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Cello Kebob & Pizza
Categories: Restaurants Pizza Restaurants Mediterranean Pizza, Mediterranean [Edit]
50 Fremont St(between Front St & Market St)
San Francisco, CA 94105
Neighborhood: SOMA
(415) 357-1122
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
106 reviews for Cello Kebob & Pizza
Review Highlights
"chicken tikka masala."
(in 9 reviews)
"...with rice and two halves of a grilled tomato, and a no."
(in 5 reviews)
"...wonderful home made spicy yogurt sauce that I slather on..."
(in 4 reviews)
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106 reviews in English
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Review from Dipesh G.
San Francisco, CA
8/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
Situation:
Lunchtime during the work week
The Good
- A variety of food types
- Reasonably priced
- They have seats
The Bad
- The food isn't the greatest -
Review from Bryan T.
El Cerrito, CA
11/10/2011
Not sure how this place stays open. This... was not a good experience. After forgetting my food, I got about a half cup of rice with a kabob that had no flavor and tasted like clay. I walked the 5 blocks back just to get a refund, where they made me wait while they served exactly 6 customers before refunding me (I didn't understand why I had to wait...).
Like everyone said in the reviews I should've read before going: save your $10 bucks. -
Review from Analisa S.
Berkeley, CA
9/15/2011
If you can't have pizza with at least a little bit of flavor then you don't deserve to serve it at all. I was surprised how flavorless a combo pizza could be.
Sadly enough, if their Indian food is good I'll never know because their pizza was enough to deter me from ever going back. -
Review from Rj G.
Los Angeles, CA
9/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
I should have known pizza here would suck. They serve Indian and Middle Eastern food here too. Maybe that's good? I don't know...
All I do know is the pizza is really bland. As the saying goes, "jack of all trades but master of none." -
Review from JK C.
Albany, CA
1/23/2012 1 Check-in Here
Not worth trying....Very disappointed
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Review from Gen d.
San Francisco, CA
8/23/2011
The food here is good. It's close to work so I come here lots. Pizza and Indian food. Yum.
However, the card machine has a tendency to break down, so bring cash. Bah! -
Review from Bradley T.
Reno, NV
8/12/2011
~~Nice location, tasteless pizza~~
It was fairly cheap. I took advantage of the After 2pm Pizza Special - two slices for $5.50. It's actually $6 with tax.
I ordered two slices of the pesto veggie pie. Never have so many colorful veggies tasted like ... well, nothing. It all had a bland, bread-y flavor. The cashier was nice enough to reheat my lonely slices sitting by the window, at least. He also gave me a free cup for water.
I think the place has some potential. I like the $2 beer, the self-serve fountain and beer keg, and the free WiFi. But as a dude who doesn't often indulge in pizza, I was hoping to be rewarded with some actual flavor.
I wish I could travel back in time and not go to Cello for pizza. -
Review from Nono G.
San Francisco, CA
8/17/2011
I ordered there today for lunch for a delivery.
It was just really bad, no taste, the lamb was so dry, it was supposed to be marinated. The rice that comes with it was dry too. Ans when I was done with my plate (I don't know how I did), I was still starving. I should have saved my 10 bucks. Do yourself a favor, don't go there! -
Review from G L.
San Francisco, CA
6/15/2011
I'm kind of stunned at all the two start reviews Cello has received. I have been going here for at least 2 years and always have had good service (well one time they messed up my order).
They have a couple of very good vegetarian plates and they have this wonderful home made spicy yogurt sauce that I slather on the rice plates I order. AND their prices considering the area are CHEAP.
Their pizza is just meh, not great but not terrible so maybe that explains the negative reviews, but then again I don't think there are any good pizza by the slice places in downtown. -
Review from Ken L.
4/5/2011
Maybe I shouldn't have gotten this, but I wanted something light and got the tofu kebob plate. It was one of the few options late at night, so I went with it. The guy behind the counter was super nice, but the tofu wasn't great. Served over rice with grilled onions and tomatoes. Really, didn't have much flavor so I drowned it with sauce which wasn't bad.
I think the guy was really nice, and there are probably better options to be had than the tofu. -
Review from Bob G.
San Mateo, CA
5/15/2011
I have had the #1 a couple of times, which is a beef kabob and rice with a slice of tomato. I found it a little underwhelming as far as flavoring and size....you do get alot of rice but not much else. Since it's close to work its ok...
I do want to try their pizza, it does look good. -
Review from Job E.
