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Acquolina San Francisco

April 21, 2021 By: Fan

Another beautiful day in San Francisco and off we go to Little Italy in North Beach. There are so many Italian restaurants and pizzerias in North Beach and today we selected Acquolina San Francisco a corner Italian restaurant. It had a lot of outdoor seating and looked really inviting. Lots of tourists are making it back to San Francisco and there sure were lots of people out and enjoying some Italian cuisine and it is a wonderful site to see after a year of being in quarantine.

Acquolina has a nice looking menu with pastas, salads and pizzas. The pizzas are made with 5 Stagioni flour and San Marzano tomato sauce. We ordered the Maiala pizza that has mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce, pepperoni, Italian ham and Molinari Italian sausage. We also ordered a Caesar salad to start with.

The staff at Acquolina were all very polite and professional, wearing masks too. They brought us waters and then our soft drinks and salad. The salad was very yummy!! The dressing was just right without a fishy anchovy taste (not our fave so this was great) and little to no garlic. The croutons were crispy and very tasty.

Pizza time!! Our pizza arrived a short while later all bubbly and hot. The pizza was not floppy nor greasy. It had a nice crust, just thick enough. The toppings were very delicious. The Italian ham was incredibly tasty and had a hint of sweetness that compliments the pizza nicely. Not a lot of cheese but just enough. The sauce….. I am a sauce eater and this was one of the best tasting pizza sauces I have had in a long time. It had a tang but not too tangy, and it had a richness that only San Marzano tomatoes can add. We really enjoyed this pizza and ate every single piece!! I think it was one the best pizzas we’ve had on the great Pizza Tour of San Francisco 2021 so far. Considering the restaurant’s location, the pizza was only $20 and so it definitely will not break the bank. We had a pizza not long ago just up the street that cost double and wasn’t nearly as good as this one.

Yasmina Greco Acquolina Pizza San Francisco

Let’s rate Acquolina San Francisco pizza on a scale of 1 (being lowest) to 5 (being highest):

Style/Crust : Oven baked pizza – 4.5

Sauce: Basic red sauce – 4.5

Toppings: 4

Taste: 4.5

Presentation: 4

Experience: Location/Staff: 4

Let us know if you try any of the places we are reviewing, we’d love to hear what you ordered and your experience. Tag us on social media @crazy4thepizza

All pics by my sweet hubby Gary Greco

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Fisherman’s Pizza

April 7, 2021 By: Fan

One of the most famous and touristy areas of San Francisco is Fisherman’s Wharf. Fisherman’s Wharf is famous for its restaurants, shops, bayside attractions and of course Alcatraz Island. It was only fitting that today we would be trying some touristy pizza right in the heart of San Francisco.

Gary and I parked our car and the first place we spotted was Fisherman’s Pizzeria and that is where we headed. Fisherman’s Pizza is located one block from Fisherman’s Wharf right next to several hotels and all the tourist attractions the area is famous for. Fisherman’s Pizza seemed to have a nice amount of outdoor seating and we were deciding if we wanted to dine here as a friendly waitress came running right out so we wouldn’t leave, and let us know we could sit anywhere we liked and once we sat down she gave us menus. It was a very windy day so we sat next to some flowers in tall planters to box us in a little from the wind. The menu had a variety of options (pastas, sandwiches, salads) and some specialty pizzas with seafood (since the restaurant is located right next to the bay) and then you can order any kind of pizza you pretty much want and add from a list of toppings. We decided to go for a basic pepperoni pizza since we were not sure what to expect.

As we sat waiting for our pizza there were lots of tourists walking by so we were entertained by the people watching. We noticed the tables and chairs at Fisherman’s Pizza looked pretty brand new and were really nice. The chairs resembled classic Parisian bistro chairs and were really comfortable. We were pretty hungry and looking forward to our pizza.

