The Cannery

I can’t really comment on the food or drink because we walked into the place, got dirty looks from all the patrons already seated and than the staff didn’t even bother speaking to us. After waiting for 10 mins to be even spoken to, we decided to take our business else where. Considering this was our 3^rd stop on our «pub crawl», it was disappointing that given the very cool atmosphere, to have such a rude experience!!! But that’s ok since there are no lack of bars to try in this area!!! Onto the Blue Mermaid next door!!!

Cool building housing restaurants, shops, specialty stores… in the middle of the Wharf area…

Zombies have taken over.
Norman’s Filipino ice cream is kind of good.
I was only here late one weekday night because some friend’s had some alumni Art Institute gathering here. Yeah, why here?
Uh… yeah, that’s all I got.
Actually, Norman’s should serve brain-​flavored ice cream. Gross right? But zombies love it!

The Cannery which was the original Del Monte Plant #1 has been recently renovated into a wonderful shopping center. It was nice to see that it has finally been completed and it’s an excellent option to get away from the high traffic tourist areas of Fisherman’s Wharf.
Now how did you efficient San Fran Unilocalers allow me to stop by from Texas and nail a FTR in San Fran? ;)

Wow, we recently were in San Fran on holiday. I hadn’t been in the City for over 20 years. Grew up in the Bay area and remember visiting the Cannery often then. So, looked forward to seeing it again. How sad. Pretty much empty spaces. Not what it once was. Still a great location. Maybe someday it will go back to what I remember, but for now, not really worth a visit unless there is a store you are looking for.

A collection of stores that sell apparel and gifts.

Not much left here, some businesses and offices and a few stores and restaurants. They’ve recently fixed up the building a bit.

Said by other Unilocalers. this place is like Vallco in Cupertino. at one point vibrant. never regained its steps after businesses started to leave. I always see the ice cream spot. next year!

It has fallen on hard times. The place is essentially empty. Only a couple of shops hanging in. It’s not being remodeled, it is suffering from a lack of tenants. A sign of the times. Can’t really see anyone moving in at this point. No draw. I have visited this place for over 35 years and seeing it as it is now is just sad. Same can be said for Ghirardelli Square. At one time these two places we’re big draws with every store front filled. Not now.

Yeah, there’s a ton of stores around but the building itself and all the history surrounding are interesting enough to check it out.

This is a review based on what this place has become, not what it used to be. This area is pretty dead now. It’s a neat little shortcut between streets, but there’s not much here to make you want to stay awhile. There’s a bar to get your drink on, a Japanese spot to get your grub on, and an ice cream spot to get your desserts on. THAT’S IT.

This shopping center is pretty dead.
There was only 1 place that is worth visiting and it’s Norman’s.
It appears that they are giving this center a face lift given the paint upgrades they were doing while I visited.
Hopefully there will be more shops to draw more visitors to this center as it does have to potential to be very successful.

It’s empty now — no more vibrant stores and all that remains are some restaurants that I don’t need to go too.
Sad, really sad. There’s literally nothing left to see here but empty storefronts.

Fun shopping mall with history. Last time when I went there thought it had not much going on. Lot of stores have left but I hope great little store will come back. Unique shops and not like all those other commercial store that all have the same.
When more stores come in,
Cannery is the place check out.

A mixed bag. This center has had its ups and downs. During the late 70s and through much of the 80s this was a thriving shopping center. Around the mid 90s things started to go down hill, and based on the most recent reviews (and the occasional driveby) not much has changed. There used to be kite shops, high end novelty stores, importers, and just over all a very eclectic and welcoming collection of mid high end merchants, including «Just Deserts» (no longer there, I think) which, for a time, had the best deserts in San Francisco. My one real negative experience was when I took a lady friend to the outdoor café in the foyer next to the stage. The hostess/​waitress there was exceptionally rude. Lady friend was a vegan, and the hostess told us that the vegetable soup with beef broth was vegan friendly. Not so.
The Cannery may recover, and I hope it does, but it remains to be seen. It was a place I used to love to visit. Not so much now.
Like another reviewer stated, it’s very much a tourist area, but it used to be a decent one at one time.
EDIT; May 19^th, 2016
Well, I swung by it again today, and there seem to be a few more places to eat, but only one Sock Store for women. The Art Institute of San Francisco has taken over much of the top floor which used to be a lot of white collar business offices in the 80s; lawyers, real estate, investment firms and so forth.
Again, this used to be a thriving eclectic shopping center, but has transformed into a sort of restaurant /​bar hub with two tourist centers and one store. Kind of an odd transformation.
Now that the low housing complex has been revamped perhaps new clientele with some spending cash will help revive this area, and perhaps, hope beyond hope, see a resurgence for the area.

I didn’t come here when I lived here– just on the last few trips back (april/​may 2010). The last time we came here, we went to Norman’s for ice cream and halo-​halo (yummy– glad we came upon it a couple years prior but it was Mitchell’s back then) and listened to a performer on a little stage in the courtyard– he was very good, BTW. I think that there was a sunday brunch going on in the restaurant nearby, because there were lots of folding chairs set up. We sat at the picnic table. It was a nice vibe– relaxing, sunny, ice cream and music– what’s better than that? Lots of people walking past. We may have gone into a few stores but nothing really caught our eyes. We’ll be back for more Norman’s on our next trip.

Very touristy, but I expected that coming in.
We stopped by here on the 4^th to grab a few pitchers before the fireworks, and we somehow were able to grab a nice corner booth. Our server was really nice, even though I’m sure this was the last place she wanted to be on a Holiday.
Although extremely packed, the pitchers came regularly and I had a great time. They have 68 beers on tap, so it was nice trying beers I had never tasted.
Granted, I probably won’t ever be back here, but if you’re down on the piers and feel like exploring some beers, this would be the place to do it.

Under renovation.
The ground floor stores are open, but the 2^nd and 3^rd floor are construction zones. Somehow, a bar manages to continue operating on the 2^nd floor. The restrooms are LOCKED.
Come back next year.

Stores = okay, interesting to look at, but too pricey to buy much.
Total tourist area.
Not really a fun place to be…

What a pleasant time I had here. Browsed the shops. Ate in the restaurants. Walked through courtyard. The Cannery is a great place to wind down a day.