# Grooves, San Francisco: a record store in San Francisco (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/grooves-san-francisco-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 4 sources. Updated 2026-10-19. Owner review: not yet. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/grooves-san-francisco-ca ## Photos - ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsp6enh301coyepdkj1bow2y%2F0.jpg) - ![Photo 2](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsp6enh301coyepdkj1bow2y%2F1.jpg) - ![Photo 3](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsp6enh301coyepdkj1bow2y%2F2.jpg) - ![Photo 4](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsp6enh301coyepdkj1bow2y%2F3.jpg) - ![Photo 5](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsp6enh301coyepdkj1bow2y%2F4.jpg) ## In short Grooves is a record store in San Francisco, CA. Its AI Score is 35 of 100, which is poor. Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Record store | | Address | 1797 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA | | Hours | Mon to Sun 12 PM to 7 PM | | Phone | (415) 436-9933 | | Owner | Nothing found | | Rating | 4.4 across 115 reviews on Google | | Known for | Grooves is best known for its extensive and eclectic vinyl collection, making it a must-visit destination for music lovers in San Francisco. The store's friendly staff and well-organized layout enhance the shopping experience. | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Nothing found | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | October 18, 2026, 9:28 PM | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 1797 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Location info | Description | 1797 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Sun 12:00 to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Location info | Name | Grooves | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (415) 436-9933 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | | Services | Service | Portfolio | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Sell CDs | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Sell vinyl records | AI guess | Nothing found | | Links | Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grooves-126821487371563 | AI guess | Business website, checked Oct 18, 2026 | | Links | Website | http://groovesrecords.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 11, 2026 | ## Services and prices These are the 1 service Grooves offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Portfolio | | | | Confirmed | ### Known for Grooves is best known for its extensive and eclectic vinyl collection, making it a must-visit destination for music lovers in San Francisco. The store's friendly staff and well-organized layout enhance the shopping experience. ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting Grooves Address: 1797 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Phone: (415) 436-9933. Hours: Mon to Sun 12 PM to 7 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by Grooves on its Google Business Profile: "1797 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103" ### When to go Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | McCoppin Hub Plaza | Park | 1 min walk | | Market St & Laguna St | Transit station | 2 min walk | | Market St / Laguna St/Guerrero St | Transit station | 2 min walk | | Curry Ya Tomo | Restaurant | 2 min walk | | Menya Kanemaru Golden Ramen | Ramen restaurant | 2 min walk | | Pizza Zone N Grill | Pizza restaurant | 2 min walk | ## Reputation 4.4 average across 115 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 11, 2026.) Grooves stands out for its extensive collection of vintage records and its authentic San Francisco charm. (AI guess, from 115 reviews.) ### What people like - Great selection of old/used records - Knowledgeable and friendly staff - Well organized store ### What people do not like - Store occasionally closed during listed hours - High prices on some records - Staff unresponsive at times ### Press No press story about Grooves found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Listed on 2 of the 21 directories we checked. | Directory | Listed | | --- | --- | | Alignable | Not listed | | Angi | Not listed | | Apple Maps | Listed | | BBB | Not listed | | Birdeye | Not listed | | Brownbook | Not listed | | Chamber of Commerce | Not listed | | Cylex | Not listed | | Facebook | Listed | | Foursquare | Not listed | | Hotfrog | Not listed | | Manta | Not listed | | MapQuest | Not listed | | MerchantCircle | Not listed | | Nextdoor | Not listed | | Superpages | Not listed | | Trustpilot | Not listed | | Tupalo | Not listed | | Yellowbook | Not listed | | Yellow Pages | Not listed | | Yelp | Not listed | ## Recent updates from Grooves Grooves hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### cancellation list here, is there one No answer yet ### anyone been to both here and 101 Music? No answer yet ### Are there any special features here? No answer yet ### best record store in San Francisco No answer yet ### walk in here, or is it appointment only? No answer yet ### anything new from Grooves lately? No answer yet ### what else is on Market around Grooves? No answer yet ### the good stuff about Grooves, what is it? No answer yet ### bad experiences here, anyone? No answer yet ### opening hours at Grooves in San Francisco, what are they these days? No answer yet ### budget options in San Francisco, what is decent No answer yet ### do regulars get anything here No answer yet ### walking in for a first visit, what happens No answer yet ### Worth the hype at Grooves? No answer yet ### is there parking at Grooves or is it street only? No answer yet ### prices round here, anyone got a number No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about Grooves We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Grooves. These are the answers that disagree with the record. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 18, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What the record says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 18, 2026: 687 Haight St | 1797 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA | ## The AI Score: 35 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Francisco record stores run 25 to 55. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Grooves scores 35, below the San Francisco average of 36. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Grooves | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 64 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 9 of 14 answers that recommended anyone. 8 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 79 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 54 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 66 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 50 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology ## How AI decides what to tell you about a record store When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on. That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today. The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place." ## How to choose a record store in California, with or without AI A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating. - Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door. - Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake. - Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today. - Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes. - Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with California. ## How to read the marks on this page - Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry. - Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit. - AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it. ## About the author Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine. - Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping. - Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing. - Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Grooves if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source. ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Grooves | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Grooves | LocalBusiness | #business | http://groovesrecords.com/ | Subject of this page | | San Francisco, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City Grooves is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the record stores in San Francisco, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best record stores in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco/record-store - Best businesses in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco ### Nearby - /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles - /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose - /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego - /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine - /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno - /palo-alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto ### Every list - Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI search optimization for local business? Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI? Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next. ### Who writes the answers here? Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so. ### I own Grooves. How do I fix something or rank higher? Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work. ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJiSki8p-AhYARnZ0BB3qSuQo (accessed Aug 11, 2026) - [2] groovesrecords.com, https://groovesrecords.com/portfolio/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 18, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] groovesrecords.com, http://groovesrecords.com/ (accessed Oct 18, 2026)