Michael Goodrich, the General Manager of Bun Mee, purchased the Castro diner from founders Dennis Ziebell and Bill Pung on July 17 for approximately $200,000 — the first ownership transfer since 1977. He's pledging to keep the menu, staff, and 24-hour weekend service unchanged.

Orphan Andy's, the Castro diner at 3991 17th Street, changed hands on July 17 — its first ownership transfer in close to five decades. Michael Goodrich, the General Manager of the Vietnamese fast-casual chain Bun Mee, purchased the room from founders Dennis Ziebell and Bill Pung for approximately $200,000, according to SF Bay Times reporting and city registration records.

Ziebell bought the property in 1977 — then a Greek-themed spot called the Five Corners Café — and renamed it; Pung joined as a partner the following year. The name came from Ziebell's own biography: he was orphaned at birth in Nebraska. Together they ran it into one of San Francisco's few venues still offering 24-hour service on Thursday through Saturday nights. "We don't have an option to continue, so we put the business up for sale," Ziebell told the SF Bay Times. The transaction was brokered by Patrick Totah of Restaurant Realty Co.

Goodrich Restaurants, LLC — the entity filing under the Orphan Andy's name — recorded a new business registration with the city on June 15, 2026. A business profile database identifies it as a California LLC formed July 19, 2024, with Goodrich as registered agent and a Greenbrae address; it could not be independently confirmed in California Secretary of State records as of publication.

Goodrich has committed publicly to retaining the name, menu, decor, and full staff — including Virginia Ramirez, the diner's longtime manager and server. The 24-hour Thursday-through-Saturday service stays. Pung vouched for the buyer. "At first I thought he was my nephew," he told the SF Bay Times. "He looked like family. Dennis and I both liked him and could see that he has got the energy to do what is needed."

The diner is one of the only rooms in San Francisco still serving at any hour — a city where state law cuts off alcohol at 2 a.m. and most kitchens follow not long after. A July 2026 piece by SFGATE writer Timothy Karoff tallied the city's all-night options at a very short list. Orphan Andy's has held that niche under two owners for nearly five decades; the question for a third is whether the same formula holds.