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Pizzeria
Categories: Restaurants Pizza Restaurants Chicken Wings Restaurants American (Traditional) Pizza, Chicken Wings, American (Traditional) [Edit]
659 Valencia St(between Clarion Aly & Sycamore St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Neighborhood: Mission
(415) 701-7492
Announcement
We will be open on Super Bowl Sunday at 1:00 PM.
For fastest service we highly recommend ordering for Take Out.
415 701 7492
Thank you.
- Hours:
Tue-Thu, Sun 3:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Fri-Sat 3:30 pm - 11:30 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
144 reviews for Pizzeria
Review Highlights
"i recommend the chicken tikka masala and pesto."
(in 24 reviews)
"I love their beef pepperoni over a margherita pizza."
(in 7 reviews)
"Nice thin crust is crunchy and minimal."
(in 12 reviews)
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144 reviews in English
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Review from Cruz G.
San Francisco, CA
1/17/2012
After spending the last month in Nicaragua, the first thing I was craving was pizza. I ordered the Habaroni pizza. It was delicious, spicy and the crust was fresh.
I'm giving it 4 stars because it's a bit pricey, and if you try to substitute ingredients, they charge you, up to $3 per topping.
Try it out and you won't be disappointed. -
Review from Yasmin K.
San Francisco, CA
Updated - 11/7/2011
I left a review yesterday and today I received an email from Yelp stating that the review was flagged because it contained "personal attacks." Booo! how else would the employee know about their service if we are not allowed to explicitly write about their faults. Anyway DO NOT SUPPORT THIS RESTAURANT and here is why:
Service= HORRIBLE, I asked a question about their ingredients and was told that I should already know since I have ordered from there before. So expect to get your head chewed out if you inquire about the pepperoni used on the pizza.
I would say more but I want this review to count and not be removed
(there you go Yelp community and support team I am not attacking any specific person!)1 Previous Review: Show all »
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9/25/2010
A perfect place to drop by or order from becauase their service does not lack and the pizza's are… Read more »
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Review from Mathieu S.
San Francisco, CA
10/28/2011
Very quick : 1*
Cheap : 1*
Good Chicken wings: 1*
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Review from Ramesh D.
San Francisco, CA
2/7/2012
I can't believe I live a block away, this place has been open 4 years, and I hadn't yet tried it out. Anyway, the pizza was delicious. I ordered a small Margharoni (margherita with basil and beef pepperoni). They had it ready to go in 8 minutes, and it was excellent; the crust was honestly as good as a Delfina pizza. It wasn't cheap, but I was very happy with the quality and the service. I can't wait to come back and try the Chicken Tikka Masala that the other reviewers are raving about.
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Review from Zachary B.
San Francisco, CA
1/28/2012
amazing!! great delivery. cheap, too. i love the spicey macaroni. who cares if it s a front??? its de-licious
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Review from Sean O.
San Francisco, CA
9/16/2011
We had read about the wonderful chicken wings here, well let's just say over rated. This has to be the very worst pizza I have ever had in my life. I would have been better off buying a frozen pizza from Costco.
There are better wings out there and you can find better pizza in the frozen section of your local supermarket.
This place is proof that you can't always trust Yelp reviews, because honestly it was horrendous. -
Review from Dapper C.
San Francisco, CA
Updated - 10/13/2011
I share Andy L.'s question: is this place a front? However, nobody is ever in there. It's the great mystery of Valencia Street.
-The food is solidly good. Much better than many other places.
-The milkshakes are great.
- Service when I was there a couple times was very friendly.
- Dining room and restrooms are very clean.
- Never a wait (because it's huge and totally empty).
- Prime location
I can't imagine the rent is cheap and they've been around for a few years but I wonder how they support themselves. This place lacks the cool, hip vibe of many of its neighbors but it's way more than decent and dependably good.
Pizzeria owners: please answer once and for all what the deal is with this place? If Yelp users don't get a solid answer, we will think you're selling drugs or worse. I doubt anyone will report you, but you have the people baffled.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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3/12/2010
Extremely friendly and attentive service, first-rate pizza made with fresh ingredients. The pesto &… Read more »
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Review from tim p.
