--- title: Tupac Shakur 0th Anniversary: Pop-Up Restaurant Opening 2 description: To celebrate the life of Tupac Shakur, a pop-up restaurant inspired by the renowned rapper is coming to the Fulton Mall in Fresno, Calif. canonical: https://time.com/4485694/tupac-shakur-pop-up-restaurant/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-09T19:03:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:23.060Z og:title: Tupac Shakur Restaurant Opening on 20th Anniversary of His Death og:description: With menu items such as a California Love Chicken Sandwich og:url: https://time.com/4485694/tupac-shakur-pop-up-restaurant/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf18b521f28269f32/6988a55cfb4eac741d88f091/tupac-shakur.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Tupac Shakur In 'Gridlock'd' og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tupac Shakur Restaurant Opening on 20th Anniversary of His Death twitter:description: With menu items such as a California Love Chicken Sandwich twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf18b521f28269f32/6988a55cfb4eac741d88f091/tupac-shakur.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tupac-Inspired Pop-Up Restaurant to Open on 20th Anniversary of Rapper's Death  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 9, 2016 7:03 PM UTC  Tupac Shakur in a scene from the film Gridlock'd (1997) Tupac Shakur in a scene from the film Gridlock'd (1997)Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 9, 2016 7:03 PM UTC To celebrate the life of [Tupac Shakur](http://time.com/4371390/tupac-biopic-all-eyez-on-me-teaser/), a one-day [pop-up](http://time.com/4457361/kanye-west-pop-up-stores/) restaurant inspired by the renowned rapper is opening at the Fulton Mall in Fresno, Calif., on Sept. 13 — the 20th anniversary of his [1996 death](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1867198%5F1867170%5F1867190,00.html). According to [_Rolling_ _Stone_](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tupac-inspired-pop-up-restaurant-in-the-works-w438730), Powamekka Cafe will serve dishes based on several of Shakur’s personal recipes, as well as those of other musicians — all of which he had intended to include in a cookbook. Additionally, several original Pac-themed menu items will be available to customers, including a California Love Chicken Sandwich, Hennessey Apple Butter chicken wings, a Mac-and-Cheeseburger and Thug Passion cake pops. The restaurant will also feature design ideas inspired by [sketches left behind](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Ni0Rn1tM1U/VPoMxwxlQpI/AAAAAAAARpc/5MiWVPtN7Sk/w800-h800/10997004%5F868825303195526%5F2408939759708233344%5Fo.jpg) by Shakur, such as restroom doors labelled “Divaz” and “Playaz.” Read more at [RollingStone.com](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tupac-inspired-pop-up-restaurant-in-the-works-w438730). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4485694/tupac-shakur-pop-up-restaurant/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4485694/tupac-shakur-pop-up-restaurant/"},"headline":"Tupac-Inspired Pop-Up Restaurant to Open on 20th Anniversary of Rapper's Death","datePublished":"2016-09-09T19:03:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:23.060Z","description":"With menu items such as a California Love Chicken Sandwich","url":"https://time.com/4485694/tupac-shakur-pop-up-restaurant/","keywords":["Newsfeed","restaurants","celebrities","Tupac"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf18b521f28269f32/6988a55cfb4eac741d88f091/tupac-shakur.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf18b521f28269f32/6988a55cfb4eac741d88f091/tupac-shakur.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tupac Shakur In 'Gridlock'd'","caption":"Tupac Shakur in a scene from the film Gridlock'd (1997)","creditText":"Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4485694/tupac-shakur-pop-up-restaurant/","name":"Tupac-Inspired Pop-Up Restaurant to Open on 20th Anniversary of Rapper's Death"}}]}] ```