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA
9/5/2011
Maybe the pizza is better, but the kebobs are boring. I drowned mine in hot sauce to make it tolerable.
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Review from Yan G.
San Francisco, CA
11/4/2010
Let me start by saying that the only reason Cello even gets one star is because I went there shortly after the Giants World Championship parade. Everything tastes better when eaten after a victory parade. Call it a winner's high, if you will.
The streets in the Financial District were still barricaded and covered in confetti, so my friend and I decided to move away from the craziness and find something to eat a few blocks away from the parade route.
Enter Cello. Actually, I enter Cello. The whole place seems like disorganized chaos. It's a hot mess, without the hotness and with double the mess. The space inside is shaped like a trapezoid, which makes it feel small, awkward and not at all inviting. I should have left, but I was hungry and rushing to get back to work.
There were three people manning the counter: two Eastern European cashiers and a Middle Eastern manager. There were two customers waiting, myself included. And the "line" was not moving. I was getting frustrated.
Finally, I went up to the counter. One of the cashiers, looking down at the ground instead of looking at me, and we began our conversation from hell:
Cashier: What do you have?
Me: Umm, OK. I'll have a pizza combo and a beef kebob plate, the #2.
Cashier: What kind of pizza you want?
Me: I'll have the "combo" pizza. That one. (That's the one with just about everything).
Cashier: You want fountain drink?
Me: Sure. A small one.
Cashier: Fountain no work. Take drink from fridge.
Me: OK, Thanks.
I paid over $15 for the meal and the stimulating conversation, grabbed a table outside and waited for my order number to be called. 2 minutes go by, 3 .... 5. Nothing. I finally go up to the counter and inquire as to the whereabouts of Order #124.
They hand me a plastic box with rice, a pinch of saffron and 6 of the tiniest chicken cubes you'll ever see. OK, whatever.
Me: And I also had a slice of pizza.
Cashier: What kind of pizza you want?
Me: Ummm, I ordered a combo pizza.
Cashier: We no have.
Me: What do you mean? It was right here. I ordered it and paid for it.
Cashier: Is cooking. 15 minutes.
Me: What? I can't wait that long. Fine, I'll take any pizza that has meat on it.
Cashier: No, vegetarian only.
This went on for a while. Finally, the manager showed up and explained to me that I was supposed to get a salad with my pizza combo. I got the salad, and waited for my pizza to cook. What choice did I have? Besides, I spent my unexpected wait time searching for a clean plastic fork. The first 5-6 I picked up were all covered in what I sincerely hope was pizza sauce. Gross.
After about 7-8 minutes my pizza was done. The cashier handed me the paper plate with my slice, no apology, no eye contact - nothing. Customer service at its worst. And why? I remained calm and polite, despite being continuously ignored and mistreated.
The funny thing is, the food here is not that bad. I mean, what would you expect from a pizza/kebob fast food place, right? However, if the health inspector doesn't shut them down soon, the angry customers probably will.
Avoid!Listed in: Let's Do Lunch!, One-Star Wonders, Piece o' Pizza
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Review from Vicky L.
9/2/2010
You know when you go to a baseball game and your team is down like 17-0 in the first inning, and the other team just keeps scoring? It's like a major fail, because the chances of your team catching up to that many runs are slim pickings.
Just like with restaurants, if the service, prices and atmosphere suck, you sit there silently praying that the food will be their savior and hit those grand slams.
Cello Fail #1: I walked in at 4:55 PM on a Wednesday afternoon. I was the only one in the shop, and as I stepped up to the counter, there was a guy sitting behind one of the cash registers. He didn't look up, didn't say hi, just continued reading some sort of magazine that he had in front of him. It wasn't until a few minutes later that I was greeted by another guy who came up to the second cash register that I was able to order.
Cello Fail #2: I placed my order: the no. 1 Kebob Kubideh (my favorite thing ever), which was served with rice and two halves of a grilled tomato, and a no. 8 gyro (yes, I pronounced it the right way because Greek food is one of my favorites), and he looked at me and was like, "Oh you mean the HEEE-ro." Dude, for reals? After I paid, he and the other guy sitting behind the counter began chatting away in Spanish. As I watched him dilly-dally around, making my food, they kept chatting and laughing. Hi, please just MAKE MY FOOD.
Cello Fail #3: Even though I was the only one in the shop, I had to wait over 15 minutes for my food, partly because the guy seemed absent-minded, AND he kept chatting it up with the other guy. I can't even imagine how long I'd have to wait if I came during the rush hour.