San Francisco, CA
12/26/2011
I'm seeing a lot of bad reviews here and I'm swooping in to support these guys. I LOVE their pizzas. It's probably my favorite spot to get delivery from in The Mission. Nice thin slices, crispy crust, and fresh ingredients. I order from them as often as I allow myself to eat pizza. I've had most of their speciality pies but the Habaroni is what I hurt 'em with most often. They're always super friendly and I have yet, in probably 2 years, had a bad experience.
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Review from Emille L.
San Francisco, CA
10/13/2011
Solid pizza. Not gourmet, but it's what pizza USED to be--simple, standard ingredients, good. I was a little skeptical at first because of the generic name and some bad reviews, but we were pleasantly surprised by Pizzeria. I like that they actually have two pizza sizes (as compared to many SF pizza places that only have one size--the one size pizza is usually overpriced), and they did a half and half with no questions asked (me and my man can never agree on toppings).
I got the supreme which came with exactly what you'd expect: pepp, sausage, onions, mush, green peppers. The menu said there'd be olives on it, but I think they forgot to include them. I was happy about this since I'd planned on picking them off anyway. The supreme was tasty, although a little greasy. But, with those meats, the grease was sort of expected. My husband got the popeye. I didn't care for it, but he did.
My only question was: why is this place TOTALLY empty? Thought that was a little weird, but who really cares?
We'll go back! -
Review from Andy L.
Chicago, IL
8/13/2011
For a long time, I really thought this place was a drug front. I mean, there is some high quality furniture in there and a decent menu with a bunch of guys sitting around and no one in the restaurant. What gives? But then I thought, "what kind of person would have a restaurant as a drug front/embezzling/laundering scenario right in front of the police station?"
Anyways, I had the wings here, and let me just say, they were fucking good. Ive eaten a lot of wings in my life and these were quality. Sauce was on point, but not too hot. Could have been more hot, but still had a lot of zing.
The old lady had the margherita pizza and was really disappointed. I actually got a lot of shit from her because she didnt like the pizza. Something about the cheese not being good... I dont know... I usually just here "Blah blah blah" from her anyways.Comment from Juned S. of Pizzeria 8/13/2011
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Review from Jess C.
9/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
Pretty good Indian-owned coal fire pizza place similar to Delfina and Zero Zero. Yeah... Indian-owned, I back-pedaled too when I noticed this, but read-on! They specialize in pizzas and advertise Halal type food (e.g. no pork), but also have pastas and salads like any other pizzeria. I came here on search of a coal fire pizza that was similar to Zero Zero's uber chewy fluffy crust, minus Deflina's price tag.
Despite free delivery, I opted to walk over to have dinner. It looks like they bought furniture from an Indian friend who owned an Indian furniture store because because the furniture was unusually formal. In fact, when I walked in, the dim lighting, empty dining area, and strange furniture got me to order "to go". The guy who took my order was very friendly, and my order was ready in less than 10 minutes! But I was disappointed to find I didn't save any money compared to the fancy pizzas at Beretta and Delfina ($22 for a 16'' pizza? Wow... and $10 for that box of Mac N Cheese was not worth it because it tasted a bit like Velveeta, was way too spicy, and was too expensive for the amount).
The pizza was good (Marga-roni), fluffy crust and more generous with the toppings than Delfina (who is SUPER stingy). The dough was exactly what I was looking for, but not quite as fluffy and doughy as Zero Zero. Overall, you end up paying the same $/volume at Zero Zero but you get more creative ingredient combinations at Zero Zero. A good alternate if you are looking for something quick and casual, or something in the Mission. It is better value than Deflina and Gialina's flimsy $18 pizzas (slightly larger and more hearty). I wouldn't recommend Beretta's for flavor, crust or price.
The Pizzeria is a great option if you're looking for delivery or a close second to Zero Zero.Comment from Juned S. of Pizzeria 9/13/2011
Hello Jess, Just wanted to to clarify that our ovens do… More » -
Review from Jenn S.
