The Tenderloin is about to get a new coffee shop from a Four Barrel alum, Hoodline reports. It’s called GEORGE AND LENNIE, which may ring a bell for readers familiar with the Steinbeck novel Of Mice and Men. Owner Brett Walker decided to name the shop after his favorite book, since it’s the realization of a longtime dream, not unlike the never-realized ranch the novel’s characters speak of at length.
The shop will be opening in the next few weeks on the ground floor of the Lofts at Seven building, a new complex with residential units above. There will be some food options that Walker is still figuring out, and he’s also applying for a beer and wine license. He’ll be using both Four Barrel and De La Paz beans for the coffee too. 277 Golden Gate Ave. at Hyde.
The future home of George and Lennie. Photo from Instagram.