I brought my food home, and he'd packed the two containers in a plastic bag with no utensils and no napkins. No problem, I had those at home. But what if I hadn't been eating at home? Usually even though restaurants have napkins and utensils lying around, they'll still pack them in with the bag. It's the little things in life.
When I opened the container with the kebob, there was a very small, very disgruntled green bug crawling around, trying to get out. Understandable; I would be pissed too if I'd been trapped in a box with delicious food.. oh wait, no I wouldn't.
After deciding that I probably ingest a few bugs on a daily basis from just everyday life (not on purpose), I sucked it up and tried the food. You only live once, right?
The kebob didn't really taste like ground meat, since it was really hard for me to break open and eat with the rice (which was good). However, the actual flavor wasn't bad. I wish they'd given me some tzatziki sauce to go with it since it was a bit dry, but at that point, I wasn't expecting much.
The HEEE-ro was by far the worst I've ever had. I don't like it with the lavash wrap; I like the thick slices of meat with a soft fluffy pita, and tzatziki sauce and some tomatoes. This one looked like a sandwich wrap with really thin, bland slices of meat, too much lettuce and tomatose, and hummus and bit of tzatziki. It literally tasted like a salad wrap.
The reason Cello is getting 2 stars is because the kebob wasn't bad, and it satisfied my craving for Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food temporarily. Bleh.
The other up-side is that I didn't get a tummyache from the bug (in all fairness, I squished it along the side of the container). -
Review from T M.
Daly City, CA
8/2/2011
I ordered the Grilled Tofu and Grilled Vegetables for lunch and returned the food 5 minutes later, got my money back and went to Subway.
The tofu was spoiled! As a vegetarian, I have had my share of tofu at many other restaurants, you can tell the difference between spoiled and unspoiled food. I went back and told the cashier that the tofu was spoiled and I wanted my money back. He directed me to the Middle eastern manager who then told me it was just the 'lemon' and it was just not to my taste. If this guy, who I am assuming is the owner of the restaurant, wants to continue running a restaurant business, he should probably start checking his expiration dates. One star because he asked me if I wanted to order something else and I told him no (i don't have a death wish), so he gave me a full refund. -
Review from AccioSoyMilk ..
Richland, MS
3/17/2011
You'd think for nearly 8 dollars the chicken kabob plate would come with either bread or more than just half a tomato for veggies. The chicken itself was fine, but the entire meal left a little more to be desired.
There's plenty of seating, but they seem to have an outdated system where the receipts don't print numbers. Or have a good way to handle crowds, as some old man either cut in front of me (without the employee paying attention) or he didn't know where to stand to order.
It's not a chain amongst the eateries in this little alcove, but I'd say that's the only thing that's going for it. Go to the Galleria and the Leila Mediterranean place for a better deal. -
Review from Mark D.
1/24/2011 1 photo
I had a chicken kebob wrap. I enjoyed it. The chicken had just the right touch of spices and I liked the sauce. I thought the actual bread could have been warmer and if I was making it myself, I would have put a little less lettuce on it and a little more sauce.
Service was quick and polite. The ambiance is plain and functional. -
Review from Ted R.
Maybe it's a matter of what to order? Look at that menu posted all over the place...you may wanna look carefully, so you don't get the spins. It's almost dizzying, how dishes are posted above, in front, to the side of and even behind you as you approach the counter. Pizza...salads...fish and chips...kebobs...falafel...chicken tikka masala...AND hookas! Good beer selection too, SURPRISING. Take note of the cooler to your left. Ponder, if the time is right, you may even knock back a chilled one while you spend a few minutes watching your order, the diners or the pair of TV's, side-to-side on the back wall...
I had a chicken kabob and the meat was delicious and tender, 4 star material the meat. But they only got three-quarters of the way there on the scoreboard, because the accompanying veggies and rice were bland and the pita/naan wasn't worth much...quite unfortunately 2 stars. But the prices won't kill you and the place is pretty clean, so average it out to 3 stars.
Before you sleep on Cello, take note, the most compelling point is that they're open late. Good place to grab dinner and run back up to the office. If there's any way that the office can possibly be the right destination for takeout, then you must be Mr. Worker Bee. You, you may wanna bookmark it, bro...
The kind is service a plus too. Remember, a three-star review downtown is equivalent to four-stars everywhere else. Which means I'll be back sometime to, just to try the gyro or the Indian dishes they added recently. I may even try their za sometime, but downtown za worth the cal's is hard to find. -
Review from Vignesh M.