San Francisco, CA
7/18/2011
I was completely surprised by this place. I DID NOT expect to like the pizza. AT ALL. I live about a block away and I've never seen anyone inside it. And, from the name to the interior decor, it's all so generic.
But, we took a chance. I mean, how bad, could pizza be? It's pizza, afterall. To my shock, it was GOOD. Maybe not for everyone. As others have noted, it is thin and a bit greasy. And, if you don't get it quickly, it may become soggy. The crust is tasty and so is the sauce. I love spice so I give high marks for the jalepeno and habanero options.
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Review from Beatriz A.
San Francisco, CA
10/7/2011 1 Check-in Here
The insanely rude service here will make you wonder how they stay open! We went in to grab some pizza and ended up having to leave early because the guy at the counter was correcting how we pronounced things. Crappy pizza, frozen chicken wings and poor customer service to top it off. Never again! I suggest Little Star pizza, its WAY BETTER.
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Review from Judy Z.
San Francisco, CA
4/16/2011
:D Nothing beats watching The Simpsons on the bed with my guy while eating a Margherita pizza ( basil, cheese, sauce) and their spicy chicken wings!!!
It was delicious, we both ate the entire pizza by ourselves and the wings. He likes to dip the crusts into the spicy wing sauce. Pizza was fresh, on thin side, pillowy crusts good for chewing after eating the delicious sauce on the pizza.
Absolutely delicious =]
( I was delusional because I was so happy he ordered pizza.. I never had delivered pizza before so I kinda was blinded by that joy. Pizza is not soggy but cheese kinda slides off as you bite it because the sauce .. but hey it was still pretty darn good and hot) -
Review from Magda W.
San Francisco, CA
3/13/2011
Disappointing big time. I picked this place because of its great Yelp reviews and sadly it was the first time that Yelp had failed me.
Food: I got the margheroni, which sounded great in theory and almost was in practice as well. The pizza was really greasy, not just like a regular pizza can be but way more than expected. I could only eat a few pieces. What's more is that it arrived lukewarm. Not good.
Delivery: Took over an hour even though I was told that it would take 40 minutes. The delivery guy was super nice though.
Bottom line: Not getting food from there again.Comment from Juned S. of Pizzeria 3/18/2011
Hello Magda, I am sorry about your experience; I would like… More » -
Review from Sarah A.
San Francisco, CA
10/31/2010
Being Muslim, I fully support restaurants that serve halal meat. However, I absolutely do not support Pizzeria or its owner.
Experience #1: During Ramadan (a month where Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset), we went to order pizza and were treated EXTREMELY poorly by the owner, who is the son of the owner of Ny Buffalo Wings next door. In the end, we ended up ordering food next door and waiting over an hour after Iftar (fast break) time before eating as a result of his rudeness. Very "muslim" of you, sir.
Experience #2: Was eating at the owner's father's restaurant next door (ny Buffalo Wings) when Pizzeria owner enters the restaurant. There has been many questions about the affiliation of both restaurants and future plans that haven't been answered and since we had both owners together, we figured we could get to the bottom of it. The father responded to most of our questions, fairly short but kindly enough.
However, when i addressed a question to the son about his customer service - or rather, the lack of customer service I have experienced, he responded with expletives in urdu/hindi at my friends and i - a group of 5 girls all under the age of 25. When we responded that we understand urdu and calling us names is extremely rude, he raised his voice and called us "whores" in urdu/hindi with a term AS (if not more) derogatory and demeaning as the 'c-word.' He then proceeded to yell at us telling us to come to Pizzeria where he would show us how he felt about us - quite the explicit threat, in my opinion.
I do not believe there is anything Muslim, or even HUMANE about this establishment. It pains me to think that such vile people like this believe their actions are valid and simply ok. -
Review from ariana t.
San Francisco, CA
1/28/2011
The perfect meal to round off the season finale of Dexter. This place is absolutely wonderful and efficient!
