Pasquale’s Pizza
700 Irving St
(between 8th Ave & 9th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94122
Neighborhood: Inner Sunset

Rated: ♣♣♣♣

Great New York style pizza. Lately, I’ve been having tons of “uppity” Napoletana style pizzas, so I was hesitant to come to Pasquale’s when my brother suggested it last weekend. I admit, I’ve become quite of pizza snob in the last couple of years. “New York style? Pshh, I only want real Italian pizzas.” Well, I bite my tongue now because Pasquale’s makes some darn good New York style pizzas.

The scene:

Pasquale’s has been centrally located in the heart of Irving’s food grotto, before the area became a food grotto. Proof that Pascuale’s stands the test of time. At the front of the restaurant, you’re greeted with the pizza chefs stretching out their dough and assembling the toppings. You’re seated in a rather large seating area. This space is great if you want to bring a party of 15-20.

The food:

Pasquale’s has an extensive menu options including classic Italian dishes, pizza, pasta, stuffed potatoes, burgers, sandwiches and steaks.

Now-a-days, local pizzerias are charging anywhere between $20-$30 for a 6 slice pizza. It’s insane how expensive a pizza dinner can cost you. Well, don’t be alarmed at Pasquale’s! An extra-large pizza only cost us under $25. The pizza was HUGE. Twelve slices and 18″ in diameter. With 3 dudes with a big appetite and myself, we even had a slice left over!

Meat Eater’s Pizza – This extra-large pizza was topped with salami, pepperoni, sausage and beef. The crust was thin and crispy. The cheese was melted and gooey. The meaty toppings were plentiful. This deliciously greasy pizza was uber satisfying. It’s the kind of pizza you want to fold in half and shove it down your throat with a tall glass of coke. Yum.

I’ll definitely come back here again to try their seafood pizza. Oh yeah, they also do delivery.

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Little Star Pizza
Neighborhood: Mission
400 Valencia St
(between 15th St & Sparrow St)
San Francisco, CA 94103

Rated: ♣♣♣♣

I’m not a big fan of deep dish pizzas, but I wanted to give Little Star a chance since it’s got a lot of hype. Deep dish pizzas were always too heavy for me. The crust is thick and there are way too many toppings. I’m more into the Neapolitan style pizzas with thin crusts and fresh ingredients. Nonetheless, Little Star does serve great deep dish pizzas.

The scene:

We took it to go, so I didn’t get a chance to fully absorb the atmosphere. I was expecting an old looking pizza parlor with a fat guy from Chicago handing us a pizza, but boy was I wrong. Who knew this is where the hipsters hung out in the Mission? It was a trendy restaurant with candles and cloth napkins. The cashier even had tattoos up her neck.

The food:

K has been wanting to try an anchovie pizza, so we ordered the “Little Star” with anchovies on top.

Little Star pizza – Spinach blended with ricotta and feta, mushrooms, onions, garlic. I have to admit, it was a dang good pizza. Although not as great as Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, I give it props for being a good deep dish pizza. The crust was crispy and firm, much like a pie crust made from corn meal rather than pizza dough. If you’re a loyal follower of TheCultureBite, you’ll know I don’t eat tomatoes. The tomato sauce on this pie was literally 3 inches of semi-crushed whole tomatoes. I just picked it off and passed it over to K. The bottom half of the pizza was very good, however. The ingredients are undoubtedly fresh and it was loaded with garlic. All pluses in my book.

I’m down to try Little Star Pizza again and actually eat in the restaurant. It’ll never be better than Tony’s by personal opinion, but it’s still good.

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