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See's Candy Factory
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where all the Goodies come from!
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Like what i've said, See's Candy has 2 factories (one is Los Angeles and one in South San Francisco!) and this is the second factory! Unfotunately, they don't do factory tours here so you can just have pictures taken outside and buy at the See's Retail Store Beside it for the pure indulgence of the sweet chocolate kind. Currently Owned by Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, See's makes more than 100 varieties of premium chocolate truffles, caramels, toffee, and other candies, including boxed assortments, lollipops, and kosher treats.

Updated Sep 30, 2008

Address: 210 El Camino Real , South San Francisco, CA 94080

Phone: (650) 583-7307

Website: www.sees.com

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Restaurants  

COSTCO Pizza: Cheapest Food Stall at COSTCO

COSTCO Pizza: Cheapest Food Stall at COSTCO, South San Francisco

 machomikemd Says:  COSTCO has the distinction of Having the Cheapest Fast Food Service available for it's members like the Pepperoni Pizza which is just $ 10 a whole piece (my other favorite Blondie's in Downtown San Francisco is $ 18) Off course the Costco Pizza is More Greasy and more Starch... 

Filipino Style Bakeshop and Restaurant: Goldilocks

Filipino Style Bakeshop and Restaurant: Goldilocks, South San Francisco

 machomikemd Says:  How can you feel homesick and longing for your old country if most of the comfort food you had in childhood is now in the USA! Jolibee? Red Ribbon? even Goldilocks! Goldilocks Bakeshop is part of my youth and is one of my favorite places for comfort food and comfort baked... 

Beijing Buffett: Pan Asian Buffett

Beijing Buffett: Pan Asian Buffett, South San Francisco

 machomikemd Says:  Pan Asian Buffets are the rage in the bay Area and most people here are not asians since they are also popular to other races too. They have lunch and Dinner Buffet Specials and like other asian buiffets, Dinner is more expensive thant Lunch due to the larger selections of... 

See's Candies: Main Store of See's Candies near It's Factory

See's Candies: Main Store of See's Candies near It's Factory, South San Francisco

 machomikemd Says:  First of All, See's Candy has two factories, one is Los Angeles and one in South San Francisco. This See's Shop is just beside the Factory! a special is is that if you know someone working here, they will give you a 20% discount ( i know someone hehehe) so this is Chocolate... 

Transportation  

San Francisco International Airport

San Francisco International Airport, South San Francisco

 machomikemd Says:  this is the actual location of the International Airport! (ok, not San Francisco City Proper) Since 2000, the Renovated Airport is really a Jewel in the Bay Area but since it is always foggy in the bay area, there are cases of flight delays due to it. The airport is composed... 

SAMTRANS

SAMTRANS, South San Francisco

 machomikemd Says:  This is the Public Bus System of San Mateo County (areas like Daly City, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Milbrae, Redwood City, etc.) and also into portions of San Francisco and Palo Alto. Service is largely concentrated on the Bay side of the San Bruno Mountains. The only... 

BART Station

BART Station, South San Francisco

 machomikemd Says:  BART operates in downtown San Francisco street, in the lower level of the Market Street Subway, below the Muni Metro trains. The system runs as far south of San Francisco as Milbrae, and, on the east side of the bay, serves Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Pittsburg, Bay Point,... 

CalTrain

CalTrain, South San Francisco

 bocmaxima Says:  Although BART goes through South SF as well, CalTrain is faster and cheaper. There is one stop in town near the 101 and Grand Avenue. There is parking available for a nominal fee (I think $2), right next to the tracks. Walking, there's a nice business area basically adjacent... 

Shopping  

Pacific Supermarket: Pan Asian Supermarket

Pacific Supermarket: Pan Asian Supermarket, South San Francisco

 machomikemd Says:  pacific supermarket has branches in san francisco and daly city and here in south city or south san francisco. This Pan Asian Supermarket has lots of asian food stuffs and merchandise that it is an asian shoppers haven here in the peninsula and the typical about asian... 

COSTCO: Membership Shopping Better than Sam's Club

COSTCO: Membership Shopping Better than Sam's Club, South San Francisco

 machomikemd Says:  Everybody nows that Costco is the Competitor of Sam's Club and is a wholesale price club. It was founded by enterpreneurs James Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman in the Coffee City of Seattle! eventuallyis expanded nationwide and like they say, the rest is history! Costco focuses... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Birthday Parties
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Having A Birthday party of a Filipino and Filipino-American is fun and lots of food around, Filipinos and Filipino-Americans have a closed knit and extended family ties like the Italians and Greeks that is why there is a saying that if you marry a filipino or filipina, you also marry tha family hence birthdayn parties are well attended and with food aplenty and you also have free styrofoam boxes to get the left over foods for free. There is also singing and dancing aplenty. This filipino traditon is also followed by the Filipino Diaspora at the Bay Area.

Written Jan 10, 2012

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