Stephen Curry surprises diners at Filipino-owned Señor Sisig's Thrive City restaurant in San Francisco
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry dropped in on Filipino-owned Señor Sisig's Thrive City branch during lunch service, ordering a pork Señor Burrito and Crispy Sinigang wings and offering to buy everyone's lunch, INQUIRER.net USA reported.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry paid a surprise visit to the Thrive City branch of Filipino-owned restaurant Señor Sisig, INQUIRER.net USA reported on 8 November. Curry arrived with a film crew during regular lunch service at the restaurant, which the outlet describes as a popular stop for fans visiting the Warriors' home arena.
The four-time NBA champion ordered a pork Señor Burrito and Crispy Sinigang wings, and offered to buy lunch for everyone inside the restaurant. According to Señor Sisig Senior Marketing Manager Melanie Benitez, the Warriors organisation had already covered the cost of the meals before Curry made his offer.
The visit coincided with celebrations surrounding the Golden State Valkyries' championship parade, with many customers wearing violet as they gathered around Thrive City. Curry took time to pose for photos with fans.
From a food truck to Chase Center
Señor Sisig is owned by high school friends Evan Kidera and Gil Payumo, who started out serving their Filipino fusion food from a refurbished Chinese food truck bought in Modesto, according to 48 hills. Its menu combines Filipino flavours, particularly those rooted in Kapampangan cuisine, with burritos, tacos, fries and other California favourites, INQUIRER.net USA said.
The Thrive City restaurant opened on 21 January 2025 as the brand's fourth permanent location, just outside Chase Center, according to Eater SF and 48 hills. For the opening, Eater SF reported, the menu added the sinigang wings, a collaboration with Filipino American rapper P-Lo inspired by the tamarind-based Filipino stew sinigang, which had previously been available only in Oakland.
Speaking right before cutting the ribbon at the Thrive City opening, Kidera said, according to 48 hills:
We’ve always been about bringing food, culture, connection to the community.
| Location | Address |
|---|---|
| Mission | 990 Valencia St., San Francisco |
| Ferry Building | 1 Ferry Building, Suite 41, San Francisco |
| Thrive City | 151 Warriors Way, San Francisco |
| Oakland | 330 17th Street, Oakland |
Señor Sisig also runs food trucks serving the Bay Area, according to its website.
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- Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry paid a surprise visit to Señor Sisig's Thrive City branch, arriving with a film crew during regular lunch service, INQUIRER.net USA reported on 8 November 2026.
- Curry ordered a pork Señor Burrito and Crispy Sinigang wings and offered to buy lunch for everyone inside, but the Warriors organisation had already covered the meals, according to Señor Sisig Senior Marketing Manager Melanie Benitez.
- Señor Sisig started as a San Francisco food truck and now has restaurants in the Mission District, the Ferry Building, Oakland and Thrive City.
- Owners Evan Kidera and Gil Payumo opened the Thrive City restaurant, outside the Warriors' home at Chase Center, in January 2025.
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