We ordered:
Marghe-roni-joyously delicious! i would highly recommend it. Fior di Latte (fresh) Mozzarella, fresh giant pieces of perfect basil, especially un-greasy beef pepperoni, fresh jalapeno slices, and olive oil. $23.50 for the large, which two people finished by mid-morning the next day.
Greek Salad-Romaine, roma tomatoes, purple onions, cucumbers, feta and black olives. good with the balsamic. $7.50 delicious, and crispy! felt very fresh
10-piece wings-also extremely good!! some of the best delivery wings i've ever had $9
Virgil's Root Beer (YUM!) and a Reed's Ginger Beer $2.50 each
Just get what we got, it was perfect. Oh, and their website is CRAZY so just scroll 3/4 of the way down for the readable menu. -
Review from Scout F.
San Francisco, CA
1/23/2011
Very very happy with our delivery experience last night.
We had:
A large Margaroni (Marguerita pizza with pepperoni)
A Greek salad.
Small order of wings.
The pizza was thin crust, topped with fresh basil, fresh mozzarella, and tasty un-greasy beef pepperoni.
The salad was crispy romaine, nice black olives, red onions, and feta.
The salad dressings were surprisingly good.
As were the chicken wings.
They offer interesting options, like and chicken tikka masala pizza and pizza with housemade pesto.
Food arrived in much less than an hour and was hot when it landed. Sweet phone order guy.
Our new favorite delivery option. -
Review from Jonathan L.
San Francisco, CA
3/8/2011
Seriously underwhelming.
I've been passing this place on foot in my neighborhood since they opened, and I've always stopped for a moment and wondered "why is this place always empty?"
My friends and I have always been joking about this place must be a money laundering front -- they've been open for years in an awesome retail location on Valencia but noone has ever seen any customers in here.
Well, my girlfriend and I were feeling nommy tonight, and decided to order in some pizza. I felt like we were so quick to knock on this place, so we should at least try their pizza.
Perhaps they're just a huge delivery business.
Our pie was delivered very quickly, and the delivery person was *very* nice and warm.
When we started to eat though, it became clear that this pizza was just ok. Not bad. Just ok.
I found their pizza to be quite thin and oily.
The real bummer: the pesto pizza I ordered was made with tomato sauce.
The Hawaiian pizza had OVERPOWERING heaps of oregano.
So, in conclusion: just meh.Comment from Juned S. of Pizzeria 3/9/2011
Hello, Our "Pesto Pizza" should only have Housemade Basil… More » -
Review from Heather H.
San Francisco, CA
9/26/2010
Got delivery from here after wanting to try it for a while. Meh. Took about 10 minutes longer than quoted (a little over an hour.) The salad was non-descript. Sauce was nothing to write home about. Crust was rubbery and flaccid. (We got the Marger-oni.) Maybe they just had delivery issues, as the container of Parmesan cheese they tossed in the box ended up containing just a crusty scum of collapsed, steam-wilted, pathetic-looking greasy cheese crumbles by the time it got to us.
With so many other options in SF for delivery, won't be trying this place again.
Edit: I have to give these guys MAJOR props for getting in touch with me within an hour of me posting this review to address my not being bowled over by the 'za. I will definitely pop in and give these guys another shot whenever I am in the neighbourhood, if for no other reason than that they really seem to care about the customer experience. I'm thinking the thin-crust pie might stand up better in-house.Comment from Juned S. of Pizzeria 9/26/2010
Hello, Im sorry about your experience with us Today;… More » -
Review from Hasan S.
6/22/2010
Pizza in San Francisco sucks, so does pizza delivery. It takes hella damn long and you usually get some soggy ass pizza that super chewy with soggy, tiny ass wings that have no crunch. But you gotta order pizza right?
That being said Pizzeria in the Mission is definitely an exception to the rule! Incredibly polite people that really care about their business and customer satisfaction.
30 minutes before game 7 I call up and placed my order for the Habaroni (spicy vegi and pepperoni pie) and an order of wings. I think it was maybe the nicest guy I've ever placed an order with. I figured it'd take a while, 2 minutes before tip-off my food has arrived - what!!