Manhattan, NY
4/4/2011
I came here with reasonable expectations ( bit naiive but kebab+pizza sounded like a great idea)
I bought the chicken breast kebob. For 8 dollars, you get 6 measly cubes of chicken, half semi roasted tomato and rice. The quantity to price ratio was simply pathetic and this is not a high-end place. Furthermore, all i could taste in the chicken was SALT~!!! I will definitely not be coming back.
Service was prompt though, and the sauce they have was decent. But negatives far outweigh the positives -
Review from Duk L.
San Ramon, CA
8/8/2011
Had a lamb curry to go and it was pretty good.
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Review from meg w.
Chicago, IL
5/9/2010
The Firm was ordering from Cello one night last week, I ordered the lamb kebob. Three tons of rice, two slices of pink tomatoes and about three bites of tasteless lamb.
Boo. -
Review from Dylan ..
San Francisco, CA
8/16/2010
This place is about six steps from my office lobby, features polite help, fast (tikka masala yum) pizza, Mexican Coca-Cola, and doesn't break the bank. Hell, you could even get a beer for the late night cube-session. Also, no dirty looks for paying for a slice of cheese with a Visa.
No complaints... but I don't mess with the Indian / Persian side of the house, and with good reason.
The baklava is good! -
Review from Apurva P.
San Francisco, CA
5/16/2011
I've eaten here a couple of times now. While the food is good - the service is awful, and the staff has the worst attitude - especially when you don't get what you asked for and they don't want to correct your order. So much for this place.
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Review from Ed U.
2/22/2009
What's that smell? ...Is it the aroma of exotic Middle Eastern flavors wafting in the air? ...Oh, never mind, it's just desperation. Cello offers a lot on their menu but appears to be caught in that familiar Jack-in-the-Box-type quagmire of spreading themselves too thin and not focusing enough to make any of their dishes stand out, including the kebobs.
I came here for lunch with a colleague and was immediately struck by the lack of available tables caused by the live entertainment the owners felt was necessary to draw in the crowds. As we were ordering, we were all trying to talk above a couple of very loud guitarists. We were able to make a beeline to a table squeezed against the wall, but a smugly indifferent diner leaning back in his chair refused to move forward to let us through. As we were waiting for our numbers to be called, we were approached by one of the staff about their bargain wine nights.
I had to maneuver around Smug Guy again to get my food since they forgot my order. I went for the $8.95 Lamb Kebob over rice. To be fair, it was decent enough, but I felt it was a long day's journey into lunch to get there. The owners seem to be losing the lunch crowds to the smorgasbord at Julie's Kitchen across the way - so I applaud them for trying to be different. But do they have to try everything all at the same time?
FOOD - 3 stars...mildly good lamb kebobs, not sure when I'll be back to try anything else
AMBIANCE - 2 stars...between the musicians, the take-out orders and Smug Guy...is there really room for me?
SERVICE - 2.5 stars...anxious, aren't they?
TOTAL - 2 stars...here's an example of someone trying too hard and not allowing the food to speak for itself...and I think I heard my food talk that afternoon...if you know what I meanListed in: Where the SoMa FiDi Lemmings…, Mediterraneo Edibus
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Review from Suge K.
San Francisco, CA
7/31/2007
I want a cello. But a real one. I used to play when I was little and I've been considering taking it up again.
This place makes me want to smash cellos and strangle Yo Yo Ma. The worst dolmas I've ever tasted, without a doubt. The gyro is equally terrible. I didn't taste the kebobs - my coworker said they were ok. The pizza looked like typical bad California pizza.
One star for the baklava. It was pretty good. They're also supposed to be getting spanakopita - if they do maybe I'll give it another star. Don't eat anything else from here.
P.S. I'm going to ask our assistant if we can eat here every day. Everyone in the office will lose 20 pounds. -
Review from Andrew S.
San Francisco, CA
6/22/2010
Pros: the food wasn't gross
Cons: the food wasn't good and used cheap imitation ingredients to compensate for the real things. I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala special. Now, I've had great Chicken Tikka Masala, and not so good Chicken Tikka Masala.
Problem with Cello is, what they gave me wasn't Chicken Tikka Masala. They served Chicken with Vodka Sauce (yes the same orange sauce you can find at the grocery store to put on your pasta).
Not cool. -
Review from Lauren F.
