John's Grill, which actually is seen briefly in "The Maltese Falcon," is still a viable San Francisco eatery, counted amongst its regular customers Elisha Cook, who played Wilmer Cook in the movie, and he gave them one of his original plasters of the Maltese Falcon.
John's Grill, som rent faktisk ses kortvarigt i "Ridderfalken", er stadigvæk et fungerende spisested, som blandt de faste gæster blandt andet talte Elisha Cook, som spiller Wilmer Cook i filmen, og han gav dem en af hans oprindelige gipsudgaver af Ridderfalken.