The pizza coulda used more Roni's it but I sure did love the kick it had. But the wings! the wings are something special here. Fried to order in 100% peanut oil, spiced just right and crispy, I'm telling you!!
AND they're halal - get aaaaat'a here!!! -
Review from Cynthia B.
San Francisco, CA
5/22/2011
I got delivery from here today (very fast). I had the popeye pizza and the garlic fries. Both were amazing. This is a new favorite for me and a nice discovery.
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Review from Christina B.
San Francisco, CA
7/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
HOLY GUACAMOLE, hands down best wings I have ever had in SF! The pizza was also good, but I have craved the wings every day since I was here.
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Review from Nick C.
8/11/2010
So I just finished up my meal and thoughts about the food are fresh in my mind. First I would like to say the food I ordered all together was good. Here's the breakdown.
Pizza: 3.5 STARS - toppings are good, fresh, not greasy. The dough used is too chewy for my liking, but the crust is crunchy/chewy (which is a plus, just too bad the rest of the crust is not the same texture)
Buffalo Wings: 4.5 STARS - these wings are REALLY good, they have a different taste than what you are use to...but that is what makes them so good. They have this tangy, spicy, sweet taste to them...I will definitely order them again. Their blue cheese is pretty good too.
***Pizza review based on: The Pizza Place on Noriega, Gaspares, Giorgio's, Victor's Pizza, Pizza Delfina, Tommaso
***Buffalo Wing review based on: The Pizza Place on Noriega, Double Decker. -
Review from Tara H.
5/6/2010
It's a continuing effort to eat in all the local places I usually ignore. Mysteriously empty Pizzeria was high on the list of spots to try for a long time. We contemplated a 20-person flash mob one evening to surprise them...then we realized perhaps why it's empty: no alcohol served and you can't BYO.
Flash mob out but still undeterred, we decided to get takeout, instead.
The verdict: not bad!
If you dig Chicken Tikka Masala, definitely get the CTM pizza. Great flavor and a really interesting take on some tasty, tasty Indian noms. I guess I'd give *this* pizza four stars, but the other offerings were just your standard good pie. Will surely get takeout again, but probably only for the non-standard offerings.Listed in: Where I Is: The Mission
Comment from Juned S. of Pizzeria 5/6/2010
Hello Tara, Thanks for the support and the kind words, we… More » -
Review from Keara S.
San Francisco, CA
5/27/2010
I am greasing up my keyboard typing this review cause I'm simultaneously enjoying my very first Pizzeria delivery. After getting some very helpful ordering advice and info about the quality of ingredients from the gentleman who answered my phone call, I went with the Pesto pizza with grilled chicken and sun-dried tomatoes. The pie has a similar quality to many "artisan" spots around town -- the pesto is flavorful, the cheese is creamy, and the crust is super crunchy with a nice char. The chicken is moist and the pizza is neither overly salty nor flat and flavorless.
Bonus : They tossed in a couple of Mexican Cokes to thank me for my first order & delivery was a full 20 minutes earlier than promised. -
Review from Andrew L.
San Francisco, CA
8/3/2010
OK, I'm impressed. I agree with another commenter that the state of delivery pizza in San Francisco is nothing to be proud of.
Pizzeria proves that a combination of simplicity, quality ingredients, and good service is all you really need to score in the pizza-delivery market.
I hate using the term "fresh" to describe food, as if that's an extra feature, or non-fresh food is the norm. But the margherita pizza I ordered tasted like someone had assembled it carefully by hand using better-than-average ingredients. The belfiori mozzarella was a great alternative to the sodium-polluted cheese mush you normally find on a pizza. The basil was distinctive and seemed just plucked off their stems. The crust was not as crispy as I was led to believe from other commenters, but it was light years better than the gummy slabs on lesser pies. Nice balance of chewy under the ingredients and crunchy at the edges. Next time, I may order well-done since I really like a uniformly crispy crust.