Oakland, CA
8/10/2007
Happened upon this place today.
Meh.
Ill take it or leave it.
Actually I took it back to my office, and ate the huge pieces of tofu and veggies that had been kebab'd for me.
I left the undercooked rice that I thought was gonna crack my already fragile teeth.
Next time ill try the pizza. -
Review from Sooj O.
New York, NY
8/21/2007
Disappointing. It looked so promising with their pies of pizza by the glass windows. Plus, there was a line out the door the day I went.
I am not a pizza connoisseur, by any means. But I am a NY pizza person, which means I like my crust thin. And the crust was way too thick here, too bready (about the only somewhat thick crust I've liked is one pizzeria where their crust tastes like bagels for some reason). And there was nothing particularly zingy in the topping or the tomato sauce. Sadly, it didn't satisfy my pizza craving in the least.
I am looking forward to my greasy slice of regular cheese in NY which I always get at Penn Station's LIRR sector. -
Review from Andy V.
Oakland, CA
10/1/2010
How this place stays in business is beyond me. I was hungry after a run and decided to walk into this place, big mistake.
When I ordered, the guy was nice enough, no complaints there. But as I sat and waited for me food, I waited, and waited, and waited. It took a good 20 mins for me to get my meal. I was the only one in the place, the only person who ordered, and there were like 5 or 6 guys in the back. I could see them through the glass, they weren't doing sh**. Never in my life have I seen such a disregard in a place for their customers, especially since the place was far from cracking. It's these kinds of places that sully SF's good name and gives it the reputation for harboring a bunch of uppity, rude people.
ANNND, when I finally got my food, it was really bland. All the hot sauce in the world couldn't save it. I won't be planning to go back here, ever. -
Review from Jeff P.
Dublin, CA
7/22/2009
We went to check out the free burrito promotion at Baja Fresh today but decided to check this place out instead since the line was warped around the block. I have to say though, I think I would have rather stayed in line for the free burrito. And I hate Baja Fresh.
Their pizza looked pretty weak so I ordered a beef kebab. First off it seemed that this place took forever to cook the food. I know that they grill it to order but it went so slow. The worst part was that everything was really bland. For $7 I wasn't expecting the best cut of meat but they at least could have spiced it up. It was really flavorless.
The only good thing I have to say was that the people were friendly and the prices were reasonable.Listed in: Pizza Pizza
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Review from Andi T.
8/24/2007
I think it's best to take Cello in context. It's meant to feed corporate wage slaves at lunchtime. For that, it does a decent job. It's cheap, quick, has decent portions, and it doesn't suck.
Is it authentic? Fantastic? Scenic? Solicitously attentive? No.
I had the grilled tofu curry and it was OK. And sometimes OK will do.Listed in: Dowwwwntowwwwn....everyth…
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Review from Nana N.
San Francisco, CA
9/30/2008
I've eaten here a few times because it's so close from my work and because sometimes I just need to finish my lunch in less than 20 minutes.
First time I ate here, my stomach felt uneasy - but I told myself, ah, maybe because I drank way too much wine last night...it's not like I ate something raw.
Second time I ate here, I had to go...um...the things were a bit more serious. My stomach really couldn't handle it and acted accordingly. I thought to myself, OK, I've been really stressed out lately, and when I'm stressed, my stomach acts funny.
Today, I ate a slice pizza from here to complete my lunch in 10 minutes and have been suffering ever since. No, I am not giving any more excuses as to why I am illing. I feel like comlete doo doo BECAUSE I ATE FOOD FROM CELLO! Imagine the pain of feeling like having pieces of broken glass in your stomach poking the wall of your stomach while having to look pleasant and go over some complex calculations with your client? I mean, that's some endurance.
It's been over six hours since the evil slice of pizza, and I am still suffering... -
Review from Nicky K.
San Francisco, CA
7/24/2007
If you plan on going here, start out with low expectations. Now lower them a little bit more... ok maybe a littttttle more...
I think I would've had a better lunch if I had gnawed used gum off MUNI seats. Next time... -
Review from John P.
Hollister, CA
7/29/2008
Wow the kabobs looked great but I didn't notice them till after I ordered.
Got a pesto veggie slice for 3.95 and a pep/sausage for 3.50.
Free Water.
Toppings were ok, couldn't really tastes the pesto but the cheese was decent. Crust was a bit hard (maybe cooked a little to long).
All in all it hit the spot but there's a lot better around here when it comes to pizza.
