Java House, SF Embarcadero
Plaque on the side of the excellent diner “Java House” just up the street from the SF Giants stadium. Text is:
“JAVA HOUSE
Established 1912
GOOD FOOD HERE! The oldest eatery on San Francisco’s Embarcadero, Java House has served breakfast and lunch at this Pier 40 location since 1912. It’s classic menu appeals to all who have stopped in from sailors, longshoreman, tourists and politicians including cultural celebrities Herb Caen, Harry Bridges, Carl Wheat to baseball’s Joe Dimaggio and Willey Mays. Its host through time represent those who sail the seas: Italians, Portuguese, Norwegians, Irish, Scots and Greeks. The waterfront has undergone dramatic change, but the Java House’s vintage appearance, friendly welcome and great eats remain.
ΚΑΛΟSΟPIΣATE
Dedicated March 27, 6009 (2004) by
Yerba Buena #1 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampsus Vitus
Credio Quia Absurdum”
More information on the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampsus Vitus at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Clampus_Vitus
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