Little Star Pizza Dividadero

Little Star Pizza is comparable to Zachary's in Berkeley. I'm still partial to Zachary's but Little Star makes awesome deep dish Chicago-ish pizza. You'll have to wait to get a seat though. more

First off...I live a block away from little star and have been going there since it opened. I have read alot of the reviews and must say; Regardless of what you read, this is the best deep dish in SF and perhaps a top 10 Nation Wide ranking...and I have lived in Chicago! As for complaints I have read about the crowd... yeah it gets busy, you have to wait a long time for a table...but thats because it is a small place with great food. If ya don't like waiting...order it ahead of time and pick it up for Take out. \r \r NOW AS FOR THE CREDIT CARD NON ACCEPTING DILEMA...well I own my own side business setting up companies with credit card services. Allthough it does cost money to accept credit cards... it doesn't cost that much unless they were being over charged. They should be paying 1.63% plus .20 cents per transaction...granted, it can add up...but making your customers pay .25 cents plus their bank fee (which depending on their bank range from $1.00 to $2.50) is not right. Accepting credit cards is a must...the fee's are a cost of business. Now, I can help you get set up with the right account....a cheap account...I will because I love your food...I recomend Little Star to everyone...but I disagree with the no credit card policy as do alot of faithful customers. I am not saying this to make money off you...I dont even really offer my services to anyone any more...I have a new company that takes up all my time. The bottum line is...your customers should not have to pay. Please respond back if you are interested. Pros: Best Deep Dish Around, good Juke Box, PBR Happy Hour. Cons: No credit cards accepted....long wait to be seated...but well worth the wait. more

I've never actually eaten in the restaurant, preferring to park illegally on the street and take my pie home to inhale, but the interior and vibe certainly is enticing. Even more so are the deep-dish pizzas. I've always opted for a sort of ""supreme"" pie, but was recently prompted to order a special - a BBQ chicken with green apple. I usually don't like chicken, and find BBQ pizzas to be far too sweet. Little Star's version is a foodie delight it was simply fabulous. A good zing with the sauce, countered with the tart apple and red onion. Heaven. Pros: Worthy deep dish more

Little Star got an attitude. The waiters are snobby and rude. When I asked what is your favorite pizza, she said ""I've been working here too long, they all taste the same,"" while looking off in the distance. As soon as we finished our food, we were finishing our wine, and the manager? came over and said ""can you please finish up as we have people waiting."" He did not ask nicely and he could have offered us a place by the bar as we hadn't even finished our wine. VERY rude. more

the wait for a table was definitely worth it - we were able to hear our full playlist of jukebox selections. the cornmeal crust made me a fan of deepdish. i'm going back tonight to try the thin-crust. our servers was friendly, responsive and quick - great attitude, without Attitude. Pros: jukebox, the crust Cons: the crowds more

This place used to be charming. Now- with the cash only, the crowds, the stuck up servers who can't get a beer to a table in less than ten minutes- it's not worth the headache. Cons: expensive, poor service, cash only=greedy more

Little Star recently decided to stop accepting credit cards. They said it was because if they didn't they would have to increase prices. Unfortunately Little Star took things a step further and decided, like many such restaurants, to take advantage of this new policy. They have installed their own ATM and are charging their customers to get cash. I find this shameful. If they object to paying credit card companies, that is fine. But to try to make more money off customers and pretending it is because they dont want to pay credit card companies is a joke. Pros: good pizza Cons: cheap ownership, crowded more

Little star pizza has the ambiance of a cozy loft which makes for a personal experience with your eating neighbors, but at the same time makes you feel confortable. The pizza ingredients are exceptional, and the style of pizza is for ones own taste. Happy hour prices are very good, and I give the cheesecake a five star rating; the best I ever had. Pros: Happy hour beer price, Prompt service more

Its dark and simple inside. You may have to wait. The bar is tiny. Cash only. But Pizza is great. We love their dip dish. They do have our favorite topping, fresh basil. The pizza sauce is orgasmic. Oh.. if you don't want to wait - you can always order ""to go"". Pros: great pizza, great pizza sauce, nice alcohol choice Cons: wait, cash only more

I really enjoyed their thin slice chicken pesto pizza. Amazing taste! I would have never thought of this combination because I'm a fan of your typical NYC slice. I definitely like the combination not heavy and just right amounts of chicken and pesto to make it a perfect slice. Also, make room for their delicious homemade cheesecake. I wouldn't miss this slice of heaven for fans of Junior's cheesecake. It's amazingly close to the original cheesecake. Try it out and taste it for yourself. You will not be disappointed. Pros: friendly, pizza more