Full Pizza prices seemed really fair at about 15 bucks for an 18"
Gonna try the kabobs next time they looked bomb. -
Review from Vince T.
8/31/2008
UGH.
This ended up being the second most expensive meal, I've ever had, only 2nd to the French Laundry.
Went there for a quick lunch, and as I ordered the falafel, I commented to my co-worker "boy, that sauce looks pretty dodgy" -- referring to the stuff in a oversized white squeeze bottle put on the falafel. Some yogurt sauce or something. (never mind the fact that the falafel was dry & cold).
Of course, I ate it anyway, being super hungry and all. 9 hours later that evening, as I'm on BART, headed to the airport. uh-oh. not good. I barely managed to make it to the airport before running to the bathroom and projectile vomiting. Repeatedly. For the next 4 hours. Of course there was no way in hell I was getting on a redeye back to Boston. So I spent $100 on a hotel room, $20 on a cab to the hotel, and $150 to change my plane ticket. $270 for a falafel, a ruined labor day weekend. Never. Again. -
Review from David K.
San Francisco, CA
7/18/2007
This may or may not have happened..
So I was foraging near my safe happy place at the cube farm, when I notice a small crowd formed here. To my dismay, it isn't a gruesome scene of human tragedy that I could profit off of with a well-edited phone-cam video, but just a restaurant opening.
My sheeple genes, finely tuned from years in the previously-mentioned cube farm herd, kicked into action and I immediately took my rightful place in line.
Out of nowhere (well really he just walked up like anyone else), a fellow with his name embroidered on his stripey shirt appeared.
This building minion confronted the owner, saying that the inspector had arrived and maybe he wouldn't notice if everyone was out of here, whereupon a $5 coupon was thrust into my greedy but hungry fingers and I was ejected back into the cruel world.
The only thing I've tried so far is the chicken shish kebab (#5), which seems decent to me, maybe on the dry-and-a-little-meager side. The saffron'd rice is okay also. The coupon didn't hurt either.
I'll go back when I'm not up for the walk to Baladie or Oasis. -
Review from Aaron F.
San Francisco, CA
11/26/2007
After getting back to my office from visiting here I wish I would have read up on it before deciding to eat here.
One Yelper put it best: "Meh".
Service was ok, Mediterranean wrap was ok. All just felt strange to me here- not bad, just strange. Anyplace that serves Gyros and Pizzas I guess can have that affect on a guy.
Too many great places to eat in this area. Pass and try something else. Or, if you are really in a bind then give it a try. I'm not sick yet.
I'm really not much help on this review, am I? Good luck.
;-) -
Review from Ken M.
Kentfield, CA
7/16/2008
RIP OFF ALERT!!! RIP OFF ALERT!!!
Lunch special #3, Chicken Kebob:
6 cubes of chicken + old/dried up rice + little half piece of pita bread + 1/2 of a steamed tomato = $7.50 at lunch???
Don't need to say anything more. Go to Subway (I hate Subway and I'm still saying this) and get yourself a real lunch for $5.00.
Good luck. -
Review from Naoko M.
1/28/2010
I've been to Cello a few times for lunch and haven't had a bad experience yet. Even though they "specialize" or whatever in kebobs and pizza, their Indian dishes are actually the best, in my opinion. Last time I went I saw a South Asian-looking man come out of the back kitchen w/ a chef's hat and apron, so I figured the food was pretty legit.
I've had both the bhengen bartha (eggplant dish) and the chicken tikka masala here. The portions are big enough to split into two meals and the flavors are just straight up good. You get both rice and naan with your entree, which is pretty uncommon at most indian places, I think.
The service can be a little off, and if you order any of the grilled items it will take longer. If you come in expecting a fantastic slice of pizza or supremely awesome kebobs, then I can see why you'd be disappointed, but come in for their Indian dishes (they also have Lamb tikka masala) and I think you'll leave satisfied.
They really should just convert to an Indian joint and I feel like they'd have more happy patrons. -
Review from Angelo F.
San Francisco, CA
8/20/2007
What a bad way to start a new business. First off,
1) The service was real slow.
2) The pizza was just alright.
3) Once you actually get to order, they are rushing you and trying to get to the next person asap.
4) They over charged my friend and tried to charge her 7 bucks for a slice of pizza.
5) They didn't have veggie alfredo.
I will probably walk all the way to Civic Center's Blondies when I really want some pizza. This place is an absolute last resort.