The wings were a real delight. Super hot, well-seasoned, and the meat was obviously not from a chicken that had been corn-fattened to death. I noticed that Pizzeria does not use the word "organic" to describe their air-chilled chickens -- I think it would be cool if they sourced their meats (perhaps they did and I didn't notice it on their mile-long, circa-1998 home page...LOL). Best treat was the cold and crunchy carrot and celery sticks that accompanied the wings.
Pizzeria has a great opportunity on its hands. If they decided to bite the organic/locally-sourced bullet and therefore had to charge $2 more for every dish on the menu, I'd say bring it. I can't think of any pizza-delivery place that has gone down that road. A lot of us are hungry for delivery food that stems from great animal stewardship and local growers. Halal and kashrut get you part of the way, but economically-compatible secular choices may complete that picture.
Sheesh, I think I just talked myself into opening my own pizza joint!
Good work, Pizzeria, I'm a convert. -
Review from Christopher F.
Chicago, IL
7/16/2010
This place has Wow service. Like Apple good. The guy that took my order was super polite, patient and thanked me for my business. The delivery came ahead of schedule and the delivery guy knew I was a first time customer, welcomed me and gave me a free soda. Not just a cheap can but the cool old style Coke bottle. I am seriously impressed.
I want to give the place five stars for the overall experience but have to give it a four because while the pizza was made from high quality ingredients it lacked a strong / unique flavor that I think goes with the five stars "as good as it gets" rating. I had a sausage and mushroom (which can be a little boring in and of itself) this time and will definitely go back and try some of their more unique offerings and perhaps that will tip me over to a five. Selecting a more unique / bold flavored sausage would have put this place at five stars for me this time.
It is probably an excellent place to make large orders for parties. Great quality at a good price with simple flavors and again, that awesome service. I bet they make sure the party order is perfect and go out of their way to make it right if it isn't.
Will update my review after my next order. -
Review from Bennett B.
San Francisco, CA
11/6/2011
Pizzeria is the jam. Delicious, reasonably priced pizza. I've never once seen anyone eating inside though. I hope they are doing a lot of delivery business, because I'm going to be pissed if they close. Eat more Pizzeria, you heartless bastards.
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Review from Sapna G.
San Francisco, CA
11/4/2011
solid pizza. Chicken tikka masala pizza is great! The place is clean, big and service is friendly. Also location is killer! Definitely a go to place for solid food.
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Review from Tom R.
San Francisco, CA
1/19/2009
****Updated 1/20/09
The Manager just sent me a very nice message asking for input on how to make the pizza better. I thought the pizza was fine and I'm no pizza expert anyway but I do appreciate excellent customer service and that is enough IMO to earn them an extra star.
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Decent Pizza and fast delivery. It's a little pricey but it's gormet. -
Review from Michael M.
San Francisco, CA
12/29/2008
A serious rival to Little Star, but for thin crust pizza.
I almost walked right by this place. On the inside, it has a night club feel to it, with club chairs, a curved bar. It was nearly empty, which is sad, because some people may be missing out on some very good food. The service is very good, attentive, without being obtrusive, even though I was the only one in the restaurant that night. There were a couple of calls for delivery, but it was a quiet night, but it was still early.
I settled in with the Cesar Salad, and while good, I've had better. Then I had one of the better Pesto Pizzas I've ever had. I ordered it without tomato sauce, so I can taste more of the pesto. That was some seriously good pesto sauce. Something so simple as basil, Parmesan cheese, garlic, olive oil and pine nuts can go so wrong. I was happy to see it done right here. Even though it seemed to come out of a ketchup squirt bottle, I didn't care. I am very eager to try the Margherita next time.
A few other pies are available as is pasta. I am waiting to go back, but I need to go with somebody so I can taste a few different things.
They are closed on Monday, and I am happy to say that I won't need to go to Little Star down the street to satisfy my pizza craving, which is also closed on Monday. They also don't have a liquor license yet, but maybe soon. Since I was dining solo, it's a non issue really. But I wonder if I can bring in a bottle of wine?
I hope they get more business, as it would be a shame to lose it. They look like they put a lot effort into making a stylish place.Listed in: Pizza ... PIZZA!
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Review from Kelly P.
