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A16
Category:
Romantic Dining
2355 Chestnut St
San Francisco,
California 94123
Took a while to get reservations. After eating there, no wonder! Arrived early and sat at the...
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Took a while to get reservations. After eating there, no wonder! Arrived early and sat at the bar. We are really picky on our wines and the bartender had great suggestions which we ended up with for dinner. Staff was excellent, friendly, very helpful. We had the Tuna Conserva Panzanella for starters (WOW), the Salsiccia Pizza, the Pasta Special with spring peas inside (very light)and a Chocolate Budino Tart recommended by our waitress (very light). Served as 3 courses shared by the two of us. Everything was amazing! When we got the bill, we could not believe how inexpensive for such great wine and food. Would definitely go back ...
Pros: Excellent food, excellent service
Cons: Never an open seat (except early at the bar)
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All You Knead
Category:
Family Restaurants
1466 Haight St
San Francisco,
California 94117
I went there this morning and was pleasantly surprised by the unique breakfast items, the variety...
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I went there this morning and was pleasantly surprised by the unique breakfast items, the variety (vegan and vegetarian friendly) and the low prices. Omlettes, crepes, scrambles, etc. It was worth the 40 min ride from North Beach. I had the tofu crepe - smoked tofu with spring vegetables in a peanut sauce, potatoes, artichokes, and a fruit cup. My visiting brother had the vegetarian lasagna which came with vegetables, and an AMAZING Hungarian mushroom soup. It was a good thing we were going hiking in the park otherwise the large portions would've weighed us down. Our server was very good - polite, prompt, and friendly. Clearly All You Knead is a well-deserved popular neighborhood eatery. I'm definitely going back with other out-of-towners.
Pros: delicious food, wide variety, great value
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Calling Amici's an "East Coast Pizzeria" is a complete misnomer, as there are two styles...
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Calling Amici's an "East Coast Pizzeria" is a complete misnomer, as there are two styles of pizza typically found on the East Coast. First off, you have New York pizza, typified by a thin crust that is foldable which is topped with a rich combination of tomato sauce and cheese. This can be found at Arinell, not Amici's. Amici's is trying to replicate, with some success, the pizza from New Haven, Connecticut.
When it comes to New Haven style pizza, there are some significant characteristics: the crust should be very thin, seasoned with olive oil and salt and should never get floppy. This base can be covered with chopped clams, olive oil and grated cheese or it can be covered with a little red sauce, mozzarella and some toppings. Not a mountain of toppings, but some sausage, pepperoni, peppers, onions, anchovies and other bits to enhance the flavor of the pizza. Shape isn't as important, nor is cutting it into symmetrical wedges... but color is, as the bottom should have areas of jet black char from the heat of the wood or coal fired brick oven, and the top of the pizza should blister from the heat anywhere where it is not covered with cheese. Is your mouth watering yet?
Amici's tries to replicate this, and in some ways they have: the cheese mix is pretty dead on, and the crust exhibits the sort of charring and blistering you would expect, though it isn't oiled and salted first, which makes it lose out a little on the flavor. For the past few months, I usually have Amici's delivered three times a month - and the pies are consistantly good, but nowhere as good as when you get it served hot at the restaurant.
Points off for their prices, the occasional delivery issue (getting a pie with the cheese all slid over to one side), and the piece of metal my wife unfortunately found in her chicken pesto pasta one time.
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Amina's Pizzeria
Category:
Pizza Restaurants
655 Divisadero St
San Francisco,
California 94117
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Arinell Pizza
Category:
Pizza Restaurants
509 Valencia St
San Francisco,
California 94110
(415) 255-1303
To tell you where I'm coming from, the best Neopolitan style (aka "New York Style")...
More 3 months ago
To tell you where I'm coming from, the best Neopolitan style (aka "New York Style") pizza in the USA comes from Grimaldi's Pizzeria in Brooklyn, NY. Google/Bing that and you'll see. Arinell's is a close number two.
You can always judge the quality of a pizza by its plain cheese slice, and Arinell's shines here. If you need to dress up a slice with toppings to overcome the basic slice, you're starting out wrong.
And there are good quality toppings here too. Pepperoni, mushroom, onion, garlic - all the classics.
Arinell's is perfect in every way: Just the right thickness, amount of cheese, sauce, and seasoning - cooked to perfection.
You want cranberries, goat cheese, or chicken on your pizza? Go somewhere else.
TIP: Buy a pizza stone for $15 and heat your left overs the next day. Tastes every bit as good as the first slice.
Pros: Simple perfection
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This is one of our regular treats. The dinners are reasonable and the staff is excellent. This...
More 2 years ago
This is one of our regular treats. The dinners are reasonable and the staff is excellent. This is also a great place to take kids. The staff will bring the children wads of pizza dough for play dough while you wait!
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Bao Necci
Category:
Pizza Restaurants
516 Green St
San Francisco,
California 94133
(415) 989-1806
I have lived in Italy long enough to know what a great pizza is. If you've had enough of...
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I have lived in Italy long enough to know what a great pizza is. If you've had enough of pseudo-pizza nonsense and wish to taste a thin crust pizza covered with great housemade tomato sause and fresh toppings, Bao Necci is your place.
Se vi sentite nostalgici e avete voglia di sapori autentici di casa, dovete provare le pizza da Bao Necci.
Pros: La Pizza più buona di San Francisco e non solo!!!
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Bar Bistro
Category:
Date Spot
1881 Post St
San Francisco,
California 94115
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Bellissimo Pizza
Category:
Late Night Dining
920 Sutter St
San Francisco,
California 94109
(415) 885-4445
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Beretta
Category:
Romantic Dining
1199 Valencia
San Francisco,
California 94110
(888) 314-8290
first rate service. first rate food. great environment. every restaurant should apire to the...
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first rate service. first rate food. great environment. every restaurant should apire to the standards at the last supper club.
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