Mendel's opened on Haight Street in 1952, by our founder and namesake Mendel Herscowitz (my grandfather) and has operated continuously and family owned since then. The original store was at the corner of Haight and Masonic . We moved to our present location, between Clayton and Ashbury, in 1968. Running stores is kind of in our family blood. Mendel had a "5 and dime" store on Haight Street in in the early fifties (called B&L 5 and Dime -- named for his daughters Bette and Louise). Mendel's parents had grocery store in Daly City in the early 1900's. Bette bought the business from Mendel in 1978. Suddenly he was retired-- which meant that he could work whenever he wanted to and only to-- a nice situation to be in. Today, I (Naomi) help my aunt, Bette, run the store. When she is ready to retire (which means work only when she wants) I guess I will be in charge.
| Website | http://www.mendels.com |
| Revenue | $5.2 million |
| Employees | View employees |
| Address | 1556 Haight St, San Francisco, California 94117, US |
| Phone | +1 415-621-1287 |
| Industry | Flowers, Gifts & Specialty Stores, Retail |
| Competitors | Zalando, ASOS.com, StockX, FARFETCH, Depop, Poshmark, SSENSE, thredUP, Lyst, Grailed +49 more (view full list) |
| SIC | SIC Code 594 Companies, SIC Code 59 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 451 Companies, NAICS Code 45 Companies, NAICS Code 459 Companies |
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The Mendels annual revenue was $5.2 million in 2026.
Mendels is based in San Francisco, California.
The NAICS codes for Mendels are [451, 45, 459].
The SIC codes for Mendels are [594, 59].