San Francisco, CA
8/14/2009
Show me a place with better pizza AND better service that will deliver.
I have not found it yet. Because it does not exist.
This is the Holy Grail of pizza.
Flawless customer experience.
Really, really good pizza.
The combination of these two things makes it a natural choice for a weekly ritual.
Even when I don't FEEL like pizza, I'll probably order from here anyway, because it's such a pleasure to deal with them. They totally get how to treat people. I want to support them so they succeed, because they really deserve to.
So glad I found this place! -
Review from Andrew K.
San Francisco, CA
2/3/2009
Hi there!
I have been passing this empty place for months.
The waiter was nice, the place is clean and large and the pizza is good.
People keep on stopping outside, looking at the menu, and moving on after contemplating going inside.
You guys have a lot of work to do.
FIrst of all the caesar salad was subpar. The dressing tasted unfresh and the croutons tasted like they were from the box.
The Greek Pizza was pretty good actually.
The prices are too high. We are in a recession. By all means, make this place CHEAP.
Work on the ambiance: Don't play the radio. You are playing songs that they played at roller rinks in the 80's. Make it cozy. Paint the ceiling black, Dim the lights, put up some pictures on the wall.
Maybe host some events there. Work with Yelp. Work with colleges. Cut some deals - get your name out there. You have steep competition.
Expand your menu a bit. Create some "specials".
If you don't take my suggestions, you are probably going to close.
The waiter was very nice. I felt like they didn't want us to leave as we were the only customers. Too much competition! -
Review from O M.
San Jose, CA
7/22/2011
One word: Margaroni.
Other words: Halalicious. Halalasmic.
Oh, and it tastes good, too. Every time. -
Review from Marsha Z.
San Francisco, CA
12/11/2008
I have to hand it to them. They've got some bravado moving into an area dominated by above average pizzerias. While not gourmet, and still no Little Star (I don't think there will ever be a comparable place in this city), Pizzeria manages to be tops in the greasy, thin crust category.
Pizza is best analyzed when sober, and in my clear-headed state, I concluded that the pesto was very good--dare I say, better than my usual go-to spot, Victor's. Inebriated, I'm sure the pizza would be mind-blowing.
The staff are actually polite and friendly, as opposed to the standoffish and aloof vibe I'm used to getting at the more casual, "pizza by the slice" joints. Delivery is for the lazy, and I still wish the delivery guy could've done his duty of delivering right to my doorstep rather than having me go out to retrieve it. A big negative is their lack of alcohol, but I suppose there are enough bars within a one block radius to partake in libations before and/or after a meal. After all, this is the Mission...Listed in: Pizza
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Review from aaron f.
San Francisco, CA
7/7/2009
WOW. I just had such a great customer service experience, I'm not sure I can even give an unbiased review of the food. There is no question about the five stars, however.
My fiancee was starving and we need to go grocery shopping. We live literally around the corner from Zante Pizza but we're kind of sick of it at the moment. We like Go Getters but the last two times we ordered delivery, we had to call to check what's going on after the driver hadn't showed up in DOUBLE the promised delivery time.
We decided to check out Pizzeria. We've been meaning to anyhow so what the heck. So, my fiancee places the call and is given a time of an hour to an hour fifteen. She kind of wavers. He offers forty five minutes. Now she is not playing hardball mind you, she just really gets to a point where she needs to eat something or she will feel physically ill. She decides to cancel the order and send me down to Zante.
The order taker puts the manager on the phone. He says if we're that hungry we can have the pizza in 30 minutes on his word. That was at 8:09pm. At 8:34, the door buzzer sounds. He is standing there with my pie and his first words are "I promised 8:39 so I brought it myself to make sure". The manager of the store brought our pizza to Bernal Heights so my hungry fiancee can eat. I was totally dumbfounded.
The pizza tasted great and we sure did wolf down that large, but we were so blown away by the outstanding customer service that it's hard to think about anything else related to our experience at the moment. I can tell you that they have earned a lot of future repeat business from this household. I'm thinking the next time will be in the quite near future.
