The Golden Girls Kitchen Pops

Up in S.F.

by Chris Narloch

You probably need to be a die-hard — and I mean die-hard! — fan of “The Golden Girls” to enjoy the new pop-up restaurant devoted to the classic sit-com that ran for seven hilarious seasons on NBC in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.

The new eatery, which opened in late April on Folsom Street in San Francisco, is certainly not inexpensive, but it does offer priceless nostalgia for fans of Rose, Blanche, Sophia, and Dorothy. I pre-ordered Sophia’s Lasagna and a slice of chocolate cheesecake, added a diet cola, and ended up with a tab of well over $50, after tax and tip.

If you add sides and alcohol, you’re looking at close to $100 per person. The food was good but not worth that kind of money, so you’re paying for the experience and the atmosphere, which includes more-or-less life-size recreations of Blanche’s infamous bedroom, the girls’ famous kitchen, and The Rusty Anchor bar.

If you are hell-bent on going, I would attend a Sunday Drag Brunch because there was no entertainment, beyond our meal and photo ops of the sets inside the restaurant, on the afternoon that my friends and I had lunch. For more information, go to: https://bucketlisters.com/experience/golden-girls-kitchen-sf