Fisherman's Pizza San Francisco Pepperoni — Fisherman’s Pizza San Francisco Pepperoni

Fisherman's Pizza San Francisco Yasmina Greco — Fisherman’s Pizza San Francisco Yasmina Greco

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Piraat Pizzeria and Rotisserie

April 3, 2021 By: Fan

Today we are tasting Piraat Pizzeria and Rotisserie located in the heart of Nob Hill above Union Square in San Francisco. Piraat Pizza is a little pizzeria located on the corner of Sutter and Taylor Street and it has that quintessential neighborhood pizzeria feel with the green, white, and red awning resembling the Italian flag and you know you can always grab a hot fresh slice or order a full pizza and other dishes.

Once inside, Gary and I couldn’t believe how cute the pizzeria was. There are so many fun and whimsical details decorating the pizzeria like the wood beam accents on the ceiling, lovely Italian style tile and pottery, and the wonderful figural details. It was very bright and clean too. This was the first time in one year since COVID-19 that we were actually dining inside (we were the only ones there but a few folks stopped in for slices to go) and there was one friendly professional lady helping us and taking our order and what seemed like one pizzaiolo in the back.

Yasmina Greco at Piraat Pizzeria and Rotisserie

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Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

March 14, 2021 By: Fan

For today’s post on our The Great San Francisco Pizza Tour of 2021 we are going to try Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco’s Little Italy located in the North Beach neighborhood. Tony’s is a spot that we wanted to try a year ago but were too hungry to wait an hour in line with so many other Italian eateries and pizzerias around. Tony’s Pizza Napoletana’s claim to fame is chef and owner Tony Gemignani who you might remember from the Food Network and Travel Channel as winning the pizza throwing championships and pizza making competitions around the world. But, was it all just hype and marketing about making the best pizzas, or are his pizzas really that good to have people waiting in hour long lines regularly. We were about to find out.

Tony's Pizza Napoletana San Francisco Little Italy — Tony’s Pizza Napoletana San Francisco Little Italy

It was a beautiful sunny day but it was super windy and cold. No problem for us, we brought warm jackets and our appetites and knew we’d soon be full of pizza and that would keep us warm from the inside out. We walked over to Tony’s Pizza Napoletana and already there was a line. San Francisco is now permitting very limited in-door dining as well as out-door dining because of COVID and Tony’s has a lot of out-door booths (that have plexiglass partitions to separate diners). All the out-door booths were full but we felt pretty good when it was our turn and the waiter took us to a table for four around the corner. There were plenty of out-door heaters so we sat down and used the QRCode to look up the menu.

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Kicking off the Great San Francisco Pizza Tour of 2021

March 7, 2021 By: Fan

A few years ago Gary and I took a trip to Lake Como, Italy. The Lake Como region is absolutely stunning and we got to see elegant palazzos, gorgeous villas, explore several of the small towns that span up and down the lake, experience lovely lakeside restaurants and take in stunning lake views almost everywhere we’d look. What we ate at these lakeside restaurants was pizza. We are pizza lovers by nature so getting to indulge in pizza almost everyday of our trip was one big dream come true. We can remember that everytown had their own take and way of making pizza and the ingredients would be different. If you liked pepperoni for example, your pizza would have different pepperoni (small pepperoni slices, or larger slices, or small and spicy slices) depending on the little town you were at. This really intrigued us. I wish today we had documented more of those experiences (we have a lot of photos of the beautiful locations, but back then it wasn’t as acceptable to whip out your iPhone and take pictures of your meal for social media like it is today so, only a few of those photos exist) but hopefully one day soon (when the pandemic is gone) we can re-take that magical Lake Como vacation and document all the pizzas for you.

The one thing that hasn’t changed is our love and enjoyment of pizza. And, we have quite a few pizza places right here in our wonderful city by the bay San Francisco that we can share with you. In fact, you will find a monthly series on my blog “The Great San Francisco Pizza Tour of 2021” where I’ll be sharing our pizza adventures with you all so sit back and enjoy and apologies in advance if these posts make you hungry.

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