The viral Tiktok phenomenon of “Crumbl Cookie” finally debuted in San Francisco on February 7th. With stores already in Berkeley and Foster City, Galileo students had been traveling out of the city, paying toll fees or traveling over an hour by public transportation to get these cookies, but now, students only have to travel within city borders in order to get these sweet treats.
The San Francisco location is located at Lakeshore Plaza, a 5 minute drive away from Stonestown Galleria, although it is still about an hour bus ride from school.
The popularity of Crumbl Cookies showed on opening day when people waited in a line that usually had over a 100 people in it, although some might attribute the line to the incentive of a free chocolate chip cookie, while supplies lasted. Lines were seen to be around the block even at 8pm and the average wait time stood around 2 hours.
Galileo students shared their experience with trying to get a free cookie on opening day. “I went there after school ended and I still had to wait an hour even when I joined my friend in the middle of the line. By the time we finished our cookies, it was already dark and I didn’t really like the flavors offered that week. I also didn’t get the free cookie,” says junior Christine N.
While junior Eden T. said, “I got really lucky, my friend waited in line for 2+ hours and she was able to get me some. They were so worth it though.”
While there are many people excited about Crumbl being in the city, for Galileo students the location isn’t really ideal. Junior Hannah C. said, “Although I like that there’s a Crumbl in the city now, it still feels really far away. I would prefer it if it was closer to Downtown so it’s more accessible but the quality of the cookies are still the same as any other location.”
Many find the appeal of Crumbl Cookie in the ever changing weekly selection of cookies. The ever changing menu allows for an infinite variety of different flavors and allows people to try different flavors every week which keeps their customers engaged.
