at own , ▁possibly ▁pred ating ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁San ▁Francisco ▁earth qu ake . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁account ▁states ▁that ▁Sam ▁Wo ▁had ▁occupied ▁the ▁same ▁ 8 1 3 ▁Washington ▁Street ▁location ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁Sam ▁Wo ▁was ▁primarily ▁well - known ▁by ▁San ▁Francisco ▁loc als ▁for ▁its ▁" f am ous ▁... ▁no - fr ills , ▁late - night ▁food ▁and ▁its ▁you - get - what - you - get ▁service " ▁and ▁ 3 ▁AM ▁closing ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Sam ▁Wo ▁was ▁a ▁Beat ▁Generation ▁hang out , ▁featuring ▁such ▁l umin aries ▁as ▁Michael ▁Mc Cl ure , ▁Allen ▁G ins berg , ▁and ▁Charles ▁B uk owski . ▁ ▁The ▁Sam ▁Wo ▁R estaur ant ▁was ▁f amed ▁as ▁the ▁work place ▁of ▁Ed sel ▁Ford ▁F ung , ▁often ▁called ▁the ▁" world ' s ▁rud est , ▁worst , ▁most ▁ins ult ing ▁wait er ". ▁F ung ▁would ▁refuse ▁to ▁serve ▁customers ▁whose ▁appearance ▁he ▁dis lik ed ▁and ▁would ▁also ▁har ass ▁pat rons ▁that ▁compla ined ▁about ▁mistaken ▁orders . ▁After ▁his ▁passing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁left ▁a ▁last ing ▁impression ▁for ▁a ▁generation ▁of ▁San ▁Francis c ans . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁signs ▁on ▁the ▁Washington ▁street ▁eat ery ▁remain ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁stating ▁somewhat ▁par ado x ically ▁for ▁a ▁Chinese ▁restaurant , ▁including ▁" No ▁Bo o