One of the best deep dish pizza's I've ever had. And the homemade cheesecake is to die for. Pros: Food, Service more

I live in this area and have seen many new spots open. This joint is one of the best that came recently. The pizza is the best I have tried. These guys know how to do it. they add to our area nd Im back again & again Pros: pizza more

Little Star used to be a good pizza spot, but look out for their latest brain-dead trick. They serve you a nice pizza--and then tell you that they no longer accept credit cards, cash only please!! They've even installed an ATM so you can get your cash for them!! This kind of hostility to customers doesn't deserve patronage--get your pizza elsewhere. They're hardly the only pizza in the neighborhood. Pros: pizza, domaine tempier Cons: cash only!, lame music, really cheap ambience more

I thought I'd tasted heaven when I had my first slice of Little Star's thin crust pizza, but then I tried their deep dish. Absolutely ORGASMIC! The crust is cooked to perfectiion. The sauce is habit-forming. They use just the right amount of cheese and it passes the ""good the next day for lunch"" test. I wish I was more eloquent so I could convey how great the pizza truly is at Little Star. Their Mixed Greens Salad is delicious, too. I only wish they would deliver, because while they've got a fun atmosphere and great drinks, it can be a bit loud if you want to have romantic slice with your honey. Pros: Delicious, Amazing Sauce, Delicious! Cons: Loud, No delivery service more

Best Chicago style pizza I had in the Bay Area. I had the vegetarian deep dish. The crust was very good and buttery, almost taste like the pan pizza from pizza hut. The sauce was also very good, many different flavors in it. Only thing I'm dissapointed in was the size. I ordered a 9 inch deep dish, I could have easily had another slice or two. And for that, it was $16. I'll have to give 5 stars to the pizza but a average rating for the value. Not taking anything away from the pizza, the taste and size of the pizza fit the price. Overall I do recommend it if you love deep dish pizza, or want to try deep dish pizza. Pros: Deep Dish Pizza, Sauce Cons: Size, Price more

I got the deep dish combo. The blend of pizza flavors is actually better at Old Chicago in Petaluma, but they nailed the overall preparation. The crust was excellent. It is not easy to get this right on a deep dish. I also inspected their thin crust and it appears they got that right too. The parking for dinner (6 pm) took me 45 minutes to troll for a spot. Beware, the natives double park and wait till there's an opening. I recommend you adopt this strategy. Just hope someone doesn't decide to compete on your street. The is the best overall deep dish pizza I have ever tasted in the Bay area. If it weren't for the parking, I'd become a regular customer.\r In June of 2006 I tried their thin crust pizza and it was good, but the deep dish far outshone this pie. Pay the extra $ and get the dish. Its well worth it. I had to park as far down as the park. So even with all my strategy it was the best I could do. Parking is nearly impossible so take out is the way to go. Pros: pizza crust, overall pie Cons: parking, noisy, busy more

It takes forever to get a table and they don't do reservations. The pizza takes a long time to cook. The bar area is super small. There's no TV to watch the game, why is it so dark?. Did I mention the ridiculously long wait. And it is THE BEST (CHICAGO STYLE) PIZZA IN THE BAY AREA. You have to try it! This isn't your regular pizza shack. It is ""fancy-smancy"" pizza and it is darn GOOD. The corn meal crust is incredible. It is hard to compare a pizza restaurant that pairs Kermit Lynch (awesome place) imported wines from France to a Blondies or even Zachareys where soda and beer are the beverages of choice. Pros: corn meal dough, fancy-smancy Cons: long wait, fancy-smancy more

Crowded and not a lot of seating, but the pizza is amazing deep dish manna. A must try Pros: deep dish, great crust, great sauce Cons: cramped, brooding waitstaff more

Little Star Pizza does everything the right way. Great atmosphere, cheap drinks, good service - especially considering how busy it gets - and most importantly, the best deep dish I've ever had outside of Gino's East in Chicago. Go there tonight! You won't be dissapointed. more

We ordered a thin crust and deep dish. I only had one slice of the thin and stayed with the deep. The flavors for the Mediterrean deep dish was awesome and addicting. In addition the crust is something that you cannot leave behind b/c it's so good and perfect. I'm so glad this is in my hood as I will definetely be back to try the other deep dish pizzas. Pros: deep dish, drinks, friendly wait staff Cons: long wait, high prices more