoshida]

25. Absolutely

[KamaAina]

52. But you do not need to brave the throngs of turistas at the Wharf to get it

they have an outlet on Market, near Montgomery station.

[grasswire]

54. It's also available by mail order at the web site. nt

[Auggie]

35. +1

I lived on Russian Hill. North Beach / Columbus Avenue was my playground. Still is.

[yuiyoshida]

40. I LIVE in the shadow of NIHONMACHI!

[Auggie]

42. Cool part of town!

[yuiyoshida]

43. very! mochiron!

[SunSeeker]

39. Mmmmm. I get those at the Boudin bakery inside Disney's California Adventure.

It's not San Francisco, but at least I don't have to leave Orange County.

[yuiyoshida]

41. Thats great that Boudin's is in SoCal !

I love Orange County...its fun to visit there. I have attended Angel games in the past down there and seen the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim!

[Gormy Cuss]

44. Amusement park, check.

Even though it's a giant tourist magnet I still like wandering through FW on my way to Aquatic Park or Ft. Mason from North Beach. The seafood's pricey but the fleece clothing is cheap!

[yuiyoshida]

45. Its amazing to me how this happens but...

One of the places on Beach Street used to make a ton of money. Why? Cause they sold Fisherman Wharf and San Francisco Sweat shirts. People would come to San Francisco expecting the weather to be like Miami Florida. Hot and Humid, no need for extra clothing, but to their surprise there is this chill in air off the bay, and its freaking cold! SO where do they run? To the place that sells sweat shirts... of course.

[madamesilverspurs]

11. 45 years ago.

And we sat in the Ghirardelli ice cream parlor and enjoyed monstrously huge sundaes.

Yummmm....................

[yuiyoshida]

12. Just love ghirardelli square and the Chocolate factory!

[SheilaT]

14. I was last there at least twenty years ago.

Maybe more. I'm trying to remember if we went there on my last visit to San Francisco which would have been about then.

I've been there several times on earlier visits.

[yuiyoshida]

16. Glad you got to go.. it can be a fun place!

[bluedigger]

19. Lived in Berkeley until I was three.

Moved across the country and have never been back, but I remember the curvy street lined with flowers that (I think) goes down to the wharf, and crossing the Golden Gate Bridge.

[grasswire]

24. the curvy street is Lombard. nt

[KamaAina]

55. A block of Vermont Street in Potrero Hill is steeper and curvier.

Not to mention less crowded.

[AsahinaKimi]

20. Pier 39 has the NFL SHOP... awesome place..

I buy all my Giants and Raider gear there... great place to shop for any sports fan!

[yuiyoshida]

21. yup

We have been there together a few months back..

[grasswire]

23. I remember when there was jazz at Pier 39.

The FAMOUS Earthquake McGoons, with Turk Murphy as the house band and my friend Scott Anthony playing the breaks. Those were the days.

I also remember the famous restaurant Omar Khayams, down below street level. Eat delicious Armenian food while the cable cars rumble on the street outside.

Lots of happy memories there, but I haven't visited for twenty years or so.

[yuiyoshida]

26. there you go!

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2013/04/omar-khayyams/#sthash.KxbhGQ2w.dpbs

[newfie11]

27. 50 years ago

And it was great!

[yuiyoshida]

28. 50 wow!! time to go again!!

[newfie11]

38. The traffic alone would do me in lol

[petronius]

29. Probably over a year for FW itself, although I've been in SF more recently

Unless the Ferry Building counts as FW (although I don't think so)? Because I've passed through there in the past few months...

[yuiyoshida]

30. No, The Ferry building has its own bit of tourist attractions..

There is a wonderful area there for buying great fresh foods, and the more exotic stuff like caviar, fresh sour dough breads, Cheeses from all over Europe and California. Store that sell all kinds of nuts and seeds. The ferries are there of course, that go over to Oakland. A few great Seafood restaurants, which tend to be cheaper than Fisherman's wharf, and within walking distance, aways down is of course, AT&T Park!

[petronius]

36. Yeah, it's really quite nice there. I was very surprised - after being out of CA

for a few years - to find how the somewhat grungy terminal that I remembered from the '80s/'90s had been transformed into a very well-used attraction.

Another place that I really like near there, which I hadn't known about until recently, is Yerba Buena Gardens. In particular the sculpture Urge, which was the surprise highlight of my last walk through the area...

[yuiyoshida]

37. Yerba Buena gardens is lovely!

[tularetom]

31. The same time as the Rodney King riots in LA

Must've been in 92 or 93.

Wow, it's been over 20 years.

Hell the last time I've been anywhere in SF was to take my granddaughter to the airport in 2004. And that was just driving through from the Bay Bridge to the Bayshore and out to SFO.

[yuiyoshida]

32. Time to come back, its spring now heading into summer and already

The weather is wonderful!!

[JohnnyLib2]

33. We go every few years.

The great thing is, you can hit most of the areas above in one day. And pretend that the chocolate is sugar-free!

[yuiyoshida]

34. YOU ARE IN LUCK!!

http://chocolate.ghirardelli.com/chocolate/Sugar-Free

[SoapBox]

46. At least 30 years...

I think.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

47. About one year ago

Had a delightful time reuniting my dad with a friend he hadn't seen for 30 years!

[bayareaboy]

48. I have not been for a while...

But this Irish Boy put in a lot of time there.

My Wife's Uncle was a part owner of Castignola's and I once in a while, got to work the crab steamers in front.

I really liked the Aquatic Museum though. My sister took me there often when I was young. It was always so quiet there. Then she would take me over to the bocce ball courts across the way and we got as much Italino cursing as we wanted.

[yuiyoshida]

49. I heard that Pier 39 was decked out in

Shamrocks yesterday.. I can not confirm it, I wasn't there, but I am sure we have a number of Irish in the City By the Bay... Would make sense for them have a special place to celebrate St. patty's day. There used to be some great Irish Pubs in the city..I don't recall any names at the moment.

[bayareaboy]

50. To me ...

Irelands 32 was a good spot out on 3rd and Geary. and the Plow and Stars about a block away on Clement was A-OK.

The last time I took some friends to the wharf they wanted to go to Pier 39. I said why me!

[mackerel]

56. there are still some out at Clement and Geary

Geary. I think a few Irish Bank downtown is still there.

[northoftheborder]

51. 47 years ago

It was cool, in June, damp, but beautiful. We were there only one day as part of a longer tour of the Northwest. The Aquarium, Chinatown, Fisherman'w Wharf, the trolly ride up and down the long hill, the Victorian houses, are all I can remember. Would love to see it again, and stay longer.

[KamaAina]

53. A couple of years ago when Mom was in town

she mostly wanted to see the Maritime Museum at the west end of the Wharf. Old ships + vintage streetcars = WIN.

[Kablooie]

57. I met Max Baer there when I was three.

He thought I was cute and gave me a silver dollar.