Any good pizza places?
08-08-07, 11:05 PM
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A16 in San Francisco has some great thin-crust pizzas on their menu. At first it felt kind of weird ordering pizza when there were so many other great Italian dishes on the menu, but the pizza was incredible.
08-09-07, 12:23 PM
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Ciceros is about the best NY thin style you'll find in this area!
I may be a little biased though......I grew up accross the street from the family that owns Ciceros...... And i just love that whole family to death....Theyre great people!
The oldest Son was actually my best friend growing up......
Oh yeah.... I also worked there for 4 months back in 1987 too! (I was 16) ....
DAMN, I cant believe its been 20 years!!
I may be a little biased though......I grew up accross the street from the family that owns Ciceros...... And i just love that whole family to death....Theyre great people!
The oldest Son was actually my best friend growing up......
Oh yeah.... I also worked there for 4 months back in 1987 too! (I was 16) ....
DAMN, I cant believe its been 20 years!!
08-12-07, 10:20 PM
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Having grown up in the Chicago 'burbs where thin crust reigned supreme, I encountered deep dish in high school/college at Gino's East and Lou Malnati's. They both use a corn meal crust that is just superb, not to mention the rest of the ingredients. Go for the sausage and double cheese, and forget the rest!
Then we moved here 25 years ago and began the pursuit of pizza, and one we highly anticipated was Zachary's in Berkeley. Went for the good ole sausage and cheese. It was a disappointment. Lacked flavor, and crust tasted more like cardboard. We really wanted to like it, but couldn't.
So we found Melo's in Pleasant Hill and it's been our salvation for 25 years. Great place. Family run. A close second is Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi's in Dublin.
Just recently Zachary's opened a new store in San Ramon, and it too is well packed. We figured hey, let's see if it's better than we remember--been 2 decades since we've tried. As we waited, we read the Zachary story, and it stated the owners came from Wisconsin. Then it explains 4 reasons Zachary's pizza is different than other Chicago style pizza. Well, is it or isn't it Chicago style? Whatever it is, it is no match for the real deal. It has not improved. The cheese and sauce were actully quite good, but that cardboard crust just kills it for us.
Then we moved here 25 years ago and began the pursuit of pizza, and one we highly anticipated was Zachary's in Berkeley. Went for the good ole sausage and cheese. It was a disappointment. Lacked flavor, and crust tasted more like cardboard. We really wanted to like it, but couldn't.
So we found Melo's in Pleasant Hill and it's been our salvation for 25 years. Great place. Family run. A close second is Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi's in Dublin.
Just recently Zachary's opened a new store in San Ramon, and it too is well packed. We figured hey, let's see if it's better than we remember--been 2 decades since we've tried. As we waited, we read the Zachary story, and it stated the owners came from Wisconsin. Then it explains 4 reasons Zachary's pizza is different than other Chicago style pizza. Well, is it or isn't it Chicago style? Whatever it is, it is no match for the real deal. It has not improved. The cheese and sauce were actully quite good, but that cardboard crust just kills it for us.
08-14-07, 08:25 AM
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