Thanks to the manager and staff of this restaurant for leaving us smiling tonight. -
Review from Juicy S.
San Francisco, CA
10/22/2008
Another pizzeria in the Mission? Yep, and they call themselves... Wait for it... Pizzeria! And, the pizza is really quite good. Great, in fact! I highly recommend the Chicken Tikka Masala Pizza, which could give Zante's Indian Pizza run for their money.
The thing about this place is you can tell they really care. The owners are super-friendly and they've really worked to created a place they can be proud of and pizza they are proud to serve.
I was skeptical of this place, as we watched for months as they built it out. I thought it was something corporate, because it just looked too pretty to be a family business. But, no. It is really just a couple of brothers who are actually offering something special.
The pizza was really worth 5 stars, and the service and ambiance would also earn that, but... they don't serve beer or wine because it's against their religion. Kindly, they let us bring in a bottle, but gave us plastic cups from which to drink it. The reason involved something about them not seeing the wine, but the cups were clear, so it didn't really make any sense to me.
Anyhow - minus one point because I really don't think it makes sense to have a nice sit-down pizza joint without wine and beer. I totally respect making a religious choice, but if you want to compete in a tight market with pizza on every corner, that might be something you want to consider. -
Review from Courtney Y.
San Francisco, CA
1/22/2010
After a long day of cleaning my apartment, the last thing I wanted to do was cook. The evening required pizza and wings. WINGS. Who doesn't love a good mess of wings? But I didn't want your usual greasy fast food mess, I wanted quality.
Called up Pizzeria on a cold and raining evening and had excellent service over the phone. I ordered a sausage and mushroom small pizza and a 10 piece order of wings. Delivery was projected to be in 50 minutes even though I live fairly close by in Noe Valley. Still, on a rainy night in the city, slow delivery is expected.
My food arrived in about 55 minutes and it was still warm. The pizza was thin crust but not soggy which was excellent. Sauce to cheese ratio was good. Unfortunately, they use the kind of sausage that come in little cubed bits that remind me of dog food, but the flavor was fine. I probably would have been happier ordering one of their specialty pizzas, but mushroom and sausage is usually my favorite combo. The wings were really good, dripping with sauce and perfectly balanced against the blue cheese dressing.
Unfortunately, they had forgotten to deliver my celery and carrots that are supposed to come with the wings. A quick phone call later, they apologized and assured me that the driver would be back to drop them off. Only a few minutes later, he did return with my celery and carrots along with a couple of cans of soda as an apology. Wow! The driver was incredibly nice and did not seem upset at all that he had to come back. Although there was a little hiccup in my delivery, they did go above and beyond to make up for it and so I consider their customer service to be excellent. As a new customer, this was a trial order for me and they definitely won me over with their graciousness.
Since this is my first time ordering, I would rate the food and delivery service 4 stars, with very strong potential for 5. I definitely plan on ordering from them again and I'm a little excited that it might become my go-to pizza place from now on. -
Review from michael k.
Irvine, CA
11/8/2008
Sometimes a lengthy story is called for, and sometimes it's not. In this case, the story is simple.
There's no shortage of gourmet pizza in the neighborhood, and those places are great and packed.
On the other hand -- and I know we're all tired of hearing East Coast folks like me complain about what San Francisco lacks, but it's the truth so grin and bear it one more time -- there is no real pizza out here. Except Here.
The guys at Pizzeria are a little obsessed with pizza, with their pizza oven (brick), with the ratio of yeast to flour (or whatever), and with getting things right. That's exactly what you want if you're in the pizza diaspora. You want them to throw themselves fully into the process.
I live around the corner, so I'm just lucky. The best pizza in San Francisco (regular brick oven pizza), and maybe better than most of the places on Smith Street in Brooklyn, is within crawling distance for me. But if it wasn't, I'd hop on Muni or Bart or walk clear across the city to get there. It's brand new at this point, so I'm hoping they'll get noticed by the hood, but they won't need to do much marketing once people try the pizza. It speaks for itself, but it can't yelp for itself, so there you go. Yelped.
